How do I identify key application requirements? If the product does break, it breaks in a preferred way (i.e., brittle vs ductile failure) to minimize user harm or further product damage Process optimization The product development process does not end with design and testing.

There are three key steps to closing the gap: • Design out waste and pollution • Keep products and materials in use • Regenerate natural systems How does Avient support a circular economy? Political Contributions Avient does not fund political parties or members of government. Management of the Legal & Regulatory Environment Discussion of corporate positions related to government regulations and/or policy proposals that address environmental and social factors affecting the industry RT-CH-530a.1 Avient does not fund political parties or members of government.

Color strengths and opacity differences in inks will affect the interplay of blended halftones and the brightness (tint or shade) of a color. These characteristics will even affect each other—the less opaque an ink is, for example, the more it is affected by pigment strength. So how to strike a good balance?

Safety and Health The top priority at Avient is the safety and health of our associates and our ultimate goal is to operate injury free. How our compensation programs contribute to our Companyʼs success is described below. He does not participate in any discussions with the Compensation Committee involving his own compensation.

The Company does not provide reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures, such as outlook for adjusted earnings per share and free cash flow, to the most comparable GAAP financial measures on a forward-looking basis because the Company is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. With respect to our forecasted results for full-year 2020 adjusted EPS, the Company does not provide a reconciliation of this forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure because it is not possible for the Company to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. Special items include charges related to specific strategic initiatives or financial restructuring such as: consolidation of operations; debt extinguishment costs; costs incurred directly in relation to acquisitions or divestitures, including adjustments related to contingent consideration; employee separation costs resulting from personnel reduction programs, plant realignment costs, executive separation agreements; asset impairments; settlement gains or losses and mark-to-market adjustments associated with actuarial gains and losses on pension and other post-retirement benefit plans; environmental remediation costs, fines, penalties and related insurance recoveries related to facilities no longer owned or closed in prior years; gains and losses on the divestiture of operating businesses, joint ventures and equity investments; gains and losses on facility or property sales or disposals; results of litigation, fines or penalties, where such litigation (or action relating to the fines or penalties) arose prior to the commencement of the performance period; one-time, non- recurring items; and the effect of changes in accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results.

Avient’s Board of Directors has a long-standing Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Committee. Avient’s Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety has oversight of Environmental management at our sites globally. Environmental, Health and Safety Capital Appropriation Review

From labware for diagnostic testing to protective equipment and sterile packaging to ventilators and medical devices, plastics are a crucial tool in saving lives and improving health and safety in our communities. Avient’s portfolio of PRESERVE sustainable solutions are designed to preserve natural resources like water, protect human health and safety, and enable sustainable infrastructure. We have been working with internal and external stakeholders to understand how we can achieve our goal to become carbon neutral in line with climate science. 

It includes requirements for child and forced labor, the right to collective bargaining, non-discrimination, employee health and safety, conflict minerals Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) due diligence, and ethical treatment of the environment. Through this initiative, our team members received training on the program and learned how to assess supply partners based on key risk areas: quality, raw material profile, and ESG performance. Health and Safety Policy

Avient's commitment to the health and well-being of our employees, our customers, and our neighbors is second to none. To ensure operational health, safety, and well-being, Avient has several policies and guidelines in place. Occupational Safety & Health

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