Sun Chemical reports sustainability progress

Sun Chemical has released its sixteenth annual Sustainability Report, which details progress across its operations, products, supply chain and workforce, including an approximately 6 percent cut in water use in 2025 compared with 2024.

The report is guided by the company's 'five Rs' framework of reuse, reduce, renew, recycle and redesign. Compared with 2024, Sun Chemical also reduced landfill volumes by approximately 5 percent and increased recycling by approximately 3 percent. It highlights renewable energy projects at its manufacturing sites in Nussdorf, Austria, and Yumbo, Colombia, that support reductions in Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, and says it has expanded product-level transparency through approximately 12,000 Product Carbon Footprint calculations across its portfolio.

The report also covers product innovations that enable recyclability, compostability, lower energy use, bio-renewable content and regulatory compliance across inks, coatings, adhesives, pigments and electronic materials. In supplier engagement, Sun Chemical earned an EcoVadis score of 79, placing it in the top 6 percent of rated companies and earning a Silver medal. On safety, it recorded a global Total Recordable Incident Rate of 1.03 in 2025 with zero fatalities, and it continues to implement its SunCare Life Saving Commitments. Further sections describe investment in environmental, health and safety systems, sustainable procurement, employee development and community engagement.

'This report demonstrates how Sun Chemical is translating its sustainability priorities into practical action across operations, innovation and partnerships. By strengthening the quality of our data, expanding product carbon footprint analysis and collaborating across the value chain, we are helping customers make more informed decisions and accelerate progress toward their environmental goals,' said Michael Simoni, director, global sustainability at Sun Chemical.