Today, bio-based and biodegradable chemistry represents a growing share of our development work. Our range includes technologies with a measured bio-based carbon content (ASTM D6866) and products that are readily biodegradable (OECD 301B). For each product we publish the figure and the test standard behind it.
Our three pillars
Planet Positive
Reducing the footprint of our own operations — energy, emissions, water and waste.
Product Positive
Developing chemistry with measured environmental properties, and quantifying the impact it enables for our customers.
People & Partnerships Positive
A safe, fair and inclusive workplace, and a collaborative value chain.
Each pillar carries a long-term ambition and a set of measured indicators. We report on all of them every year.
Reporting
We use the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) for the structure of our reporting and the VSME standard for smaller companies. We use the UN Sustainable Development Goals to focus our work on the areas where a textile chemicals company can contribute most. We do not present our activities as achieving the Goals, and Devan is not affiliated with or endorsed by the United Nations.
Our report sets out what we measure, how we measure it, and what the results show.