As we work to reduce our environmental impacts, we recognize the need to provide quantifiable goals across select material topics. Our philosophy is to set goals that contribute to our continued success and are ambitious, but attainable, over a three- to five-year timeline, so that the same associates setting our goals are the ones implementing actions to achieve them.
In fiscal year 2025 (FY25), we transitioned our reporting framework to align with our fiscal year rather than the calendar year (CY).
The goals discussed on this page were established in 2022 and originally measured against a CY21 baseline, which included several estimates. As we improved our data collection, we determined that FY22 provides a more relevant baseline, as it incorporates more actual data and fewer estimates. Our progress builds on significant improvements achieved between 2015 and 2021, including a 40% reduction in GHG emissions, a 40% reduction in waste, and a 250% increase in recycling per ton of production.1
In FY25, RPM’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and energy consumption increased compared to our last reported figures, driven by strategic investments in thermal oxidizers to improve air quality and the expansion of in-house raw material production to strengthen supply chain resilience. While these steps require more energy, they represent important progress toward long-term sustainability and operational agility. Market-driven declines in production volumes also affected our emissions.
Water consumption and waste data for FY25 also included fewer estimates as we have invested in improved data collection, which has driven an increase in reported consumption for these metrics versus the prior reported figures. To learn more about our sustainability-related data, review our Sustainability Data Summary.
We defined a new set of goals through FY30 that represent ambitious yet achievable next steps in our sustainability journey. Our FY30 goals are aligned with the results of our DMA and existing sustainability strategy. We also conducted peer benchmarking to understand industry expectations and standards for excellence.
Our FY30 goals include our ongoing commitments to product stewardship and environmental responsibility as well as measurable objectives for workplace safety and ethics training. Together, these goals reinforce our efforts to reduce our environmental impact, support our associates and increase operational efficiencies to deliver value to our shareholders.
