Semperit : Sustainability report 2021

SUSTAINABILIT Y REPORT 2021

NON - FINANCIAL REPORT

TOPICS OVERVIEW

					SEMPERIT	ENVIRONMENT AND
					GROUP	CLIMATE PROTECTION
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• Material topics according to GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) are energy, greenhouse gas emissions, raw materials, material use, human rights and social standards, diversity and inclusion, health and safety, sustainability in the supply chain, compliance and anti-corruption. Other topics of significance for Semperit are waste and water.
• Concerns according to the Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act (Nachhaltigkeits- und Diversitätsverbesserungsgesetz - NaDiVeG)

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SEMPERIT | SUSTAINABILIT Y REPORT 2021

CONTENT S

Statement in support of the UN Global Compact	4
Foreword from the Executive Board	5

SEMPERIT GROUP	7
A brief portrait	9
Sustainability management	17
Sustainability Strategy 2030	29
ENVIRONMENT AND
CLIMATE PROTECTION	34
Climate-relevant information	40
Energy and emissions	58
Raw material selection and innovation	68
Material use and waste management	76
Water	79
SOCIAL	82
Health protection and occupational safety	84
Diversity and inclusion	92
Human rights and social standards	99
GOVERNANCE	107
ESG risk management	109
Sustainability in the supply chain	113
Compliance and anti-corruption	119
APPENDIX	126
GRI Content Index	127
About this report	133
Footnotes	136
Contact	137
Disclaimer	137

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SEMPERIT | SUSTAINABILIT Y REPORT 2021

STATEMENT IN

SUPPORT OF THE

UN GLOBAL COMPACT

Dear Secretary General, dear stakeholders,

We are pleased to confirm that Semperit AG Holding continues to support the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of human rights, working standards, protection of the environment, and anti-corruption.

Our Sustainability Report 2021 provides an overview of the various measures we have taken to continually improve integration of the UN Global Compact and its principles into our business strategy, corporate culture, and day-to-day activities.

We look forward to sharing our work with you as together we drive the ten principles of the UNGC forward.

Yours faithfully,

Dr Karl Haider	Petra Preining	Kristian Brok
CEO	CFO	COO

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SEMPERIT | SUSTAINABILIT Y REPORT 2021

FOREWORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

CHANGE WILL HELP US POSITION THE SEMPERIT GROUP FOR

THE FUTURE AND TO

GRADUALLY SEE

OUR VISIONS AND GOALS

COME TO FRUITION.

Dear readers,

2021 was a record breaking year for us. We not only managed to build on the success achieved in 2020, we were also able to overcome the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in an extremely demanding environment, and to continue driving the transformation of our company forward. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all those involved for this achievement and their contributions.

However, we should bear in mind that the next few months will not be any less all-consuming. Whilst we have succeeded in continually developing as a company and setting some essential milestones, we are still a long way from reaching the end of our journey. External factors, such as the prevailing supply chain and logistics issues and the broader ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as geopolitical changes, will continue to keep us occupied and tie up resources. Our strategic objective to achieve the next phase of our company transformation by stepping up growth initiatives (organic and inorganic) will also continue to present a challenge. Change is and will continue to be our constant companion going forward.

Change will help us position the Semperit Group for the future and to gradually see our visions and goals come to fruition. Alongside innovation, topics that will be at the forefront here are safety in the workplace and digi- tisation. Our focus will also be on increasing our attractiveness as an employer, stepping up our talent management activities and ensuring that the issue of sustainability is firmly anchored in our DNA. Semperit is a company rich in tradition with an excellent reputation and a strong brand, something we not only want to maintain, but also to continue putting our weight behind and pushing forward. It is important to face the coming changes and requirements head on and with new ideas, whilst creating an environment that enables us to continually develop as people and as a brand in order for us to gain a sustainable foothold in the market in the long term.

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