WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours
Company ("Chemours") (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with
leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal &
Specialized Solutions, Advanced Performance Materials, and Chemical
Solutions, today announced it has been named to Newsweek's 2022
list of America's Most Responsible Companies. This is the second
time Chemours has received Newsweek's prestigious award and marks
the company's second recent environmental, social, and corporate
governance (ESG) recognition following Chemours' inclusion on
Investor's Business Daily's list of 100 Best ESG Companies of
2021.
Chemours improved its ESG scores across the board as well as
list rank. Chemours ranked #25 in Materials & Chemicals and
#188 on the overall list of 500 companies representing 14
industries.
"Being recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies
is an achievement for every Chemours employee who has put in the
time and energy to embed sustainability into every aspect of what
we do," said Sheryl Telford, Chief
Sustainability Officer for Chemours. "Responsibility,
sustainability, and integrity aren't just words at Chemours; they
are deeply ingrained in our culture, who we are, and how we work. I
am proud of our team for rising to the challenge and demonstrating
what a different kind of chemistry company can accomplish."
Chemours is committed to creating a better world through the
power of its chemistry which is demonstrated by its progress
against its 2030 Corporate Responsibility Commitment (CRC) goals.
In its most recent CRC report, Chemours noted several achievements
including:
- Continued progress toward achieving the company's goal to
reduce air and water process emissions of fluorinated organic
compounds by 99% or more by 2030.
- Published the award-winning EVOLVE 2030 methodology and
deployed it to evaluate 40% of the product portfolio with 37.5% of
the company's revenue coming from offerings that make a specific
contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals.
- Released an enhanced emissions reduction goal, committing to
reduce scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by an
absolute 60% by 2030, putting Chemours on a path to net-zero by
2050.
- Expanded the Future of Chemistry Scholarship (FOCS) globally
and into an industry-wide initiative, the Future of STEM Scholars
Initiative (FOSSI), supporting underrepresented communities
pursuing STEM degrees through scholarships, internships, and
leadership development.
Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies 2022 is
presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc. Companies were selected
based on publicly available key performance indicators as well as
an independent survey of U.S. citizens. The ranking focuses on a
holistic view of corporate responsibility that considers the three
areas of ESG. The full methodology is available here.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company
(Chemours or the Company) (NYSE: CC) is a global leader in Titanium
Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced
Performance Materials, and Chemical Solutions providing its
customers with solutions in a wide range of industries with
market-defining products, application expertise and chemistry-based
innovations. We deliver customized solutions with a wide range of
industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including
coatings, plastics, refrigeration, and air conditioning,
transportation, semiconductor and consumer electronics, general
industrial, mining and oil and gas. Our flagship products
include prominent brands such as Ti-Pure™, Opteon™, Freon™,
Nafion™, Krytox™, Teflon™, and Viton™. Chemours was named to
Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies in 2022.
The company has approximately 6,500 employees and 30 manufacturing
sites serving approximately 3,300 customers in approximately 120
countries. Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and is listed on the NYSE
under the symbol CC.
For more information, we invite you to
visit chemours.com or follow us on
Twitter @Chemours or LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, which involve risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future
events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that
does not directly relate to a historical or current fact. The words
"believe," "expect," "will," "anticipate," "plan," "estimate,"
"target," "project" and similar expressions, among others,
generally identify "forward-looking statements," which speak only
as of the date such statements were made. These forward-looking
statements may address, among other things, the outcome or
resolution of any pending or future environmental liabilities, the
commencement, outcome or resolution of any regulatory inquiry,
investigation or proceeding, the initiation, outcome or settlement
of any litigation, changes in environmental regulations in the U.S.
or other jurisdictions that affect demand for or adoption of our
products, anticipated future operating and financial performance
for our segments individually and our company as a whole, business
plans, prospects, targets, goals and commitments, capital
investments and projects and target capital expenditures, plans for
dividends or share repurchases, sufficiency or longevity of
intellectual property protection, cost reductions or savings
targets, plans to increase profitability and growth, our ability to
make acquisitions, integrate acquired businesses or assets into our
operations, and achieve anticipated synergies or cost savings, all
of which are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements
are based on certain assumptions and expectations of future events
that may not be accurate or realized. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements also
involve risks and uncertainties that are beyond Chemours' control.
In addition, the current COVID-19 pandemic has significantly
impacted the national and global economy and commodity and
financial markets, which has had and we expect will continue to
have a negative impact on our financial results. The full extent
and impact of the pandemic is unknown and to date has included
extreme volatility in financial and commodity markets, a
significant slowdown in economic activity, and increased
predictions of a global recession. The public and private sector
response has led to significant restrictions on travel, temporary
business closures, quarantines, stock market volatility, and a
general reduction in consumer and commercial activity globally.
Matters outside our control have affected our business and
operations and may or may continue to limit travel of employees to
our business units domestically and internationally, adversely
affect the health and welfare of our personnel, significantly
reduce the demand for our products, hinder our ability to provide
goods and services to customers, cause disruptions in our supply
chains, adversely affect our business partners or cause other
unpredictable events. Additionally, there may be other risks and
uncertainties that Chemours is unable to identify at this time or
that Chemours does not currently expect to have a material impact
on its business. Factors that could cause or contribute to these
differences include the risks, uncertainties and other factors
discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2021 and
in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Chemours assumes no obligation
to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason,
except as required by law.
CONTACT:
INVESTORS
Jonathan
Lock
SVP, Chief Development Officer and Investor
Relations
+1.302.773.2263
investor@chemours.com
NEWS MEDIA
Cassie
Olszewski
Media Relations and Financial Communications Manager
+1.302.219.7140
media@chemours.com
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