2019 Sustainability Report
2019 Sustainability Report
2019 Sustainability Report
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A Letter from the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ..........................3
Materiality Assessment..........................................................................................26
Data on Performance............................................................................................28
GRI Index..............................................................................................................54
SASB Reporting....................................................................................................56
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he chemical industry plays a key role in moving toward a circular
economy, a regenerative economic system that eliminates waste and
reduces use of vital natural resources.
One in which trash is removed In our operations today, we’re In this report, we share how we’re
from landfills and waterways and revising manufacturing processes already moving from a linear “cradle
transformed into consumer goods to reduce energy use and CO2 to grave” approach toward a
people use every day. Where man- emissions and to recycle waste circular mindset that transforms,
ufacturers adopt a new mindset to byproducts. We’re also developing reduces and eliminates waste and
generate less waste and develop new chemistries to use waste as moves us closer to a more
new ways to prevent its creation in a resource or to eliminate waste sustainable future.
the future. altogether.
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his year, our sustainability report focuses on the This year’s report also features both 2018 and 2019 reporting
transition toward a circular economy and how data, as we are publishing earlier in the year to more closely
that is impacting the direction of our business. align with our financial reporting cycle and ahead of annual
The past two years have seen many geopolitical, environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings.
economic and environmental challenges, from conflicts in the
Middle East and political turmoil in parts of Latin America In 2018, we formally announced our strategy to grow our
to trade tariffs between the United States and China and downstream differentiated business portfolio. We completed
the European Union (EU), to unease in Europe over Brexit the sale of our upstream chemical intermediates and surfac-
and other weaknesses among the EU member tants businesses to Indorama Ventures in early
states. Storms, droughts, wildfires and record January 2020, a transformational transaction
temperatures (both high and low) reveal moving us farther away from the production
our fragile environment. of upstream petrochemicals and closer
to the actual consumer of everyday
Society is more aware than ever of products that rely on our specialty for-
mankind’s impact on the environ- mulations for their creation. We intend
ment due to pollution and emissions, to stay focused on product innova-
including issues such as plastic Moving to a circular economy is a journey tion and development, particularly in
waste in the oceans and greenhouse markets that aim to improve energy
gas emissions resulting in climate efficiency and lightweighting.
change.
In 2019, we launched our refreshed
All these reasons bolster our commitment corporate environmental, health and safety
to ensure our business is robust and resilient (EHS) strategy, called Horizon 2025, which
to weather these economic and environmental sets global targets for our environmental, safety
conditions, while becoming part of the solution to meet- and sustainability goals over the next six years. Together,
ing society’s needs and being good environmental stewards. these two strategies form the blueprint for our business
We see chemistry as a driving force to help society meet the going forward.
most pressing challenges of our time, and we look for
opportunities where our products and innovations will meet We have a plan in place to become a more sustainable busi-
the world’s growing needs driven by macro-economic trends ness. Moving to a circular economy is a journey, as it may
around demand for food, water and reduced emissions take years, even decades, to transform our processes and
across all sectors. innovate new technologies to eliminate waste. But we
believe it’s important to get started.
That’s why we are developing a circular mindset in our
business. In a circular economy, there is emphasis on
resource conservation; sustainable, renewable sourcing and
energy; durability and maintainability of goods; recycling and
reprocessing; energy recovery; emissions and waste reduc- Peter R. Huntsman
tion; upcycling materials and designing out waste. In this Chairman, President and CEO
report, we highlight the ways we are currently addressing
some of these aspects of circularity and how it will be a key
component in our strategy going forward.
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A Letter from the Corporate Sustainability Officer
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untsman continues a strong health, safety and first time. As a result, we have seen our environmental, social
environmental record, and we are proud of our and governance (ESG) ratings improve with sustainability
safety performance over the past two years. In research and rating agencies MSCI and Sustainalytics. We
2018, we had record lows for the number and continue to explore ways to better meet the increasing
frequency of accidents and injuries within our operations. Our demands of our investor community for comparable,
process safety performance was also the best recorded consistent and quantifiable ESG information. These third-
since we introduced consistent and well-defined measures party verifications speak to our commitment to excel in these
of success in this area. Our 2019 performance in these key areas.
safety areas was amongst our best.
We have continued to work to ensure our corpo-
Our environmental footprint is being trans- rate policies, procedures and guidance doc-
formed as a result of our restructuring, uments align with the United Nations
which included the 2017 separation of our Global Compact (UNGC) and submitted
Pigments and Additives division by IPO, our 2019 communication on progress
followed by the sale of our upstream (CoP) to the UNGC. Our 2019 CoP is
chemical intermediates and surfactants included in this report on page 10.
businesses in January 2020.
Our Horizon 2025 targets We are committed to the principles of
The introduction of our Horizon 2025 will provide focus for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to
targets (see page 5) will provide focus further environmental provide regular, reliable and transparent
across Huntsman for further environmental improvements reporting on our sustainability perform-
improvements within our operations. We’ve ance. In 2019, we completed our first
set specific targets that we will use to gauge our materiality assessment for sustainability with
health and safety performance. We are committed to important input from key stakeholders – our cus-
eliminating Tier 1 process safety incidents and life-impacting tomers, investors, communities and associates – to identify
injuries and fatalities. We’re also targeting 10% reductions in the most significant areas of focus for our strategy and
greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption and 5% planning going forward. We have also worked to achieve a
reductions in hazardous waste and solid waste disposal and GRI-compliant annual sustainability report, with this report
net water usage at our facilities in water-stressed regions of following the latest GRI Standards framework.
the world.
We continue to look for ways to elevate our sustainability
In 2018, Huntsman obtained its first global rating from reporting to better meet the needs of our stakeholders. We
EcoVadis, a sustainability rating agency used by many lead- appreciate your comments, feedback and questions about
ing companies for supply chain sustainability assessments. our sustainability program via sustainability@huntsman.com.
We also participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project for the Your input is important.
Ron Gerrard
Corporate Sustainability Officer
ZERO
LIFE-IMPACTING OR
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TIER 1 PROCESS
FATAL EVENTS (LIFE) SAFETY INCIDENTS
5% 10% 5% 10% 5%
REDUCTION REDUCTION REDUCTION REDUCTION REDUCTION
in net water usage at in greenhouse in hazardous in energy consumed3 in total waste disposal3
facilities in water-stressed gas emissions waste disposal3
regions3 (scope 1)3
1 A key element of our commitment to the Responsible Care® Product Safety Code
2 Measured year over year
3 Per unit of production
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A Letter from an Independent Board Director
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s the CEO of a large chemical company and Such a complex issue needs to put in place powerful global
current president of CEFIC, the European alliances to develop practical initiatives. Producers of raw
Chemical Industry Association, I see firsthand materials, converters, brand owners, recyclers, consumers
the priority role the chemical industry has in and institutions must work together to create truly valuable
helping nations around the world achieve sustainable solutions for society – today’s and, especially, tomorrow’s.
development goals.
As our industry is getting its mind around the challenges of
The world’s population will increase by another one billion by transition towards the circular economy model, the Huntsman
2030, bringing with it an increased demand for energy, board of directors is committed to seeing Huntsman at the
goods and food … and consequently greenhouse gas emis- forefront of innovation in technologies to achieve a sustain-
sions, waste and pollution. As more than 95% of all man- able future. We intend the company to be responsive in
ufactured goods are touched by chemistry in some way, our offering the world more valuable products to improve life and
sector must play a leading role in responding to this growth. to face global environmental issues.
95%
The chemical industry touches more
than 95% of all manufactured goods
Compensation
Wayne A. Reaud, Chair
Nolan D. Archibald, Daniele Ferrari
Daniele Sir Robert J. Wayne A. Vice Admiral
Ferrari Margetts Reaud Jan Tighe, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Director Director Chairman of the Litigation US Navy Nolan D. Archibald, Chair
Committee, Chairman Retired
of the Compensation Dr. Mary C. Beckerle, M. Anthony Burns,
Director
Committee and Director Sir Robert J. Margetts
Sustainability Council
Led by Corporate Sustainability Officer Ron Gerrard, the council comprises senior represen-
tatives from the company’s divisions and key functions. The council directs development of
the corporate sustainability program and cultivates a common framework for sustainability,
ensuring strategic alignment among the divisions, functions and executive team, led by
Peter Huntsman. As of the issuance of this report, the council was structured as follows:
Ken Allinson Rajiv Banavali Gary Chapman Twila Day Ralph DiGuilio David Hatrick
Global Sustainability Vice President, Research Vice President, Vice President and Vice President, Global R&D, Vice President, Innovation
Coordinator and Technology, Textile Effects Global Communications Chief Information Officer Performance Products Advanced Materials
Ivan Marcuse Bill McPherson Pavneet Mumick David Nutt Amy Smedley Mike Whisson
Vice President, Global HR Director, Global Vice President Director, Legal Services Vice President and Vice President,
Investor Relations Corporate Functions Technology & Innovation, Deputy General Counsel Global Purchasing
Polyurethanes
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Who We Are
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untsman is a global, downstream, differentiated and specialty chemicals
company. For 50 years, we have been using science and ingenuity to
innovate products that enable more sustainable and comfortable lives for
millions of people around the world. Our more than 9,000 associates work
in approximately 30 countries. Through our four divisions, we serve a broad and
diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets, including energy and fuels,
transportation, construction, clothing and footwear, food preservation and aerospace.
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UNGC Communication on Progress
Huntsman works to ensure our corporate policies, procedures and guidance documents
align with the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact. The table below identifies
relevant Huntsman policies, procedures, systems and actions that illustrate our progress.
Human Rights Principle 1 Since 2012, our Business Conduct • Corporate Ethics and Compliance (E&C)
Support for human rights Guidelines (BCG) make specific reference department reports human rights performance
to the UNGC and our commitment to quarterly to the Audit Committee of the board
Human Rights Principle 2 operating under its standards in all of directors.
Elimination of human rights communities where we do business. • “Speak Up” confidential reporting service for
violations In addition, Huntsman’s Vendor Code of reporting concerns
Conduct applies to all vendors and their • International Trade Compliance risk
employees, agents and subcontractors. assessments for at-risk countries
See also: Huntsman Human Rights Policy • Pre-qualification due diligence of vendors
with high-risk profiles
• Periodic due diligence review of high-risk
vendors and all distributors
Labour Principle 3 We are required by US law to ensure • 49% of Huntsman employees are covered under
Ensuring freedom of this right and to post this right in view collective bargaining agreements, including both
association of associates. union and works councils.
Labour Principle 4 In every region of the world, our Human • Standard contract documents require each
Abolition of all forms of Resources department is charged with vendor to agree to child and indentured
forced labour ensuring that direct-hire Huntsman labor clauses.
associates have necessary and legally • Periodic E&C combined policy audits conducted
Labour Principle 5 required documentation to establish for selected Huntsman sites include audits on
Abolition of child labour identity, legal age and work status. human rights, child labor and forced labor.
See also: Huntsman Human Rights Policy
Environment Principle 7 Huntsman’s Product Stewardship Standard • Product EHS Group actively manages product
Precautionary environmental EHS-700 outlines global requirements to risk and is responsible for safety data sheets
protection ensure responsible management of EHS and REACH compliance.
issues relating to Huntsman products • All Huntsman facilities are required to identify,
throughout their lifecycles. quantify and minimize energy use and air, water,
and waste releases from routine operations.
Huntsman’s Environmental Standard • Management of Change (MOC) procedures
EHS-600 outlines global requirements to at most facilities require consideration of
identify and minimize the environmental environmental impacts for new projects and
impact of our operations and strive for changes in processes.
continuous improvement.
Environment Principle 8 On our website, www.huntsman.com, we • In 2019, we began reporting SOx and NOx
Initiatives to promote greater publish our EHS Vision, EHS Protection emissions to add greater detail to our overall
environmental responsibility Policy, EHS Vision and Policy Objectives, air emissions figures reported previously.
and Seven Strategic Focus Areas. Also, • Membership in the Roundtable on Sustainable
seven Global EHS Standards and a Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2011
number of supporting procedures, in line • Founding Bluesign® system partner to promote
with Responsible Care®, form the basis for responsibility throughout the textiles value chain
our environmental management system. • Contributor to Zero Discharge of Hazardous
See EHS-600. Chemicals (ZDHC) since 2019 to support the
transition to a more sustainable and safer
In 2019, we published our first global textile industry
targets on improving personal and process • 29 sites certified to ISO 14001
safety, and environmental performance. • 8 corporate process safety management
Horizon 2025 sets production intensity (PSM) audits in 2019
targets in greenhouse gas emissions • 9 corporate EHS audits and 2 corporate
(GHGs), energy consumption, hazardous EHS assessments in 2019
waste and total solid waste disposal and • Community Advisory Panels (CAP) at major facilities
net water usage. • Periodically we launch the Chief Executive’s
Award for Innovation in Sustainability and
encourage entries from our associates globally.
Most recently, the awards were granted in 2019.
Environment Principle 9 In our EHS Policy and Commitment, our • We recycle PET waste as a raw material
Development and diffusion policy is to place care for human health, in polyols, which are used to produce
of environmentally friendly safety and the environment at the forefront energy-saving polyurethane insulation.
technologies of everything we do, and our mission is to Since 2015, Huntsman recycled the
provide products and solutions through equivalent of roughly five billion PET bottles.
the application of science that enrich lives • R&D efforts to improve low-VOC products
and help create a sustainable future, • Lightweight materials for automotive and
while doing no harm to people or the aerospace sectors
environment. • Energy-saving insulation for buildings and
refrigerated transport
As a member of the American Chemistry • Since 2016, we actively eliminated PFOA (C8)
Council (ACC), we support ACC’s sustain- chemicals from our Textile Effects portfolio and
ability principles that commit to achieving are supporting the industry transition from
measurable reductions in emissions PFC-chemistries to non-fluorinated alternatives.
and creating innovative products for a • Our Textile Effects business is actively supporting
sustainable future and societal benefits. the conversion from traditional to digital printing,
reducing resource consumption.
• AVITERA® SE dyes reduce water consumption
in textile manufacturing by up to 50%. In 2018
alone, our dyes helped save roughly one billion
liters of water for customers.
Anti-Corruption Principle 10 Corporate E&C department oversees and • Reminders to employees plus an array of tools
Measures against corruption supports our compliance with relevant for reporting (3rd-party-run hotline, website,
laws, regulations and related Huntsman dedicated mailbox), investigating, tracking and
policies worldwide. See also: Huntsman correcting reported concerns
Business Conduct Guidelines, Vendor • We report statistics to the officers and senior
Code of Conduct, Gifts & Entertainment leaders monthly and present detailed overviews
Policy to the board of directors quarterly.
• Periodic due diligence evaluation of vendors
against a risk matrix to confirm compliance
with all applicable laws, regulations and
Huntsman policies
• Regular periodic audits of Huntsman sites
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Every year, the equivalent
of one billion waste plastic
bottles is transformed into
energy-saving insulation.
Self-supporting insulation
panels enable buildings
to be erected faster with
fire-resistant designs.
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or many years, Huntsman has
been improving our operations
TOP HONORS
and developing innovative pro-
TEROL® POLYOLS CREATE ENERGY-SAVING INSULATION
ducts to enable a more sustain-
FROM WASTE PLASTIC BOTTLES
able world. That’s why in 2011 we created
Through a proprietary process, severely distressed PET plastic
the Chief Executive’s Award for Innovation in
bottles that otherwise would have been destined for landfills or found
Sustainability. It is a way for us to recognize
their way into our oceans are upcycled into TEROL® polyester polyols.
our employees for changing the way we
These polyols are a key component in energy-saving spray polyure-
work and the products we develop to make
thane foam, produced by Huntsman subsidiaries Demilec and
a sustainable long-term impact and to
Icynene-Lapolla. Annually, the equivalent of more than one billion
encourage them to do more to address
plastic bottles is upcycled. See the full story on page 21.
the world’s most pressing challenges.
In 2019, Huntsman launched its 5th Chief SINGLE-INJECTION BONDING TECHNOLOGY SAVES
Executive’s Award for Innovation in Sustain- ENERGY AND ELIMINATES SOLVENTS
ability. We received 37 submissions high- This novel polyurethane technology for the manufacture of athletic
lighting projects that support the three pillars shoes enables single-injection bonding of the midsole to the outsole
of sustainability – people, planet and profit. and upper. The technology reduces production steps from eight to
two, saves energy, eliminates solvents and halogen-containing glues
Led by Chairman, President and CEO Peter to improve worker safety, and enables the production of sports
Huntsman, the judging panel included: shoes that are lightweight, more comfortable and longer lasting.
Corporate Sustainability Officer Ron Gerrard;
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel SPEEDLAM™ VOC-FREE ADHESIVE FOR FLEX
Amy Smedley; and guest judge Enrico PACKAGING IS HEALTHIER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE
Frizzera, CEO of the Manni Group in Italy, A new generation of solvent-free polyurethane adhesive can be used
a leader in high-tech steel products and to create flexible packaging in a healthier, more efficient and more
design innovations. sustainable way. Compared to traditional flexible packaging adhesives
TM
made using solvents, SPEEDLAM adhesives are free from volatile
Huntsman’s Polyurethanes division teams organic compounds, making them safer for workers in flexible pack-
from across the globe won Top Honors and aging factories. The adhesives can be processed at a faster rate
three Highly Commended recognitions for for greater production efficiency and deliver exceptional bonding
their innovations in sustainability. performance. The potential benefits are great. In China alone,
approximately 600 billion flexible packets are produced for food
and beverages, household and personal care products.
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2019 Key Figures at a Glance
Economy
Revenues $million 6,797 7,604 6,845
Net Income $million 598 650 741
Adjusted Net Income1 $million 353 642 519
Adjusted EBITDA1 $million 846 1,161 1,040
Capital Expenditures $million 274 251 234
Free Cash Flow1 $million 389 454 472
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) $million 38 (45) (20)
Total Products/Co-Products2 million tonnes 7.19 7.52 7.21
Environmental Reserves3 $million 4 5 19
EHS Capital Expenditures $million 42 32 32
Debt $million 2,389 2,320 2,298
Net Debt4 $million 1,864 1,980 1,817
Equity $million 2,824 2,749 3,371
Environment5
Total Energy Consumption terajoules (TJ) 39,141 44,163 43,439
Total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions mmt CO2e 2.78 2.69 2.58
Total Air Emissions6 (excluding GHG) tonnes 3,488 3,807 4,091
Total Water Discharge (Chemical Oxygen Demand) tonnes 6,170 6,593 6,374
Total Nonhazardous Waste tonnes 614,251 310,578 295,855
Total Hazardous Waste tonnes 140,118 150,539 142,590
Society
Regular Full-Time Associates 10,063 10,453 9,919
US-Based Associates 2,931 3,003 2,764
Non-US Associates 7,132 7,450 7,155
Contractors7 FTE 1,471 1,378 5,338
Total Recordable Incident Rate 0.49 0.35 0.38
US Chemical Industry Average8 TBD 1.9 2
Fatal Work-Related Accidents (Associates) 0 0 0
Fatal Work-Related Accidents (Contractors) 0 0 0
Note: The Chemical Intermediates and Surfactants businesses sold to Indorama Ventures on January 3, 2020, are treated as discontinued operations in all periods shown.
1 Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to GAAP are provided on pages 41-46 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the
SEC on February 13, 2020.
2 Based on US regulations, co-products are defined as materials that are produced intentionally during the production of another chemical and which, in their existing state,
are ordinarily used as commodities in trade by the general public. For more information, see 50 Fed. Reg. 625 (January 4, 1985); 40 CFR § 261.1(c)(3).
3 Pursuant to SEC regulations, the company accrues liabilities (reserves) relating to anticipated environmental cleanup obligations, site remediation/reclamation and closure
costs, and material monetary sanctions (i.e., enforcement penalties), which are recorded and can be reasonably estimated.
4 Net Debt calculated as total debt, excluding affiliates, less cash of $525 million, $340 million and $481 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Net Debt does not
include the approximate $1.6 billion of net cash proceeds received associated with the sale of our chemicals, intermediates and surfactants business on January 3, 2020.
5 Environmental data is based on 72 manufacturing facilities reporting emissions and energy data.
6 Air emissions are releases of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), particulate matter and other contaminants.
7 Number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) based on annual reported hours worked by contractors in our safety statistics program and 2,000 hours per FTE.
8 The Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to publish the 2019 rate by November 2020.
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Guided by our support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Huntsman creates
products and innovations to help solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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SAVE or decades, Huntsman has been providing MDI resin binders to help
19 BILLION make medium-density fiberboard (MDF), an engineered wood product
GALLONS OF produced by using waste sawdust and shavings derived from lumber
WATER production. MDF is generally denser than plywood and stronger and denser
than particleboard, and is widely used in cabinets, doors and floor substrates.
Made from recycled wood, its use helps save trees.
The entire process for producing the MDF from rice straw is an example of the
transformative environmental impact of a circular economy. Feedstock will come
from rice growers located near the plant, reducing fuel consumption and pollu-
PROTECT
tion associated with transportation of raw materials. Farmers will have a place to
4,200 ACRES
dispose of waste straw, rather than using critical water resources to flood fields
OF FORESTS
after harvest, saving up to 19 billion gallons of water each year. The plant is
expected to reduce methane emissions by approximately 62,000 tons annually,
the equivalent of removing an estimated 295,000 cars from California’s road-
ways each year. By using the rice straw as an annually renewable raw material,
the operation will protect an estimated 4,200 acres of forests – the equivalent of
more than one million trees every year.
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Transform
REIMAGINING THE
USEFUL LIFE OF
RESOURCES
Through innovation and creativity, Huntsman
transforms production waste into new raw materials
and discovers second lives for water.
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associates installed one recharge well that in t takes a lot of shoes to meet the demand of India’s
2018 recharged an estimated 2,100 cubic meters population of more than 1.3 billion people. As large shoe
of rainwater. An additional recharge well was manufacturers there produce as many as half a million
installed in 2019. pairs of shoes every day to meet demand, they also generate
a lot of production scrap.
In Indonesia, our Gandaria site reduces consumption
of fresh water by collecting and using rainwater for As the leading supplier of polyurethanes to the footwear
onsite landscaping. Like Baroda, it has also installed industry, Huntsman is working on a solution to transform
recharge wells to replenish aquifers with rainwater. post-production waste foam and rubber into a valuable
material. Drawing on an established technology for turning
car tire rubber waste into athletic tracks and playground
surfaces, the company is applying the technology to recycling
footwear production waste. By granulating it into small
chunks and binding it together with a Huntsman polyure-
thane-based adhesive into the form of rubber crumb, the
shoe waste offers several advantages, including lower density
for an even better rubber surface.
Repurposing treated
wastewater and It is a promising alternative for shoe manufacturers, who
rainwater for onsite today either collect the shoe production waste and provide it
landscaping to cement kilns to burn for energy or pay a waste treatment
fee to chemically treat pieces of rubber and turn it back into
a liquid to make new shoe soles, a longer-term and more
costly solution.
While shoes have a lifespan of six months to several years, Due to the higher water temperature, less gas-based
rubber crumb surfaces can last up to 10 years, meaning the heating is required at both Evides and the com-
useful life of the polyurethane is extended by a factor of 10. panies in the area that take the demineralized water
for their steam boilers. Overall, the partnership
The potential of recycling waste to produce rubber crumb eliminates 127,000 tons of fossil-based steam
extends well beyond that of footwear production. In India, the generation and 15,000 tons of CO2 , and provides
goal is to one day recycle post-consumer waste of millions of significant energy costs savings.
pairs of discarded shoes, keeping them out of a landfill or from
polluting the countryside and ocean.
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untsman does not produce polyethylene tere- While all Huntsman’s TEROL® polyols contain recycled
phthalate (PET) plastic bottles, but we clearly content, five of them have been certified by Underwriters
recognize the impact plastic waste has on the Laboratories (UL) Environment. In 2014, Huntsman became
environment and are doing something about it. the first US polyester polyol manufacturer to receive
the designation. UL verified Huntsman’s pre-consumer
Through Huntsman’s proprietary trans-esterification process, recycled, post-consumer recycled and renewable resource
we upcycle low-quality PET scrap – that otherwise would content claims by reviewing our manufacturing practices
have been destined for landfills or found its way into our and raw materials sources.
oceans – into energy-saving polyurethane insulation, the
most effective insulants available in the market, as measured Huntsman is rising to meet the plastic waste challenge
by R-value. globally by expanding our capability to provide SPF insula-
tion for residential and commercial applications. Since
Since 2015, Huntsman has used the equivalent of five billion 2018, we acquired Demilec and Icynene-Lapolla, two of
500ml PET bottles to manufacture 290 million pounds of North America’s leading manufacturers and distributors of
TEROL® polyester polyols, enough to insulate more than SPF insulation. Both consumers of TEROL® polyols, they
67,000 homes. provide bio-preferred, renewable and recyclable products
that reduce energy consumption through highly efficient
These polyols are a critical ingredient in the production of insulation properties.
MDI-based polyurethane insulation products, which provide
significant energy savings in residential, commercial and In Asia, our polyols production facility in Taiwan will begin
industrial buildings. They are a key building block for using our well-proven TEROL® polyols technology to
polyisocyanurate (PIR) boardstock systems and spray poly- recycle distressed PET streams to satisfy the growing
urethane foam (SPF), as well as pour-in-place applications, demand from the regional PIR foam insulation market.
such as picnic coolers, entry doors, garage doors, refrig-
erators and freezers. These energy-saving polyurethane
insulations benefit society by reducing the costs of heating
and cooling homes and commercial buildings and prolong-
ing the shelf life of perishable foods.
WE’VE RECYCLED
APPROXIMATELY
THE EQUIVALENT OF MORE THAN
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IMPROVING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
In a special research report published
in January 2020 on solutions for
making the global fashion industry
more sustainable, global banking and
financial services firm Barclays cites
Huntsman’s AVITERA® dyes and the
Reduce
company’s line of digital inks for
improving the environmental footprint
Another key aspect of the circular of the textile industry.1
economy is reducing waste to conserve
1 Barclays Sustainable & Thematic Investing,
precious natural resources.
“Global Fashion: Green is the new black.”
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ater is one of the world’s and consumers all over the world Since Huntsman introduced this
most precious resources. desire higher sustainability. At the groundbreaking product 10 years ago,
According to the Inter- same time, high pressure is being total environmental savings by cus-
national Resource Panel of the United exerted to keep costs down. This has tomers using AVITERA® SE products
Nations Environment Programme, by led to strong demand for shorter, more include water savings of 6.5 billion
2030, the world could face a 40% robust dyeing procedures and reduced liters (equivalent to the annual fresh
shortfall in water supply if no changes water and energy consumption – in water requirements of 9.3 million
are made in how water is managed.2 short, more sustainable products and people3), steam savings of 830,000
processes, both from an environmen- tonnes and the reduction of 450,000
Textile dyeing and finishing processes tal and a cost perspective. tonnes of CO2 emissions.
consume vast amounts of water in
the very parts of the world where it is Huntsman innovations are helping to The use of AVITERA® SE dyes is set
most scarce. Conventional methods produce textiles in a more sustainable to grow quickly due to an increased
of dyeing 1 kilogram of cotton use up way at a lower cost. Our AVITERA® SE awareness of environmental issues
to 80 liters of water, 6.5 kilograms of dyes reduce water and energy con- from all actors in the textile value
steam and 2.2 kilograms of CO2 . sumption by up to 50%. By switching chain, including consumers.
to AVITERA® SE technology, textile
As prices rise, pollution increases and plants can reduce processing costs
concern for the environment grows, and achieve an additional four months
converters, retailers, brand houses of production each year.
2 www.resourcepanel.org/reports/options-decoupling-economic-growth-water-use-and-water-pollution
3 Assumes 700 liters of fresh water per person per year
T C
raditional printing of garments is a labor-intensive, environmentally an good housekeeping and
unfriendly process that requires large amounts of water to wash and containment practices to
rinse products to cleanse them of excess dye. Many brands are moving achieve zero pellet, flake and
to digital printing technologies, which reduce water consumption and pollution powder loss in plastics manufacturing
and decrease energy use, CO2 emissions, waste materials and time. help protect the environment? Yes,
according to Operation Clean Sweep®
Huntsman is the first company to develop industrial grade inks for digital (OCS), a voluntary international
textile printing. Digital printing of garments requires less time and uses less ink, program designed to prevent the
which means less dye and less water used in the process, making it more loss of plastic granules at all stages
environmentally friendly. Studies show that digital printing reduces water con- of the plastics value chain.
sumption by 60%, energy consumption by 55%, CO2 emissions by 95% and
waste materials by 85%.1 It is estimated that in 2018, digital textile printing First adopted in North America, the
saved more than 40 billion liters of water worldwide.2 OCS program was introduced in
Europe in 2015 by PlasticsEurope,
Over the past two decades, Huntsman Textile the pan-European association of
Effects has been a market leader in developing plastic manufacturers. Huntsman
a wide range of reactive digital inks for the textile Advanced Material sites in Bergkamen,
industry, which offer high-quality colors and high- Germany, and Pamplona, Spain, were
wash fastness. In 2019, the company introduced the first European epoxy producer
the next generation of digital inks, NOVACRON® sites to pledge compliance with
ADVANCE, which achieves remarkable deep Operation Clean Sweep. By signing
shades with perfect reliability and reproducibility the OCS pledge, the sites commit to
compared to currently available technologies. improve worksite setup to prevent
and address spills, train employees in
1 “Cleaning Up The Textile Industry,” by Dr. Simon Daplyn
2 www.fespa.com/en
spill prevention and containment and
conduct ongoing operations audits,
with a goal to achieve zero industrial
plastic material loss.
DIGITAL PRINTING REDUCES
Since signing the pledge in 2018,
our Bergkamen facility has adopted
measures to reduce the loss of polya-
ENERGY WATER mide granules used for printing ink
CONSUMPTION: CONSUMPTION: resins and hot melt adhesives.
Besides recycling waste pellets and
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Reduce
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
REDUCE WASTEWATER
In Jurong, Singapore, Huntsman Performance
ZERO
Products has two manufacturing units that
make JEFFAMINE® polyetheramines and
polyol precursors. Together, the units produce
as much as 1,000 tons of wastewater per
month from process and product change
washouts.
45% After the change, hazardous waste production at the plant dropped from
3.7 million pounds to zero, eliminating $700,000 in hazardous waste
disposal costs. In addition, the plant found a customer to use the
TARGET IS TO REDUCE TOTAL
organic layer that was stored in the separate tank to blend with its
WASTEWATER GENERATION BY 50%
products and use in a beneficial way.
The project won a 2019 Texas Environmental Excellence Award for pollu-
tion prevention from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
That’s the future that Huntsman is striving to create. And although we’re not there
yet, adopting a circular economy mindset today will get us closer to achieving a
world without waste tomorrow.
Eliminate
I
magine walking on a treadmill 3D printing is expected to reduce waste in shoe production from start to
at your favorite shoe store and finish. Shoes can be designed using less material by applying the product
leaving with a pair of sneakers exactly where it is needed. Take for example a midsole. In conventional
designed specifically for your feet. molding, there is one monolithic layer. With additive manufacturing, or 3D
It’s not as farfetched as it may seem. printing, a physical object is created by layering materials one by one based
The use of 3D printing in the footwear on a digital model, with material used only where it is needed. Process
industry is expected to reduce costs, scraps can be completely eliminated, as there is no extra waste material
simplify manufacturing and supply typically produced in the traditional molding process. And supply chain
chains, and reshape the way products costs can be reduced because printing can be done closer to the demand
are designed. source, eliminating the need to transport product over long distances or to
keep large inventories.
Huntsman is working with the
footwear industry to develop game- Recognizing the significance of 3D printing in eliminating waste in produc-
changing 3D printing capabilities that tion processes, Huntsman Polyurethanes began working with the footwear
can eliminate waste by designing it industry in 2017 to develop a platform for 3D printing. A global team is
out of the manufacturing process. studying three different ways to achieve 3D printing through powders,
filaments and liquids. The company intends to be on the forefront of 3D
printing technology that could revolutionize the shoe industry, as well as
automotive and aerospace industries that rely on molded parts.
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Materiality Assessment
n 2019, Huntsman developed its first corporate sustainability materiality
assessment. While stakeholder outreach had been done in previous years,
2019 marked our first formal materiality assessment to shape our overall
approach to sustainability. What resulted is a robust view of top sustainability
issues across the company.
VERY IMPORTANT
Waste - hazardous
Corporate governance
Human rights Alternatives for restricted / hazardous substances Product innovation - sustainable society
Air emissions
Diversity / EEO
Water quality Cybersecurity
Supporting communities
Water consumption
Climate risk
OUR TOP
ENVIRONMENTAL,
Employment opportunities SOCIAL AND
Renewable energy usage
GOVERNANCE
Waste - nonhazardous
CONCERNS ARE
IN RED
IMPORTANT
Noise
Traffic
Communities We attended a session of our community advisory panel at our largest site – in
Port Neches, Texas1 – and spoke with Huntsman communications staff and local
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) managers at a sample of our facilities across
Huntsman to understand the top-priority issues for our neighbors.
MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT
We then developed a list of materiality issues. We considered input from various sources, including
GRI topic-specific standards, industry best practices, recent ACC focus group survey data, and
feedback from our Sustainability Council. We developed a scorecard methodology for ranking,
and the Sustainability Council completed an initial ranking to arrive at a matrix of issues.
During the process, the Sustainability Council considered a number of different factors, including:
• relative influence on stakeholder decisions
• significance of Huntsman’s impact
• our ability to influence
• impact on Huntsman’s performance over the short and long term
We then summarized these rankings focusing on two factors: (1) the degree to which the issue
influenced stakeholder decisions – in other words, would it affect a customer’s decision on whether
or not to buy from Huntsman – and (2) the impact on Huntsman and our long-term success. The
results were presented to the corporate officers in May 2019, subsequently to members of the board of
directors, and ultimately approved by the officers and Chairman, President and CEO Peter Huntsman.
BENEFITS
The completed materiality assessment is critical in structuring our report and also
provides a strategic framework to evaluate risks and opportunities. It helps us to focus
on what matters most. The process resulted in a matrix of ranked issues based on
importance to stakeholders and importance to Huntsman.
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Data on Performance
RELIABILITY
3 Technical Pillars
• asset health
• operational excellence
• supplier reliability
Asset Operational Supplier
2 Enabling Platforms Health Excellence Reliability
• people, leadership and culture
• performance management
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE
GRI 205-2 | Huntsman has zero tolerance for illegal behavior. The following describes how we communicate and how we
conduct training on our anti-corruption policies and procedures.
Communicating Anti-Corruption
Our Anti-Corruption
Policies
Policies
and and
Procedures
Procedures – to Our Governance Body, Employees, and Business Partners
Governance body members: The governance body members consist of the eight members of Huntsman’s global
board of directors. Huntsman’s anti-corruption policy and procedure are articulated in the two documents, Anti-Corrup-
tion and Bribery Corporate Policy and Anti-Corruption and Bribery Procedure. We communicate recently updated
anti-corruption policy and procedure to all eight members of the board.
Employees: Nearly1 100% of our employees have access to Huntsman’s anti-corruption policy and procedure. All
employees receive a copy of Huntsman’s Business Conduct Guidelines (BCG) when hired and have access to the company
intranet where these guidelines and the anti-corruption policy and procedure are located. The BCG contains a section
on anti-corruption and references the anti-corruption policy and procedure. The BCG is also available on our company
website at www.huntsman.com. Additionally, both Huntsman’s Internal Audit function and Ethics & Compliance group
conduct site-specific audits, which depending on the scope of the audit, contain a review of some anti-corruption controls.
Business partners: Huntsman’s business partners (direct suppliers, contractors, and joint venture partners), should
receive a copy of Huntsman’s Vendor Code of Conduct (VCC), which is a simplified version of Huntsman’s BCG and
contains language about anti-corruption. Both the VCC and the BCG are available on Huntsman’s website. Additionally,
Huntsman’s contracts with business partners include anti-corruption language or clauses.
Governance body members: All members of our board of directors are provided and become familiar with the BCG
when they are first onboarded and from time to time thereafter, including BCG-specific provisions barring bribery of
public and private officials and officers, as well as other anti-corruption prohibitions. The full board of directors, as well
as the Audit Committee, receive quarterly briefings by the company’s chief compliance officer and general counsel. These
briefings include among other things: applicability and enforcement of the BCG, including the anti-bribery and anti-
corruption provisions, within the company; changes in or additions to relevant anti-corruption laws globally; and devel-
opments in and learnings from significant cases around the world to ensure they are able to fulfill their fiduciary duties
of due care relating to proper oversight and governance. In addition to these briefings, Huntsman’s executive and other
corporate officers and members of its senior operational leadership receive specific training at least 10 times annually
on how to comply with all provisions of the BCG, including the anti-bribery and anti-corruption terms. This training is
conducted through both e-learning courses and personally by the company’s chief compliance officer and general
counsel or members of the Ethics & Compliance or Legal departments.
Employees: Nearly2 100% of our employees complete Huntsman’s anti-corruption training course, Global Corruption
and Bribery – What You Need to Know, every year. Course completion is required and reviewed annually to ensure all
associates complete their training. Additionally, nearly 100% of employees have received training on human rights. Other
compliance training modules include Respect in the Workplace, Records Management, Anti-Corruption, Global Anti-
Bribery and Huntsman Data Privacy Program. Courses are offered in both computer-based and instructor-led formats.
1 After an acquisition, associates from the acquired entity may experience a delay in accessing Huntsman’s policies and procedures until IT systems are fully integrated.
2 Some associates on extended medical leave are unable to complete assigned courses before year end. In those cases, training is completed after they return to work.
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TOTAL NUMBER OF
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MANDATORY
GRI 416-1 | Huntsman has over 30,000 finished products and raw materials that are sold or
used1. We evaluated nearly 100% of these through our New Product Introduction or Hazard
Communication processes. Our REACH review process is one example of how Huntsman continually
reviews and evaluates our substances for improvement. Every year the European Chemicals Agency
(ECHA) mandates that we update REACH dossiers for certain substances in our portfolio, based on
new evaluations or health science data.
1 For SASB reporting, roughly 70% of our products contain Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals Category 1 and 2 substances.
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RELEASES AND SPILLS
In our EHS Policy and Commitment, we pledge to identify and control EHS
risks in all aspects of our business activity. We actively strive to reduce incidents
PRODUCT
through our EHS management systems, which include our Global EHS and INNOVATION
Process Safety Standards and Procedures and our Horizon 2025 targets.
TOWARD A
We track chemical releases and spills at a corporate level across all Huntsman- SUSTAINABLE
owned and -operated facilities. The table below indicates incidents that resulted
in chemical spills or loss of material from primary containment. Huntsman
SOCIETY
classifies these as significant spills not specifically allowed by a government-
issued authorization – such as a permit, license, or consent – and not contained
on site. Releases to air are omitted, and volumes from air releases are tracked
Huntsman’s mission is to provide
under air emissions. See pages 48 through 51.
products and solutions through the
application of science that enrich lives
A spill is defined by GRI as “accidental release of a hazardous substance that
and help create a sustainable future.
can affect human health, land, vegetation, water bodies and ground water.”
While sustainability broadly covers
multiple aspects of society, we have
GRI 306-3 | RELEASES AND SPILLS selected the United Nations Sustain-
able Development Goals (SDGs) as
Region Number of Incidents Amount Released (lbs.)
a globally accepted standard, and
Americas1 4 30,557 therefore define sustainability as
products that contribute to one or
Asia Pacific 1 44
more of the SDGs.
Europe, Africa, Middle East 0 0
Total 5 30,601 Approximately 7.5% of total sales3
1 Includes estimated releases from our Conroe, Texas, facility due to Tropical Storm Imelda. are from new products (less 5 years
old) that meet this definition and
contribute to a more sustainable
TRANSPORT INCIDENTS society. This equates to $480 million
of new product sales globally.
Incidents Number
3 Excluding recent downstream acquisitions
0
7.5%
OF TOTAL SALES ARE
resulting from a transport incident FROM NEW PRODUCTS
An incident leading to direct involvement of authorities and/or emergency 1 THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A
services, evacuation of people, or closure of public traffic routes for at least MORE SUSTAINABLE
three hours
SOCIETY
2 Categories defined per SASB standards for the chemical sector
쪧 쪨 쪩 쪪 쪫 쪬
GO | NO GO GO | NO GO GO | NO GO GO | NO GO GO | NO GO REVIEW
SoC SoC
CHECK CHECK SoC CHECKS
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OCCUPATIONAL INJURY AND ILLNESS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
2.4
PREVENT HARM THROUGH EHS EXCELLENCE
Our vision is to prevent all harm through achieving excel-
lence in environmental, health and safety (EHS) perform-
2.2
ance in all aspects of our business. We aim to continually
improve our safety performance for all associates and
contractors, and we are committed to eliminating
2.0
life-impacting injuries and fatalities.
1.0
Injuries and illnesses are categorized according to internal
guidance documents, based on US OSHA standards
29 CFR 1904.7. Additionally, injuries and illnesses are
0.8
documented as required by the laws in the areas where
we operate.
0.6
When the combination of associates and contractors is
considered, the two most common types of work-related
injuries are abrasions and lacerations, and sprains and
0.4
strains.
1 Actual hours are recorded or calculated based on total number of work hours x total number of associates or contractors.
2 Also called a Life Impacting Fatality Event (LIFE), a work-related personal injury or illness that meets defined severity criteria due to
its impact on the quality of the affected person’s life, whether temporary or permanent.
Another significant hazard associated with many of these events is personnel being in the path
of moving objects or energy. Our EHS Management System outlines the methods we use to
identify work-related hazards and assess risks. For more information, see the reference to
GRI 403-2 on page 36 and the discussion on process safety on page 38.
ACTIONS TAKEN
All LIFE incidents are formally investigated, and corrective actions taken to reduce or
eliminate work hazards using the hierarchy of controls. Huntsman instituted engineering
controls, including vehicle barriers and vehicle personal safety devices, to reduce the
hazards present in vehicle operations incidents. Huntsman has implemented a variety of
administrative controls in response to LIFE events, including review of vehicle operations
on sites, vehicle operation procedures, lifting/handling procedures, and review of rotating
equipment use/controls. We have also introduced global Risk Tolerance training to all
associates to help identify why and where our people take risks to help address the
hazards of line-of-fire and overexertion.
For more information on actions taken to address LIFE and other hazards, see the
reference to GRI 403-2 on page 36, and the discussion on process safety on page 38.
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OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH AND SAFETY
GRI 403-1 | Occupational health and safety The results of the self-audits are used to make site-based
management system improvements. The results of the corporate EHS and
Huntsman has implemented an Environmental, Health, process safety audits are used to make both site-based
and Safety (EHS) system consisting of 7 standards, and companywide improvements. Competent persons
68 procedures, and 87 guidance documents to support assessments are used to identify additional training/skill
implementation of the requirements. The management improvement opportunities.
system is based on principles of various recognized
management system standards such as Responsible Associates are encouraged to report work-related hazards
Care®, ANSI Z-10, 29 and CFR 1910.119. through incident reports, near-miss reports and 60-second
checks, as well as any methods an individual site has
Our standards and procedures apply to all Huntsman- created. Associates are protected from reprisal by the
owned and -operated facilities and corporate functions. company code of ethics and a robust series of HR policies
They do not apply to joint ventures in which Huntsman and procedures.
is a minority owner, nor to 3rd-party warehouses and
tollers, unless by request from a member of the EHS All Huntsman associates have stop-work authority in
leadership team. situations when they feel there is a danger to themselves,
co-workers or the public. Associates are protected from
reprisal by the company code of ethics and a robust series
GRI 403-2 | Hazard identification, risk assessment of HR policies and procedures.
and incident investigation
Our EHS Management System outlines the methods used The process for a work-related incident investigation is
to identify work-related hazards and assess risks. The outlined in our EHS Management System, specifically
hierarchy of controls is outlined in guidance documents EHS-106 Incident Investigation. Based on the severity and
and procedural requirements and includes: pre-job safety likelihood of the outcome, a “5-Why” methodology may be
inspections, job safety analyses and work permits used for lower severity incidents, while those of a higher
(including hot work, confined space entry and work consequence require the use of Apollo root cause analysis.
at height). Throughout the process of any incident investigation, the
hierarchy of controls is to be used to institute robust meas-
All manufacturing sites conduct Process Hazard Analysis ures to prevent recurrence. In addition to the investigation,
(PHA) and Fire Risk Analysis (FRA) of their facilities to the company conducts a quarterly analysis of incidents to
identify process and fire-related hazards and determine identify potential gaps in the management system and
where additional layers of protection are needed to ensure recommend improvements.
the health and safety of people and protection of the
environment.
GRI 403-3 | Occupational health services
The organization assesses the quality of the processes Huntsman ensures occupational health services are
and the competency of the persons carrying out the tasks provided for employees under the guidance of the global
through site self-audits, corporate EHS and process safety director of occupational health, a board-certified medical
audits, and through competent person assessments (for doctor. Each site contracts with either an on-site or local
PSM-related activities). Additional requirements for training medical provider to ensure prompt access to occupational
and competency are described in the EHS Management health and medical services when needed. The sites are to
System, specifically EHS-113 Training and Competency. adjust their workloads to ensure the services are available
to associates as required. The company has processes to
protect worker privacy under HIPAA and GDPR practices,
specifically EHS-505 Health Record Management and
Confidentiality.
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PROCESS SAFETY COMBINED INCIDENT RATE
on/Substi 0.35
ati tu
in ti
m o
li
eri n g Co nt
E
n
EFFECTIVENESS
g in e r ol
0.30
En s
ral Con
edu tro
oc 0.25
Pr
ls
(PS in ci d en t rat e)
Personal
0.20
Protective
Equipment
0.15
REDUCING WASTE
GRI 306-2 | It is Huntsman’s corporate policy to prevent
BASELINE AND PRODUCTION INTENSITY and reduce waste. We regularly carry out audits to inspect
Beginning with the Total Waste graph on this external waste management plants and ensure that our
page, we include both a baseline and produc- waste is disposed of correctly. We continually look for ways
tion intensity trend line on each graph. to reduce waste and improve operational performance.
Baseline: With the recent divestiture of our Total waste increased in 2019 primarily due to an increase
surfactants business to Indorama Ventures in nonhazardous waste with the installation of a deep well
Limited (IVL), our Huntsman emissions and at our Freeport site. See nonhazardous waste, page 41.
energy footprint will change significantly in
future years. This will be somewhat offset by
any new acquisitions. Because the IVL sale TOTAL WASTE
was completed in early 2020, we plan to
reconsider our baseline to determine the most Production Intensity Trend
(Total waste tonnes/tonnes of production)
appropriate year for comparison purposes.
0.11
Each year, environmental data and emissions
estimates are reviewed for changes as part of 0.09
our data validation process. As a result, figures
and totals depicted in this year’s sustainability 0.07
report may include minor updates versus data
published historically. 0.05
through 56.
0.7
0.6
Production Intensity: Production intensity is
a demonstration of the impact of a given metric 0.5
(million tonnes)
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WASTE
HAZARDOUS WASTE
0.021
0.020
0.019
400,000
Recovery (including energy recovery) 77,119
( t onne s )
Composting 0
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
0.090
0.060
0.030
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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT
Employee Category Female Male Total Employee Category Female Male Total
Huntsman provides associates with training and A key component of our business success is employee
development to further enhance their professional skills. engagement and development. The majority1 of eligible
These training and development courses include EHS, Huntsman associates are required to participate in an
compliance, soft skills, technical skills and leadership annual Performance Development Program (PDP) assess-
development. Compliance training hours include ment, with their supervisor. In addition, numerous live and
instructor-led and e-learning courses. online training and development courses are offered to
associates to help them develop soft and technical skills.
1 Associates at acquired locations are not currently required to participate in
the PDP process. Others, such as some union workers, are prohibited by
collective bargaining or contractual work agreements.
TRAINING HOURS IN LEADERSHIP
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WATER
DISCHARGES TO WATER
0.0100
0.0090
0.0080
WATER QUALITY
GRI 303-2 | Water quality is a critical issue for
Huntsman as a responsible member of the com- 7,000
munities in which we operate. Our EHS Management
System includes standards and procedures that
manage effluent water quality at our sites. All manufac-
turing sites are required to report multiple effluent 6,000
water quality metrics including organics, inorganics,
solids and others.
5,000
We are complying with – and in many cases exceeding
– increasingly strict water quality standards. We also
understand water quality’s direct connection with
water scarcity. Keeping water clean goes hand-in-hand 4,000
C O D ( t onne s )
1,000
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2015..............................................6,349 tonnes
2016 ..............................................6,394 tonnes
2017 ..............................................6,374 tonnes
2018 ..............................................6,593 tonnes
2019 ..............................................6,170 tonnes
n 2017 Baseline (6,374 tonnes)
7.00 7.00
6.00 6.00
5.00 5.00
4.00 4.00
3.00 3.00
50 50
40 40
30 30
( m i l l i on m 3 )
( m i l l i on m 3 )
20 20
10 10
0 0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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WATER
Withdrawals
Surface Water 7,537,250 0 33,537,676 41,074,926 307,620 0 6,625 314,245
Rainwater 264,316 n/a n/a 264,316 1,471 n/a n/a 1,471
Ground Water 732,525 361,117 1,542,666 2,636,308 316,494 361,117 746,596 1,424,207
Seawater n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0
Produced Water 228,661 0 1,651 230,312 19,900 0 1,651 21,551
Reuse (from onsite sources) 129,856 0 485 130,341 0 0 485 485
Total 44,336,203 1,761,959
3rd-party Withdrawals4
Surface Water 1,795,244 12,712 216,322 2,024,278 623,902 0 17,050 640,952
Rainwater 43,237 n/a n/a 43,237 112 n/a n/a 112
Ground Water 43,012 0 258,922 301,934 111 0 161,993 162,104
Seawater n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0
Produced Water 103,166 0 0 103,166 57,337 0 0 57,337
Total 2,472,615 860,505
Water Discharges5
Surface Water 11,789,482 680,699 24,719,682 37,189,863 651,666 680,699 3,482 1,335,847
Ground Water 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seawater 0 0 7,238 7,238 0 0 0 0
3rd-party Treatment & Other 1,150,958 168,785 650,466 1,970,209 59,765 16,347 445,134 521,246
3rd-party Sent to Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Organizations for Reuse
GRI 303-4 | Total Discharges 39,167,310 1,857,093
increase resilience and improve long-term planning, all sites are encour-
aged to incorporate the results of the study and their site-specific profile
as they consider potential water risks relative to their locations.
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GHG AND AIR EMISSIONS
TOTAL GHG EMISSIONS
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
REDUCING EMISSIONS
Huntsman continues to focus on managing our 3.0
0.30 0.15
0.28 0.14
0.26 0.13
0.24 0.12
0.22 0.11
0.20 0.10
2.0 2.0
1.8 1.8
1.6 1.6
1.4 1.4
1.2 1.2
CO 2 e (million tonnes)
CO 2 e (million tonnes)
1.0 1.0
0.8 0.8
0.6 0.6
0.4 0.4
0.2 0.2
0 0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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GHG AND AIR EMISSIONS
NON-GHG EMISSIONS TO AIR
0.00060
0.00055
0.00050
0.00045
EMISSIONS
GRI 305-7 | Huntsman routinely monitors, tracks and
reports chemical emissions to the atmosphere, whether 4,500
VOCs1 555.0
HAPs 1 200.0 1,500
2015..............................................3,676 tonnes
2016 ..............................................3,671 tonnes
2017 ..............................................4,091 tonnes
2018 ..............................................3,807 tonnes
2019..............................................3,488 tonnes
n 2017 Baseline (4,091 tonnes)
0.24 0.00018
0.22 0.00017
0.20 0.00016
0.18 0.00015
1,200 1,200
1,000 1,000
800 800
( t onne s )
( t onne s )
600 600
400 400
200 200
0 0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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TOTAL ENERGY
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
CONSUMPTION
Production Intensity Trend
(TJ/tonnes of production)
0.007
0.006
0.005
Energy Type TJ
2015 ..................................................43,010 TJ
2016 ..................................................43,641 TJ
2017 ..................................................43,439 TJ
2018 ..................................................44,163 TJ
2019 ..................................................39,141 TJ
n 2017 Baseline (43,439 TJ)
REPORT PARAMETERS
This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option and is based on the GRI Standards
(2016). We have followed the GRI Standards (2018) where indicated. We report our sustainability performance on an
annual basis. Except where stated otherwise, this report includes data from January 1 through December 31, 2019.
Prior to this 2019 report, our most recent sustainability report was published in October 2018 for the reporting year
2017. We published 2018 environmental data online.
For this 2019 sustainability report, we considered input from 3rd-party questionnaires, external ratings and general
indices, as well as feedback from our key stakeholder groups: our associates, customers, plant communities and
investors. The metrics and data provided in this report reflect that input and feedback and help us continue to
enhance our reporting and improve our sustainability program.
The report includes data related to all Huntsman enterprises where we have operational control (more than 50%) and
joint ventures where we have management control. The data reported have been obtained primarily from our
financial management reporting systems, various human resources information systems and the Huntsman
corporate reporting systems for environmental, health and safety performance indicators. We are confident in
the overall reliability of the data reported, but recognize that some of these data are subject to some degree of
uncertainty, inherent to limitations associated with measuring, calculating and estimating data.
Minor corrections in historic data may be due to data errors or other approved reasons. Each year, energy
consumption and environmental emission estimates are recalculated and revised for all years in the annual
sustainability report, as attempts are made to improve both the analyses, through the use of better methods
or data, and the overall usefulness of the report.
Please contact us at sustainability@huntsman.com with any questions or comments about these changes.
A publicly held company, Huntsman Corporation’s global headquarters is in The Woodlands, Texas,
USA. As of December 31, 2019, total common stock outstanding was 224,295,868 shares. For
more information, please see the Investor Relations section of our website, www.huntsman.com.
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The GRI indicators shown in red are material topics for Huntsman. Please see pages 26 and 27 for details.
Organizational Profile
102-1 Name of the organization........................................................................................................page 8, 53
102-2 Activities, brands, products and services ..............................................................................................9
102-3 Location of headquarters ....................................................................................................................53
102-4 Location of operations ..........................................................................................................................9
102-5 Ownership and legal form....................................................................................................................53
102-6 Markets served ................................................................................................................................8, 9
102-7 Scale of the organization ............................................................................................................8, 9, 14
102-8 Information on employees and other workers............................................................................9, 42, 43
102-9 Supply chain........................................................................................................................................28
102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain..................................................................28
102-11 Precautionary principle or approach....................................................................................................10
102-12 External initiatives..........................................................................................................................11, 23
102-13 Membership of associations ..............................................................................................................11
Strategy
102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker..................................................................................................3
Governance
102-18 Governance structure......................................................................................................................7, 29
Stakeholder Engagement
102-40 List of stakeholder groups..........................................................................................................4, 27, 53
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements........................................................................................................10
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders ................................................................................................27
102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement ................................................................................................27
102-44 Key topics and concerns raised ....................................................................................................26, 27
Reporting Practice
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements....................Exhibit 21.1, Huntsman 2019 10-K 1
102-46 Defining report content and topic boundaries......................................................................................53
102-47 List of material topics ..........................................................................................................................26
102-48 Restatements of information..........................................................................................................39, 53
102-49 Changes in reporting ..........................................................................................................................53
102-50 Reporting period ................................................................................................................................53
102-51 Date of most recent report ..................................................................................................................53
102-52 Reporting cycle ..................................................................................................................................53
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report ............................................................................4, 53
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI standards ..................................................................53
102-55 GRI content index................................................................................................................................54
102-56 External assurance........................................................................Huntsman is not pursuing at this time
1 Subsidiaries include additional locations beyond the 72 manufacturing facilities associated with reported environmental data.
205 Anti-corruption
Management approach........................................................................................................................30
205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures..........................................30
305 Emissions
Management approach........................................................................................................................48
305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions ..........................................................................................................49
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions ............................................................................................49
305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx) and other significant air emissions ................................50, 51
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