Wacker Chemie | Sustainability Performance
Produces specialty chemicals and materials for various industries, including electronics and pharmaceuticals.
1914
Germany
10,001+ employees
Chemicals
$1B - 10B in revenue
N/A in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#3081
Overallⓘ#147
in Germanyⓘ#70
in ChemicalsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
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Laggard
Laggard
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
330.0
B/M 329.4
1.4K
B/M 1.4K
1.4K
B/M 908.1
790.3
B/M 1.5K
34.5
B/M 13.0
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Controversy level
- Wacker Chemie AG, German major chemicals/polysilicon producer (Wacker Chemicals, Wacker Polysilicon for solar/semiconductor customers), has faced multiple US class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of US/Asian polysilicon customer demand normalization following the contested 2024 sustained share price collapse amid Chinese polysilicon oversupply pressure affecting German institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.