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Planet Data and Metrics

Category 2019* 2020* 2021* 2022* 2023
ENERGY¹  

Total Energy (GJ)

2,377,860

2,242,291

2,361,107

2,265,482

2,144,770

Energy Intensity (GJ/MT Sales)

5.09

5.04

4.77

5.05

5.63

Renewable Electricity (MWh)**

104,880.63

122,505.22

174,701.68

232,488.43

253,894.78

Electric Power (MWh)

461,426.13

439,773.23

460,693.35

439,215.11

409,650.68

Renewable Electricity (%)

23

28

38

53

62

Renewable Energy(%)

16

20

27

37

43

Total Self-Generated Energy (GJ)

11,845

11,461

12,019

5001

15,710

Energy Saving Activities (#)

59

74

102

129

118

Annual Savings from Energy Saving Activities (GJ)

35,573

19,470

72,845

439,347

64,987

Capital Invested in Energy Savings ($MM USD)

1.97

2.43

1.74

5.05

3.79

Purchased ENERGY (%)

 

Purchased Electricity (%)

49.74

51.70

51.05

69.79

68.76

Purchased Natural Gas (%)

12.89

14.11

13.46

29.45

30.24

Purchased Steam (%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Purchased Diesel Fuel (%)

0.87

0.95

1.12

0.76

0.48

SOURCES OF PURCHASED ELECTRICITY (%)²

 

Non-Renewable: Coal

46.72

45.53

41.12

40.04

39.61

Non-Renewable: Natural Gas

33.69

36.12

17.51

17.41

17.35

Non-Renewable: Other Fossil Fuels

0.00

0.00

0.26

0.21

20.00

Non-Renewable: Nuclear

11.95

11.37

9.86

9.01

8.82

Non-Renewable: Oil

2.16

1.60

1.82

1.70

1.67

Renewable: Hydro

3.24

2.23

14.79

15.22

14.07

Renewable: Wind

0.70

0.88

7.94

9.02

9.97

Renewable: Solar

1.48

2.20

3.76

4.67

5.61

Renewable: Biomass

0.06

0.07

2.53

2.44

2.37

Renewable: Geothermal

0.00

0.00

0.29

0.28

0.27

EMISSIONS1

 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MT Scope 1 GHG)**

36,680

39,023

36,147

34,792

33,384

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MT Scope 2 GHG)**

169,789

102,479

100,595

99,465

72,976

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MT Scope 3 GHG)³

584,622

1,440,584

2,122,338

6,421,128

See CDP

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (MT Scope 1 & 2 GHG)**

206,469

141,502

136,742

134,257

106,360

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity (MT 1&2 GHG/ MT Sales)

0.44

0.32

0.28

0.30

0.28

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensity (MT 1&2 GHG/$B Revenue)

51,864

63,886

41,249

39,524

33,840

Annual GHG Emissions Avoidance from ESA & WMP (MT)

8,378

10,235

33,631

115,099

127,938

Reportable Releases (above permitted limits)

0

0

0

0

1

EMISSIONS OF SOx/NOx/VOC/HAPS(MT)

 

SOx

0.14

0.13

0.13

0.25

0.43

NOx

14.74

10.85

11.77

12.96

13.40

VOC

695.40

659.43

648.17

563.96

669.99

Top 4 Hazardous Air Pollutants

0.98

1.00

1.18

6.96

6.77

Particulate Matter

33.78

30.99

 32.88

28.02

31.09

WASTE

 

Total Waste (MT)

31,087

29,783

33,090

32,267

31,462

Total Waste Intensity (Kg Waste/MT Sales)

66.60

66.92

66.90

71.88

82.66

Total Waste Intensity (MT Waste/B Revenue)

7,809

13,447

9,982

9,499

10,010

Percent of Total Waste Recycled/Beneficially Reused (%)

51.45

50.51

47.85

48.60

61.06

Percent of Total Waste Landfilled (%)

40.13

40.20

43.26

44.24

34.17

Total Waste Landfilled (MT)**

12,476

11,972

14,315

14,274

10,751

Total Non-Hazardous Waste (MT)

27,608

26,606

29,298

28,503

28,318

Waste Minimization Projects (#)

34

53

142

114

84

Annual Diversion from Waste Minimization Projects (MT)

2,087

743

3,136

8,425

13,965

Capital Invested in Waste Minimization ($MM USD)

0.00

0.33

1.48

2.68

0.40

Landfill Free Sites (%)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

47

HAZARDOUS WASTE

 

Hazardous Waste US & Canada (%)

29

16

19

21

26

Hazardous Waste Latin America (%)

5

5

6

6

3

Hazardous Waste Europe (%)

36

51

41

34

36

Hazardous Waste Asia Pacific (%)

27

25

30

36

34

Hazardous Waste Middle East & Africa (%)

3

3

4

3

2

Total Hazardous Waste (MT)

3,480

3,177

3,792

3,850

3,173

WATER

 

Total Water Withdrawal (1000 m3)

1,356

1,801

1,796

1,738

1,599

Total Water Withdrawal Intensity (m3/MT Sales)

2.90

4.05

3.63

3.87

4.1999

Total Wastewater Discharge (1000 m3)

892

1,032

1,164

1,122

1,144

Wastewater Recycled (% of Total)

34

43

35

35

28

Total Water Related NoV (#)

0

0

0

0

3

Withdrawal & Consumed from High Water Stress Areas (% of Total)

38

35

30

28

36

Water Minimization Projects (#)

4

6

19

19

10

Annual Diversion from Water Minimization Projects (1000 m3)

9

19

55

115

284

Capital Invested in Water Minimization ($MM USD)

0.04

0.38

0.24

0.07

1.02

CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

 

Facilities externally certified to ISO14001/RC14001 (%)⁴

NA

50

52

57

58

Facilities externally certified to ISO50001 (# of high energy sites)⁴

2

2

2

2

3

Suppliers externally certified ISO14001 (% of surveyed)

N/A

70

75

72

72

Suppliers externally certified to ISO50001 (% of surveyed)

N/A

17

19

24

32

* Includes estimated full year performance of APM acquisition
** 2019 baseline data revised to account for acquisition pro-forma performance and divestitures
¹Refer to CDP Climate Change Report for finalized Energy/Emissions information at https://www.avient.com/company/sustainability/sustainability-report/reporting/cdp-climate-change-report 

²Estimates. Does not include renewable energy credits from Virtual Power Purchase Agreements

³Increase due to capture of all relevant Scope 3 category data from APM acquisition

⁴Certificates can be found at https://www.avient.com/company/policies-and-governance/global-iso-certificate-library