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Our Environment
Our mission
At ICL we are committed to environmental compliance and strive to achieve the highest safety performance and environmental responsibility.
Our policy includes the commitment to responsible management and continuous improvement in all aspects of sustainability in our ongoing efforts to reduce environmental footprint throughout the entire lifecycle of our products. At ICL we continually invest in environmental protection and effects reduction, pollution prevention, while increasing efficiency of production facilities, and improving environmental procedures and measures.
We are dedicated to preserving natural and land resources, practicing advanced mine reclamation, and operating in total transparency.
Air emissions
Since 2018, ICL’s air emissions
have been reduced by:
Environmental performance
Raw materials extraction
ICL is a leading industrial company whose products are distributed and used worldwide. ICL mines most of its raw materials, and is unique in its material use efficiency.
Biodiversity
ICL’s environmental management system includes measures intended to conserve nature and protect biodiversity.
Energy
We strive to decrease our emissions and increasingly become energy efficient. We do so by using clean and renewable energy, highly efficient electricity production, and implementing multi-year energy efficiency programs.
GHG and climate change
Responding to the reality of climate change, ICL takes extensive actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Air quality
We strive to continuously improve our environmental footprint. We are taking steps to reduce air emissions by implementing innovative emission prevention solutions, and by using cleaner fuels.
Water
We recognize water as a high-value natural resource and water conservation is a prominent element of our business culture.
Waste
We are committed to the principles of a circular economy, by which we continuously strive to recycle and determine new methods to utilize the waste products of our manufacturing processes.
Management approach
We ensure that the required procedures, controls, training programs, and resources are in place to achieve environmental excellence.
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