This pillar focuses on supporting our customers to achieve their sustainability goals. As the only global manufacturer and distributor of our kind, we are in a leading position to assist customers by providing products and services that have been developed to provide a hassle free sustainable choice.
Our targets
Increasing the number of products introduced with sustainability criteria.
Our progress
750 products in 2023 introduced with sustainability criteria.
Sustainable products and services
Our purpose is to help customers build a sustainable future, and therefore working with them on their approach to sustainability is a key area of activity. We are committed to continuing to invest in developing new products with improved sustainability performance and lower lifecycle emissions, and providing our customers with expert advice on the most sustainable choice for their needs. In 2023, we introduced 750 new products that provide a sustainability benefit. This includes lower GHG emissions, increased recycled content or biomaterials, and improved circularity. Our total products with sustainability features is now 7,981. Alongside sustainable products, we are in a leading position to assist customers in defining, and reducing their scope three emissions. As a market leader with the unique proposition of offering manufacturing and distribution of our products in an otherwise fragmented market, we can provide clarity to our customers of our products emissions across its lifecycle. We commenced the work to establish product carbon footprints for our vast and diverse range of products in 2023, and delivered product-level footprints across our product categories, including our general protection and electronics ranges to our customers. We intend to continue and expand on this work in 2024 to provide product carbon footprints across our ranges.
Product governance
We are committed to achieving the highest standards of product quality, reliability and safety. We have comprehensive product design and development procedures to ensure precise delivery to specifications, and are constantly seeking opportunities to enhance quality and safety performance. In 2023, 11 of our manufacturing sites, equivalent to 95% of products we manufacture, were certified to a recognised international quality management standard of ISO 9001 or ISO/IATF 16949.