Our commitment to diversity begins at the highest levels of our organization, as evidenced by the fact that 50% of our Board of Directors are female or racially diverse. CCS training is provided to ever y member of the Avient salesforce beginning in their onboarding process and continues thereafter throughout their careers. Our alumni base continues to grow, as they immediately begin to utilize their leadership skills to help our great company thrive.

These core values, which begin with our individual decisions and actions, focus our attention on putting the customer first by creating genuine value through collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence. We also invested to begin thermoplastic elastomer production in Brazil, another important regional market where we’ve identified opportunities to grow and serve customers. The following table details the changes in the environmental accrued liabilities: (In millions) 2013 2012 2011 Balance at beginning of the year $ 75.4 $ 76.2 $ 87.4 Environmental expenses 61.2 12.8 9.7 Net cash payments (14.3) (13.7) (20.8) Currency translation and other 3.6 0.1 (0.1) Balance at end of year $ 125.9 $ 75.4 $ 76.2 Included in Cost of sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income are insurance reimbursements received for previously incurred environmental costs of $23.5 million and $3.3 million in 2013 and 2011, respectively.

The Annual Meeting webcast will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. Online access will begin at 8:45 a.m. Our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting will be released to shareholders beginning March 29, 2023.

Nevertheless, Avient is evaluating a variety of approaches to implement climate related scenario analysis and plans to conduct the analysis beginning in 2021. Avient CDP Climate Change Questionnaire 2021 Tuesday, August 3, 2021 79 Type of engagement Information collection (understanding supplier behavior) Details of engagement Collect climate change and carbon information at least annually from suppliers % of suppliers by number 30 % total procurement spend (direct and indirect) 30 % of supplier-related Scope 3 emissions as reported in C6.5 Rationale for the coverage of your engagement Beginning in 2020, Avient has partnered with EcoVadis assess the CSR position of its suppliers. As the world begins to shift from operating in a linear economy to a circular economy, Avient is proud to be a part of the solution.

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