Report - COP Prototype

2022 Communication on Progress

Armstrong World Industries Inc.

Published date

June 29, 2022

No. of questions

Supplemental files

CEO Statement

Signed

Governance

Policies and Responsibilities

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

Issue an annual statement about the relevance of sustainable development to the company

Issue an annual statement that addresses impacts on both people and the environment

Issue an annual statement highlighting a zero tolerance for corruption

Sign off on organizational sustainability targets

Supervise Environmental, Social, and Governance reporting

Regularly review potential risks related to the business model

None of the above

Optional comment

Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

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

Optional comment

Codes and Policies Website (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/en-us/investors/governance/codes-policies.html#:~:text=Armstrong%20World%20Industries%2C%20Inc.%20is,of%20unlawful%20discrimination%20and%20harassment Sustainability Website (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/en-us/sustainability.html Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

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

Optional comment

Code of Business Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/code-of-business-conduct-en.pdf Supplier Code of Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/supplier-code-of-conduct.pdf

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

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?

No, this is not a current priority

No, but we plan to within two years

Yes, we have an informal process (e.g., through supervisors, others)

Yes, we have a formal process

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?

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 (#)	11
Male (%)	78
Female (%)	22
Non-binary (%)	0
Under 30 years old (%)	0
30-50 years old (%)	0
Above 50 years old (%)	100
From minority or vulnerable groups (%)	22
Executive (%)	11
Independent (%)	89

Optional comment

Board of Directors Webpage (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/en-us/about-us/board-of-directors.html

Data Assurance

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

No assurance for any metrics

Limited assurance for minority of metrics (e.g., GHG emissions only)

Limited assurance for majority of metrics

Reasonable assurance for minority of metrics

Reasonable assurance for majority of metrics

Other (Please provide additional information)

Human Rights

Commitment

2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?

	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
Rights of women and/or girls
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
2021
Rights of indigenous peoples
Access to culture
Free, prior and informed consent
Access to water and sanitation

2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:

	Aligned with international human rights 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 human rights expertise from inside and outside the company?	Other (Please provide additional information)
Freedom of expression
Digital security / privacy
Rights of women and/or girls
Access to culture
Rights of indigenous peoples
Free, prior and informed consent
Rights of refugees and migrants
Access to water and sanitation

Prevention

3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human 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
Rights of women and/or girls
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
Rights of indigenous peoples
Access to culture
Free, prior and informed consent
Access to water and sanitation

4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human 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 to address the issue	Collaboration with governmental or regulatory bodies	Other (Please provide additional information)	No action within reporting period
Rights of women and/or girls
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
Rights of indigenous peoples
Access to culture
Free, prior and informed consent
Access to water and sanitation

5. Who receives training for the following human 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.
Rights of women and/or girls
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
Rights of indigenous peoples
Access to culture
Free, prior and informed consent
Access to water and sanitation

6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human 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)
Rights of women and/or girls
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
Rights of indigenous peoples
Access to culture
Free, prior and informed consent
Access to water and sanitation

Response

7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?

	Yes	No	Choose to not disclose	Not applicable (Please provide additional information)
Rights of women and/or girls
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
Our company has not caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with Digital Security / Privacy
Rights of indigenous peoples
Access to culture
Free, prior and informed consent
Access to water and sanitation

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 rights are deeply embedded into labor law and enforcement in the United States and Canada, which are our dominant markets. We have also embedded human rights, including compliance with laws – including all employment laws, equal employment opportunity, harassment, and workplace safety, in our Code of Business Conduct. Our company provides training on our Code and company policies to all employees. Training is conducted upon joining Armstrong and annual certification is required for certain employees who may be more at risk due to their particular work situations. We also provide regular training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies for all employees. For our suppliers, our Supplier Code of Conduct has clear requirements based on the 8 fundamental International Labour Organization conventions. Our human rights requirements include demonstrating respect and dignity, allowing freedom of association, supporting freely chosen employment (prohibition of forced, bonded or indentured labor, slave labor, human trafficking or involuntary prison labor), protecting against child labor, providing reasonable work hours and conditions, preventing discrimination and providing reasonable wages and benefits. To ensure that we are not complicit in human rights abuses, we provide regular training on anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies for all employees. Suppliers must also sign off on the Supplier Code of Conduct and we typically visually inspect conditions during on-site visits. During the reporting period we have not faced any challenges related to human rights. Code of Business Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/code-of-business-conduct-en.pdf Supplier Code of Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/supplier-code-of-conduct.pdf

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
Forced labour
2020
Child labour
2019
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
2019
Occupational safety and health
2020
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
2020

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
Child labour
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 (%)	29

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 (%)	22

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

	Percent of women (%)	Unknown
Senior leadership level position	50
Non-executive board	25

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	0.00000754

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

	Incident rate	Unknown	Choose to not disclose
Incident rate	1.51

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
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Occupational safety and health
Working conditions (wages, working hours)

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.

As a company that operates mainly in the United States and Canada, two countries with strong enforcement of labor laws, forced and compulsory labor and child labor are not concerns at our facilities. Our Code of Business Conduct emphasizes that every Armstrong workplace must be free from discrimination. Our company provides training on our Code and company policies to all employees. Training is conducted upon joining Armstrong, and annual certification is required for certain employees who may be more at risk due to their particular work situations. The large majority of our suppliers are from jurisdictions where labor laws are strictly enforced. In addition, our Supplier Code of Conduct specifically prohibits discrimination, child labor, forced and compulsory labor and upholds freedom of association according to the jurisdiction the suppliers are in. We maintain strong relationships and open lines of communication with all our employees, including those who belong to a union and their labor representatives. Four of our 15 plants have unionized work teams, who represent approximately one quarter of Armstrong’s employees. Each of these facilities has its own bargaining unit, and agreements are negotiated approximately every three years. At all of our facilities, we strive to maintain measures designed to promote open lines of communication at every level. The following are specific examples from some of our manufacturing plants: - Regular opportunities for employees to speak with management about concerns; - Clearly defined allocation of responsibilities between management, employees, and their representatives where applicable; - Grievance mechanisms, including with union representatives where applicable; - Routine touchpoints and site assessments; - Roundtable discussions with employees about their concerns at various locations; - Cultivation of trust-based relationships between employees and their local human resources manager; - Regular positive relations training, with a component of National Labor Relations Board training, at non- union plants; and - Other feedback mechanisms, including suggestion boxes at some locations. Code of Business Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/code-of-business-conduct-en.pdf Supplier Code of Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/supplier-code-of-conduct.pdf

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
Oceans
Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use
Air Pollution
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
Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use
Air Pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & Resource Use

Optional comment

Environmental Policy (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/environmental-policy.pdf

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

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
Since 2016, we have worked to convert a former landfill at our Macon facility into a functioning ecosystem. We partnered with the Pollinator Project, a nonprofit focused on protecting pollinating species, to begin to restore the natural landscape at the site. We turned the site into a 4.5-acre meadow planted with 20 native plants that attract and support bees, butterflies, birds and other species crucial to a functioning ecosystem. At our corporate headquarters, we planted a 1-acre sunflower field as part of the national Great Sunflower Project in 2019 to attract pollinators. We also planted butterfly weed, a plant critical in the life cycle of monarch butterflies. In 2021, we continued our participation in the Great Sunflower Project with a new planting.
Air Pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & Resource Use

Optional comment

We partner with various industry organizations such as Carbon Leadership Forum, Materials Carbon Action Network, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, RainForest Alliance to further collective work on these issues. We are also members of the Science Based Target Initiative and the UN Global Compact and align with the UN SDGs.

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

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	Our company has a goal for Reduced Carbon Footprint which includes targets of 1) 30% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a 2019 baseline, in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), allowing us to meet a well below 2°C scenario, and 2) 100% of our electricity needs sourced directly or indirectly from renewable energy by 2030, and we are on track with these targets.
Energy & Resource Use	Our company has a goal for Reduced Carbon Footprint which includes targets of 1) 30% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a 2019 baseline, in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), allowing us to meet a well below 2°C scenario, and 2) 100% of our electricity needs sourced directly or indirectly from renewable energy by 2030, and we are on track with these targets.
Water
Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use
Air Pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)	Our company has a goal for Circular systems which includes a target of 50% reduction in absolute waste from our operations, from a 2019 baseline by 2030, and we are on track with this target.
Oceans

Optional comment

P. 12 of our Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

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
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

Full

None

Emissions (tCO2e)

160484

Scope 2 Emissions

Full

None

Emissions (tCO2e)

100786

Scope 3 Emissions

Full

Partial

None

We are working toward collecting and calculating this information in the near future.

Emissions (tCO2e)

Optional comment

See P.35 of our Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

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 (%)

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

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

We have taken action to increase organization-wide resilience to climate change

We have taken action to increase resilience in our supply chains

We have taken action to increase resilience in the communities in which we operate

We have provided funding for climate change adaptation and resilience initiatives and projects

We have not taken actions to build climate change resilience in the reporting period

Other (Please provide additional information)

Unknown

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

Unknown

Optional comment

P.36 of our Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

Technology

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

Percent of total revenue (%)

Ceiling, Wall, and Specialty Products

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

All of our products have environmental preferability (e.g. recycled content). Reported above is our specific portfolio of SUSTAIN products that includes the highest designation of sustainability and includes third party verification and certification for various attributes. SUSTAIN product webpage (Link): https://www.armstrongceilings.com/commercial/en/performance/sustainable-building-design/sustain-ceiling-systems.html

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	2430.53
Groundwater:
Surface water:
Rainwater:
Wastewater:
Percentage of water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high water stress (%)	0

Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):

	Mega-liters	Unknown	Not applicable (Please provide additional information)
Total
Groundwater:
Surface water:
Rainwater:
Wastewater:
Percentage of water consumed in regions with high or extremely high water stress (%)	0

Optional comment

We withdraw water from the city, onsite wells, as well as use some recycled water within our operations. Wastewater is either treated onsite and/or sent to a city wastewater treatment plant. All wastewater discharge is governed by site environmental permits

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/$):

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

We do not have operations in regions defined as high or extremely high water stress areas.

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	0
Hectares	0

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)

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

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
Reforestation
Natural regeneration
Agroforestry
Set-aside land
Biodiversity offsetting
Other (please specify in text box)
Since 2016, we have worked to convert a former landfill at our Macon facility into a functioning ecosystem. We partnered with the Pollinator Project, a nonprofit focused on protecting pollinating species, to begin to restore the natural landscape at the site. We turned the site into a 4.5-acre meadow (1.82 hectares) planted with 20 native plants that attract and support bees, butterflies, birds and other species crucial to a functioning ecosystem. At our corporate headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, we planted a 1-acre sunflower field as part of the national Great Sunflower Project in 2019 to attract pollinators. We also planted butterfly weed, a plant critical in the life cycle of monarch butterflies. In 2021, we continued our participation in the Great Sunflower Project with a new planting, currently at 1 1/2 acres (.61 hectare).

Sector-specific: Waste

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

Waste Generated (t)

18898

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

P.37 of our Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

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 (%)

0.0482

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

P.37 of our Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf

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)

7728

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

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.

Within our Code of Business Conduct, we emphasize Environmental Stewardship, that is, we promote sustainable business success by helping to ensure a healthy workforce and a healthy earth. We have a long history of environmental stewardship, including careful selection and use of energy and raw materials, an active commitment to health and safety and vigilance throughout the life cycle of our products to reduce risks to the earth’s natural resources. The Code of Conduct is also bolstered by an Environmental Policy, which emphasizes compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, implementing and monitoring environmental standards. In 2020, we set a number of 2030 environmental targets, including: - 30% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a 2019 baseline, in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), allowing us to meet a well below 2°C scenario. - 100% of our electricity needs sourced directly or indirectly from renewable energy. - 50% reduction in absolute waste from our operations from a 2019 baseline. - 100% of our water management practices include measures designed to minimize usage and environmental discharge. - 100% of our material sourcing activities evaluated for social, ethical and environmental performance. - 100% of our products free of chemicals of concern. - 100% of our products have verified transparency. - 50% of our products recycled, reused or repurposed at end of use. - 50% reduction in the carbon footprint of our products compared to a 2019 baseline. - 20% reduction in the water intensity of our products compared to a 2019 baseline. More details about these goals are in our 2021 Sustainability Report, and we look forward to providing further details on the progress against these goals in the 2022 Sustainability Report. In terms of environmentally friendly technologies, in 2017, we launched SUSTAIN®, the industry’s largest portfolio of high-performing, sustainable ceiling and wall solutions. We can identify material composition to the 100 parts per million (ppm) level for our SUSTAIN® products, which are free of LBC Red List chemicals, and meet the most stringent health and environmental standards. As of 2020, 64% of our business is compliant with SUSTAIN ® standards . Code of Business Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/code-of-business-conduct-en.pdf Environmental Policy (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/environmental-policy.pdf 2021 Sustainability Report (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/images/sustainability/files/2021-awi-sustainability-report.pdf SUSTAIN product website (Link): https://www.armstrongceilings.com/commercial/en/performance/sustainable-building-design/sustain-ceiling-systems.html

Anti-corruption

Commitment

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

No, it is not an immediate business priority

No, but we plan to in the next two years

Yes

2019

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?

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

Optional comment

Anti-Corruption and Gifts Policy (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/anti-corruption-policy.pdf

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

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

No, we do not monitor the anti-corruption compliance programme

Review issues on ad-hoc basis

Yes, through internal employee self-evaluations

Yes, through automated controls monitoring

Yes, through external independent monitoring

Yes, through other mechanisms

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	0
no incidents of corruption during the reporting year
Confirmed during the current year, and related to this year	0
no incidents of corruption during the reporting year

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?

Initial case assessment

Internal investigation

Review by risk / ethics committee

Review by board of directors

External audit / review

Other (please provide additional information)

Not applicable/no incidents in the reporting period

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

No, it is not an immediate business priority

No, but we plan to in the next two years

Yes (please explain)

- Our Anti-Corruption policy is posted on our public website. - We maintain a third-party Code of Conduct which is a requirement of doing business with us. - We provide our third parties with ethics and compliance training assistance or resources. - Our company’s hotline and some other reporting mechanisms are available for use by third parties. - We monitor the performance of third parties to ensure compliance with ethical and legal obligations by reviewing documentation/transactions, as well as site visits. - We audit third parties who fall into high-risk categories (e.g. geography, activity) Anti-Corruption and Gifts Policy (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/en-us/investors/governance/codes-policies.html#anticorruption

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.

Within our Code of Business Conduct, we embed within our principles that “we win on the merits of our products and our people” – which means that we never do this through bribery or the corruption of government officials. Within the Code, we have details guidance on how to avoid bribery and corruption, and where to report such activity. In addition, we have a more detailed Anti-Corruption and Gifts Policy that lays out clear requirements for payments, record-keeping and accounting, gifts, entertainment and travel, political and charitable contributions, and dealings with third parties and business partners. Our company provides training on our Code and company policies to all employees. Training is conducted upon joining Armstrong, and annual certification is required for certain employees who may be more at risk due to their particular work situations. Actions they need to take include attestation to agreement with anti-corruption principles and disclosure of known issues of corruption. Code of Business Conduct (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/code-of-business-conduct-en.pdf Anti-Corruption and Gifts Policy (Link): https://www.armstrongworldindustries.com/content/dam/awi/files/anti-corruption-policy.pdf