Breakthrough Solutions that Advance Humanity
Chemistry is a critical enabler of industrial transformation. It allows industries to use resources more efficiently, extend product lifetimes and turn waste into valuable inputs. These capabilities are increasingly essential as performance expectations rise and resources become more constrained.
Our customers expect solutions that meet demanding performance standards while improving resource efficiency and reducing emissions. Our investors expect resilience, risk management, transparency and long-term value creation. Our people expect a safe workplace and a fair and inclusive culture. We are taking concrete actions to meet these expectations, as detailed in this report.
Our Sustainability Performance
Syensqo’s One Planet sustainability roadmap translates our sustainability priorities into actions that strengthen how we operate and create value.
In 2025, we delivered strong and resilient progress on our One Planet sustainability goals, as we advanced technologies that support our customers and the transition toward more resource-efficient economies. This inaugural Impact Report complements our Annual Integrated Report 2025.
Sustainability is a core driver of Syensqo’s performance, resilience and value creation. It strengthens our ability to navigate an increasingly complex environment and rising expectations, enables our people to deliver, and positions us to anticipate and respond to evolving customer needs. Our Impact Report demonstrates how sustainability is embedded in both our operations and our growing portfolio of sustainable solutions.
Climate
2030 Goal
- Carbon neutrality in Scope 1 & 2 by 20401
- 42% reduction Scope 1 & 2 by 20302,3
- 25% reduction Scope 3 Focus 5 category emissions by 20303,4
Progress in 2025
- 25% structural reduction Scope 1 & 22,3
- 13% structural reduction Scope 33,4
Environmental Stewardship
2030 Goal
- 20% reduction in freshwater withdrawal by 2030 at sites exposed to water availability challenges3
Progress in 2025
- 26% reduction3
Sustainable Portfolio
2030 Goal
- 18% of total net sales enabling circularity for our customers by 20305
Progress in 2025
- 17% circular sales (+5pp)3
- 65% sustainable solutions sales6 (+10pp)3
People & Communities
2030 Goal
- Embed a safety culture with the ambition of zero accidents
- All employees paid a living wage by 2026
Progress in 2025
- 51% reduction in reportable safety incidence rate3,8
- 100% of employees paid a living wage7
Sustainability in Action
The following case studies illustrate how our solutions contribute directly to customer needs, resource efficiency and more sustainable value chains.
Powering our sites with renewables
Across our operations, we are deploying renewable electricity, biomass and alternative fuels to reduce GHG emissions and strengthen resilience to climate and energy risks.
Lightweighting aircraft
Our CYCOM® composite materials are on average up to 45% lighter and up to 5 times stronger than aluminum9 contributing to lower fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions.
Innovating smartly
Enabling smarter decisions through our certified product carbon footprint digital tool, improving transparency in carbon reporting across value chains.
Advancing end-of-life solutions
Our research and innovation enables the recycling of advanced materials - from PVDC packaging and sulfone polymers to carbon fiber composites - supporting circular value chains.
Enabling recovery of critical metals and minerals
Our CYANEX® mining reagents enable efficient recovery of critical metals and minerals such as nickel, cobalt, lithium and rare earths.
Improving semiconductor sustainability
Our Tecnoflon® FFKM NFS technology, designed without any surfactants, supports the transition to more sustainable semiconductor manufacturing.
Innovating safely
At our R&I sites, safety is integrated into every stage of experimentation, strengthening scientific rigor, preventing incidents and enabling long-term innovation.
Building a sustainable guar supply chain
Our Sustainable Guar Initiative in Rajasthan, India demonstrates how partnering for responsible sourcing can uplift communities, restore ecosystems and strengthen resilient value chains.
1 Reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by at least 80% from 2021 baseline and compensate residual emissions with high-integrity carbon credits in line with UN High Level Expert Group recommendations
2 The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks
3 Reference year is 2021
4 Focus 5 categories of Scope 3 emissions: (a) purchased goods and services (b) fuel-and energy-related activities (c) processing of sold products (d) use of sold products and (e) end-of-life treatment of sold products
5 Circular sales are from products contributing to the circular economy, based on Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circulytics methodology
6 Sustainable solutions based on Syensqo’s Sustainable Portfolio Management Framework
7 Living wage based on WageIndicator Foundation methodology; newly acquired businesses are incorporated within two financial years, allowing time for comprehensive gap analysis and remedial action plans where required
8 Recordable safety incidence rate based on Reportable Injury & Illness Rate (RIIR)
9 Syensqo data on file