Qemetica, an international chemical group with Polish capital, has obtained a higher score in the global CDP reporting system for its activities in environmental management. CDP, which operates an independent environmental disclosure system, has raised the company’s rating to level B in two categories: Climate Change and Water Security. The assessment covered, among others, reporting transparency, awareness of environmental risks and the degree of implementation of good practices in the enterprise.
Representatives of Qemetica emphasise that the improvement in the CDP result is the effect of long-term decarbonisation measures and investments in energy transition. The company, belonging to the group of entities with high energy consumption, uses the CDP system to confirm the quality of its environmental management to investors, business partners and financial stakeholders. The higher score is also important in the context of growing regulatory requirements regarding non-financial disclosures and climate risk management.
"We are constantly working to ensure that Qemetica operates in an increasingly responsible way towards the environment. The higher CDP score is a signal for us that we are heading in the right direction and that our efforts are being noticed. Thanks to openness and transparency in our actions, even as a company with high energy consumption, we can demonstrate that real change is possible and inspire others to take similar steps," said Piotr Szlagowski-Budacz, Strategy Director at Qemetica Group.
Qemetica is consistently implementing its decarbonisation strategy, which assumes a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in scopes 1 and 2 by 63% by 2033 compared to 2019 levels. This strategy includes both internal efficiency measures and investment projects in the energy sector. The company indicates that it regards responsible environmental management as a factor supporting competitiveness and innovation, including in supply chains for the chemical industry and plastics processing.
Investments in energy transition
One of the key elements of the decarbonisation strategy being implemented is investment in energy transition. Qemetica plans to build the largest waste-to-energy plant in Poland, which is intended to serve as an energy source for the company’s industrial processes. This solution is expected to help reduce the use of fossil fuels and stabilise energy supplies for production facilities.
As part of its decarbonisation efforts, the company is also developing projects related to renewable energy sources. The communication highlights the implementation of RES projects that are to increase the share of low-emission energy in the company’s energy mix. In addition, Qemetica is converting one of its boilers from coal to biomass, which is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in direct production operations.
The planned activities are part of a broader trend of energy transition in the European chemical industry. From the perspective of customers in the plastics sector, systematic reduction of the carbon footprint in the supply chain of chemical raw materials will gain importance in view of regulatory requirements and end-customer expectations.
CDP as a global standard for environmental reporting
CDP is a global non-profit organisation that operates an environmental disclosure system for companies and financial institutions. It sets standards in environmental and sustainability reporting, using a rigorous and independent assessment methodology. Among the aspects analysed are the quality of disclosures, awareness of risks, the level of environmental management and evidence of applying best practices in operational and strategic activities.
In 2025, CDP assessed nearly 20,000 companies worldwide, out of more than 22,100 enterprises that disclosed their environmental data through this system. The data collected by CDP are widely used by investors and corporate procurement departments to assess environmental and climate risks in supply chains. In the last year alone, 640 investors, representing assets worth USD 127 trillion, asked CDP to gather information on environmental impact, risks and opportunities related to the transition towards a low-emission economy.
The CDP system thus serves as a benchmarking tool that enables the assessment of how advanced enterprises are in managing their impact on climate and water resources. For industrial companies, including entities from the chemical sector and producers of raw materials used in plastics processing, a high score can be an element of competitive advantage in relations with global customers and institutions financing investments.
