Archemics is ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001 certified as well as ISO 22716 verified. Our products are reviewed to meet European standards A.I.S.E. requirements of Environmental Safety Check (ESC). We constantly have multidisciplinary teams working on Innovation and design thinking. Archemics won the bronze award in the NPQC 2018 and the Grand Winner award in the NPQC 20/21 (Large Private Enterprises Category). Archemics won the Excellent award in the African Kaizen Awards 2022 (Large Scale Organisation Category). Our resources are geared towards business performance, quality, reliability, convenience and eco-efficiency.

SDGs 8, 9

By focusing on Employee Working Conditions, Employee Development, Supplier Relationships, Corporate Volunteering, Ethics and Code of Conduct, we aim to contribute to social progress at Archemics as well as in the community and within our sphere of influence. Archemics supports the Bois Marchand community by collaborating with other NGOs.

SDGs 1, 5, 10, 17

We strive to ensure a safe working environment for our employees by making no compromise on plant, machinery and occupational safety. To that end, Archemics is ISO 45001 certified. We ensure that our products are designed to ensure product safety, phasing out ingredients of concern and providing product safety information and responsible product labelling in line with international best practice.

SDG 3

Archemics diligently selects its materials to reduce impact on the environment. We are continually increasing our sourcing of ingredients from renewable sources. All surfactants used in our products meet RSPO requirements and meet EU biodegradable requirements. We have over the years phased out most of our ingredients of concern and are striving to substitute existing ones. We are signatory to Global Plastic Economy and have taken commitment to eliminate the plastic items we don’t need; innovate so all plastics we do need are designed to be safely reused, recycled, or composted; and circulate everything we use to keep it in the economy and out of the environment. We wash and reuse plastic containers collected from customers, in weight terms this is equivalent to 32.4% of the weight of plastics purchased and 77.7 tonnes of plastic diverted from landfill. In total, 82.2% of total waste generated by Archemics is diverted from landfill and either resold, reused or recycled.

SDG 12

We are committed with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for Water, Sanitation & Hand Washing (WASH) Pledge Initiative.
We are a signatory to the UN CEO Water Mandate and strive in developing a comprehensive approach to water stewardship by focusing on these six areas: waste consumption in production, wastewater and wastewater disposal, biodegradability, water footprint, community engagement. We recycle 8% of the water abstracted and used in our operations to wash and reuse plastic containers collected from customers.

SDGs 6,14

Archemics has a solar PV plant at its distribution centre, generating approximately 48,000 kWh of renewable energy annually. Of this, 54% is consumed in our operations, helping to avoid approximately 23 tonnes of CO₂e emissions per year. We regularly review our processes to improve operational energy efficiency. Energy audits have also been conducted across our logistics and factory operations to identify opportunities for further energy savings and efficiency improvements.

SDG 7