We’ve been committed to increasing the safety and sustainability of our portfolio by proactively anticipating regulatory requirements, meeting evolving customer needs, and fostering accelerated innovation.
This is why, over a decade ago, we launched our Portfolio Value Program (PVP)—a systematic and transparent assessment tool of the sustainability performance of our products across their life cycles.
Anchored in our purpose, PVP integrates sustainability as a core driver of product innovation and development, enabling us and our customers to lead the transition to a more sustainable world. By evaluating our portfolio through environmental, social, and economic criteria, PVP helps identify sustainable solutions and create value across the supply chain.
The evolving landscape of sustainability means that PVP is continuously updated to remain consistent with global trends and standards. Aligned with the Portfolio Sustainability Assessment (PSA) framework from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), PVP also aligns with the European Safe and Sustainable-by-Design initiative, ensuring that our program meets the highest global benchmarks.
Through PVP, we substantiate our sustainability efforts, continuously drive portfolio improvements, and foster collaboration within the value chain. This approach adds value by embedding sustainability and innovation into every product decision. PVP categorizes our product portfolio into four classifications:
SUSTAINABLE TRANSITIONAL NON-SUSTAINABLE Frontrunners of the market
segments standing out for their
sustainability excellence
performanceProducts with a positive
sustainability contributionProducts for which there are
sustainability issues actively
being addressed, which means
R&D projects, to achieve
sustainable solutionsProducts falling below the Clariant
sustainability standard, which
then become part of a
»Phase-out Roadmap« and
are closely monitored
Frontrunners of the market
segments standing out for their
sustainability excellence
performanceSUSTAINABLE Products with a positive
sustainability contributionTRANSITIONAL Products for which there are
sustainability issues actively
being addressed, which means
R&D projects, to achieve
sustainable solutionsNON-SUSTAINABLE Products falling below the Clariant
sustainability standard, which
then become part of a
»Phase-out Roadmap« and
are closely monitored
PVP process overview
PVP is integrated into Clariant’s idea-to-market process. We ensure that all innovation projects undergo an early-stage sustainability assessment based on key sustainability criteria. This approach allows Clariant to pinpoint the sustainability impact and advantages of each project, enabling us to recognize exceptional performance before commercialization.
Clariant experts carry out the PVP screening process by reviewing each product and solution in a personalized digital tool. The assessments are conducted by small multidisciplinary cross-functional teams, including both Corporate Functions (e.g., Environment, Safety & Health Affairs, Global Product Stewardship) and Business Units (e.g., Marketing & Sales, Research & Development/R&D). PVP considers a set of 39 criteria which reflect the most material topics for People, Planet and Performance across all life cycle phases (upstream, production, use phase and end-of-life).
Criteria per life cycle phase
Learn more about our Portfolio Value Program
Portfolio Value Program guide
Clariant makes available a guide so that all our stakeholders can understand our approach, being a credible and trustworthy partner. In it, you will better understand how Clariant screens its portfolio in the most important sustainability topics.
PVP in comparison to PSA framework
Our partner, ERM, evaluated how our PVP aligns with the Portfolio Sustainability Assessment. You can read their insights on PVP here.
