Sustainability Goals
We are accelerating our progress and expanding our positive impact on the world around us.
Sustainability Goals
Committing to sustainability goals under an integrated framework: Environmental Footprint, Product Blueprint and Social Imprint
- Reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 30%
- Increase electricity from renewable resources to 50% of total electricity usage
- Increase operational energy efficiency by 20%
- Reduce waste disposal intensity by 25%
- Established the Sustainability by Design Stage-Gate Process as a standard part of the product innovation and development processes
- Enhanced the supplier engagement component of our Product Blueprint strategy
- Refined our definition of “sustainably advantaged products” to be clearer and more verifiable – with the Sherwin-Williams definition as “products that achieve a level of third-party green chemistry, ecolabel or similar recognition”
- Enhanced our culture of internal engagement to further embed sustainability into the business and into our products
- Reduce recordable case rate to 0.8 by 2025
- Reduce ergonomic injuries by implementing two ergonomic interventions per year in each manufacturing site
- Attract underrepresented groups into talent pipeline
- Ensure underrepresented groups have opportunities to take on and succeed in leadership roles
- Drive employee engagement
- Foster economic inclusion for underrepresented suppliers
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