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Avantor® Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report; Drives Positive Impact through Science for Goodness Platform | ||
By: PR Newswire Association LLC. - 22 Jul 2021 | Back to overview list |
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RADNOR, Pa., July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, today published its first sustainability report. The report highlights key actions taken in 2020, as well as initiatives underway to accelerate future sustainability goals that advance the Company's mission of setting science in motion to create a better world. Avantor's Science for Goodness sustainability platform enhances the Company's framework for creating long-term value by embedding sound environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices throughout its entire business. "Issuing our first sustainability report is a key milestone that reflects Avantor's unwavering commitment to corporate responsibility and improving the world through science," said Michael Stubblefield, President and CEO of Avantor. "I am inspired by our associates across the globe who are passionately delivering for our customers and working to create a more inclusive and equitable environment for all. We made significant progress in 2020 and we are looking forward to accelerating our sustainability efforts." Highlights of the Company's progress include continuing to enhance the diversity of its management team; establishing a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within its operations; financially partnering with STEM education and healthcare programs; integrating sustainability practices throughout Avantor's supply chain; and adopting enhancements to shareholder rights to increase engagement and director accountability. The sustainability report also details Avantor's efforts to support companies at the forefront of research, development and production of COVID-19 therapies and vaccines. Avantor's Science for Goodness platform and its sustainability report align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and are informed by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board's (SASB) reporting standards. The platform also enables the Company to continually measure and report progress against four key commitment pillars:
Please visit this site to read Avantor's Sustainability Report. Additional details on the report will be discussed during the Company's previously announced Second Quarter 2021 Earnings call scheduled for Friday, July 30, 2021. 1. Absolute reduction of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions vs. 2019 baseline. About Avantor Media Contact
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