Certifications and HSE policy

Health, Safety and Environment

Product safety is not only a material topic but also a fiduciary duty to our customers, the environment, and society at-large. Adherence to procedures and guidelines based on Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) regulations is part of our product stewardship commitment towards reducing potential negative effects on the environment, health and safety along the entire value chain – from development to disposal.
There were no incidents resulting in fines, penalties, or warnings of non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services within the reporting year 2021.

Comments from Lamberti team

A growing support to customers: Serena Gazzo, Sustainability Data Analyst

If 2020 was the beginning of my journey in the field of Sustainability, 2021 was the year where the theory learned materialized into practice. Customer requests for Life Cycle Assessment and Product Carbon Footprint studies have gradually increased and I have been involved in developing and delivering of the first environmental impact results of some specific products requested by customers.
…The Product Sustainability Team, of which I am a member, proceeds on several fronts (regulatory, environmental impact calculation and communication) in order to guarantee all the support to customers, who are often approaching this issue for the first time and request support from us.
Lamberti is organizing itself to have an internal team of experts who know how to communicate correctly with suppliers and support customers, implementing marketing strategies based on product sustainability

Specific initiatives for different countries: Lamberto Lamberti, Product Sustainability Team

Within our Group we often say that sustainability is a journey which takes time and commitment; being part of the Sustainability Team since the very beginning I can definitely confirm that. In the last year we have walked faster throughout our journey: we have implemented several country specific initiatives and we have established a team entirely dedicated to product sustainability, just to mention a couple of examples.
…However, nowadays the bar within sustainability is constantly raising: we should see this as an opportunity to keep developing innovative solutions in line with market expectations and capable of improving people’s life.

Studying the impact on aquatic environments: Mattia Ossola, Ecotoxicology Lab Manager

In Lamberti I deal with the characterization of chemicals products from the point of view of their impact on the environment. I study the effects of substances on aquatic environments: their toxicity on aquatic organisms, their persistence or tendency to bio-accumulate. That all deals with sustainability. It is a piece of the great puzzle, which shows the life cycle of a product. This part tells what happens when the product is released into the environment.
…The year 2021 was a turning point for the ecotoxicology laboratory. The number of analyzes required has grown exponentially. The number of internal clients has also expanded enormously. Before 2021, we were dedicated almost exclusively to the analysis of chemical products of the Geo Science Division, which has always been attentive to environmental issues. From that date, inquiries started coming in from other businesses and technologies. I consider this a tangible sign of the growing and ever more widespread awareness of the environmental fate of our products. It is an important step on the path to sustainability.

A strategic approach: Gabriele Costa, Global Product Manager for Bio-based Resins – Surface Treatment Division

I am proud to see that Lamberti group in 2021 worked hard to implement, set, and achieved systematic new targets in ESG activities with a pragmatic approach.
In my area as Global Product Manager for Bio-based resins in Surface Treatment, we strategically approached product sustainability following four main driving forces: performance, strategic supply and bio-based content, safer materials, and responsible use of resources.
…We worked to increase the renewable raw materials content in waterborne polyurethane and acrylic emulsions without decreasing performance. The bio-based content is measured at product level in all our products for surface treatment. For example using the C14 analysis (biogenic carbon content according to ASTM D6866) in order to express the content of renewable carbon present in the waterborne polymer sold to the markets.
Our aim is to reduce the usage of volatile organic compounds in Coatings and we continuously focus on the reduction of co-solvents and volatile organic compounds (VOC) to optimize the performance of superficial effects.

Progressing in bio-based content: Karine Coget, Synthetic Polymers R&D

Working within the synthetic polymers platform, our road started many years ago with the development of prototypes and, later, fully industrialized bio-based polyurethanes dispersions and microspheres, while raw materials were getting more and more available on that side. In the continuation, we also work on hybrid chemistry to obtain, where required, urethane/acrylics that exhibit some bio-based content as well. …The hardest part to me, mainly linked to raw materials availability, is the pure acrylic side. However, projects are started and we are optimistic! All this is just looking at the mere formula, but our activities are continuously dedicated to improve process, by reducing batch time, reducing water consumption and waste, reducing the impact of dangerous chemicals, increasing dry content…
In perspective, we will have to think bigger and look at the real big picture. Chemical products, from first suppliers until end users, probably travel more than we will ever do in a lifetime.

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