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Sustainability Report: From vision to value with Andrea Brown

Beyond corporate responsibility: How LYB is making sustainability a value driver

 

What does it really take to turn a sustainability vision into measurable business value?

In a May 2025 episode of the LYB Podcast, LYB Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Andrea Brown shared her perspective on the evolving sustainability landscape and highlighted key takeaways from the 2024 Sustainability Report, including its theme of "Vision to value."

Andrea's insights are cultivated by two decades of experience helping shape the sustainability agenda, working with government energy policies, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and small companies scaling circular business models. She discussed how she leverages that experience to lead a globally diverse team focused on translating LYB sustainability commitments into tangible, business-driven outcomes.

Andrea highlighted a strong 2024 for sustainability within LYB, marked by record safety performance and the groundbreaking of MRT-1, the first commercial-scale catalytic chemical recycling facility powered by MoReTec technology. She also spotlighted the Value Enhancement Program, which delivered significant CO₂ savings in LYB processing facilities in a single year.

And while work remains to be done, Andrea expressed pride in how far LYB has come in just a few years, turning its sustainability ambitions into action — and action into value —for the company and its customers alike.

 

 

Host(s): Deepi Sidhu, LYB Content & Social Media Manager, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs

Guest(s): Andrea Brown, LYB Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer

Duration: 17:00

Release Date: 05/05/2025

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Some key topics in Andrea's interview

 

Time

Topic

02:04

How Andrea’s 20-year sustainability career shapes her leadership approach at LYB

05:40

The current state of sustainability for businesses in the EU and US

07:45

How the “vision to value” sustainability strategy drives profits while protecting the planet

10:13

How Circular & Low Carbon Solutions, MoReTec technology and the Value Enhancement Program are reducing waste, lowering emissions, and boosting business outcomes

13:58

The challenges to advancing sustainability and how LYB is working to resolve them

15:15

Sustainability milestones from the past year, and what Andrea is proudest of

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