UEIL Sustainability Committee

About Us

Formed in 2020, the purpose of the UEIL Sustainability Committee and its Working Groups is to support UEIL members in their sustainability journeys and to ensure leadership and alignment within the global lubricants and specialty products value chain.

Vision
Our vision is a world where businesses of all sizes recognize the value of their environmental, social, and organizational impacts and actively seek ways to improve them.

Mission Statement
We strive to provide our stakeholders with reliable information to make informed decisions in line with responsible environmental, social, and organizational governance standards, regulations, and directives, and to empower UEIL members with knowledge and tools to navigate the transition to a more sustainable future.

Our Working Groups
Carbon Footprint Working Group
The purpose of the Carbon Footprint WG is to provide support to the lubricants industry by focusing on key upstream sustainability objectives. Primarily, this working group aims to facilitate a comprehensive understanding and guidance of the Product Carbon Footprint methodology based on ISO 14067 and maintaining the guidance tool for the Corporate Carbon Footprint calculation. The main objective is to support UEIL and ATIEL members by developing an accurate, harmonized, and consistent methodology for measuring the environmental impact of our products and associated corporate activities, as well as supporting industry and regulatory activities in this area.

Downstream Working Group
The purpose of this workgroup is to provide support to UEIL members by focusing on key downstream sustainability objectives. The working group will focus on topics of the European Union Green Deal, the use-phase of lubricants and related implications, and the responsible end-of-life management of lubricants. Ultimately, this workgroup aims to facilitate a comprehensive understanding and implementation of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) principles, particularly in relation to circular economy.

Communications Working Group
The purpose of this working group is the coordination and representation of UEIL’s interests in response to European Commission initiatives, to publish and publicize the work of the UEIL Sustainability Committee and its Working Groups in their support of UEIL members, and to ensure leadership and alignment within the global lubricants and specialty products value chain.

Our Guiding Sustainable Development Goals

Quick Links
Methodologies and Toolkits:
Methodology for Product Carbon Footprint Calculations for Lubricants and other Specialities
Company CO2e Value Guideline and Toolbox (Corporate Carbon Footprint)

Whitepapers:
EU Green Deal
Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions
Understanding the Product Carbon Footprint of Lubricants
Understanding the Product Carbon Handprint of Lubricants
Understanding the Circular Economy
Key Performance Indicators for Sustainability Reporting

Frequently Asked Questions, Abbreviations and Acronyms:
FAQs
Abbreviations and Acronyms