Sustainability report according to GRI for Emery Oleochemicals

Emery Oleochemicals has been manufacturing sustainable products for over 180 years. Today, more than ever, the company is committed to advancing its efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and promote social justice in order to support the habitability of the planet and the well-being of people. This endeavour is documented in emery’s sustainability report published with the support of corsus in accordance with GRI – Engineered for Performance, Sustainable by Nature.

To systematise Emery Oleochemical’s sustainability management, corsus carried out a materiality analysis with the managers from the USA and Germany, which enabled Emery to gain a clear understanding of the most critical economic, environmental and social issues and thus to identify the impact of its own business activities on sustainability (inside-out perspective) and the significance and risks of sustainability issues for its own business activities (outside-in perspective). Compliance, health and safety, product responsibility, resource efficiency, climate impact and working conditions were identified as material topics, which were then analysed and reported in accordance with GRI requirements. The sustainability report is a global approach for the American-German company and brings together the sustainability endeavours in Cincinnati, Loxstedt, Düsseldorf and Hong Kong. corsus developed the materiality analysis, the GRI report and the long-term objectives together with employees from the USA, Germany and Asia. In order to realise the sustainability vision, corsus also aligns it with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). corsus advised on the overall process for the development and preparation of the sustainability report, provided GRI disclosure-compliant support and prepared the sustainability report for Emery using the content developed. Work was carried out in digital and hybrid workshops, using collaboration tools to develop and define content and objectives in different time zones.

Duration: February 2023 to January 2024