Axalta Coating Systems, a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings to a range of industries, including the automotive sector, has issued its first sustainability report.
The 72-page Axalta Coating Systems Sustainability Report 2013, prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting initiative’s G4 guidelines, highlights the company’s commitment to sustainability by providing performance data, along with featured stories, photographs and graphics that illustrate the company’s track record.
The report showcases Axalta’s customers, products and services and describes the special role that Axalta coatings contribute to sustainability by helping the materials they coat last longer and operate more efficiently. It also examines the company’s operating and financial performance, environment, health and safety programs, product stewardship initiatives, innovative R&D capability and its commitment to the community.
“This is our first sustainability report and it tells the story of our transformation into an independent company built on more than 145 years of experience in the coatings industry,” explained Axalta Chairman and CEO Charlie Shaver. “As a leading global coatings company, sustainability has always been a part of our culture and our report describes our commitment to dynamic, sustainable growth.”
In preparing the report, the company identified over 100 material issues which were distilled into the eleven categories addressed in the report. As part of the company’s transparent reporting process, the report also identifies gaps in data or policies and procedures that the company will strive to close in the coming years. This process will be spearheaded by a new Sustainability Committee.
The report accords with GRI’s “Core” level of disclosure. A separate GRI content index has also been issued.
Both documents are available on Axalta’s website at: www.axaltacoatingsystems.com/corporate/en_US/sustainability.html.
In keeping with the subject matter of the report, Axalta will print only a limited number of copies in order to conserve resources and promote sustainability.
