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"Reduce Program": Driving GHG Reduction to Achieve Climate Neutrality by 2050

OQ Chemicals, a global leader in oxo chemicals, set the bold ambition to become climate neutral by 2050. Together with EFESO, OQ Chemicals launched the “Reduce Program” to reshape its sustainability strategy, engage its plants worldwide, and start implementation of high-impact GHG reduction initiatives.

Industry: Chemicals

Service: Sustainability

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Our Client

OQ Chemicals is a global oxo chemicals producer with operations across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. The company manufactures a wide range of oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives used in coatings, lubricants, plastics, and numerous consumer and industrial applications.

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Our goal is clear: to become a climate-neutral company until mid of the century, meaning until 2050 - or even before

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The Challenge

OQ Chemicals needed to transform an existing but underperforming GHG reduction approach into a structured, consistent, and actionable program. Several obstacles stood in the way:

  • Lack of traction in the previous approach: Earlier GHG initiatives had not delivered the expected results, requiring a diagnosis of technical, organizational, and behavioral barriers.
  • Ambition needing alignment: Leadership teams across regions needed a shared understanding of Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions and a unified ambition level for the new program.
  • Governance gaps: A clear process for evaluating business cases, allocating projects, and integrating sustainability actions into the PMO did not exist.
  • Cultural resistance: Some sites—particularly in the US—showed initial skepticism toward the new sustainability efforts.

The company required a structured methodology, shared vision, and coordinated roadmap capable of engaging leadership and operational teams across geographies.

Real Results Achieved Together

Within four months, this ongoing project has delivered a structured approach and a clear roadmap with defined and intermediate targets. Several initiatives have been launched and implementation started.

-18%

GHG emissions reduction by 2025

-30%

GHG emissions reduction by 2030

Transformation Impact

  • A clear, shared roadmap guiding GHG reductions across all scopes
  • Several GHG reduction initiatives launched across regions
  • A pragmatic governance structure embedded into the PMO
  • Stronger alignment between senior management ambition and operational execution
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Our Approach

EFESO partnered with OQ Chemicals through a structured, multi-step methodology designed to align leadership, diagnose previous barriers, and create a practical path forward.

The work included:

  • Interviews with leaders, experts, engineers, and operators to understand attitudes and identify gaps
  • Analysis of why the prior GHG reduction approach failed to deliver expected outcomes
  • Inspiration workshop reviewing a competitor’s approach
  • Process awareness session with senior management to align on Scope 1, 2, and 3 logic
  • Ambition and action workshop to define leadership’s expectations and ambition levels
  • Co-creation of the “Sustainable Chemicals” roadmap, built collaboratively across functions
  • Establishment of pragmatic governance, including business case processes and project allocation rules
  • Integration of the GHG program into the PMO to secure discipline and follow-through
  • Alignment with financial and operational business plans from each department
  • Support to the Breakthrough & Innovation workstream, including the setup of an innovation process
  • Close collaboration with the Sustainability Manager to ensure full integration into the corporate sustainability strategy

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