Air Liquide Recognized for Its Environmental, Social and Governance Achievements in Key Corporate Sustainability Ratings
January 13 2023 - 2:45AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Air Liquide (Paris:AI) has received new
recognitions for its environmental, social and governance (ESG)
achievements in key corporate sustainability 2022 ratings.
Illustrating its progress on sustainability, Air Liquide is now
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index. In addition,
while maintaining its CDP “A-” score in both Water and Climate
Change, Air Liquide is ranked #4 by Chemscore among the world's top
chemical producers in their efforts to manage their environmental
impact.
Demonstrating its advancements towards its sustainability
commitments, Air Liquide has achieved a strong performance across
major ESG 2022 ratings, including:
- Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index Air Liquide is now
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index,
established by S&P Global, which provides a Corporate
Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies’
progress on sustainability. This index recognizes 153 of Europe's
leading companies on ESG performance. Air Liquide has also been in
the FTSE4Good index for six years.
- CDP’s Water and Climate Change Air Liquide’s leadership
in environmental action is highlighted by its “A-” score,
which is well above the average for the sector, in both Water
and Climate Change from global non-profit organization
CDP. This rating evaluates companies on their environmental
action. It recognizes the Group’s continued stewardship on climate
and water topics, including some of the most ambitious
sustainability objectives in its sector. Additionally, Air Liquide
was the first in its industry to obtain validation of its 2035
CO2 emission reduction targets from the Science Based
Targets Initiative (SBTi), which is a collaboration between
CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute
(WRI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
- ChemScore In recognition of the Group’s commitment to
responsibly manage the environmental impact of its product
portfolio, Air Liquide was ranked #4 out of 54 of the
world’s leading companies in the chemical sector by
ChemScore. The ChemScore report is a project hosted by
ChemSec, an independent non-profit organization and the
International Chemical Secretariat.
For the ninth consecutive year, Air Liquide has been a
signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, which
emphasizes the Group’s long standing commitment to integrating
sustainability in its strategy through its contributions to ESG
actions. Taking it one step further, Air Liquide has set ambitious
objectives as part of its ADVANCE strategic plan for 2025,
which places sustainable development at the heart of its strategy
and combines financial and extra-financial performance.
Fabienne Lecorvaisier, Executive Vice President and
Member of the Executive Committee, in charge of Sustainable
Development, Public and International Affairs as well as the
supervision of the Social Programs and the General Secretariat,
said: “By linking inseparably financial and extra financial
performance, Air Liquide has opened a new chapter of its history
with its ADVANCE medium term plan: Sustainability is now at the
heart of our strategy, with ambitious decarbonization objectives.
We are very proud to have our transparency and progress towards our
commitments recognized by key ESG ratings ; this is further
encouragement to continue our actions. Facing climate emergency, we
are committed to act towards a low-carbon society, not only by
decarbonizing our activities but also by inventing new solutions
for our clients and supporting them on their way to carbon
neutrality.”
In summary and more broadly, Air Liquide is included in the
following sustainability indices:
Ratings / Index
Air Liquide’s achievements
DJSI / S&P Global CSA
Member of DJSI Europe
FTSE4Good
Member of Index Series
CDP
“A-” score in Climate Change and
Water
EcoVadis
“Gold” Sustainability Rating
Chemscore
#4 ranked among 54 leading
companies in chemical sector
MSCI
“A” rating
ISS ESG
“Prime” rating for Corporate ESG
performance
Moody’s ESG Solutions
Rated in Top 3% of assessed
companies
Sustainalytics
“Low” ESG Risk rating
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with
approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart
of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for
2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining
financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new
markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business
model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate
and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions
contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with
hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare,
digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 23 billion euros in
2021. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX
50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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