Our focus on sustainability is aligned with our business strategy serving energy, environment and emerging markets. It's also directly aligned with the guiding values of our company: accountability, innovation, integrity, respect and protecting health, safety and the environment.
We manage our sustainability risks and opportunities across four quadrants:
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Business Value – we provide innovative gases, materials and technology solutions that help solve our customers' sustainability challenges and drive our business growth and financial performance
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Environmental Stewardship – we are committed to responsibly manage our footprint, drive improvements and set and achieve environmental reduction goals for energy, greenhouse gases, waste and emissions, and water
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Governance – we uphold integrity and accountability as core values in working for our stakeholders
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Social Responsibility – we aim to be good corporate citizens and to improve the quality of life for our people and the communities where they live and work
Sustainability Council
Chartered by and reporting to the CEO, our Sustainability Council steers the company's sustainability strategy, working with the businesses to develop and operationalize it, and oversees the process for measuring Air Products' footprint and setting and achieving our reduction goals.