https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-05/avient-responsible-care-ehs-s-policies-2021.pdf
Bob Patterson
Chairman, President, and CEO
August 1, 2020
SAFETY & HEALTH POLICY
Avient Corporation believes safety and health are the highest corporate
priority.
As a
member of the American Chemistry Council, we have adopted
Responsible Care® Guiding Principles and the Process Safety
Management Practices to guide our efforts in continuous improvement in
safety performance.
Our commitment to excellence in safety and health is
absolute.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-07/EHS Committee Charter %28Amended July 2022%29.pdf
Microsoft Word - EHS Committee Charter (Amended July 2022).doc
AVIENT CORPORATION
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMMITTEE CHARTER
Membership
• Members of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee (the “Committee”) of
the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Avient Corporation (the “Company”) will be
appointed by the Board each year
Duties and Responsibilities
The Committee will:
Assessment Process
• Periodically review the results of formal assessments by management of the
environmental liabilities for which the Company has known or probable environmental
exposure and the adequacy of the Company’s financial reserves for environmental
liabilities;
• Semi-annually review the status of health and safety performance of the Company;
• Semi-annually review the status of the Company’s product stewardship programs and
performance;
• Periodically review the Company’s staffing for its environmental, health and safety
assessments and compliance; and
2
• Periodically review new environmental, physical security, health and safety laws and
regulations applicable to the Company’s operations and issues or significant
developments arising from pending regulatory and citizen group activities.
Compliance Programs
• At least annually review the programs and procedures established by the Company that
monitor compliance with the Company’s policies, standards and practices, and laws
and regulations with respect to safety, health, environmental, physical security and
product stewardship, including providing oversight of the systems that are in place to
monitor and mitigate the Company’s carbon footprint and physical risks associated
with climate change;
• Periodically review with management the significant safety, health, environmental,
physical security, and product stewardship risks or exposures faced by the Company, if
any, and steps taken by management to minimize such risks and exposures to the
Company and its constituencies;
• At least annually review the status of the Company’s environmental and safety audit
process, assessing compliance with Company policies, standards, practices, laws and
regulations; and
• Periodically review claims, demands, administrative orders and legal proceedings
against the Company regarding safety, health, environmental, physical security and
product stewardship matters.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2022-04/Sustainable Material Answers_ Circular Economy 2022_1.pdf
Solutions that
Support the
Circular Economy
REDUCED ENERGY USE
CESA™ Dry Additives
CESA™ Release Additives
OnCap™ CTR Process Optimization
ColorMatrix™ Joule™ & Smartheat™ Infrared Absorber
Specialty Low Cure Inks
SiteCool™ Infrared Absorption Technologies
BIO-DERIVED CONTENT
reSound™ OM Bio-Derived Thermoplastic Elastomers
reFlex™ Bio-Derived Plasticizer
OnCap™ Bio Additives
OnColor™ Bio Colorants
reSound™ Natural Fiber Reinforced Formulations
LIGHTWEIGHTING
Glasforms™ Pultrusion Technologies
Polystrand™ Continuous Fiber Composites
IMPROVED RECYCABILITY
CESA™ IR Black Additives
CESA™ Extend Additives
ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ SX Light Blocking Additive for PET
ColorMatrix™ Ultimate™ UV Light Barrier
ColorMatrix™ Capture™ Oxygen Scavenger for PET
ColorMatrix™ Triple A™ Acetaldehyde Scavenging Additives
ColorMatrix™ Reprize™ IV Builder for PET
OnColor™ IR Sortable Black for Recyclable Packaging
Bergadur™ Post-Industrial Recycled Content Polyester
Formulations
Nymax™ PIR Post-Industrial Recycled Nylon Formulations
Maxxam™ FR Flame Retardant Polyolefin Formulations
Predictions
Gartner predicts circular economies will replace linear economies in 10 years,
noting that supply chain leaders must adapt to circular models in order to
keep up in a marketplace with a growing emphasis on sustainability.
SOURCE: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-09-26-gartner-predicts-
circular-economies-will-replace-line
SOURCE: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/6-circular-economy-trends-will-shape-2020
What Up Next for
the Circular Economy?
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-09-26-gartner-predicts-circular-economies-will-replace-line
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-09-26-gartner-predicts-circular-economies-will-replace-line
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/6-circular-economy-trends-will-shape-2020
Overcoming Challenges to
Achieve Circularity
A global understanding is key to facilitating the growth of the
circular economy and spreading its benefits across the world.
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