The 2025 Sustainability Report is now available, offering a comprehensive overview of the progress we have made across our ESG priorities. While the results achieved this year are significant, the report also reveals something even more distinctive: a deeply embedded, grassroots approach to sustainability across the organization.
This second edition of the Sustainability Report captures the collective ESG efforts of Caldic Group and its subsidiaries across 43 countries worldwide. It highlights clear, measurable progress across multiple areas and reinforces our commitment to responsible, sustainable growth.
Importantly, the report is not a collection of standalone initiatives. Instead, it reflects a coordinated strategic direction, where actions reinforce one another as part of an integrated system. It tells a broader story of how improving sustainability performance goes hand in hand with business objectives. “This year’s report shows what becomes possible when sustainability is embedded in how we operate, collaborate, and make decisions across the business. When an organization truly believes in it, it becomes a driving force that turns ambition into action,” says Filip Orlinski, Global ESG Director. “We are proud of the progress and equally encouraged by the momentum and engagement driving it forward as we acknowledge how deeply ingrained sustainability is in every employee’s mind and heart.”
When sustainability is embedded in how we operate, collaborate, and make decisions across the business, it becomes a driving force that turns ambition into action.
The report highlights a range of meaningful developments. Three standout achievements illustrate both the scale and strategic importance of the progress made, strengthening our position in the industry and reinforcing trust with stakeholders.
As of 31 December 2025, Caldic Group achieved a Platinum score of 92/100 from EcoVadis, an increase of more than 14 points year-on-year. The company also scored 95/100 in the Environment and Labor & Human Rights categories. This result demonstrates a structured, group-wide approach that includes continuous gap analysis, clear corrective actions, and consistent ESG assessment across all subsidiaries. As of today, Caldic's Platinum and Gold ratings span multiple regions, including Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, with 24 entities rated Platinum and 13 rated Gold.
Today, 95% of global electricity consumption across the organization comes from renewable sources, up from 65% just one year earlier. This sharp increase reflects continued efforts to reduce environmental impact and accelerate the transition to more sustainable operations. This achievement has been driven by a combination of investments at site level, including the installation of solar panels, contractual sourcing of renewable energy, and the procurement of Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs), providing on average 3,350 MWh of clean energy each year through to 2030. As a result, Scope 2 emissions have decreased significantly, strengthening Caldic’s position as a responsible partner to customers, suppliers, principals, and other stakeholders as the industry continues to decarbonize the supply chain.
Following a Group-wide living wage assessment and in line with our commitment to the UN Forward Faster target for 100% of employees to earn a living wage by 2030, Caldic proceeded with remediation of a few isolated cases and achieved 100% living wage coverage across the Group as of 1 January 2026, four years ahead of schedule. This reinforces our commitment to fair compensation and positions Caldic as a responsible and forward-looking employer. As Raphael Dias, Global Total Rewards Manager, notes: “This achievement reflects a strong HR commitment to the principle of fair pay, with full ownership taken to ensure we delivered ahead of schedule and across the Group.”
Governance and compliance continue to be reinforced through stronger frameworks that support accountability, transparency, and responsible decision-making. Key developments include the introduction of a formal sustainability taxonomy to improve classification and consistency of ESG-related activities, the application of shadow carbon pricing to better integrate climate considerations into investment and operational decisions, and the enhancement of core governance instruments such as the Delegation of Authority to further clarify roles, responsibilities, and approval thresholds.
In parallel, Caldic has expanded its ESG disclosure scope by reporting additional data points to increase transparency and improve decision-useful information for stakeholders. These efforts also strengthen the organization’s readiness for compliance with the forthcoming EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), reinforcing alignment with evolving regulatory expectations, and supporting long-term stakeholder trust.
Beyond the results, the way they have been achieved is equally important. Unlike the organizational setup where ESG is driven primarily by a central function, Caldic’s approach is built on shared ownership across the organization. “Sustainability cannot be driven by one team alone,” explains Filip. “We are making progress because responsibility is distributed across the business and supported by colleagues at every level. That shared ownership is one of our greatest strengths.”
Regional ESG leads play a key role in enabling teams to integrate sustainability into their own operations. A key focus is the extent to which sustainability thinking is embedded across the organization. As Filip notes, “One of the clearest observations that comes through in this year’s report is that sustainability is becoming part of how we operate as One Caldic.” This approach integrates sustainability into existing business processes rather than treating it as a separate function. This “One Caldic” approach also strengthens global alignment by enabling teams across regions to work as a connected network, sharing best practices, exchanging learnings, and scaling successful initiatives more effectively. By leveraging this global collaboration, Caldic can accelerate implementation, avoid duplication of effort, and ensure that sustainability improvements are consistently applied across the organization.
While the progress is significant, sustainability remains an ongoing journey. As customer and regulatory expectations evolve and new opportunities emerge, continued focus is needed on ESG. Building on this momentum, our next focus areas include strengthening partnerships with our suppliers and principals to advance our shared sustainability journey, including through initiatives such as Together for Sustainability, accelerating decarbonization efforts, further enhancing our governance and ethics frameworks, and strengthening the ESG enablers that support long-term value creation for our people, partners, and our business.
Explore the full Sustainability Report 2025 to learn more about our progress, priorities, and the stories behind the results.
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