With its new mission, “Improving everyone’s quality of life”, essenscia undertakes to do its utmost to contribute towards sustainable development. Our society is facing major global challenges: energy, raw materials, water, food, health. More than any other industry, chemicals and the life sciences are in the front line when it comes to placing their formidable innovative capacity at the service of future generations.
Along with all its members and all its sectors (from basic chemicals to biotechnology, pharmacy and biopharmacy, including plastics and rubber, detergents, adhesives, cosmetics, phytopharmaceutical products and lubricants), essenscia is called upon to play a fundamental role in research into and the development of solutions to these issues of vital importance for the future of our planet.
Among the main focuses of its work, which include labour relations as well as health, safety and the environment, not to mention the economy, employment and taxation, essenscia is to concentrate in particular on five priorities.
Sustainable development
Once “nice to have”, sustainable development has now become a necessity. It will make its mark on all essenscia’s activities.
Young people and training
The chemicals industry and life sciences need new talents. It is essential for more young people to study sciences and technology. To achieve this, we need to motivate but above all to inspire, showing young people the point of the studies and professions they will choose to take up the challenge of sustainability.
Innovation and biotechnologies
They are revolutionising our way of life. Huge progress is being made thanks to biopharmacy, biofuels, bioplastics and all the uses to which industrial biotechnology is being put.
Climate and energy
Europe has set ambitious targets for 2020: to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 %, to increase the use of renewable energies by 20% and to improve energy efficiency by 20%. essenscia will contribute its know-how to develop renewable energies, improve building insulation and reduce consumption due to transport.
Consumer safety and REACH
Consumer confidence can only be increased by guaranteeing product safety and by explaining their composition openly. REACH and, going one step further, GHS, the Global Harmonised System for the classification and labelling of chemical products, are two pillars of essenscia’s commitment to society.
