Public Policies and Positions

  As an industry leader, we place a high value on integrity and ethical conduct.  

As an industry leader, we place a high value on integrity and ethical conduct.

We prioritize animal welfare in product testing while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Through our global corporate citizenship program, Advancing Good, we invest in charitable organizations supporting three key focus areas.

Our Climate Advocacy Report details our global climate policy positions, principles and trade association alignment.

We are dedicated to conducting business ethically and responsibly and to complying with applicable laws and regulations.  

We ensure that certain third parties acting on behalf of LYB will conduct business ethically.  

We comply with conflict minerals laws and regulations, and our policy outlines our approach to sourcing responsibly.

We uphold a privacy program based on a Data Privacy and Personal Protection Policy that aligns with personal data protection laws globally.  

We are committed to increasing diversity and fostering an inclusive work environment that supports our global workforce and the communities we serve. 

Our approach to environmental justice is grounded in our purpose, values and commitments, as well as our HSE&S Policy and Human Rights Policy.  

We are committed to integrity and good business practices.

We strive to conduct our business in a manner that protects the environment and provides for the safety and health of employees, contractors, customers and the public.  

We are committed to respecting human rights throughout our global operations. Our policy establishes our minimum standards for fundamental aspects of human and labor rights.  

We are committed to promoting a comprehensive approach to chemicals management and sustainability in all aspects of our products’ life cycles.

Our positions reflect the way we conduct our business and provide the foundation for our public policy and advocacy efforts globally.

Our Supplier Code of Conduct outlines our health, safety, environmental, social, governance and ethical expectations for those with whom we do business.  

We recognize the economic importance of taxes to our communities and are committed to fulfilling our corporate obligations to the communities in which we operate.

We support governments’ ambition to eliminate additional plastic pollution by 2040 through a circular economy focused on sustainable reuse and recycling.

An important part of our approach to meeting our GHG emissions reduction targets includes employing CCS to reduce emissions from hard-to-abate manufacturing operations.

LYB supports EPR programs as an effective mechanism to help eliminate plastic pollution, advance a circular economy for plastics , and reach our circularity goals.

LYB is currently working to develop several sources through which we can secure hydrogen volumes to use as a substitute for fossil fuels or feedstocks in our manufacturing facilities.  

LYB will pursue electrification sourced from low- or zero-carbon electricity sources as one of the key levers to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions in our global operations.  

LYB supports the following science-based public policies and legislative solutions to help drive the transition to plastic circularity.

Policy and legislation supporting both mechanical and advanced recycling has an important role to play in ensuring the successful advancement of a circular economy.