Univar Solutions is aware of a fraud scam involving fake request for quote (RFQ) messages. These fraudsters send fake RFQ messages that appear to originate from Univar Solutions. Responding businesses are corresponded with over email by people who are impersonating actual Univar Solutions executives. Please be advised that these RFQ messages, communications and impersonations are illegitimate and fraudulent. All RFQ messages from Univar Solutions employees come from an “@univarsolutions.com” email address. Additionally, all Univar Solutions RFQ messages follow a thorough process, that could include follow-up telephone discussions and even in-person meetings. If you have received a RFQ message that you believe to be from Univar Solutions that makes you suspicious or uncertain, please contact our Ethics & Compliance Alertline.

We are Serious About Safety. This is not just a phrase; it is a core leadership value that every employee takes seriously at Univar Solutions. Once the threat of a virus epidemic was identified, our crisis response plan was triggered to protect our people and reduce the potential for contamination of our critical operations infrastructure. Protective measures included:

• Expanding work from home for more than 70% of our staff across sales, office-based, and administrative functions. This required accelerated progress, doubling our global VPN capability, configuring laptops and desktops for remote work, enabling softphones on our customer solutions workstations, and establishing best practices quickly to guide our associates and managers. We continue to evolve our best practices with new resources and training materials, for more information click here.
• Redefining facility operations was imperative to protect our front line associates and drivers. By implementing new processes, procedures, and work schedules, we minimized exposures and provided rapid response to situations that could potentially threaten our ability to service our customers.
• Increasing sanitation and hygiene practices at our office and branch locations was critical. At the early onset of the pandemic crisis in North America, we expanded already robust janitorial and sanitation services, ensured cleaning products and supplies were available to execute our “clean as you go” processes, and strongly emphasized the focus on proper hygiene.
• Comprehensive contingency and continuity plans were already put in place to monitor and mitigate impacts on our operations for natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. We began testing our scenario planning across our facilities, terminals, third party, and supplier networks to encompass a pandemic response. We continue to evolve our plans as new information becomes available including new protocols to support essential businesses.