ESG News For Westlake Chemical Corporation

Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today released its 2023 Sustainability Report, the company’s seventh voluntary annual update on sustainability innovations in products and continuous improvement in operations. The report also expands on the Company’s contributions to local communities as well as advancements in employee collaboration and professional development.“We believe great ideas and innovations start with listening. Some of our greatest successes and operational improvements were inspired

Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, which marks the company’s sixth annual update on sustainability advances and initiatives in products and operations. This year, the report includes certain metrics established by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). Further, in the fourth quarter of 2022, Westlake performed a Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD) Gap Assessm

Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report and, concurrently, its Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Appendix, as the company enhances its data reporting systems and reinforces its commitment to transparency.The ESG report includes Westlake’s fifth annual sustainability update and demonstrates how ESG practices are integrated throughout the corporation’s core business activities. The rep

Westlake Royal Building Products™, one of North America’s largest manufacturers and distributors of exterior and interior building products, is pleased to announce that its parent company Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) has achieved two years of +Vantage Vinyl certification.+Vantage Vinyl is a voluntary, independent, third-party verification program, which Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) members use to certify their contributions toward continuous improvement in each of the impact categories

Rating places company among the top 1% of companies assessed by EcoVadis

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) announced its target to reduce Scope 1 & Scope 2 CO2 equivalent emissions per ton of production by 20% by 2030 from 2016 baseline

Expanded board-level Corporate Risk and Sustainability CommitteeCreating a new executive leadership role, Vice President - SustainabilityInitiates materiality assessments for ESG frameworkCommitted to innovative new products for a more sustainable future

Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that the company and the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation have contributed a combined $100,000 to the Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund. The Houston Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund was established by the City of Houston and Harris County in conjunction with the United Way of Greater Houston and the Greater Houston Community Foundation to provide emergency assistance for individuals adversely affected by the Febr

Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) announced the company and the Chao Foundation have contributed a combined $500,000 to the Hurricane Laura Disaster Fund.

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) and the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation have contributed a combined $1 million to the Greater Houston COVID-19 Recovery Fund.

Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), today announced the company has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), an organization launched in January 2019 to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean. “Westlake is pleased to have joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste as part of our long-standing commitment to sustainability,” said Albert Chao, President and Chief Executive Officer, Westlake Che

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