Aderco - B Corp

WE ARE B CORP CERTIFIED!

At ADERCO, our journey to B Corp certification reflects our long- standing dedication to sustainability and social responsibility. For over 40 years, we’ve led the way in developing fuel treatment solutions that enhance efficiency while minimising emissions. This certification aligns perfectly with our mission to drive positive environmental change, particularly in industries where fuel consumption significantly impacts the planet.
We scored 83.3 points on the B Impact Assessment, surpassing the 80-point minimum requirement for certification. We’ve always believed that businesses can and should be a force for good, and achieving B Corp status affirms that commitment.

“This certification is a testament to our ongoing commitment to create a positive impact.”

What is B Corp Certification and Why Does it Matter?

B Corp certification is a comprehensive evaluation that assesses a company’s social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. It recognises businesses that prioritise more than just profit, using their influence to positively impact employees, customers, communities, and the environment. Achieving this certification strengthens Aderco’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and meaningful change.
At Aderco, Environmental Sustainability has always been a priority. We are dedicated to reducing our environmental impact through innovative practices, such as developing eco-friendly products and enhancing energy efficiency. We also emphasise creating a Safe Workplace, ensuring employee well-being by fostering a positive and inclusive environment. Additionally, we uphold Transparency and Accountability in all we do, maintaining open communication with stakeholders, ethical practices, and regulatory compliance. These core values reinforce our commitment to operating responsibly and building trust.
In an industry often faced with environmental challenges, earning B Corp certification sets a new benchmark for what can be achieved through responsible innovation. This certification sends a clear message to our stakeholders and the broader community that Aderco is dedicated to making a positive impact on both people and the planet.
B Corp certification scores are based on the B Impact Assessment, which evaluates companies in five key areas:
  • Governance: Measures transparency and accountability in leadership.
  • Workers: Assesses fair treatment, benefits, and workplace culture.
  • Community: Evaluates impact on local communities, including diversity and giving back.
  • Environment: Looks at sustainability practices and environmental impact.
  • Customers: Considers ethical practices and value provided to customers.
You can find more details about these areas on B Lab’s website.
ADERCO B LAB

Message from our CEO

Olivier Baiwir
As a leading company in our sector, we believe it is important not only to share our values but also to live them. Sustainability is one of the main topics and issues we strive to address, both internally in our culture and products, and externally with our customers, suppliers and partners. That is why we are committed to continuing to act on the goals we have set for ourselves, in each of the pillars and across all of our activities, to demonstrate that our actions are converging in a consistent way towards a more sustainable, low-carbon future for our people, our partners, our customers and the environment.
Olivier Baiwir, CEO Aderco
Olivier Baiwir

Our 4 pillars

People & Communities

People & Communities

From our teams to our customers, people are the centre of our activities. We aim to create value to each person connected to your business and we are really proud to support equality and diversity.
Positive product

Positive product

In addition to being an environmentally positive product by limiting NOx emissions and using low sulphur fuel, Aderco is committed to finding solutions to reduce its quantity of plastics for our packaging by using recycled plastic.
Ecosystem Preservation

Ecosystem Preservation

Aderco is really concerned about innovation for our environment and even more for our ecosystem.
Climate Change

Climate Change

Reducing emissions and improving energy is one step towards a more sustainable community.

6 SDG’s

Good health and well being
Gender equality
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Climate action
Life below water
Life on land
For each of our 4 pillars, which form a common thread, we have linked them to the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, we focus on 6 SDGs and strategic KPIs on which Aderco's action will have the most impact.

People & Communities

How do we preserve people and communities?

50% of employees are women
of employees are women
400 litres of product donated to Mercy Ships which helped treat over 11,000 tonnes of fuel
litres of product donated to Mercy Ships which helped treat over 11,000 tonnes of fuel
100% Vegetal organic product
Vegetal organic product
50% managing positions are women
50% managing positions are women

Climate Change

How do we concretely fight against climate change?

2 new stock points opened in Istanbul and Montevideo
new stock points opened in Istanbul and Montevideo
Our 2019 carbon footprint is 510.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Our 2019 carbon footprint is 510.2 tonnes of CO2 equivalent

Positive Product

What is the positive impact of our products?

- 8,5 tonnes of

- 8,5 tonnes of co2 every litre of aderco product avoids up to 8.5 tonnes of c02*
every litre of aderco product avoids up to 8.5 tonnes of c02*
*Theoretical calculation based on demonstrated savings, per litre of Aderco fuel conditionne

Ecosystem Preservation

How do we contribute to the preservation of eco-systems?

10 000/year Trees around the world

10 000/year

Trees around the world
10 000$/year to fight plastic polution in our oceans and rehabilitate coral reefs

10 000$/year

To fight plastic polution in our oceans and rehabilitate coral reefs

Next Steps

Improve working conditions

Improve working conditions

We plan to offer sports and other memberships for the well-being of our workers.
Araise gender awareness

Araise gender awareness

Achieving parity in presentations around the world.
Finding solutions to reduce plastics in packaging

Finding solutions to reduce plastics in packaging

We are committed to finding solutions to reduce its quantity of plastics for our packaging by using recycled plastic.
Working on the impact of transport

Working on the impact of transport

By favoring sustainable transport for our employees (walking, cycling, public transport) and our goods (maritime transport, train, etc.).
Better track our donations

Better track our donations

Change reforestation company for more transparency.
Coral reef restoration

Coral reef restoration

Employee participation in coral reef restoration.

Aderco Supports

Reforestation

Reforest'Action
As a forestry specialist, Reforest'Action is a B Corp certified company whose mission is to preserve, restore and create forests worldwide in response to the climate emergency and the erosion of biodiversity. To do this, Reforest'Action selects forestry projects, supports them financially, and ensures their quality to develop their multiple environmental, social, and economic benefits advantages over the long term.
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Ocean Protection

Ocean Purpose Project
Ocean Quest
Ocean Quest based in France and Ocean Purpose Project based in Singapore are both association closed to our heart in term of ocean protection.
In Europe, we contribute to help the association Ocean Quest. Its mission is to rehabilitate and safeguard the reefs that are gradually disappearing worldwide (due to global warming, dynamite fishing, etc.). It is essential to maintain a balance of life necessary for local populations.
In Asia, we support OPP (Ocean Purposed Project) for their researches in bioremediation (creating bioplastics using native seaweeds and mussels used to filter toxins and capture carbon) and coral reforastion in East Bali.

Medical Care

Mercy Ships
Leman Hope
Aderco supports Mercy Ships, an international charity that operates the largest non-governmental hospital ships in the world, providing humanitarian aid like free health care, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs, agriculture projects, and palliative care for terminally ill patients.

Aderco joins SP80’s daring quest

SP80
Aderco becomes an Official Supporter of SP80 in its quest for the world sailing speed record! SP80 is a team of highly skilled EPFL engineers and students who are combining sailing, kiteboarding and engineering with the bold purpose of outperforming the current world sailing speed record. The team is currently building a trimaran boat, able to reach 80 knots (150 km/h) with the wind as its sole source of power. SP80 envisions unique solutions and daring concepts that have great potential in the sailing world. But their approach goes beyond just breaking a record : they eventually hope to demonstrate the application of a new set of technologies and tools in fast marine transport, offshore sailing and energy production, which can lead to quite a revolution in the industry.

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Reforest'Action
Ocean Purpose Project
Ocean Quest
Mercy Ships
Leman Hope

Compliance

REACH V

We confirm that all Aderco products are in compliance with Regulation (EC) N. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).

CALIFORNIA

We confirm that all Aderco products are NOT listed in the California Proposition 65 list of substances (previously named "Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986"). The proposition 65 is a list of chemicals known to the state of California to be carcinogens or reproductive toxicants. Aderco products are non-restricted for use under the tight regulations of California.

SECA

MARPOL Annex VI contains provisions allowing for special SOx Emission Control Areas (SECAs) to be established with stringent controls on sulphur emissions. In SECA zones, the sulphur content of fuel oil used on board ships must not currently exceed 0.5% as an effort to limit shipping emission in fragile environments. Aderco L1050 lubricity additive is readily available to overcome lubricity problems encountered with ULSD (0.1%) and other low sulphur fuels used in protected areas. Low sulphur fuels, in combination with Aderco L1050, release much less SOx emissions in the environment and enable the ship owner to meet MARPOL regulations while protecting the fuel pump, injection system and the entire operation prior to the combustion phase.
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