2022 Communication on Progress

Imerys SA

Published date

June 14, 2022

No. of questions

66

CEO Statement

Signed

  • Governance

    Policies and Responsibilities

    1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:

    2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we plan to have a commitment within 2 years

    Yes, and the commitment is focused on our own operations

    Yes, and the commitment includes our own operations and the value chain

    Yes, and the commitment includes our own operations and the value chain along with communities and society

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we plan to have a code of conduct within two years

    Yes, focused on employee conduct

    Yes, focused on employees and suppliers

    Yes, focused on employees, suppliers, and other business relationships

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?

    No one is specifically responsible for this topic

    Yes, with limited influence on outcomes (e.g., limited access to internal information, limited decision-making authority)

    Yes, with moderate influence on outcomes (e.g., has access to relevant information, reports to senior manager)

    Yes, with direct influence of some outcomes (e.g., has access to relevant information, includes one or more senior manager with decision making rights

    Yes, with direct influence at the highest levels of the organization (e.g., has access to relevant information, includes most senior members of organization)

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?

    No formal structure

    Yes, and with limited influence on outcomes (e.g., limited access to internal information necessary to understand risks, poor representation from relevant departments or functions)

    Yes, with moderate influence on outcomes (e.g., it includes representatives of some functions, departments, or business units most relevant for addressing the risks concerned, has access to relevant information, reports to senior manager)

    Yes, with direct influence on some outcomes (e.g., it includes representatives of functions, departments, or business units most relevant for addressing the risks concerned, has access to relevant information, it involves one or more members of senior management)

    Yes, and with direct influence at the highest level of the organization (e.g., full access to relevant information, it involves members at highest level of organization)

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Prevention

    6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we are planning to develop one in the next two years

    Yes, related to our own operations

    Yes, related to our own operations and entire value chain and other business relationships

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    6.1. During the assessment of risk, which business relationships are reviewed?

    A few suppliers or business relationships [approximately less than 25 %]

    Several suppliers / business relationships (i.e., first tier or other high priority) [approx. 25 - 50 %]

    Most suppliers / relevant business relationships [approx. 51 - 99 %]

    All suppliers / relevant business relationships outside the supply chain

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we are planning to develop one in the next two years

    Yes, related to our own operations

    Yes, related to our own operations and entire value chain and other business relationships

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    7.1. During the due diligence process, which business relationships are reviewed?

    A few suppliers or business relationships [approximately less than 25 %]

    Several suppliers / business relationships (i.e., first tier or other high priority) [approx. 25 - 50 %]

    Most suppliers / relevant business relationships [approx. 51 - 99 %]

    All suppliers / relevant business relationships outside the supply chain

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    Concerns and grievance mechanisms

    8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?

    Optional comment
    The Group’s ‘Speak up!’ system enables reporting via internal channels, via the employee’s manager, HR, or other functions, or directly via a dedicated digital platform. The Group digital alerts system, operated by an independent qualified third party and open to all employees and external parties, enables the reporting of any suspected violations of the Group Code.

    8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.

    No

    Yes

    Is the process communicated to all employees/workers in local languages?

    Is the process available to non-employees (e.g., contractors, vendors, suppliers)?

    Is the process confidential (e.g., whistleblowing process)?

    Are there processes in place to avoid retaliation?

    Can concerns be raised about suppliers or other business relationships (e.g., clients, partners, etc.)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?

    No process to enable remedy to stakeholders

    Remedy available to some stakeholders (i.e., some geographies, employees only)

    Remedy is available to all affected stakeholders

    Remedy is available to all stakeholders, and suppliers are expected to have similar policies

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Lessons

    10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?

    No lessons are regularly captured

    Conducts root cause analyses/investigation of major incidents

    Conducts root cause analyses/investigation and changes organizational policies, processes, and practices accordingly

    Systematically conducts root cause analyses/investigation and leverages learnings to influence both internal and external affairs

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Executive Pay

    11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?

    No, and we have no intention to change

    No, but we plan to within two years

    Yes

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    The individual criteria applicable to the annual variable compensation of the Chief Executive Officer in 2022 include the following objectives : retain and develop key talent in order to strengthen the Group’s succession plan; deploy the Group’s ESG policy, in particular by accelerating CO2 reduction and making progress in terms of diversity within the Executive Committee and Senior Management.

    Board Composition

    12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:

    Number/Percentage

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Total number of board members (#)

    21

    Male (%)

    76

    Female (%)

    24

    Non-binary (%)

    0

    Under 30 years old (%)

    0

    30-50 years old (%)

    19

    Above 50 years old (%)

    81

    From minority or vulnerable groups (%)

    0

    Executive (%)

    71

    Independent (%)

    29
    Optional comment
    The highest governance body consists of two tiers. The Board of directors accounts 10 directors, 2 additional employee representative directors and 1 non-voting observer to support the Board in fulfilling its duties and to take part in its discussions in an advisory capacity. The executive committee is composed of 11 executive directors.

    13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:

    the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO Fundamental Conventions, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26000

    Data Assurance

    14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?

    Please refer to the ATTESTATION OF COMPLETENESS AND LIMITED ASSURANCE REPORT OF ONE OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS available in page 106, 107 and 108 of Imerys URD 2021

  • Human Rights

    Materiality / Saliency

    1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?

    air or land pollution due to Imerys and supplier operations

    Response

    8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    Human capital is at the heart of Imerys’ business success. Imerys seeks to create an environment that promotes employee’s development as a key element of growth and transformation. The Group HR policies and practices are based on fairness, openness and mutual respect. The long-term objectives of the Group are to identify, attract, select and retain talented people; develop and provide essential competencies; share ideas, projects and best practices across the organization; and ensure transparency and compliance with both legal requirements and Imerys’ policies and processes. Through constant engagement on these subjects the Group contributes to SDG 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; to SDG 5 to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and to SDG 8 to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Health and Safety : in 2021, the Group launched Safer Together, in order to build on the progress achieved over the past years and to strengthen the implementation of a consistent and comprehensive approach to Health and Safety. Safer Together aims to promote a strong Health and Safety culture within 4 new key pillars that will help to structure the Health & Safety projects – Being positive about Safety, Placing health and safety above all, Taking responsibility and Looking out for each other. Mental health : to support mental health and well-being of employees during the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, in 2021, the Group developed a new mental health guide for employees and for managers to help them support their teams. Employee engagement : in April of 2017, Imerys launched its first global employee engagement survey “Your Voice”. In 2021, the Your Voice survey was conducted again and extended to include deskless and remote workers in addition to the digital workers who were included in the 2017 survey. The survey was conducted confidentially and anonymously offering employees to express their position on a wide range of topics. Diversity and inclusion : to openly share our commitment to diversity and inclusion and our expectations for non-discrimination, ensuring there is no place for any form of bullying, harassment or behavior that is divisive or open to misinterpretation, the Group launched three diversity and inclusion communication and awareness campaigns within 2021 on the dimensions of gender, mental health and well-being and multiculturalism. These campaigns were accompanied by dedicated toolkits both for employees and for managers including foundational understanding points, Group’s position and actions on these dimensions and individual tangible actionable points. In 2021 a diversity and inclusion baseline assessment was conducted in 34 pilot sites in order to evaluate practices, provide an overview of performance and guide improvement actions at site level. Compensation and benefits : the Group compensation and benefits systems and policies aim at ensuring both market competitiveness and internal consistency, while being driven by a clear pay-for-performance objective. In 2021, Imerys group developed a Position Evaluation System, in order to define roles in a systematic grading approach. Using common grades throughout the world, Imerys ensures internal consistency by providing equal pay for work of equal value and provides a rational basis for the maintenance of its pay structure.

  • Labour

    Commitment

    1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?

    No, and we have no plans to develop a policy

    No, but we plan to in the next two years

    Yes, included within a broader policy

    Yes, articulated as a stand-alone policy

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    2020

    Forced labour

    2015

    Child labour

    2015

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    2020

    Occupational safety and health

    2020

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    2021

    1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:

    Aligned with international labour standards?

    Publicly available?

    Approved at most senior level of the company?

    Applied to the company’s own operations?

    Applied to the company’s supply chain and/or other business relationships?

    Developed involving labour rights expertise from inside and outside the company?

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Prevention

    2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?

    No engagement on this topic

    To better understand the risks/ impacts in question

    To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To agree on a way to prevent/ mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks /impacts in question

    To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    During the reporting period, the company was not affected by this human rights issue and therefore did not take any particular action.

    Child labour

    During the reporting period, the company was not affected by this human rights issue and therefore did not take any particular action.

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?

    Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce

    Building capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., partners, suppliers, clients, etc.)

    Conducting an audit process and/or corrective action plan

    Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders, in particular workers' organizations, to address the issue

    Collaboration with governmental or regulatory bodies

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    No action within reporting period

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?

    No training provided

    Select employees

    All employees

    Contractors

    Direct suppliers of the organization

    Indirect suppliers of the organization

    Other – such as partners, clients, etc.

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?

    No monitoring of progress

    Review issues on ad-hoc basis

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal programs only)

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal and external programs)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Performance

    6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?

    Percent of employees (%)

    Unknown

    Employees covered under collective bargaining (%)

    73

    7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?

    Percent of employees (%)

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Employees in a trade union or on a worker committee (%)

    the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization is integrated in the number of the previous question.

    8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:

    Percent of women (%)

    Unknown

    Senior leadership level position

    26

    Non-executive board

    40

    9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?

    Salary ratio (%)

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Women / Men (%)

    10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?

    Frequency of injury

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Frequency of injury

    2.63

    11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?

    Incident rate

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Incident rate

    1.12

    Response and Reporting

    12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?

    Yes

    No

    Choose to not disclose

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    the company didn't cause or contribute to any adverse impacts in 2021 on that topic

    Forced labour

    the company didn't cause or contribute to any adverse impacts in 2021 on that topic

    Child labour

    the company didn't cause or contribute to any adverse impacts in 2021 on that topic

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    the company didn't cause or contribute to any adverse impacts in 2021 on that topic

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    the company didn't cause or contribute to any adverse impacts in 2021 on that topic

    13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    In 2021, the Group launched Safer Together, in order to build on the progress achieved over the past years and to strengthen the implementation of a consistent and comprehensive approach to Health and Safety. Safer Together aims to promote a strong Health and Safety culture within 4 new key pillars that will help to structure the Health & Safety projects – Being positive about Safety, Placing health and safety above all, Taking responsibility and Looking out for each other. Safer Together encompasses all the existing Imerys Health & Safety programs such as protocols, training, Take 5, Serious 7, Safety Connect Day and Visible Felt Leadership, safety alerts and accident analysis. Incident investigations are conducted and corrective actions are implemented at site level with follow-up by Business Area teams. Safety alerts are issued whenever a fatality, a life–changing injury or a Significant Potential Incident (SPI) occurs to share root causes and lessons learned.

  • Environment

    Commitment

    1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?

    No, and we have no plans to develop a policy

    No, but we plan to in the next two years

    Yes, included within a broader policy

    Yes, articulated as a stand-alone policy

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    2020

    Water

    2020

    Oceans

    The company does not consume water from the oceans through its activities and has no factory discharges directly into the oceans. thereby, there is not specific formal policy on that topic.

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    2021

    Air Pollution

    2020

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    2020

    Energy & Resource Use

    2020

    1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:

    Aligned with international environmental standards?

    Publicly available?

    Approved at most senior level of the company?

    Applied to the company’s own operations?

    Applied to the company’s supply chain and/or other business relationships?

    Developed involving environmental expertise from inside and outside the company?

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Imerys considers all sources of water in its water policy, including oceans.

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Prevention

    2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?

    No engagement on this topic

    To better understand the risks/ impacts in question

    To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To agree on a way to prevent/ mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks/ impacts in question

    To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Optional comment
    The company does not consume water from the oceans through its activities and has no factory discharges directly into the oceans. Thereby, there is not specific engagement on that topic.

    3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?

    Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce

    Building capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., partners, suppliers, clients, etc.)

    Conducting an audit process and/or corrective action plan

    Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders to address the issue

    Collaboration with governmental or regulatory bodies

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    No action within reporting period

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Optional comment
    The company does not consume water from the oceans through its activities and has no factory discharges directly into the oceans. Thereby, there is not specific actions on that topic.

    4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?

    No monitoring of progress

    Review issues on ad-hoc basis

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal programs only)

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal and external programs)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Optional comment
    The company does not consume water from the oceans through its activities and has no factory discharges directly into the oceans. Thereby, there is not a specific monitoring on that topic.

    4.1. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, what kind of targets has the company set?

    Description of targets (e.g., what is the target, absolute vs. intensity, externally verified, on track, etc.)

    Climate Action

    Imerys signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2018 and in 2019 set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets, which were subsequently approved by the SBTi. Imerys has aligned its climate change strategy to a 2° C trajectory scenario(2) committing to reduce Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 36% relative to revenue by 2030 (from a 2018 base year) and for Scope 3 indirect emissions engaging with its suppliers to align with a science-based low-carbon trajectory by 2023. At the end of 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions relative to revenue decreased by 23% from the 2018 base year, while 26% of the Group suppliers have already confirmed science-based emission reduction targets based on the first phase of the Group’s supplier project initiated mid-2020.

    Energy & Resource Use

    Water

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Starting in 2017, the Group began performing a new assessment of the biodiversity issues associated with its operations, in collaboration with key stakeholders based on the EBEvie approach, which resulted in a program designed to respond to the identified challenges. To support the development and implementation of the program, Imerys entered into a three-year scientific partnership (2018-2021) with the UMS Patrimoine Naturel, an umbrella organization bringing together the French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN), the French Agency for Biodiversity and the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). In addition, Imerys has committed to act4nature initiatives that have been launched by “Entreprises pour l’Environnement” (EpE) and other partners with the aim of mobilizing businesses to protect biodiversity. The mid-term target is for the Group to achieve all objectives defined within Group act4nature commitment and renew engagement for an additional midterm cycle by the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the Group has completed 100% of the objectives defined in 2018. At the end of 2020, as 93% of the objectives had already been achieved, Imerys anticipated the renewal of its commitment to act4nature International for a second phase (2021-2024) and likewise renewed the Group’s scientific partnership with UMS Patrimoine Naturel for an additional three-year cycle (2021-2024). Throughout 2022 and beyond, Imerys will work to fulfill its commitments under act4nature.

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Oceans

    4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, how is progress against target / goal tracked?

    Progress is reviewed against goals annually or more frequently

    Progress is reported internally to the most senior level

    Progress is reported externally

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Energy & Resource Use

    Water

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Oceans

    5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?

    Yes

    No

    Choose to not disclose

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    The company does not consume water from the oceans through its activities and has no factory discharges directly into the oceans. Thereby, there is not specific environmental issues on that topic.

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Climate Action

    6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?

    Scope 1 Emissions

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    1597000

    Scope 2 Emissions

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    851000

    Scope 3 Emissions

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    3286000

    7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?

    Percent of revenue (%)

    20

    8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?

    Energy / Resource Use

    9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.

    % of total energy consumption

    4.8

    Technology

    10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?

    Percent of total revenue (%)

    25
    The group estimates that the expansion of a low-carbon economy would have no or a very limited impact on most of the products manufactured by Imerys. Some products - which represent 25% of consolidated revenue - are serving markets which offer a significant opportunity and largely offset industries where potential climate-related risks on demand have been identified. Performance Minerals (mainly Carbonates, Kaolin, Talc, Perlite, Diatomite) are relatively low carbon products as most of them require a limited energy processing before being delivered to the market. Their various physical properties enable them to compete with chemical-based products in many applications (eg. Lightweighting of plastics, replacement of chemical pesticides, ...). Among the main markets addressed by Imerys, Plastics for automotive and Life Sciences for agriculture are the one providing the most significant climate opportunities for the Imerys products. The drive towards a more circular economy is also providing opportunities across markets for Imerys products that can favor recycling of applications. Imerys Graphite & Carbon product offering is driven by the strong growth of the electric vehicle automotive market, mainly for Li-Ion batteries but also for thermoplastics that represent great climate opportunities, combined with other mobile energy opportunities in Electricity & Energy storage. The calcium aluminate cement products manufactured by our Refractory, Abrasives, Construction (RAC) business area can improve the CO2 performance of building materials during the 'use phase' in the construction market (doubling lifetime or requiring less material). The financial figure presented here corresponds to the estimated contribution to the Group's current EBITDA of net additional annual revenue resulting from climate-related opportunities in 2030 based on the Group current portfolio.

    Sector-specific Questions

    11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.

    Sector-specific: Water

    12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.

    Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):

    Mega-liters

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Total

    57253

    Groundwater:

    25821

    Surface water:

    24447

    Rainwater:

    2690

    Wastewater:

    Percentage of water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high water stress (%)

    25

    Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):

    Mega-liters

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Total

    57253

    Groundwater:

    25821

    Surface water:

    24447

    Rainwater:

    2690

    Wastewater:

    Percentage of water consumed in regions with high or extremely high water stress (%)

    25

    13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.

    Water intensity of products (cubic meter/$):

    Sector-specific: Forest, biodiversity, and land use

    14. Please report the number and area (in hectares) of sites owned, leased, or managed by the company in or adjacent to protected areas and/or key biodiversity areas (KBA).

    Number

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Sites

    134

    Hectares

    15. What area (in hectares) of natural ecosystems was converted during the reporting period in areas owned, leased, or managed by the company?

    Conversion of natural resources (hectares)

    238

    16. Is the company supporting or implementing project(s) focused on ecosystem restoration and protection?

    No

    No, but we plan to in the next 2 years

    Yes

    Forest ecosystem restoration

    Other ecosystem restoration

    Imerys restores some ecosystems in fresh waterways such as rivers

    Reforestation

    Natural regeneration

    Agroforestry

    Imerys does not consolidate this figure at a group level

    Set-aside land

    Biodiversity offsetting

    Other (please specify in text box)

    Sector-specific: Air pollution

    17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    NOx

    5800

    SOx

    3357

    Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

    Hazardous air pollutants (HAP)

    Particulate matter (PM10)

    Persistent organic pollutants (POP)

    Other (please specify in text box)

    Sector-specific: Waste

    18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.

    Waste Generated (t)

    166173

    19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.

    Hazardous Waste Ratio (%)

    3.3

    20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.

    Single-use plastics (tonnes)

    Overall Environment

    21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    The mid-term environmental management target is for the Group to deploy the continuous improvement program and ensure that environmental audits are based on the defined maturity matrix. The Group has begun the roll-out of the environmental maturity matrix and while the number of Environmental Management System audits conducted in 2021 was impacted by Covid-19 restrictions, 90% of the environmental audits that were completed were based on the environmental maturity matrix. The audits that could not be completed in 2021 shall be carried-over into 2022. Imerys has committed to act4nature initiatives that have been launched by “Entreprises pour l’Environnement” (EpE) and other partners with the aim of mobilizing businesses to protect biodiversity. The mid-term target is for the Group to achieve all objectives defined within Group act4nature commitment and renew engagement for an additional midterm cycle by the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the Group has completed 100% of the objectives defined in 2018. In 2021, seven environmental incidents were reported within the Group with serious or major environmental impacts based on the Group incident reporting protocol. Among the seven environmental incidents reported in 2021, 6 were categorized as serious (limited short-term harm to the environment) and one was categorized as major (longer-term harm to the environment) according to the Group reporting protocol. The incidents occurred in Brazil, France, Peru, China, and the United Kingdom, and were linked to temporary exceedance of SOx permit threshold, accidental discharge of effluents, a small oil leak from near a fuel storage area, and an accidental recycled fuel discharge to a stormwater pond. Incident investigations were conducted and all corrective actions were completed and incident reports closed as per the Group protocol. Regarding water use, in 2021 Imerys used the World Resources Institute (WRI) “Baseline Water Stress” indicator within the Water Risk Filter (WRF) to assess current exposure to water stress. The WRI’s “Baseline Water Stress” risk indicator measures the ratio of total annual water withdrawals to total available annual renewable supply, accounting for upstream consumption.

  • Anti-corruption

    Commitment

    1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?

    2022
    Optional comment
    The Group compliance programs are supported by numerous procedures linked with the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, including but not limited to, the Group Anti-bribery policy, Antitrust policy, Data Privacy policy, Gifts and Hospitality, Conflict of Interest, Sponsorship and Charitable Donations and Stakeholder Management and Community Relations procedures. All the aforementioned policies as well as other policies and procedures clearly outline the process, reporting and necessary levels of control to ensure compliance with the procedures.

    2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?

    Prevention

    3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?

    3.1. How often is such training provided?

    One time only

    Every year

    Every two or more years

    We do not collect this data

    All employees

    Select employees

    Contractors

    Direct suppliers of the organization

    Other – such as partners, clients, etc.

    Indirect suppliers of the organization

    Optional comment
    All employees receive a mandatory training on the Code of Business conduct and ethics integrating anti-corruption and integrity during their onboarding. In addition, all Imerys employees receive regularly a mandatory training on a specific themes related to anti-corruption (such as anti-bribery). Imerys also conducts every year training and workshops with targeted teams within the organization (like pruchasing teams) focused on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and their application within Imerys.

    4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?

    Response and Reporting

    5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.

    Number of incident(s)

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Confirmed during the current year, but related to previous years

    1
    The only incident of corruption during the reporting year relates to a problem of fraud.

    Confirmed during the current year, and related to this year

    3
    The confirmed violations related to suspicions of safety, moral harassment, and a case of non-compliance with internalpolicies.

    6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?

    7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?

    8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    Risk assessment workshops are conducted to continue to reinforce the level of assessment done in the geographic areas initially covered by the expert reviews, thereby completing the full cycle of risk mapping for the five geographic areas (Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa). The purpose of these workshops is to review and update, if needed, the list of risk scenarios, assess the criticality (inherent impact and probability) of each risk scenario, assess the effectiveness of current mitigation measures and, in addition, for human rights, health, safety and environmental scenarios, identify the highest risks per purchasing categories (criticality). The risk assessment workshops systematically include a review and eventual update of the risk scenarios to ensure that the list is comprehensive. As of 2021, the corruption risk register includes a total of 25 potential risk scenarios, while the human rights, health, safety and environmental risk register includes 15 potential risk scenarios.