This presentation covers environmental and societal challenges shaping the future of the petrochemicals industry from a global perspective. The business value of adopting an approach in line with sustainable development will be articulated.

What the industry needs to do differently to create a more sustainable petrochemicals industry is described in terms of profitability, resource depletion, energy and climate change, community relations and chemicals management.

Shell Chemicals' first steps on a long journey towards sustainability will be described in terms of how we are progressing against the Five Year Sustainable Development Goals we have set ourselves.