ABOUT US

Building a Better Everyday, Responsibly

Our
Sustainability
Commitment

For more than 35 years, Greenfield Global has produced high-purity alcohols, specialty chemicals, and renewable fuels that power essential products worldwide. As a privately held company, we take the long view, investing in measurable environmental progress, operational excellence, and the communities we serve.

We integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into each of our business units and across our global operations. Our approach is pragmatic and data‑driven: set clear goals, invest in projects with verified impact, and report progress transparently. Over the last decade, we’ve invested more than $15 million in R&D and planning to advance key carbon-reduction projects.

What this looks like in practice:

Plan and prioritize: cross‑functional teams identify initiatives with both emissions impact and sound financial return.
Measure and disclose: we track Scope 1 and 2 emissions and publicly report results in our annual Sustainability ESG report.
Invest in the future: as a privately held company with 35+ years of experience, we invest in long-term projects for resilience and measurable outcomes.

Sustainability At a Glance

Our 2024 Results

* Reporting period: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.

1. Source: Peakon

Third-Party ESG Assessment

Greenfield Global undergoes independent evaluations to provide customers and suppliers with verified performance data that supports their own sustainability requirements and supply chain disclosures.

EcoVadis

For over a decade, EcoVadis has assessed our environmental, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement practices across our global operations.

Our EcoVadis Bronze rating places us among the top 35% of companies assessed in our category for our sustainability management systems.

Sedex

Select Greenfield Global facilities participate in SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange), a global platform for sharing data on labor standards, health and safety, business ethics, and environmental practices with supply chain partners.

Environmental Leadership

We help customers meet their sustainability goals by offering lower-carbon products. *

To protect the climate and life as we know it, scientists say carbon dioxide must return to below 350 parts per million. No single company can achieve this alone—everyone has a part to play.

At Greenfield Global, we’re lowering the carbon intensity of our products and operations through projects that deliver real, verifiable emissions reductions. We are committed to:

reducing scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 2024 levels by 2030
reducing scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions 60% below 2024 levels by 2030

These targets keep us focused on doing our part to move the world closer to the 350-ppm goal.

We monitor energy and water use in our facilities monthly and invest in technology that improves sustainability:

Our Ireland facility was one of the first buildings in Europe constructed to meet NZEB (Near Zero Energy Building) criteria.
We partially own and operate SEMECS, one of North America’s largest anaerobic digestion facilities, which converts 120,000 metric tons of municipal organic waste into renewable natural gas each year.
Over $15 million invested over the past 10 years in R&D and planning to advance key carbon-reduction projects

Quality is foundational. Our systems are independently audited and certified (e.g., ISO 9001, EXCiPACT, and food-safety standards as applicable). We maintain regulatory compliance across global markets and provide documentation to support customer audits and regulatory submissions.

Certifications and Standards**

ISO: 9001 (quality management), 14001 (environmental management), 45001 (occupational health and safety), 50001 (energy management)
Pharmaceutical standards: USP, EP, JP, ACS, FCC
GMP: Good Manufacturing Practice
Food safety: FSSC 22000, FSMA compliance
Excipient quality: EXCiPACT
Other: Organic, Kosher, and Non‑GMO Project Verified

We foster a people‑first culture and invest in programs that promote safe workplaces, team engagement, and community contribution. Safety is a nonnegotiable value across all business units.

Safety excellence is at the core of everything we do. We maintain industry-leading safety standards through:

Comprehensive training programs for all employees and onsite contractors.
Robust safety management systems and regular audits.
Recognition—Canada’s Safest Chemistry Employer (awardee in 2023 and winner in 2024 and 2025) and 2024 Award for Distinction from the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO).

Read our Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Policy

Our Mission at Work

Growing Green with Farmers

We source local, sustainable corn from more than 300 growers. Our agribusiness team works closely with farmers to support climate-friendly practices, including innovative farming equipment, biotechnology, and modern farming methods.
Biofuels By Land, Sea, and Air

Greenfield has been decarbonizing light-duty vehicle emissions for decades by displacing gasoline in cars with our lower CI ethanol. Now we are gaining great traction across multiple pathways for both sustainable aviation and marine fuels, including new processes to convert green electricity and biogenic CO2 into e-methanol for marine shipping and converting waste and mixed alcohols into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
With these innovative technologies we can materially reduce fossil-fuel usage while removing waste streams from our planet.
Turning Agricultural Waste into Renewable Diesel

Greenfield Global and the University of Alberta are developing a clean technology to convert agricultural waste into renewable diesel fuel. This has the potential to reduce emissions in the agricultural and transportation sectors by up to 90% compared to fossil-based diesel fuel. Additional benefits include being feedstock agnostic, using a spoke-and-hub approach to feedstock collection, and the refining of biocrude into renewable diesel.
Waste Not, Want Not in Chatham, Ontario

Waste heat from Greenfield Global’s Chatham plant is used to heat Truly Green Farms’ nearby tomato greenhouse. Representing the energy equivalent to heating 1,000 homes, this reduces the greenhouse’s need to burn fuel for heat.
55,000 tons of carbon dioxide from our production are captured and used by Linde/Praxair and Truly Green to boost plant yields displacing fossil fuel that would otherwise be consumed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Although it’s not required of privately held companies like ours, we report on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) topics, including emissions, water stewardship, responsible sourcing, and human rights. Current data, targets, and progress are provided in our latest Sustainability ESG Report.

We have a multi-year Scope 1 and Scope 2 reduction plan based on the GHG Protocol and led by a cross-functional team, as we continue to invest in technologies to reduce carbon intensity.

Each bulk facility operates with strategies to minimize water usage, and projects are designed with water conservation in mind, reusing water throughout our processes wherever possible. We also established a goal to reduce water intake by 20% by 2027.

Certifications vary by site and product. For sustainability, we provide ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety), EcoVadis scorecards, and SEDEX data. For quality and regulatory, we can provide ISO 9001, EXCiPACT, FSSC 22000, and documentation showing compliance with USP/EP/JP/ACS/FCC, GMP, and FSMA requirements.

Safety excellence is at the core of everything we do. We maintain industry-leading safety standards through:

Comprehensive training programs for all employees and onsite contractors.
Robust safety management systems and regular audits.
Recognition—Canada’s Safest Chemistry Employer (awardee in 2023 and winner in 2024 and 2025) and 2024 Award for Distinction from the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO).

Read our Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Policy

Greenfield Global is assessed by EcoVadis on environment, labor, ethics, and sustainable procurement practices. Select facilities also participate in SEDEX (Supplier Ethical Data Exchange) for transparent supply chain data on labor standards, health and safety, and business ethics. Customers may request scorecards and reports to align with their supplier-evaluation frameworks.