Commits to building a better planet in new sustainability report

Commits to building a better planet in new sustainability report

Dubai, UAE: Ideal Standard has launched its new sustainability report, entitled ‘Together for a Better Future’. As well as a roadmap to carbon neutrality, the report defines the company’s approach to waste management, sustainable packaging and how the business achieved and maintains world-class safety standards in all its operations.

The report sets out Ideal Standard’s nine key commitments in areas such as decarbonisation, the circular economy, product innovation, safety and equality, which together will drive impactful change. These nine goals are closely aligned with the sustainability principles defined by the UN Global Compact, which the company joined in 2022, as a mark of its commitment to responsible business actions. ‘Together for a Better Future’ defines clear and accountable goals to monitor and measure progress along the manufacturer’s journey, including its aim to reduce Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 30% in 2030, with a view to reaching complete carbon neutrality by 2050.

Ideal Standard has already made significant steps on its sustainability journey, transitioning its UK ceramic plant to fully renewable electricity in 2021, saving 2,200 tonnes of CO2 each year. It has also installed over 3,000 photovoltaic panels at its German fittings plant, which will generate 1.2 million kWh of