Univar announced recently that it is launching U+stainability, a far-reaching and comprehensive programme that pledges the company’s commitment to sustainability.
U+stainability will encompass a series of initiatives designed to reduce the company’s environmental impact and carbon footprint, ensure the safety and health of its employees and neighbours, support the growth of its supplier and customer businesses by providing them with sustainable solutions and ensure the safe stewardship of products. “We have long been involved with, and indeed were leading proponents of Responsible Care, the voluntary chemical SHE (Safety Health & Environment) and sustainability action programme. However we have taken this a step further and developed U+, our widely recognised and pioneering internal site management system based around stringent SHE procedures and goals,” explained Sonia Pires, Univar’s director of SHE and sustainability in EMEA. “U+stainability is the next step as sustainability is one of the industry’s most important issues and a key differentiator for the chemical distribution business.” John van Osch, Univar’s president, Europe, Middle East & Africa, continued: “As a distributor we have a responsibility not only to make our own business activity sustainable but to ensure that the commitment and achievements of our partners are maintained and supported.”
