Reduction of effluents
and waste
Direct economic value for customers,
employees, owner, and society as a whole
Innovative solutions to exploit growth
and savings potential for customers
Significance – perspective of ALTANA
platforms for the chemical industry. 20,000 companies are
now registered with it.
The TfS audit is based on a globally uniform sustainability
standard and thus is also one of the most important
rankings in this area. Another company in the ALTANA Group,
BYK-Chemie, underwent the TfS audit. The company had
an excellent score, receiving 196 of 200 possible points. The
company swiftly implemented the few improvements
suggested in the report in the course of the year.
8 Sustainability Management
ALTANA Materiality Matrix
Significance – perspective of external stakeholders
Renewable and
recycled materials
Objective Evaluation of Sustainability
To be able to measure not only the company’s business per-
formance but also its involvement in all areas of sustain-
ability, alongside key performance indicators and certified
management systems, ALTANA is using objective external
evaluations increasingly. The audits of the chemical industry
rating company EcoVadis and the Together for Sustainabil-
ity (TfS) initiative play a special role.
In 2017, two ALTANA companies, ECKART at the Gün-
tersthal and Wackersdorf sites, and ACTEGA DS were
evaluated by EcoVadis and received the Gold Status. As a
result, ALTANA continued its successful series of assess-
ments. EcoVadis, which analyzes environmental aspects, procurement
policy, compliance, and working conditions of
companies based on the international sustainability guideline
ISO 26000, has become one of the world’s leading rating
Health and safety of customers
Clean energy and greenhouse
gas emissions reduction
Occupational health and safety
Responsible supply chain
management
Compliance
Diversity and equal
opportunity
Attracting and maintaining a skilled workforce
Employee-oriented management
Water efficiency