Sustainability is at the heart of our business
We fulfill our mission daily by offering high-quality solutions, technologies, and services that make our customers more successful and help reduce emissions of carbon dioxide to protect our planet.
Linde is committed to ambitious environmental targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We will reduce our emissions intensity by 35% by 2028 and absolute emissions by 35% by 2035. We will be climate-neutral by 2050.
Our impact on Finnish society
Our gases and applications enable the critical products and services necessary for daily life. We impact Finnish society in many ways:
1. Finnish society would not function without Linde - our gases and applications are critical components in many industries. Examples include keeping industrial production running, improving food preservation, enabling clean drinking water, and saving lives.
2. Our gases and applications help Finnish companies reduce their carbon footprints. Learn more about our Linde Green gases and the environmental impact of our applications further down this page.
3. The health and safety of our employees, customers, and partners always come first. Our employees have the right and responsibility to refuse work that cannot be performed safely. We invest in safe products and processes, train both our staff and customers, and offer many different safety-enhancing services and product solutions.
4. We are an attractive and responsible employer. We invest in training and career development, have comprehensive employment benefits, and our staff stays with us for a long time. We are a financially solid company and actively work for gender equality and diversity.
5. We are a local company that is an active member of the community. We are an important taxpayer and employer in many local communities and support their development through financial support, donations, and volunteer work. Each of our employees has the right to use one workday a year for charitable purposes.
Linde Green - 100% Produced with Renewable Energy
Our Environmental Impact
Our environmental impact assessment shows that the two most significant factors are the energy consumed in producing our gases and the emissions generated during transportation of the gases. We actively work to reduce these factors. Linde has always aimed to develop and deliver innovative technologies and products that protect the environment. Examples of environmentally friendly gas applications include:
- ● Pulp production: Oxygen reduces the use of chlorine
- ● Water treatment: Carbon dioxide and oxygen are alternatives to chemicals
- ● Transport cooling: Carbon dioxide replaces diesel
- ● Steel production: Oxygen is used in furnaces instead of air, resulting in cleaner combustion
- ● Bioenergy: Gasification of forest residues creates biofuels
Hydrogen - The Energy Carrier of the Future
Hydrogen is often involved in green transition initiatives. Hydrogen is a versatile, clean, and safe energy carrier that can be used as fuel or an industrial feedstock - whether it's for transportation, heavy industry, energy storage, or the aviation industry. Linde covers the entire value chain for hydrogen from production and processing to distribution and storage and on to daily applications. We can help customers and industry stakeholders navigate the complex stages of transitioning to a zero-carbon economy.