Adhesive & Sealant Sustainability

ASC is pleased to offer the industry another FREE sustainability resource!

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NEW: 2024 Addendum to the 2022 Adhesive and Sealant Sustainability Value Chain Map Assessment

2022 Adhesive and Sealant Sustainability Value Chain Map Assessment 

Adhesives and sealants can contribute to and enable sustainability benefits of many products. 
  • Lightweighting vehicles enabling better fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  • Air sealing in residential and commercial buildings to save energy
  • Water management solutions preventing water infiltration at critical joints
  • Better bonding and sealing solutions for multiple substrates than mechanical fasteners, extending the life of a product and reducing waste
  • Eliminating corrosion associated with metal fasteners

For more examples, download ASC's "Adhesives and Sealants: Chemical Management and Sustainability Benefits in Retail Markets"  

ASC members - Get Involved! Join ASC's Sustainability Committee
Contact Bill Allmond for more details

Resource Sections Below
Curated links to aid in the understanding of sustainability fundamentals, practice, and policy.   Additional resources for specific market programs

A FREE sustainability resource for educating the adhesive & sealant industry in CORE Sustainability fundamentals for better understanding, consensus and strategy. A great way to get up to speed for the 2024 Sustainability Summit on September 23-25, 2024

Sustainability Series Highlights 

Using Mass Balance Raw Materials in Adhesives and Sealants  | John Brandt, Covestro

   Tuesday, June 11, 2024                     Learn more and register

    12:00 – 1:00 pm EST                      

       

DESCRIPTION - While a large amount of information is available on the Mass Balance approach, it remains a difficult subject to understand. This webinar will attempt to provide a basic understanding of the Mass Balance approach, why it is important for the Adhesive and Sealant Industry, the Sustainability advantages it provides overall and for the manufacturer. The difference between a segregated biocontent approach and verifiable and attributed biocontent will be explained. It will be shown why the Mass Balance approach is essential for long-term transition to a more Sustainable future and challenges to the successful adoption.

Hidden Insights: Use of Life Cycle Assessment to Know Where and How We Can Take Action       Richard Helling, Helling Sustainability

   Friday, July 12, 2024                          Learn more and register

   12:00 – 1:00 pm EST                          FREE to attend!

 

DESCRIPTION - Is my product “green”? There’s not a universal definition for that, but there are powerful tools and approaches to determine which options may be better and also, very importantly, what the trade-offs may be. The session will present “life cycle assessment” (LCA) as a way to understand potential environmental impacts of products and action, to enable better decisions. LCA can be used with great rigor, review and documentation to make marketing claims or meet customer or investment expectations.  LCA can also be used more quickly and simply to inform other decisions. LCA provides “hidden insights” – things we can’t know by looking at or analyzing a product but can only learn by knowing how and where it was made.  

 

Scope 3 How to Measure, Report, and Reduce Your Scope 3 Emissions Tad Radzinski, Sustainable Solutions Corporation              

             Wednesday August 7, 2024               Learn more and register

     12:00 – 1:00 pm EST                                FREE to attend!

 

 

DESCRIPTION - For most companies, Scope 3 emissions represent the greatest contribution to their emissions profiles: representing as much as 90% of a company’s total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. New regulations as well as commitments and requirements from large organizations are pushing companies to measure Scope 3 emissions and set science-based targets. The truth is most companies often feel overwhelmed by the scale of this effort and don’t know where to start. Tad Radzinski aims to make measuring, reporting, and reducing your Scope 3 Emissions feel less daunting in this educational webinar.

 

More sustainability webinars are in the works: DOE, ISCC PLUS

The 2024 Sustainability Summit,  to be held September 23-25th, Cincinnati Ohio, will deliver critical awareness, engagement and alignment with our downstream stakeholders, to develop standardized methods and transparency across the adhesive and sealant value chain. The summit programming will have sessions highlighting three markets: building and construction, packaging, and transportation, each of which has unique needs and value chain.

Be an integral part of the only North American sustainability event for the adhesive and sealant industry!   ASC’s 2024 Sustainability Summit will bring the value of adhesive and sealant sustainability to our downstream partners: end users, Tier 1, brand owners and other external stakeholders. We want to hear from you too! 

 

Adhesive and Sealant Council’s SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES are focused on providing guidance and clarity on current policies, programs, targets and standards, bringing a real-world commercial supply cycle grounded in Sustainability.

 

Abstracts are now being solicited through May 31st.

 

Contact Connie Howe for more information on the Sustainability Series or Sustainability Summit
In 2021, the ASC Board of Directors established the ASC Sustainability Initiative to advance and support sustainability efforts on behalf of members and the industry. 

Our four strategic objectives are to

  • Collect member and industry insights, informing initial priority areas for sustainability work.

  • Source member case studies on sustainability initiatives to promote industry wins and highlight best practices.

  • Map sustainability value chain for select markets to communicate the value of sustainability.

  • Develop member resources to expand the footprint and impact of sustainability focused education.

ASC defines adhesive and sealant sustainability as follows:

"For the adhesives and sealants industry, sustainability is met by using materials and manufacturing processes, developing products, and providing solutions with environmental benefit."

The ASC Sustainability Initiative identifies three progress areas of focus:
  • Advancing the circular economy
  • Reducing environmental impact in operations and supply chain
  • Making a positive impact for our employees and communities

Details coming soon!

ASC members - Get Involved! Join ASC's Sustainability Committee
Contact Bill Allmond for more details