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Pandoraon Mar 14, 2022 8:30pm
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New ESG standards issued
New ESG standards issued Invested last week. May have had second thoughts if these new standards were issued before
that.
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (TSX: CHE.UN) announced a comprehensive set of ESG targets that it will track and monitor. A summary of each of the targets is shown in the table below. Additional details are contained in Chemtrade’s 2021 Annual Information Form that is available on Chemtrade’s website (Chemtradelogistics.com) and on SEDAR (Sedar.com).
Scott Rook, President and CEO said “I am pleased to announce today our comprehensive ESG targets at Chemtrade. These targets are consistent with our strategy of being a leading example of ESG in the North American chemical industry. Achieving these targets will require a lot of hard work from everybody on our team. We are committed to achieving these targets as these are the right things to do for all our stakeholders.”
ESG TARGETS |
Environmental | GHG and other air emissions | - Reduce or offset 2021 baseline direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions emitted from sources we own or control (Scope 1 emissions) by 50% by 2025
- Including all future acquisitions, maintain GHG intensity (kg GHG/kg product) below the chemical industry average (based on Chemistry Industry Association of Canada data)
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Industrial and Hazardous Waste | - Reduce high clay alumina landfill disposal by an additional 20% of 2021 baseline by 2025
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Energy Management | - Ensure a minimum of 85% of our electricity usage is from hydroelectric or other renewable sources and maintain this target when making acquisitions
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Social | Workforce Health and Safety | - Achieve employee occupational injury/illness incident rates (OIR) of 0.7 by 2025
- Avoid all serious injuries or fatalities for employees and contractors in 2022 and beyond
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Operational Safety, Emergency Preparedness and Response | - Reduce Level 1 spills or releases by 50% of 2021 baseline by 2025
- Reduce the number of transportation incidents by 40% of 2021 baseline by 2025
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Employee Engagement and Diversity | - Achieve industry benchmark employee engagement survey results by 2023
- Across the organization, fill 40% of vacancies with black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) and/or women by 2024
- Achieve 50% BIPOC and/or women in all management positions by end of 2025
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Governance | Corporate Governance and Business Ethics | - Demonstrate leadership on ESG by reporting material Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB) factors in alignment with Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure model (Governance, Strategy, Risk Management, Metrics and Targets)
- Incorporate ESG into short term and long-term incentive plans of executives starting in 2022
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