Message from Avient’s VP of Sustainability

At Avient, sustainability is an integral part of who we are as a company. Our sustainability strategy—People, Products, Planet, Performance—is essential to achieving our mission and vision, and our associates are actively engaged and passionate about driving our strategy forward. As the global need for sustainability accelerates, we are ready to meet the challenge. We are focused on developing innovative products that solve our customers’ performance and sustainability challenges, while reducing the environmental impact of our operations.

A few years ago, we established ambitious 2030 sustainability targets related to climate change, waste, product innovation, and supplier engagement, as well as a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. With the unwavering dedication and enthusiasm of our global associates, we continue to make significant progress in achieving these goals. We invite you to read this year’s Sustainability Report, which showcases our commitment to sustainability, and also offers insights into our culture of sustainability we are so proud of at Avient.

Walter Ripple

Vice President of Sustainability

The Avient Sustainability Promise

As a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, Avient is committed to meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations’ ability to do the same. Nosso compromisso é criar valor para nossos clientes, colaboradores, comunidades e acionistas por meio da nossa dedicação a princípios éticos, sustentáveis e fiscais responsáveis.

• We will put our customers first by helping them grow their businesses with innovative, safe and environmentally sound solutions following the principles of trust and environmental stewardship established in our groundbreaking No Surprises Pledge^SM.
• Nos esforçaremos para minimizar nosso impacto ambiental e maximizar a conservação dos recursos do planeta, utilizando tecnologias eficientes em termos de energia, reciclando mais, reduzindo resíduos, melhorando continuamente as eficiências operacionais e impulsionando a excelência operacional.
• Forneceremos um local de trabalho seguro para nossos colaboradores e protegeremos nossas comunidades, aprimorando continuamente nosso desempenho de categoria mundial em saúde, segurança e meio-ambiente.
• We will create opportunity for our employees by growing our business, building a more diverse workforce, investing in world-class training and development, and making Avient the employer of choice.
• Nos envolveremos nas comunidades nas quais operamos, construindo relações mais próximas com organizações de caridade e de serviços públicos, incentivando o envolvimento de nossos colaboradores em iniciativas locais de sustentabilidade.
• Trabalharemos em conjunto com nossos fornecedores para minimizar o impacto ambiental da logística em toda a nossa cadeia de suprimento global.
• Vamos estabelecer relacionamentos sólidos com os principais fornecedores de tecnologias de vanguarda sustentáveis.

A Few Highlights from 2022:

• Welcomed Dyneema® Protective Materials to the Avient portfolio, significantly increasing our sustainable solutions portfolio
• Ranked as one of Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies, Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies, and a WSJ Top 250 Best-Managed Companies
• Launched 40+ new Sustainable Solutions globally in 2022
• Avient’s Sustainable Solutions Portfolio has grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 11% since 2016
• Recognized with 5 technology and design awards with products launched in 2022
• Enhanced our carbon disclosures, including Scope 3 emissions, and a 3rd party certification of our carbon emissions