Huntsman Performance Products Signs Charter for Sustainable Cleaning
March 03 2014 - 9:44AM
Business Wire
Huntsman Corporation’s (NYSE: HUN) Performance Products division
has signed the American Cleaning Institute’s (ACI) Charter for
Sustainable Cleaning. The Charter, a voluntary initiative, calls on
companies in the cleaning products industry to promote and
demonstrate continual improvement in sustainability.
The Charter was presented at ACI’s Annual Meeting & Industry
Convention in late January. Dr. Calvin Chiu, Huntsman Performance
Product’s Director of Home and Personal Care, helped craft the
Charter in his role as Vice Chair on ACI’s Sustainability
Committee.
“As a supplier of essential chemistries to the cleaning products
industry, Huntsman is in an ideal position to help create
effective, sustainable and sustainably-made cleaning products,”
said Dr. Chiu. “Huntsman does a great deal towards ensuring our
business operates sustainably. For Huntsman, the next logical step
is to help create sustainability standards around which entire
industries can operate.”
The Charter requires signatory companies to report on four
environmental-performance metrics: energy use, greenhouse gas
emissions, water use and waste generation. These metrics are then
compiled in ACI’s annual sustainability report to show the progress
of the industry.
Companies are also required to formally commit to the ACI
Principles of Sustainability and work toward implementing Essential
Sustainability Procedures and Activities (SPAs). The SPAs address
all aspects of cleaning product manufacturing from material use to
the eventual disposal of packaging.
“Leaders throughout the cleaning product supply chain recognize
that operating sustainably needs to be a part of the company’s DNA.
The ACI and its member companies have made great strides in
sustainability performance, and the Charter provides signatories
with a path toward tracking, implementing and communicating
sustainability initiatives,” said Brian Sansoni, ACI Vice President
of Sustainability Initiatives. “ACI relies on the participation of
member companies. We are fortunate to have members, like Huntsman,
who see the need for sustainable development.”
The ACI Charter for Sustainable Cleaning is one of many
initiatives Huntsman is taking to track and innovate sustainable
performance. To learn more about Huntsman and sustainability,
please visit www.huntsman.com.
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer
and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2013 revenues of over
$11 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are
sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range
of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 80
manufacturing and R&D facilities in over 30 countries and
employ approximately 12,000 associates within our 5 distinct
business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please
visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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