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Westlake Chemical | Sustainability Performance

https://www.westlake.com
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Produces petrochemicals, polymers, and building products, supporting industries such as packaging, construction, and automotive manufacturing.

1986

United States

10,001+ employees

Chemicals

$10B+ in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#8620
Overall
#1964
in United States
#214
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

155 out of 404

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG Impact

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Waste generated

249.2K tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female employees

36% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

3.9B $, 2024
Laggard

Renewable energy

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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


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Renewable electricity

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%2024

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Total electricity consumption
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(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

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Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

5.8K

B/M 1.6K

19.9

B/M 11.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
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Digital Emissions


CO2e per visit (g)

Industry benchmark

B/M 0.49 g
0.24 g

B
Environmental ScoreScore B
Green HostingNo
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Waste

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249.2K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


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  • Westlake Corporation (formerly Westlake Chemical), US vinyls, chemicals, has faced sustained US EPA enforcement scrutiny over Louisiana 'Cancer Alley' operations at the Geismar and Plaquemine vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) facilities, plus the contested 2024 USD 1.0 billion epoxy resins acquisition and the historic Boral Limited acquisition integration affecting US institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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50Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Land use

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Progress against targets

SDG impact

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2024

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SDG impact (historical)

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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