GRI Standards Content Index
GRI Standard | Disclosure Title | Avient Disclosures |
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Organizational profile | ||
102–1 |
Name of the organization |
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102–2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
Avient products are not banned in any market. |
102–3 |
Location of headquarters |
About Us—Historic Transformation, Inspired Future About Us—Where We Are: Global Locations Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Cover Page |
102–4 |
Location of operations |
About Us—Where We Are: Global Locations Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 14 |
102–5 |
Ownership and legal form |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Cover Page |
102–6 |
Markets served |
About Us—Communities Counting on Avient |
102–7 |
Scale of the organization |
Performance—Performance Overview Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 2–10 |
102–8 |
Information on employees and other workers |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 4–5 Currently we report on the number of associates. A majority of our associates have full time contracts. |
102–9 |
Supply chain |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration/Supplier Evaluation Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 4 |
102–10 |
Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain |
About Us—Better Together: PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatch Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 2 & 19–20 |
102 – 11 |
Precautionary Principle or approach |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 9–13 |
102–12 |
External initiatives |
People—Security; A Great Place to Work Products—Management Approach: Product Stewardship; Strategic Partnerships and Alliances Planet— Eliminating Plastic Waste |
102–13 |
Membership of associations |
Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) |
Strategy |
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102–14 |
Statement from senior decision-maker |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Letter To Our Shareholders |
102–15 |
Key impacts, risks, and opportunities |
Products—Innovation: The Lifeblood of a Specialty Organization Performance—Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 9–13 |
Ethics & Integrity |
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102–16 |
Values,principles,standards, and norms of behavior |
Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards Avient 2020 Annual Report—Creating a World-Class, Sustainable; Vision and Strategy |
102–17 |
Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics |
Performance—Ethics Hotline and Reporting |
Governance |
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102–18 |
Governance structure |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance People—Management Approach: EH&S Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 23–28 |
102–20 |
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics |
Message from the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Page 24 |
102–22 |
Composition of the highest governance body and its committees |
Message from the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 23–28 |
102–23 |
Chair of the highest governance body |
Message from the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 23–24 |
102–24 |
Nominating and selecting the highest governance body |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 26–27 |
102–25 |
Conflicts of interest |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance |
102 – 26 |
Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 23–29 |
102 – 27 |
Collective knowledge of highest governance body |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 14–18 |
Governance |
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102–28 |
Evaluating the highest governance body's performance |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Proxy Statement Page 28 |
102–29 |
Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance |
102–30 |
Effectiveness of risk management processes |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance; Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Avient 2020 Proxy Statement Page 24 |
102–31 |
Review of economic, environmental, and social topics |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance; Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 23–29 |
102–32 |
Highest governance body's role in sustainability reporting |
Message from the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Pages 23–29 |
102–33 |
Communicating critical concerns |
Performance—Board of Directors Governance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 15–16 & 70 and Proxy Statement Page 25 Code of Conduct |
102–34 |
Nature and total number of critical concerns |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 57 |
102–35 |
Renumeration Policies |
Avient 2020 Proxy Statement Pages 34–47 |
102–36 |
Process for determining renumeration |
Avient 2020 Proxy Statement Pages 34–47 |
102–37 |
Stakeholders' involvement in renumeration |
Avient 2020 Proxy Statement Page 36 |
102 – 38 |
Annual total compensation ratio |
Avient 2020 Proxy Statement Page 62 |
Stakeholder Engagement |
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102–40 |
List of stakeholder groups |
Throughout Avient 2020 Sustainability Report |
102–41 |
Collective bargaining agreements |
People—Workforce Demographics Approximately 1% of North American associates are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Freedom of association and collective bargaining in Position on Human Rights https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/avients-position-human-rights |
102–42 |
Identifying and selecting stakeholders |
Throughout Avient 2020 Sustainability Report |
102–43 |
Approach to stakeholder engagement |
Throughout Avient 2020 Sustainability Report |
Reporting Practice |
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102–45 |
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 3 We operate in three reportable segments: (1) Color, Additives and Inks; (2) Specialty Engineered Materials; and (3) Distribution. |
102–46 |
Defining report content and topic boundaries |
The information in this report applies to Avient and all owned facilities, joint ventures, and operating companies globally within the reporting period, unless otherwise stated. In the case of our associates, all information pertain only to employees of Avient and its operating subsidiaries, unless otherwise noted. Environmental data covers all sites owned or operated by Avient in the reporting period. |
102–47 |
List of material topics |
About Us People Products Planet Performance Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K |
102–48 |
Restatements of information |
2019 and 2020 data includes full calendar year data for Clariant Masterbatch acquired sites unless otherwise noted at the metric level. |
102–49 |
Changes in reporting |
PolyOne acquired Clariant MasterBatch on July 1, 2020 and combined to create the current company, Avient. 2019 and 2020 data includes full calendar year data for Clariant Masterbatch acquired sites unless otherwise noted at the metric level. |
102–50 |
Reporting period |
January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 |
102 – 51 |
Date of most recent report |
This is Avient's 3rd sustainability report. |
102–52 |
Reporting cycle |
At minimum, biennial |
102–53 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report |
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102–54 |
Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI standards |
This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core Option. |
Economic Topic Disclosures | ||
GRI 201: Economic | ||
103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
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201–1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 20 |
201–2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Products—How Our Products Enable Sustainability Performance—Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 9–13 |
201–3 |
Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Pages 27 & 44 |
GRI 205: Anti-Corruption |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards |
205–1 |
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards; Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) |
205–2 |
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards |
205–3 |
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken |
There were no incidents of corruption in 2020. |
GRI 206: Anti-Competitive Behavior |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
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206–1 |
Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices |
No legal actions were brought against Avient for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, or monopoly practices in 2020. |
Environmental Topic Disclosures | ||
GRI 301: Materials |
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301–1 |
Materials used by weight or volume |
About Avient—What We Do: Material Science Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 3 |
301–2 |
Recycled input materials used |
Products—How Our Products Enable Sustainability; Our Solutions...In Action: Case Studies |
301–3 |
Reclaimed products and their packaging materials |
Products—How Our Products Enable Sustainability; Our Solutions...In Action: Case Studies |
GRI 302: Energy |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach – GRI 103 |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/environmental-stewardship |
302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organization |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
302-2 |
Energy consumption outside of the organization |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
302-3 |
Energy intensity |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
302-4 |
Reduction of energy consumption |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
302-4 |
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services |
Products—How Our Products Enable Sustainability Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
GRI 303: Water and Effluents |
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303-1 |
Interactions with water as a shared resource |
Planet—Climate Change: Water Intensity and Biodiversity https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/environmental-stewardship |
303-3 |
Water withdrawal |
Planet—Climate Change: Water Intensity and Biodiversity Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
GRI 305: Emissions |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
305-1 |
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
305-2 |
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
305-3 |
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
305-4 |
GHG emissions intensity |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
305-5 |
Reduction of GHG emissions |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
305-6 |
Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions |
Planet—Protecting Our Planet; Climate Change Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
GRI 306: Waste |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
Planet—Eliminating Plastic Waste; Clean-Up and Remediation https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/environmental-stewardship |
306-1 |
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts |
Planet—Eliminating Plastic Waste; Clean-Up and Remediation |
306-2 |
Management of significant waste-related impacts |
Planet—Eliminating Plastic Waste; Clean-Up and Remediation |
306-3 |
Waste generated |
Planet—Eliminating Plastic Waste Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
306-4 |
Waste diverted from disposal |
Planet—Eliminating Plastic Waste Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
306-5 |
Waste directed to disposal |
Planet—Eliminating Plastic Waste Metrics and Index—People and Planet Data and Metrics |
GRI 307: Environmental Compliance |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Products—Management Approach: Product Stewardship Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 7 https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/environmental-stewardship |
307-1 |
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations |
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GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
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308-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria |
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308-2 |
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
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Social Topic Disclosures | ||
GRI 401: Employment |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
People—Management Approach: Training and Development; Diversity & Inclusion: Leading from the Top; and Management Approach: Diversity & Inclusion |
401-1 |
New employee hires and employee turnove |
People—Talent Acquisition and Campus Recruiting; Workforce Demographics Avient 2020 Annual Report—People We hired 508 new associates in 2020 |
401-2 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees |
People—Associate Benefits/Awards and Recognition Programs; Health and Wellness |
401-3 |
Parental leave |
People—Health and Wellness |
GRI 403: Occupational Health & Safety |
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103-1, 2 and 3+A119:C129 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 7 Avient's Position on Human Rights https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/environmental-stewardship |
403-1 |
Occupational health and safety management system |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 7 https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/planet/environmental-stewardship |
403-2 |
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Planet—Clean-Up and Remediation |
403-3 |
Occupational health services |
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403-4 |
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety |
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403-5 |
Worker training on occupational health and safety |
People—Management Approach: EH&S; Management Approach: Training and Development |
403-6 |
Promotion of worker health |
People—Occupational Safety & Health; Health and Wellness |
403-7 |
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Products—Management Approach: Product Stewardship; Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 7 |
403-8 |
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 7 |
403-9 |
Work-related injuries |
People—Management Approach: EH&S Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 7 |
GRI 404: Training & Education |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
People—Management Approach: Training and Development |
404-1 |
Occupational health and safety management system |
People—Management Approach: Training and Development In 2020, associates received 30,000 hours of training; has approximately 8,400 associates, which is an estimated 3.6 hrs of training per associate. Associates receive additional training based on their role, such as Lean Six Sigma, Customer Centric Selling, and Core Leadership. |
404-2 |
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs |
People—Management Approach: Training and Development |
404-3 |
Occupational health services |
People—Occupational Safety & Health |
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
People—Management Approach: Diversity & Inclusion; Diversity and Inclusion: Leading from the Top |
405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
People—Workforce Demographics; Management Approach: Diversity & Inclusion; Diversity and Inclusion: Leading from the Top; Performance—Board of Directors Governance |
GRI 406: Non-discrimination |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration Avient's Position on Human Rights |
407-1 |
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration To our knowledge, within Avient's operations the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining continue to remain compliant with all statutory requirements. Suppliers are expected to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct. |
GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration Avient's Position on Human Rights |
407-1 |
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration To our knowledge, within Avient's operations the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining continue to remain compliant with all statutory requirements. Suppliers are expected to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct. |
GRI 408: Child Labor |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration Avient's Position on Human Rights |
408-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration To our knowledge, within Avient's operations there is no significant risk of child labor. Suppliers are expected to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct. |
GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach – GRI 103 |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration Avient's Position on Human Rights |
409-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
Products—Management Approach: Supplier Collaboration To our knowledge, within Avient's operations there is no significant risk of incidents of forced or compulsory labor. Suppliers are expected to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct. |
GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment |
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412-2 |
Employee training on human rights policies or procedures |
Performance—The Highest Ethical Standards |
GRI 413: Local Communities |
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413-1 |
Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
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413-2 |
Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities |
Planet—Community Service; Community Engagement To our knowledge, within Avient's operations there are no significant actual or potential negative impacts on local communities. |
GRI 414: Social Supplier Assessment |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
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414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
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414-2 |
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
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GRI 415: Public Policy |
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415-1 |
Political contributions |
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GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
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416-1 |
Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories |
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416-2 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services |
Products—Management Approach: Product Stewardship Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 5 |
GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
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417-1 |
Requirements for product and service information and labeling |
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417-2 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling |
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417-3 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications |
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GRI 418: Customer Privacy |
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103-1, 2 and 3 |
Management approach—GRI 103 |
People—Security |
418-1 |
Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data |
It is currently unknown if there are substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data for this reporting period. |
GRI 419: Socio Economic Compliance |
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419-1 |
Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area |
Avient 2020 Annual Report—Form 10-K Page 57 To our knowledge, within Avient's operations, there is material compliance to all applicable laws and regulations in the social and economic areas. |