Commitments that go beyond conventions
See BeyondTM is Quaker Houghton’s sustainability strategy – and we see far beyond typical expectations of sustainability.
Addressing social, economic, and environmental aspects, and aligned with the key UN Sustainable Development Goals, we are committed to making progress on our material topics that put us on a path to achieve our vision for a sustainable future. Key to meeting our aspirations is supporting our customers as they tackle their own unique sustainable challenges and keep pace with the demands of a changing world.
It’s why we’re committed to setting and achieving measurable targets, and driving tangible improvements that go beyond organizations and operations – creating positive change in lives, communities and our planet.
See every side of sustainability
See beyond operations. See positive social outcomes.
Our fluid solutions help drive business performance. But we see beyond their impact on operations, to how they support improvements to human health, safety and social outcomes, helping create a better and more inclusive world for the lives and organizations we impact.
See beyond short-term financial targets. See opportunities to add long-term value.
Looking beyond simply delivering short-term financial gains for business, we look to deliver long-term economic value, using our expertise and product technologies to improve industry performance and create opportunities for sustainable growth.
See beyond reducing your business impact. See the potential to safeguard all our futures.
While we’re committed to reducing our direct environmental impact and that of our customers’ operations, we see beyond to the wider needs of industry and our planet to drive responsible and lasting change for the future.
Going beyond to drive change
Sustainability has no set destination. It’s an ongoing journey with ever-changing challenges and stakeholder expectations. It’s a critical subject across our global industry, and we need to collectively make our commitments clear – and act on them with conviction.
At Quaker Houghton, we combine our solutions with industry insight and intelligence to See Beyond™ the issues of today and secure a better tomorrow. Our sustainability commitment focuses on social, economic and environmental progress and is based around four key pillars. These pillars guide our actions and help us protect and positively impact the lives, organizations and communities we serve.
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Aligning our commitments
As an organization, our approach to sustainability encompasses four strategic pillars that guide everything we do:
- Innovating together for a better tomorrow: We will continually innovate and collaborate to minimize hazards in our portfolio, support a low-carbon economy, and formulate with renewable raw materials.
- Protecting our planet: In everything we do, we will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, manage water responsibly, and reduce waste.
- Empowering our colleagues and communities: We will work for the good of our people and communities, enabling safe living, investing in development, embracing inclusivity, and supporting local initiatives.
- Sourcing our materials responsibly: We will ensure everyone in our supply chain is treated with dignity and respect, all while confirming sustainable sourcing of raw materials.
It’s all part of ensuring that every stage of our supply and value chain, from raw materials through to our customers’ operations, benefits from continual improvements in sustainability performance. Because we’re all on the same journey, and we’re here to help you see beyond today to what’s possible tomorrow.
Our goals
Sustainability portfolio
The See BeyondTM portfolio helps our customers meet their own unique sustainability goals.
These include both reducing the use of mineral oils in their operations and focusing on how reducing consumption, waste and human health hazards can improve the sustainability of their operations.
How we can help you act on your sustainability challenge is summarized below.
