https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2020-09/sustainabilityreport2018.pdf
It’s about our people.
And ultimately, it’s about
our performance.
Ethics & Integrity
102–16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of
behavior
About PolyOne—About Us: Vision and Values
Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards
PolyOne 2018 Annual Report—Creating a World-
Class, Sustainable Organization
102–17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards
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https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2024-10/Compensation Committee Charter - Final.pdf
AVIENT CORPORATION
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHARTER
Membership
• The Compensation Committee (“Committee) of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Avient
Corporation (“Company”) shall consist of a minimum of three directors.
• The Committee will consist entirely of directors who the Board has determined have no
material relationships with the Company, either directly or as a partner, shareholder, or
officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company, and:
o who meet the definition of “independent” as set forth in the Corporate Governance
Standards of the New York Stock Exchange; and
o qualify as “non-employee directors” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
• Each Committee member will serve at the pleasure of the Board for such term as the Board
may decide or until such Committee member is no longer a Board member.
The Committee is not required to assess the independence of any in-house legal counsel or
compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser whose role is limited to the
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following activities for which no disclosure would be required under Item 407(e)(3)(iii) of
Regulation S-K: consulting on any broad-based plan that does not discriminate in scope,
terms, or operation, in favor of executive officers or non-employee directors of the Company,
and that is available generally to all salaried employees; or providing information that either
is not customized for a particular company or that is customized based on parameters that are
not developed by the compensation consultant, and about which the compensation consultant
does not provide advice
