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. Nos comprometemos a crear valor para nuestros clientes, empleados, comunidades y accionistas a través de nuestra dedicación para con los principios éticos, sostenibles y fiscalmente responsables.
- 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 PledgeSM.
- Nos esforzaremos por minimizar nuestro impacto ambiental y maximizar la conservación de los recursos de la tierra mediante el uso de tecnologías de eficiencia energética, reciclando más, reduciendo los desperdicios, mejorando continuamente las eficiencias operativas e impulsando la excelencia operativa.
- Proporcionaremos un lugar de trabajo seguro para nuestros empleados y protegeremos nuestras comunidades al mejorar continuamente nuestro desempeño ambiental, de salud y seguridad de clase mundial.
- 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 involucraremos con las comunidades en las que operamos al establecer relaciones más cercanas con organizaciones de servicio público y caritativas y alentaremos la participación de nuestra gente en iniciativas locales de sostenibilidad.
- Trabajaremos en colaboración con nuestros proveedores para disminuir el impacto ambiental de la logística en toda nuestra cadena de suministro global.
- Construiremos relaciones sólidas con proveedores de tecnologías sostenibles de vanguardia.
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
