Sustainable Development Goals
We are committed to playing a constructive role by contributing to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals.
SDGs Report 2020
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Guaranteeing the health and safety of our products, employees and contractors
Outcomes
- Medical camp: 594 patients treated
- Operation Smile: 332 patients treated and 227 operations performed in three provinces in Thailand
Our Commitments
- Increasing access to quality and essential health care services
- 10% reduction in the Total Recordable Injury Rate of our workforce in 2025
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Providing learning and development opportunities to all staff and promoting recycling education in society
Outcomes
- STEM education and training to 58 students and 32 teachers
- 47 students received a higher level of education
- Recycling education to 13,149 students, 163 teachers and 22,145 people were involved in the awareness campaign in 2019
Our Commitments
- Increasing STEM education, and student and teacher training
- Increasing involvement and participation in society through our recycling education campaign
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Supporting gender equality and the increased participation and advancement of women
Outcomes
- 22% female workforce
- 35% of women in managerial positions
- No human rights violations
Our Commitments
- Increasing the numbers of women in managerial and leadership positions
- No human rights violations
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Managing sustainable water consumption and discharge, analyzing global water risk to minimize the water crisis
Outcomes
- 100% of water is treated before being discharged
- 4% water intensity reduction in 2019
- 7.5% water reused / recycled
- USD 4,300 in water efficiency investments
- Water Stress Analysis through the WRI Aqueduct Tool
- Provided clean water and systems at schools
Our Commitments
- 10% water intensity reduction by 2025 from 2019 levels
- Promoting sustainable water management
- Increasing access to safe drinking water for communities in rural areas
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Increasing the use of electricity from renewable sources where possible
Outcomes
- 5% renewable electricity consumption increase over 2018
- 1.5 million GJ of renewable electricity purchased and generated
- Renewable energy (solar / wind) investments
- 100% renewable electricity in four operations
Our Commitments
- Renewable electricity consumption: 10% by 2025 and 25% by 2030
- Promoting sustainable energy efficiency
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Providing decent working conditions, a non-discriminatory environment and equal opportunities in our operations and supply chain
Outcomes
- Complied with local minimum wages
- 90.50% retention rate
- Employed 198 persons with disabilities
- 17% of staff are in a younger age bracket (below 24 years old)
Our Commitments
- Protecting labor rights and promoting a safe and secure working environment
- 10% reduction in the Total Recordable Injury Rate by 2025
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Empowering sustainable development through investments in manufacturing, innovation and technology
Outcomes
- USD 13.8 million in R&D spending
- 162 R&D employees / 17 R&D Centers
- USD 15.2 million investment in GHG projects
- 80% of employees working in manufacturing
Our Commitments
- USD 1.5 billion investment in recycling
- 10% combined GHG (Scope 1 and 2) intensity reduction by 2025 from 2019 levels
- Promoting investment in R&D and technology
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Reducing the impacts of our products in the use phase and promoting ways to include recyclability and circularity
Outcomes
- 50 billion bottles recycled from 2011 to Mar 2020
- Production of 206,996 tons of rPET
- 72% waste recovery
- 7.5% water reused / recycled
- Integrating the Circular Economy to IVL business
Our Commitments
- Recycling 750,000 tons of post-consumer PET materials as feedstock per year by 2025
- Recycling 50 billion bottles per year by 2025
- Improving our operational eco-efficiency
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Improving resource use, energy efficiency, and developing strong low-carbon strategies
Outcomes
- Reduced our carbon footprint by 1.65 million tons
- USD 33.2 million in energy efficiency investments
- Aligned the COP21 and TCFD frameworks and recommendations in our 2025 Climate Change Strategy
- Engaged with CDP: Climate / Supply Chain Management
Our Commitments
- 10% reduction in combined GHG (Scope 1 and 2) intensity by 2025 from 2019 levels
- Collaborating with agencies to address climate change
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Preventing, reducing and collaborating with like-minded organizations to address waste in the oceans
Outcomes
- Recycled 1.1 million tons of PCR PET bottles from Jan 2011-Mar 2020 avoiding ocean pollution
- Restored fish stocks by releasing tilapia and probarbus in Rayong, Thailand
Our Commitments
- Reducing ocean pollution by recycling 50 billion PET bottles per year by 2025
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Reducing the risk of potentially adverse environmental impacts and monitoring the new areas near our operations
Outcomes
- Supported the Wetlands Edge Environment Center in Alabama and their more than 400 acres of wildlife habitat
- Supported wildlife conservation (saving species and adopting animals) through the Asheboro Zoo in North Carolina
- Recycled 1.1 million tons of PCR PET bottles from Jan 2011-Mar 2020 avoiding PET pollution on land
Our Commitments
- Protecting and restoring degraded forests and promoting sustainable ecosystems and biodiversity
- Reducing ocean pollution by recycling 50 billion PET bottles per year by 2025
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Partnering with organizations to intensify our contributions to achieve the goals and a circular economy
Outcomes
- Global commitment to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy
- United Nations / UN Global Compact
- International and local organizations and associations
Our Commitments
- Partnering with organizations to intensify our contribution to sustainable development
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The 17 SDGs and 169 targets seek to eradicate poverty, strengthen human rights, and promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. They are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: The economic, social and environmental. The goals and targets will stimulate action in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet.
IVL hereby pledge that by 2030, we shall collectively invest a total of Baht 1 billion, in approximate 45 projects and initiatives that directly support achieving the SDGs and commit to embedding the SDGs into the core of our business strategies and activities.
IVL's Key Focus Themes on SDGs
Achieving the SDGs by 2030 is highly ambitious. The private sector has an important role to play along with governments, institutions, and communities in delivering these goals. It is in the interest of businesses to engage in creating a more sustainable future.
Considering the nature of business, IVL is committed to play its role by contributing to the achievement of following UN SDGs. The fully coloured goals below are directly impacted by business activities which IVL strongly supports. The faded goals are indirectly impacted by business activities which IVL keeps monitoring. Launch
Recycling Business and Circular Economy
Bringing customers of recycled products into the product value chain cycle and developing ways to include recyclability into all products
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Climate Change
Being fully aligned with the global initiatives agrred at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) towards developing strong low-carbon strategies
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Product Stewardship
Reducing the risk of the adverse environmental, health and safety impacts of our products in use phase and disposal
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Improving resource efficiencies and ensuring our production is environmentally-friendly
Read moreHealth and Safety
Guaranteeing that health and safety are at the forefront of our activities
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