As the name behind some of the world’s most successful brands, we combine our knowledge, passion and entrepreneurial spirit to develop and supply innovative ingredients relied on by industries and consumers around the world. Our Purpose, Smart science to improve lives™, underpins our approach and guides what we do.
We typically sell innovative ingredients to product manufacturers, in the consumer care, agrochemical, or pharmaceutical sectors. Our ingredients provide vital functionality at low inclusion levels, ensuring efficacy or helping to differentiate customers’ products, with consumers benefitting through the application of those products.
Leadership
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Phil Ruxton
Chief Sustainability Officer
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Climate impact
We are working hard to reduce emissions across our value chain.
We are delivering absolute reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with our verified 1.5ºC Science Based Target. We have started to provide customers with verified product-level carbon footprints (PCFs) that, together with the avoided emissions in use that our technologies can provide, will help them deliver on their own climate targets.
As we work towards becoming Climate Positive by 2030, our activities will increasingly focus on key areas such as sustainable sourcing, applying innovation to reduce operational emissions, and understanding and responding to the downstream impacts of our products.
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Nature impact
Our Commitment to be Nature Positive has enabled Croda to develop sector-leading understanding of our impacts on nature and we have already commenced the work required to reduce them.
Our long history of using bio-based raw materials means we have a great responsibility to address issues around nature, biodiversity and dependencies on ecosystems. We continue to take action to reduce our impacts on land, water, and other natural resources, promoting a positive restorative approach beyond “doing less harm”.
By 2030 we aspire to contribute to a Nature Positive world.
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People impact
Having a positive effect on employees, communities and society.
Our Commitment to become People Positive by 2030 drives our efforts to continuously improve our impacts on employees globally, on workers in our supply chains and on people in the communities where we live and work.
We use Smart science to improve lives™, from targeting vaccine solutions for the most challenging diseases to protecting millions of people from damage caused by the sun. Internally, we recognise the value of diversity and are working towards ambitious targets to make a positive difference.
Sustainability case studies
Limited assurance of climate and diversity KPIs
In 2023 we engaged KPMG to provide us with a limited assurance opinion on our climate and gender diversity KPIs. To see the Limited Assurance Opinion and Reporting Criteria, please click here.