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CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) (“AZEK” or the “Company”), the industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech® Decking and Railing, Versatex® and AZEK Trim®, and StruXure® pergolas, today announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated AZEK’s near-term science-based targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This validation marks a significant milestone in AZEK’s ongoing efforts to advance sustainability, circularity and climate action in line with a trajectory to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
AZEK’s validated targets are:
- To reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 42% by FY2030 from a FY2021 base year.
- To reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services 63.8% per pound of raw material procured by FY2034 from a FY2021 base year.
“At AZEK, we believe that innovation and sustainability go hand-in-hand—and the SBTi’s approval of our near-term GHG reduction targets is a major milestone in our journey to create a more sustainable future,” said Amanda Cimaglia, Vice President – Corporate Affairs of The AZEK Company. “This achievement is consistent with our core value of always doing the right thing and reflects our commitment to positively impacting products, people and the planet. As we look ahead, we believe continuing to accelerate the use of recycled materials across our product portfolio represents the greatest opportunity to meaningfully reduce our emissions while continuing to drive innovation and growth.”
The SBTi is a global organization that has enabled over 7,600 companies worldwide to set science-based targets in line with the latest climate science. AZEK’s validation marks another significant step in the Company’s FULL-CIRCLE sustainability strategy, which includes increasing the use of recycled materials, reducing operational emissions, developing durable, sustainable outdoor living products, and promoting circularity across its value chain.
To learn more about AZEK’s sustainability initiatives, please visit azekco.com.
About The AZEK® Company
The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) is the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of beautiful, low maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including TimberTech® decking and railing, Versatex® and AZEK® Trim, and StruXure® pergolas. Consistently awarded and recognized as the market leader in innovation, quality, aesthetics and sustainability, our products are made from up to 85% recycled material and primarily replace wood on the outside of homes, providing a long-lasting, eco-friendly, and stylish solution to consumers. Leveraging the talents of its approximately 2,000 employees and the strength of relationships across its value chain, The AZEK Company is committed to accelerating the use of recycled material in the manufacturing of its innovative products, keeping hundreds of millions of pounds of waste and scrap out of landfills each year, and revolutionizing the industry to create a more sustainable future. The AZEK Company has recently been named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune and U.S. News and World Report, one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies, one of TIME’s World’s Best Companies in Sustainable Growth for 2025, and celebrated in Fast Company’s 2024 Brands That Matter list, where TimberTech was highlighted as a benchmark brand. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company operates manufacturing and recycling facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota and Texas.
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