LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD) published its 2019 Sustainability Report
today. The report provides the Company's stakeholders with
economic, environmental and social performance data from the prior
year, in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
standards Core option.
Highlights of the GRI Report include: fostering safety as a
fundamental value at Air Products; how Sustainability is at the
core of Air Products' business providing industrial gases and
applications expertise to customers; progress against 2020
sustainability performance goals, underpinned by the Company's
"Grow, Conserve, and Care" sustainability strategy; and discussion
of Air Products' commitment to its higher
purpose.
"Our higher purpose is to create a company where people feel
they belong, and their contributions are recognized and valued. A
company that promotes collaboration among people of different
cultures and backgrounds. A company that is committed to
sustainability and supportive of the communities in which we
operate. A company that our people want to work for - where they
are proud to be part of the innovative process to solve the energy
and environmental challenges facing the human race," said
Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products'
chairman, president and CEO.
Amplifying Air Products' approach to sustainability are the
benefits that customers derive from the company's products and
world-leading technologies. For example, in 2018 the products
produced by Air Products enabled customers to avoid 55 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) — equivalent to the
emissions from 12 million cars — and almost double Air Products'
direct and indirect CO2 emissions.
Under its "Grow, Conserve and Care" strategy, Air Products aims
to:
- Grow – lead the Industrial Gas industry in
profitability and contribute greater than 50 percent of
revenues from offerings that improve energy efficiency, lower
emissions, and meet societal needs.
- Conserve – save energy, reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, conserve water, and improve distribution
efficiency.
- Care – lead the Industrial Gas industry in safety,
build a diverse and inclusive workforce, and realize the positive
impacts of our employee and community engagement efforts.
The full Report is available on the company's Sustainability
website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a
world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over
75 years. The Company provides industrial gases and related
equipment to dozens of industries, including refining, chemical,
metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural
gas process technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2018 sales of $8.9
billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current
market capitalization of about $40
billion. Approximately 16,000 passionate, talented and
committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air
Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that
benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the
challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more
information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking
statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are based on management's reasonable expectations and
assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk
factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ
materially from projections and estimates expressed in the
forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated
by management, including risk factors described in the company's
Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September
30, 2018.
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