Corporate Social Responsibility
Doing our part
for a cleaner planet.
Taking Responsibility
At Li-Cycle, we are committed to doing our part to create a safer, cleaner, and healthier world.
Corporate Social Responsibility is core to who Li-Cycle is across all teams and disciplines. We strive to create a truly closed-loop lithium-ion battery supply chain to address global challenges. Our unparalleled resource recovery rates uphold the highest standards in safety and environmental sustainability, providing a cleaner, more ethical method of producing critical finite battery materials than the mining industry. Li-Cycle’s Integrated Business Policy encompasses all environmental, health & safety, and quality best practices.
Sustainabiility
Maintain zero waste diversion to landfill- No wastewater production from our processes
- No direct emissions and substantial net environmental benefits via indirect greenhouse gas emissions reduction
- Collaboration across the supply chain to implement the highest environmental standards
- Corporate commitment to sustainability
Social Responsibility
- Diverting lithium-ion batteries from landfill to sustainable resource recovery
- Creating ethical sourcing opportunities through secondary resources
- Electrification of operational processes
- Local community engagement, including Fill it Forward and giving back campaigns
Diversity, Inclusion and Labour Practices
- Maintaining a healthy and safe workplace for all employees and stakeholders
- Encouraging employee engagement in health and wellness initiatives
- Supporting a diverse work environment, as well as the fair treatment of all employees
- Minimal lost time injury (LTI)
Our Certifications [Mississauga & Kingston]
Sustainability Partners
Sustainability Awards and Recognition
How we’re helping
Impact Stories.
Li-Cycle’s 2020 Holiday Giving Back Campaign
February 11, 2021
Food banks across Canada and the U.S. saw a rapid surge in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, even before the negative effects of the pandemic were felt, Li-Cycle…
Core Values
Li-Cycle’s core values reflect the principles that guide how we operate.
We believe in empowering high performing employees to take ownership of their positions, build up their fellow team members, and create a workplace culture of excellence. We take pride in everything we do and refuse to compromise quality as we push towards creating long-lasting, meaningful change in accordance with our company’s mission.
Firm commitment to environmental sustainability
Industry-leading standards in health and safety
Results-driven workplace that values excellence
Detail-oriented but big picture aware
Guiding Principles
The Li-Cycle team believes that success is driven by collaboration with partners across the value chain to implement proprietary technologies with the highest environmental standards.
Li-Cycle is committed to transforming the lithium-ion battery supply chain into a truly circular and sustainable closed-loop system. In turn, we support a sustainable global transition to electrification by reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and ensuring that electric vehicles and green energy have a truly positive environmental impact over their entire lifecycle.
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