Air Products’ Sustainability Success Earns Spot in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2020

Air Products’ (NYSE:APD) successful sustainability efforts and initiatives have resulted in the company’s inclusion in the 2020 Sustainability Yearbook for the eighth time. 

The Sustainability Yearbook 2020, published by S&P Global is one of the world’s most comprehensive publications providing in-depth analysis on corporate responsibility. The annual ranking showcases the sustainability performance of the world’s largest companies in their respective industries as determined by their score in the annual SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment. S&P Global, which acquired the ESG Ratings business from RobescoSAM in 2019, assessed over 4,700 companies across 61 industries this year with the goal of identifying those that exemplify leading corporate sustainability practices and a focus on long-term growth drivers. 

To earn a spot in the yearbook, a company must rank within the top 15 percent of companies in its industry for its sustainability efforts.

“Sustainability is part of our higher purpose. Our technologies, the products we provide and the talents of our employees put Air Products in a unique position to help society move to a more sustainable future,” said Seifi Ghasemi, Chairman, President and CEO at Air Products.

Five year ago, Air Products established sustainability goals for the company across all aspects of its “Grow-Conserve-Sustainability” framework. The process was aligned with the identification of sustainability priorities and engagement with key stakeholders.

As part of the plan, Air Products set several targets, including enabling customers to avoid CO2 emissions while contributing more than 50 percent of its revenues from sustainable offerings. In 2018, Air Products helped customers avoid more than 55 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the emissions of 12 million cars. 

“We congratulate Air Products for achieving a place in The Sustainability Yearbook 2020, a showcase of the world’s best performing companies among industry peers and in terms of financially material ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) metrics,” said Manjit Jus, Global Head ESG Research and Data at S&P Global. “Launched this year under the S&P Global brand and now with increased public access to the SAM ESG Scores of all companies, the Yearbook remains a highly credible source of corporate sustainability insights.”

Inclusion in the Sustainability Yearbook 2020 is the latest recognition of Air Products’ sustainability efforts. In October, Air Products was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI) for the 10th consecutive year. The DJSI recognition ranked Air Products among the top 20 percent of companies in its industry group for corporate sustainability performance. 

Air Products’ Sustainability Report is available at Sustainability website.