As a key element of Sika’s strategy, sustainability is integrated into its product creation process (PCP) to help address current and evolving customer and market requirements.
Sika assesses the sustainability performance of its products at relevant stages of their lifecycle and uses the resulting insights to inform their further development and refinement. Key areas of focus include improving resource and material efficiency, reducing GHG emissions, and supporting the durability of buildings and infrastructure. Ongoing innovation enables Sika to develop solutions that address customer needs while helping customers meet their sustainability objectives.
Sustainably Impactful
A balance of performance and durability, combining a long service life withresource-efficient design for the construction and manufacturing industries.
Sika’s impact products are assessed using the Sustainability Portfolio Management (SPM) methodology, which evaluates products against a range of performance and sustainability categories, including the following: climate, energy, durability, health & safety, resources & circularity, regulatory trends, technical performance, and cost benefits. Through this approach, Sika aims to support customers in meeting their sustainability objectives.
Solutions with Impact
Below are some examples of product families that have been developed and assessed using the Sika Sustainability Portfolio Management (SPM) methodology and have been assessed as meeting defined performance and sustainability criteria. Additional product-specific sustainability information provides further details on the relevant attributes, scope and evidence, thereby helping customers make informed purchasing decisions. The listed attributes depend on the individual product and market and do not automatically apply to every product in the family.
The concrete repair range that proves that performance and sustainability go hand-in-hand.
- Reduced product carbon footprint compared with the internal reference*
- Reduced dust formation
- Contributes to Green Building Standards
- Enhanced durability
The cementitious tile adhesives are for various types of tiles setting projects, such as medium stoneware and ceramic tile setting.
- Reduced carbon emissions*
- Reduced dust formation
- Contributes to Green Building Program
The next generation of low-VOC epoxy adhesives for structural bonding and concrete repair.
- Reduced VOC emissions* and odor
- Improved health and safety performance
- Contributes to Green Building Standards
Extends the service life of concrete structures with a protective coating that combines highcrack-bridging ability with characteristics that can reduce CO₂ emissions.
- Reduced product carbon footprint*
- Formulated with renewable raw materials
- Contributes to Green Building Standards
Waterproofing and concrete protection membranes with high elasticity, combined with unique characteristics that reduce material consumption and waste generation.
- Reduced carbon emissions* and less material consumption during application
- Improved health and safety performance
- Contributes to Green Building Standards
New generation of SikaProof® fully-bonded FPO sheet waterproofing membranes protecting concrete structures for many years to come.
- Reduced carbon emissions*
- Increased health and safety performance
- Contributes to Green Building Programs
High-performance cementitious waterproofing mortars.
- Reduced product carbon footprint*
- Enhanced durability
- Contributes to Green Building Standards
Typically used to fill voids beneath machines or other structural elements, seal joints andopenings in surfaces, and reinforce existing structures.
- Reduced product carbon footprint*
- Reduced dust formation
- Contributes to Green Building Standards
- Enhanced durability
* The internal reference is the bestselling product within the same product technology application combination (PTAC) as the assessed product.
