Sustainability

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We create sustainable products that are safe for the environment, reduce waste and increase efficiencies for our customers and stakeholders.

PQ is a company with deeply ingrained core values.

Our five values are part of every decision we make,
and are on display for our colleagues, stakeholders and communities.

Integrity

We act with the highest ethical standards

Safety

We operate safely or not at all

People

We embrace diverse perspectives to deliver excellence

Customer Focus

We differentiate our value in all that we do

Sustainability

We win with environmentally responsible solutions

Integrity

We act with the highest ethical standards

Safety

We operate safely or not at all

People

We embrace diverse perspectives to deliver excellence

Customer Focus

We differentiate our value in all that we do

Sustainability

We win with environmentally responsible solutions

Our Code of Conduct guides us

Our corporate culture is built on the core value of integrity. Our business must comply with the laws of over 100 countries, and we require and train every member of the PQ team to make decisions with the highest of ethical standards.

We maintain a robust Code of Conduct that sets forth the guiding ethics and compliance principles to which all employees must adhere. Each employee receives Code of Conduct training upon joining PQ and our instruction includes topics such as: avoiding conflicts of interest; promoting and protecting health, safety and the environment; avoiding bribery and corruption; prevention and reporting sexual harassment and workplace discrimination; and complying with trade laws, among others.
View Code of Conduct View Supplier Code of Conduct

2021 Sustainability Report

PQ’s inaugural Sustainability Report, as a standalone company focused on silicates, silicas and derivative products, embodies our core value of Sustainability. This report outlines our progress through early 2022, highlights our positive handprint impacts, sets 2022 as our benchmark year and formalizes our goals to be achieved by 2028.

PQ will continue to develop a sustainable data management system to allow for further sustainability disclosures in the future and track our progress towards our goals.
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Compliance Committee

Our compliance governance process enables our team to evaluate and address ethics and compliance risks that we face in our businesses.

PQ has established a multi-disciplinary and cross-functional Compliance Committee. The Committee oversees and manages ethics and compliance within the Company in order to ensure we operate according to the highest ethical business standards and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Led by our Director of Compliance, the Committee regularly provides updates to our Board's Audit Committee.

Our Commitment to Responsible Care®

We adhere to the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care® program requirements and the Product Safety Code, which drives continuous improvement in chemical management.

We are fully committed to the health, safety, and security of our employees, customers and end-users. We strive to improve health, safety, environment, and sustainability (HSE&S) performance for processes, products, and facilities across our organization and our operating systems. We believe our adherence to Responsible Care® allows us to not only naturally enhance our performance, but also improve the health and safety of our employees, the communities in which we operate and the overall environment. Responsible Care® is a registered trademark of the American Chemistry Council. ©2000 American Chemistry Council
Responsible Care(R): Driving Safety & Industry Performance

We respect and promote fundamental human rights

We are committed to conducting business in an ethical manner that respects human rights. It is our policy that PQ and its vendors, suppliers, contractors, consultants, and agents must comply with all applicable human rights laws and not utilize any form of forced labor, human trafficking or slavery. Any allegations of violations of this policy will be thoroughly investigated and, if appropriate, corrective actions will be taken.

We follow the requirements of Section 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act of 2015 and other applicable laws.

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REACH Compliance

PQ is committed to complying with the requirements of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation. REACH is a European Union regulation that aims to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks posed by chemicals.

As a company that manufactures and sells chemicals in the EU and beyond, we are required to register our substances with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). We are also required to evaluate the risks posed by our substances and to take steps to reduce those risks where necessary. In recent years, new chemical regulations have emerged in several other countries such as UK, Turkey and Korea, and PQ remains committed to ensuring compliance for the regions where it manufactures or sells.
Questions about REACH or our compliance

Recognized as a leader in Sustainability

We have attained a corporate-wide Silver certificate from EcoVadis for 2023. This performance as measured by EcoVadis demonstrates our commitment to our core values of Sustainability and Integrity.

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