Home // A Guide to NIAS: Prioritizing Safety and Sustainability in Plastic Food Packaging This guide will explore the industry impact of NIAS and how to ensure safety and sustainability in plastic food and beverage packaging.   A commitment to safety, sustainability, and innovation is best achieved through collaborative efforts.

Product Stewardship Policy, which covers the sustainable and ethical management of our products to protect our associates, customers and communities in which we operate. A zero recordable injury goal reflects Avient’s focus on the People aspect of our 4P sustainability cornerstones. Keeping Avient’s operations, infrastructure, and intellectual property protected is a vital task, as a breach in physical security at sites or cybersecurity online could lead to risk to stakeholders and the sustainability of our enterprise.

There are many aspects to sustainability, and they are integrated into Avient’s strategy and 2030 Sustainability Goals. Caio Coelho, Analytical Chemist, South America Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at Avient Sustaining Engagement for Returning Veteran Employees Avient SERVE HOME | Contents | Message from the CEO | About Us | People | Products | Planet | Performance | Metrics | Index Sustainability Report | 2022 28 https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion-0 https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion-0 https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/lead-women https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/pride-avient https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/hype https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/embrace https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/serve https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/pride-avient https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/lead-women https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/embrace https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/hype https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/people/diversity-inclusion/serve • Celebrated 5 years! Innovating for a Sustainable Future As a global leader in innovative sustainable solutions, we collaborate closely with our customers to help them achieve their sustainability goals.

Last year, we published our first ever Sustainability Report. We have four sustainability cornerstones. Avient has defined our Sustainability Portfolio in the eight ways we help our customers meet their innovation and sustainability goals through material science.

Sustainability for a Better Tomorrow 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT http://www.avient.com Look for This Button Inside! Our Sustainability Strategy Sustainability is integral to achieving Avient’s vision, mission and performance. Sustainable Sourcing Program Avient’s Sustainable Sourcing Program focuses on embedding sustainable practices into our supply chain decisions.

By 2030, Avient will deliver cumulative annual revenue growth from our Sustainable Solutions portfolio of 8–12% with 2020 as a baseline. Update: • The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is currently executing 27 projects globally that are expected to divert at least 375kt of plastics waste per year. 2030 Sustainability Goals Last year Avient was proud to announce our 2030 Sustainability Goals and share our commitment to drive sustainability for all of our stakeholders. We assembled internal Sustainability teams to drive initiatives and workstreams in order to meet these targets.

Sustainable Material Answers™ Recyled PET (rPET) As climate change continues to be one of the defining issues of our time, a commitment to sustainable solutions is essential—now more than ever. We know designing sustainable solutions often comes with challenges and questions. That’s why we created a three-part eBook series that dives deeper into the questions you have about sustainability.