Sustainibility
Our ESG Strategy & Goals
Our commitment to sustainability
ERCA Group has always been attentive to sustainable development issues, the solidity built over the years allows us to define a medium and long-term development strategy and provide adequate resources for the various innovation and development projects in which the group is involved.
On the basis of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), ERCA Group has identified, for the group’s subsidiaries, the main risks in the field of Sustainability.
Starting from these analyses, we identified the current and potential, negative and positive impacts that ERCA Group and its value chain have or can potentially generate externally.The next step was to identify mitigation actions and future objectives for their management.
We have also aligned our strategy with the goals of the 2030 Agenda – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
This is our horizon for the coming years.
Environment
In the planning and implementation of the development of the group’s activities, environmental sustainability is an important priority and an objective towards which the Management and the entire Organization work.
Our long-term global goals are intended to combine economic growth and the environmental sustainability of our operations.
HIGHLIGHTS- 2024
| 83% Electricity from renewable sources |
-5%* C02 emissions eq per ton produced |
-17%* Use of water for industrial use |
| Group Carbon Footprint calculated for 2024 according to the standard | 61% waste destined for recover |
212 ton Reused processing by-products |
*from 2023
Climate change
Our group operates energy-intensive activities, which is why we take responsibility for the efficient use of energy.
We are determined to follow the path towards climate neutrality and support our customers’ sustainability goals by providing low-emission chemicals.
The ERCA Group is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions over the years through targets that are based on the analysis of the organization’s carbon footprint, calculated for 2024 for all group companies.
Continuous investments in new technologies and the constant search for optimization in production processes have allowed us to achieve satisfactory goals.
Pollution
We are committed to containing the environmental impact caused by our activities, an objective we pursue by managing our plants safely and efficiently and by maintaining active environmental management systems (UNI EN ISO 14.001)
In addition, our R&D departments are constantly working on product solutions that contain less hazardous substances and reduce our customers’ emissions
Water resources
We promote the responsible use of water, a resource of fundamental importance for chemical production, through sustainable management starting from plant water audits and the increasingly accurate measurement of consumption.
Biodiversity and ecosystems
As a chemical group, our operations interact with nature, and therefore with biodiversity and ecosystems, in three key areas. These are:
- Procurement of raw materials
- Management of production facilities
- Features of our products
We are therefore committed to:
- Increasingly use renewable alternatives to fossil raw materials and energy.
- Reduce emissions into the natural environment and improve the use of resources.
- Offer innovative products that also take into account their environmental impact
Resource use and circular economy
The ERCA Group is committed to minimising waste production at all stages of the production process and optimising waste management with the aim of reducing the amount of waste destined for disposal.
The commitment to waste reduction also concerns the use of recovered packaging and, where possible, the replacement of raw materials of primary origin with secondary raw materials.
The Group also wants to ensure that the use of all environmental resources, necessary to meet its current needs, is managed responsibly so as not to damage and deplete them for use by future generations and expresses its intention to keep the consumption of renewable resources within the limits of their reintegrity.
People
ERCA S.p.A. rejects any discrimination due to ethnic, national, social or cultural origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, family situation, religion, political beliefs or trade union membership.
Our responsibility towards human rights is set out in our Code of Ethics
HIGHLIGHTS- 2024
| 141 Employed person |
95% Employer retention |
Monitoring the pay gap | 1495 hours of training provided |
Skills Development
The implementation of policies and investments aimed at the training and professional growth of employees ensures the development of the company’s resources and contributes significantly to the increase of innovative skills.
In this context, ERCA Group adopts a specific procedure to effectively manage the training and development offer, which aims to be increasingly global and inclusive, from the annual survey and analysis of training needs to careful monitoring of the qualitative indicators of the training provided
Health and Safety
Adhering to the Responsible Care program, and to the WHP, we are permanently and concretely committed to the safety and health of the people who work with us, at every stage of the industrial process, from research to production and sales. We manage our plants safely and efficiently and by providing active safety management systems (UNI EN ISO 45.001)
Health and Safety
To manage the impacts and risks related to the protection of workers in the value chain, Erca Group has adopted a Supplier Code of Conduct and has launched a supplier assessment system that also includes ESG issues
Governance
Our presence in the world is guided by principles of ethical and social responsibility with respect to child labour, discrimination, freedom of association and the administration of company resources. Principles that we have reiterated in our Code of Ethics.
The impacts, risks and opportunities relating to the conduct of companies are assessed by the company management through an integrated risk analysis process that has also led to the definition of the relevant issues.
The companies of the group promote transparency in relationships, demanding professional ethics, moral integrity of individuals, respect for all laws.
Product quality and safety
L’innovazione ispira lo sviluppo sia industriale sia di prodotto ed è coerente con il nostro concetto di sviluppo sostenibile.
Percepiamo l’innovazione come un atteggiamento, che utilizziamo per armonizzare e modellare le nostre strategie e investimenti.
