AkzoNobel’s initiative has been designed to collectively accelerate carbon reduction in the paints and coatings Industry.
AkzoNobel
has recently announced that it is planning to host a new 24-hour event on 17th May 2022 in Amsterdam to tackle climate change. The company has invited its partners from across the whole value chain, including suppliers and customers, to collectively accelerate carbon reduction in the paints and coatings Industry.
The Collaborative Sustainability Challenge, a new Paint the Future initiative, will involve open discussions in a non-confidential environment aimed at developing a shared approach to tackle climate change. During the event, the participants will cover several issues, such as:
- Energy transition – Inspire partners towards decarbonising processes and transitioning to renewable energy sources;
- Process efficiency – Increase the efficiency of material use and reduce the energy required for applying and curing paints and coatings;
- Solvent emissions – Reduce the number of solvents emitted throughout the entire value chain;
- Circular solutions – Increase the use of circular solutions in paints and coatings, both upstream and downstream.
“Successfully tackling the impact of climate change is everyone’s responsibility. Having set science-based sustainability targets to halve our carbon emissions across the full value chain by 2030, we’re fully committed to getting there. However, we know the only way for us to achieve that ambition – and play our part in limiting global warming to 1.5˚C above pre-industrial levels – is to collaborate with our partners,” stated Thierry Vanlancker, the CEO of AkzoNobel. “Paint the Future has revolutionized innovation in the paints and coatings industry and this challenge is a natural progression, because our science-based sustainability target is clearly a driver for innovation. It’s about challenging ourselves and our partners every day to be better global citizens and protect the future of our planet – which is fundamental to our own People. Planet. Paint. approach to doing business.”
“There are unprecedented challenges we all need to overcome. Achieving this will require collaborative innovation across the industry. We want to challenge ourselves and our partners to collectively identify opportunities in the areas we’ll be discussing, which will result in just one true winner – our planet,” commented Klaas Kruithof, the Chief Technology Officer of AkzoNobel.