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Dutch paints and coatings major, AkzoNobel, has achieved its 2030 target of halving carbon emissions across its own operations, four years ahead of schedule. The target, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative and set in 2020, aimed to lower Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% against a 2018 baseline.
“We set out a clear vision to have become carbon neutral by 2050 and we’re very proud to have taken an crucial measure towards realising that goal,” said Mr. Wijnand Bruinsma, Director of Sustainability, AkzoNobel. “As a leader in the global paints and coatings sector, we also aim to be recognised to our leadership in sustainability – and that’s not going to stop. Because it’s all about leading by example; managing carbon discharge reduction in our own operations so we can convince the value chain to do the same.”
AkzoNobel currently runs on 100% renewable electricity across North America, Latin America and Europe, covering 69% of its manufacturing sites, with the full switch also recently completed in South Africa and Vietnam. In total, 92 of the company’s locations now consumption 100% renewable electricity.
A key contributor to the Scope 1 progress has come from the company’s site in Pilawa, Poland, where a €1.7-mn investment replaced the facility’s gaseous boilers with heat pumps. The site also houses AkzoNobel’s largest solar energy plant in Europe, operational since 2024, with 3,551 solar panels.
“We’re not just focused on our own operations,” Mr. Bruinsma said. “We also have a 2030 ambition to halve carbon releases across our full value chain. That’s proving to be greater of a challenge, however we are making progress and will continue to innovate with suppliers, customers and other partners as we measure up our efforts around Scope 3.”
A recent example is the ‘Eco+ Cure’ energy calculator launched by the company’s Interpon powder coatings brand, which helps customers decrease energy consumption, reduce operating costs and cut carbon releases by analysing operational data such as gaseous application, oven temperature and throughput.
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