UN SDGs

SDG 

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for everyone at all ages.
 

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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

TARGET: 100 % of new product developments with "sustainable solutions" until 2023.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

TARGETS 2023:

• 50% less accidents
• 0 fatalities

Activities @ Sika

• The Group monitors environmental and safety aspects during the development, production, and product-handling stages.
• The EHS minimum requirements are a set of 12 specific operational requirements which have been implemented between 2020 and 2021 in each Sika company in relation to workplace safety.
• Sika Life Saving Rules are in place to keep all Sika employees, contractors, and visitors safe from harm while at work. They apply to all Sika sites and to Sika employees when visiting clients or suppliers.
• Sika aims to eliminate substances hazardous to health or the environment from products and production processes wherever possible.
• An internal control system is in place to monitor the progress and complement local legal requirements. Sika constantly improves formulations and presents compliant solutions well ahead of legislation.
• Sika’s offering includes a wide range of low-emission, water-based construction materials which contribute to health and well-being in work and living spaces.
• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the goals of these projects is to improve the quality of life of children, adults, and families in the communities in which the company is active.

SDG

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

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Community Engagement

TARGETS 2023:

• 10,000 working-days of volunteering work
• 50% more projects
• 50% more direct beneficiaries

Activities@Sika

• In 2021, 301 246 hours were dedicated to employee training on various topics such as compliance, professional skill building, and leadership development.
• To contribute to the qualification level of people in the construction trade, Sika holds a large number of customer trainings worldwide annually.
• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the three core areas of “Sika Cares” is education and vocational trainings.

SDG

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

TARGET 2023:

• 10,000 working-days of volunteering work
• 50% more projects
• 50% more direct beneficiaries

WATER

TARGET 2023:

• 15% less water consumption per ton sold
  

Activities @ Sika

• A global water efficiency program including local road maps is in place to reduce water consumption, wastewater, and promote recycling of water resources with set targets until 2023.

• Identification of Sika countries at risk of water scarcity and floods through the Water Risk Atlas database. Measures to reduce water consumption or to reuse water are in place, particularly in water-stressed regions.

• Sika offers a whole range of innovative solutions to protect and save water used in new-build and refurbishment of drinking water and wastewater facilities.

• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the three core areas of “Sika Cares” is water and climate protection.

SDG

Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

TARGET 2023

• 10,000 working-days of volunteering work
• 50% more projects
• 50% more direct beneficiaries
  
  

Activities @ Sika

• Sika endeavors to provide intelligent support for projects through the application of company-specific expertise, voluntary work by its employees, and long-term collaboration with partners.
• By signing Sika’s Supplier Code of Conduct, suppliers undertake to respect the provisions of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the core Conventions of the International Labor Organization.
• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the goals of these projects is to improve the quality of life of children, adults, and families in the communities in which the company is active.

SDG

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

TARGET: 100 % of new product developments with "sustainable solutions" until 2023

Activities @ Sika

• With the use of Sika solutions, infrastructures are built in an efficient and sustainable way and contribute to the development of emerging and developing countries.
• Product innovations in construction and industrial production with improved resource-use efficiency. Systematic development of more sustainable and performing solutions.
• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the three core areas of “Sika Cares” is buildings and infrastructure.

SDG

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.

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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
TARGET 2023: 100 % of new product developments with "sustainable solutions" until 2023

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
TARGET 2023:

• 10,000 working-days of volunteering work p.a.
  
• 50% more projects
• 50% more direct beneficiaries

CLIMATE PERFORMANCE
TARGET 2023:

12% reduction of CO₂-emissions per ton sold

Activities @ Sika

• Sika solutions contribute to sustainable construction and new forms of mobility.
• Sika offers high-performance and low-cement mortars; root-resistant polymeric roof membranes and systems that allow the installation of green roofs to improve the urban climate; special concrete repair mortars and resins extend the service life of bridges and concrete structures.
• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the three core areas of “Sika Cares” is buildings and infrastructure.

SDG

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

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Waste / Water

TARGETS 2023:

• 15 % less waste generation per ton sold
• 25 % higher recycling rate of total waste
• 15 % less water consumption per ton sold

ENERGY

TARGETS 2023:

• 15% less energy consumption per ton sold
• 50% renewable electricity rate
  

Activities @ Sika

• Replacement of technical equipment always focuses on new energy efficient installations, such as motors, air conditioning, heating/cooling, and pressurized air systems.
• Reduced amount of waste per ton sold by putting in place activities such as optimization of the production planning, streamlining the production process layout, and the reuse of production waste.
• Reuse of wastewater and water from cleaning processes, reduced consumption, or use of lower-grade water qualities.
• Sika offers its customers solutions that improve performance and durability. These products make it possible to achieve quality installations with fewer resources.

SDG 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

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SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

TARGET: 100% of new product solutions with "sustainable solutions" until 2023.

CLIMATE PERFORMANCE

TARGET: 12% reduction of CO₂-emissions per ton sold.

ENERGY

TARGET:

• 15% less energy consumption per ton sold
• 50% renewable elictricity rate
  
  

Activities @ Sika

• Sika’s sustainable innovations enable the expansion of clean energy infrastructure as well as the reduction of the carbon footprint and enhancement of longevity in the construction and transportation industries.
• Sika products enable customers to improve the energy efficiency of their manufacturing processes and their end products. Sika’s solutions reduce customers’ carbon emissions through longer lasting products or for example by replacement of carbon intensive raw materials, the introduction of quick curing products or water-based solutions.
• Sika actively seeks performance enhancements by using recycled materials and sustainable chemicals.
• In 2021, Sika supported 242 Community Engagement projects. One of the three core areas is water and climate protection.