https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-03/2024 Proxy Statement %28Filed%29.pdf
The Directors are expected to make continuing progress towards compliance with the Guidelines and to
comply fully within five years of becoming subject to the Guidelines.
This
requirement to retain 100% of all shares obtained from us ceases once the Director has met the
Guidelines, as long as the Guidelines continue to be met.
Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/PolyOne%25202017%2520Proxy%2520Statement.PDF
The Directors are expected to make continuing progress towards compliance with the Guidelines and to comply
fully within five years of becoming subject to the Guidelines.
This requirement to retain 100% of all shares obtained from us ceases once the Director has met the
Guidelines, as long as the Guidelines continue to be met.
Stock Ownership and Retention Guidelines.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-01/Securities Trading Policy %282024%29 Final.pdf
The
General Counsel maintains guidelines that all plans must meet in order to be considered
for approval.
These guidelines include the requirement that plans only be entered into
during a time other than during a blackout period and that they include a waiting period
thereafter before the first trade pursuant to the trading plan, the length of which varies
depending on whether or not you are a director or officer of the Company.
13.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-04/avient-sustain-2019-210419-interactive.pdf
You can expect that the materials we produce
contain only ingredients that conform to
accepted legal and regulatory compliance
guidelines.
It includes requirements for child and forced labor, the
right to collective bargaining, non-discrimination, employee health and
safety, conflict minerals OECD due diligence and ethical treatment of the
environment.
In addition, the Board has adopted a set of corporate governance guidelines that help define its
responsibilities and guide its conduct.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-10/2019-avient-sustainability-report.pdf
You can expect that the materials we produce
contain only ingredients that conform to
accepted legal and regulatory compliance
guidelines.
It includes requirements for child and forced labor, the
right to collective bargaining, non-discrimination, employee health and
safety, conflict minerals OECD due diligence and ethical treatment of the
environment.
In addition, the Board has adopted a set of corporate governance guidelines that help define its
responsibilities and guide its conduct.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-03/AvientRY 2021 CDP Verification Opinion Declaration_07-26-22r%5B96%5D.pdf
Energy:
o Diesel Fuel Consumption: 7,268,012 kWh
o Natural Gas Fuel Consumption: 90,498,342 kWh
o Renewable Energy - Self Generated (solar): 252,779 kWh
o Renewable Energy - Self Generated (Wind): 2,399,531 kWh
o Electric Power: 339,815,274 kWh
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • HEALTH & SAFETY • CLIMATE CHANGE
Apex Companies, LLC • (800) 733-2739 • www.apexcos.com
o Renewable Energy Credit (REC): 121,411,062 kWh
o Renewable Power – Offsite: 27,119,749 kWh
Period covered by GHG emissions verification:
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
GHG Reporting Protocols against which verification was conducted:
World Resources Institute (WRI)/World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition (Scope 1 and 2)
and the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, an amendment to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
WRI/WBCSD Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
Verification Protocols used to conduct the verification:
ISO 14064-3 Second Edition 2019-04: Greenhouse gases - Part 3: Specification with guidance for the
verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements
Apex’s standard procedures and guidelines for external Assurance of Sustainability Reports and
International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 Revised, Assurance Engagements Other
than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (effective for assurance reports dated on or after
Dec. 15, 2015), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/Avient_RY 2022 CDP Verification Opinion Declaration_07-24-23%5B30%5D.pdf
Energy:
o Diesel Fuel Consumption: 4,754,671 kWh
o Natural Gas Fuel Consumption: 184,415,668 kWh
o Renewable Energy Consumed - Self Generated (solar): 260,378 kWh
o Renewable Energy Consumed - Self Generated (Wind): 2,554,186 kWh
o Grid Electricity Consumed: 436,400,546 kWh
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WATER RESOURCES • ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES • INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE • SAFETY • SUSTAINABILITY
Apex Companies, LLC • (800) 733‐2739 • www.apexcos.com
o Renewable Energy Credits (REC) Purchased: 100,691,000 kWh
o Renewable Electricity Consumed – Offsite: 128,982,866 kWh
Period covered by GHG emissions verification:
January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
GHG Reporting Protocols against which verification was conducted:
World Resources Institute (WRI)/World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition (Scope 1 and 2)
and the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, an amendment to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
WRI/WBCSD Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
Verification Protocols used to conduct the verification:
ISO 14064-3 Second Edition 2019-04: Greenhouse gases - Part 3: Specification with guidance for the
verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements
Apex’s standard procedures and guidelines for external Assurance of Sustainability Reports and
International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 Revised, Assurance Engagements Other
than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (effective for assurance reports dated on or after
Dec. 15, 2015), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2021-01/w9-avient-corporation-july-2020.pdf
Also see What Name and
Number To Give the Requester for guidelines on whose number to enter.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-09/Avient_RY 2023 CDP Verification Opinion Declaration.pdf
Energy:
o Diesel Fuel Consumption: 2,868,323 kWh
o Natural Gas Fuel Consumption: 178,696,287 kWh
o Renewable Energy Consumed - Self Generated (solar): 681,059 kWh
o Renewable Energy Consumed - Self Generated (Wind): 2,385,048 kWh
o Grid Electricity Consumed: 409,650,679 kWh
o Renewable Energy Credits (REC) Purchased: 112,413,420 kWh
o Renewable Electricity Consumed – Offsite: 138,415,253 kWh
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Period covered by GHG emissions verification:
• January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Global Warming Potential (GWP) and emission factor data sets:
• IPCC GWP: AR6
• USEPA Emission Factor Hub, released 2024
• USEPA eGRID, released 2024
• Final Rule (40 CFR 98) - Industrial Sector 2013
• DEFRA, released 2023
• IEA, released 2023
• European Residual Mix, released 2022 v2.0
GHG Reporting Protocols against which verification was conducted:
• World Resources Institute (WRI)/World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Revised Edition (Scope 1 and 2)
and the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance, an amendment to the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
• WRI/WBCSD Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard
Verification Protocols used to conduct the verification:
• ISO 14064-3 Second Edition 2019-04: Greenhouse gases - Part 3: Specification with guidance for the
verification and validation of greenhouse gas statements
• Apex’s standard procedures and guidelines for external Assurance of Sustainability Reports and
International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 Revised, Assurance Engagements Other
than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (effective for assurance reports dated on or after
Dec. 15, 2015), issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Avient_CodeConduct_2024_final2.pdf
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT
RESPECT FOR ALL
HONESTY AT WORK
INTEGRITY IN OUR
BUSINESS
CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
RESOURCES
CODE OF CONDUCT | 4
https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/49178/index.html
Resolving Questions and Reporting
Non-Compliance Situations
Our Code of Conduct provides guidelines for you to use in
handling issues that may come up in your work and to help
you make the right decisions.
If the local policies or guidelines at a certain business unit
or location are stricter than the policy or guideline in the
Code, you must always follow the stricter policy.
You are expected to understand and
follow company guidelines when engaging in social media/
networks, whether for business or personal use, and the use
involves Avient-related information or communications or
relates to your employment or responsibilities with or to
the Company.