Sustainability – At the core of everything we offer

At Novozymes we know that true progress cannot be achieved at the expense of the world around us. That is why sustainability is at the core of everything we do: our solutions, our business strategy, and our performance indicators.

We are committed to driving economic development along a sustainable path without compromising on quality or profitability. Not only do we believe this is the right thing to do; our long-term interests also depend on it.
 

Commitment in action

We strive to lead by example by integrating sustainable solutions into our own organizational practices as well as those of external partners. We develop solutions that overcome global challenges through innovation in partnership with customers, NGOs, governments, and the general public. We take pride in incorporating as many sustainable initiatives as possible into our own organization, so in principle our commitment to sustainability is integral to our business processes at every level. After all, there is no better way to demonstrate the potential of our solutions and gain the trust of partners than by fulfilling our business promises through our own operations.
 

Driving the world toward sustainability

Sustainability has increasingly become a business driver for Novozymes over the past decade. We have been able to turn it into a competitive advantage in our relations with customers in recent years as more customers look to use sustainability as a differentiator. Thus, the original focus on sustainability as a matter of risk and cost management has broadened to also include and even create business opportunities for Novozymes. Read more about the first 10 years.
 
Novozymes has received numerous recognitions for leadership in sustainability. These include number one rankings on both the Dow Jones World and STOXX Sustainability Indexes for the biotechnology sector, the latter of which also brought us a Gold Class rating in 2009/2010. These recognitions are indicative of our significant contributions and commitment to driving the world toward sustainability.
 

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 Life cycle assessment

 
 

 Our sustainable solutions