PCC’s Sustainability Guidelines
- PCC SE and all subsidiaries of the PCC Group are committed to ethical and sustainable conduct in all their business activities.
- All of our actions are based on the principles defined by the global Responsible Care® initiative. The initiative embodies the chemical industry’s endeavour to provide for continuous improvements in the areas of health and safety and the protection of the environment – beyond the legal requirements.
- At PCC, we aspire to a corporate culture in which continuous improvement, sustainable competitiveness, and operational excellence are aligned with the ethical standards.
- PCC assumes the ethical responsibility for ensuring that its business dealings are in conformity with sustainable, economically sound, eco-friendly and fair practices.
- Our group’s social responsibility is an integral part of our corporate philosophy.
- All PCC employees undergo training to enable them to assume their share of the corresponding responsibility, in accordance with their roles, level of authorisation and qualifications.
- Our sustainability strategy is implemented in the individual PCC subsidiaries within our Group’s segments; namely our five Chemicals segments, as well as the Trade & Services, Logistics and Holding & Projects segments.
Environmental risk control at PCC
At PCC SE, we constantly monitor all areas and activities which may pose a risk to the environment or the efficient use of resources. This includes:
- The consumption of raw materials in connection with the manufacture of each product
- The handling of hazardous substances
- Energy and water consumption
- Effluent load
- Emissions of air pollutants
- Waste destined for disposal
- Noise emissions
- Legacy waste issues and soil contamination
- Accidents and other specific incidents
- The potential environmental impact of planned activities
To supplement these undertakings, PCC carefully considers any concerns or complaints reported by stakeholders, including the local communities.
