Impact and dependencies assessment
Air Products and Chemicals has not holistically assessed its impacts or how it depends on nature, including biodiversity. It has an opportunity to start such an assessment across its value chains, focused on quantification of its impacts and dependencies.
Key areas and species
Air Products and Chemicals does not disclose key species or areas important for biodiversity affected by its operations or suppliers. It has an opportunity to increase its transparency.
Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding Air Products and Chemicals’ efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.
Resource exploitation and circularity
No evidence was found regarding Air Products and Chemicals’ efforts to work towards a circular economy or which organisms it exploits. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets. The company does not disclose efforts to improve soil health.
Water
Air Products and Chemicals demonstrates it is reducing water withdrawal in its own operations. However, the company does not disclose a time-bound target to reduce water withdrawal across its own operations, and it has an opportunity to engage with suppliers to reduce water withdrawal. Air Products and Chemicals regularly reports on water pollution. However, it does not have a target to reduce water pollution. The company does not disclose its processes for managing and monitoring discharge water quality. Air Products and Chemicals does not disclose a commitment to respect the right to water. The company does not disclose its processes for implementing preventive and corrective action plans for identified specific risks to the right to water and sanitation in its own operations.
Solid and air pollution
Air Products and Chemicals is not reducing the production of hazardous substances. It has an opportunity to commit to avoid developing or marketing new chemicals or products with SVHC (substance of very high concern) properties. While Air Products and Chemical Air Products and Chemicals s is reducing the production of hazardous waste, it has an opportunity to reduce plastic use and waste in its own operations. The company does not report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. Air Products and Chemicals reports regularly on air quality parameters of emissions of harmful air pollutants, however, it does not report time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
GHG emissions
Air Products and Chemicals’ scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions targets are not aligned with a 1.5-degree trajectory.
Invasive species
Air Products and Chemicals has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.