UPL
Chemical raw materials and chemical products manufacturing
UPL is one of the world's top five agrochemical multinational companies, with a revenue of approximately 5 billion USD. The company operates in over 130 countries and regions, with more than 10,800 employees globally. Our goal is to provide systematic and sustainable agricultural solutions by opening up agriculture, helping Chinese growers increase yields and income.
Climate Targets
2040
In Progress
Carbon Neutral Company
Not Disclosed
Carbon Neutral Supply Chain
Climate Actions
As a leading agrochemical company, UPL deeply recognizes the importance of achieving sustainability in chemical production and emissions management. UPL actively promotes energy-saving projects, utilizes green energy, and effectively manages waste, striving to achieve zero waste emissions at its facilities. Furthermore, UPL collaborates with manufacturing companies that have limited waste disposal capabilities, assisting them in collecting, breaking down, and disposing of waste to achieve resource recycling. Through these efforts, UPL has established an end-to-end sustainability value chain, from production to the final user. Within this value chain, UPL is committed to saving energy, reducing carbon emissions during the manufacturing process, and building a sustainable product portfolio to meet the needs of customers and end-users, thereby driving the entire industry toward a greener and more environmentally friendly future.
Climate Milestone
2023
- UPL‘s subsidiary Advanta is involved in the "Zero Carbon Argentine Program" (PANC) and has launched the first batch of commercially carbon-neutral sorghum seeds. The carbon footprint of the seed production is 0.77 kgCO₂eq per kilogram of seed.
2022
- UPL has launched the CarbonSmart South Africa project, which is part of the Gigaton Carbon Goal. The initiative aims to remove one billion tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere by 2040.
2021
- The Gigaton Carbon Goal will initially run as a pilot phase from 2021 to 2024 in Brazil, Argentina, India, the USA, and selected European markets, and will be scaled up globally from 2025 to 2040.
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