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This case study is based on the 2021 Sustainability Report by Evonik, prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards, that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing. 

In 2021, Evonik’s total value added increased by 15 percent to €4,688 million, with the largest share going to employees. In order to create economic value for its stakeholders Evonik took action to:

  • create economic value for employees
  • create economic value for the state
  • create economic value for creditors

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2021 Sustainability Report Evonik identified a range of material issues, such as sustainable products/solutions for customers, climate change, occupational safety, efficient use of scarce resources/circular economy, responsible management and human rights. Among these, creating economic value for its stakeholders stands out as a key material issue for Evonik.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Evonik engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Customers

 

 ·      Exchange of life cycle assessments

·      Exchange on sustainability

·      Sustainability workshop

·      Dialogue with leading tire manufacturers

·      Dialogue at trade shows
Employees

 

 

 ·      Regular dialogue with the Evonik regions on various sustainability topics

·      Employee development reviews

·      Meet & greet: workplace/staff meetings

·      Learning sessions on various topics

·      Intranet, blogs, employee magazine

·      Internal social media platforms (“communities”)

·      Competition for ideas on circularity & recycling
Suppliers

 

 ·      TfS and EcoVadis webinars/workshops

·      Workshops with strategic suppliers
Shareholders

 

 ·      Virtual shareholders’ meeting

·      Roadshows/conferences
Legislators

 

 ·      German government’s Sustainable Finance Committee

·      Dialogue with regional and national politicians

·      Site visits by national MPs
Authorities ·      Talks with authorities
Local residents ·      Magazines for local residents

·      Neighborhood networks
Lenders ·      Talks with rating agencies

·      Talks with lenders, including sustainability investors, e.g., on Evonik’s first green hybrid bond

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Evonik engaged with its stakeholders through a survey.

What actions were taken by Evonik to create economic value for its stakeholders?

In its 2021 Sustainability Report Evonik reports that it took the following actions for creating economic value for its stakeholders:

  • Creating economic value for employees
  • In 2021, Evonik paid €3,408 million in employee costs.
  • Creating economic value for the state
  • In 2021, Evonik paid €384 million to the state in income and other taxes.
  • Creating economic value for creditors
  • In 2021, Evonik paid €129 million to creditors.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed

Disclosure 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

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References:

This case study is based on published information by Evonik, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original please revert to the following link:

https://corporate.evonik.com/media/public/misc/ir/bpk-2022/Sustainability_Report.pdf

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]]> Case study: How Evonik promotes and protects human rights https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-evonik-promotes-and-protects-human-rights/ Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:58:51 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9944 Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, seeking to offer customers a wide range of solutions that contribute to the efficient use of resources and reduce their environmental impacts. This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainability Report by Evonik published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing. Founded upon a […]

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]]> Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies, seeking to offer customers a wide range of solutions that contribute to the efficient use of resources and reduce their environmental impacts. Evonik looks at human rights at all stages in its value chain, including suppliers, its own processes, and customer applications.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainability Report by Evonik published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Founded upon a firm commitment to safeguarding human rights, Evonik’s actions are based on the code of conduct for Evonik employees, its global social policy, and the executive board’s policy statement on human rights. In order to promote and protect human rights Evonik took action to:

  • implement a whistleblower system
  • provide human rights training
  • fight discrimination

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2018 Sustainability Report Evonik identified a range of material issues, such as more sustainable products/ solutions for customers, climate change and emissions into the air, efficient use of scarce resources/ circular economy, plant and occupational safety. Among these, promoting and protecting human rights stands out as a key material issue for Evonik.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Evonik engages with:   

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement (in 2018)
Customers

 

 ·      Talks with customers, reports, analyses

·      Stakeholder dialogue: “The two-degree goal—How industry can help meet climate targets”

·      Workshop: “FReSH Dietary Shifts Proteins”

·      Customer project: “Prevention of spreading antimicrobial resistance from livestock”

·      Customer project: “Socially and environmentally more sustainable pharma supply chain”

·      Meeting customers at trade events, e.g., Convention on Pharmaceutical Ingredients (CPhI)
Employees ·      Employee development reviews

·      Intranet, employee magazine

·      “Roundtable” discussions and networks

·      Internal social media platforms (“communities”)

·      Interactive careers website

·      Employee survey
Suppliers ·      Together for Sustainability (TfS) at the ABIQUIM

·      Sustainability Conference in São Paulo (Brazil)

·      Evonik and TfS support the Chemie pilot project

·      “Sustainability in the supply chain”

·      Supplier training in Shanghai
Shareholders

 

 ·      Annual shareholders’ meeting

·      Roadshows/conferences
Creditors

 

 ·      Talks with rating agencies

·      Talks with lenders
Legislators ·      Stakeholder dialogue “The Future of Europe”

·      Brainstorming workshop “Pathways to enhance cybersecurity in the EU”
Authorities ·      Stakeholder dialogue “The two-degree goal—How industry can help meet climate targets”

·      Brainstorming workshop “Pathways to enhance cybersecurity in the EU”

·      Talks with authorities
Local residents ·      Magazines for local residents

·      Environmental and neighborhood hotlines

·      Open days at twelve sites

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Evonik carried out a survey among internal and external stakeholders, who were asked to rate sustainability topics according to importance.

What actions were taken by Evonik to promote and protect human rights?

In its 2018 Sustainability Report Evonik reports that it took the following actions for promoting and protecting human rights:

  • Implementing a whistleblower system
  • In fall 2017, Evonik introduced a new whistleblower system to supplement its established system for reporting compliance violations. This system is operated by an independent third party on behalf of Evonik, and guarantees the anonymity of the whistleblower. It enables employees and third parties (for example, local residents, suppliers, customers) to report suspected breaches of human rights. The Corporate Responsibility division examines all allegations. In 2018, no suspected breaches of human rights were reported.
  • Providing human rights training
  • In 2018 Evonik continued to develop its human rights risk map, which is used to compile and evaluate potential human rights risks such as child labour, modern slavery, and non-signature of the ILO (International Labour Organization) International Labour Standards. Building on this, Evonik designed, developed, and carried out training on human rights. More than ten human rights training courses were held for employees from Germany, Brazil, and India. The courses gave participants a basic overview of human rights, presented the relevant Evonik regulations, and showed how they relate to the applicable human rights and labour rights.
  • Fighting discrimination
  • Evonik’s code of conduct and global social policy forbid discrimination on the basis of origin, race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Employees who feel they have been discriminated against, have a right to lodge a complaint. Contacts for reporting cases of discrimination are available at all sites and information on complaints procedures is available to all employees, through internal media and personal discussions in all regions. Evonik has also introduced additional measures and activities to prevent discrimination, which reach over 90 percent of its workforce. Twelve cases of discrimination were reported in 2018 and, in each case, action was taken to clarify and remedy the situation.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

2) Disclosure 412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments

3) Disclosure 412-2 Employee training on human rights policies or procedures

 

Disclosure 406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • Business theme: Non-discrimination
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
  • Business theme: Non-discrimination
  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • Business theme: Non-discrimination

Disclosure 412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments does not correspond to any SDG.

Disclosure 412-2 Employee training on human rights policies or procedures does not correspond to any SDG.

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Evonik, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning.  If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Evonik protects and promotes employee health https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-evonik-protects-and-promotes-employee-health/ Fri, 18 May 2018 10:18:05 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=6694 As a global leader in specialty chemicals, operating in over 100 countries, protecting the health and employability of its more than 36,000 employees, preventing workplace accidents and incidents and creating a solid safety culture across the Group through a range of policies, procedures and programs, is a top priority for Evonik. This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Evonik published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most […]

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As a global leader in specialty chemicals, operating in over 100 countries, protecting the health and employability of its more than 36,000 employees, preventing workplace accidents and incidents and creating a solid safety culture across the Group through a range of policies, procedures and programs, is a top priority for Evonik.

This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Evonik published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Protecting and promoting the health, safety and employability of employees has priority over sales and profits at Evonik, as a matter of central importance to the company and its stakeholders. In order to protect and promote employee health Evonik took action to:

  • provide emergency medical management
  • provide preventive healthcare
  • implement health management programs
  • apply an Occupational Health Performance Index

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Evonik identified a range of material issues, such as compliance, customer satisfaction, product stewardship, innovations/technologies. Among these, protecting and promoting employee health stands out as a key material issue for Evonik.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Evonik engages with:   

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement (in 2016)
Customers

 

 ·         Trade shows, talks with customer, reports

·         Stakeholder dialogue “Healthy nutrition for a sustainable world”
Employees ·         Employee surveys

·         Intranet, employee magazine

·         “Roundtable” discussions and networks

·         Social media platforms

·         Workshops on specific issues, e. g., human rights
Suppliers ·         Supplier workshops, e. g., “Sustainability Day”

·         TfS event in Mumbai
Shareholders

 

 ·         Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

·         Roadshows/conferences
Creditors

 

 ·         Talks with rating agencies

·         Talks with lenders
Legislators ·         Involvement in the work of associations

·         Dialogue partner in the opinion-forming process

·         Stakeholder dialogue: “Healthy nutrition for a sustainable world”

·         Brainstorming workshop in Brussels on “sustainable food”
Authorities ·         Talks with authorities

·         Brainstorming workshop in Brussels on “sustainable food”
Local residents ·         Open days

·         Invitations to tours and discussions

·         Environmental and neighborhood hotlines

·         Survey on acceptance, Wesseling site

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritize material topics Evonik surveyed approximately 500 representatives of stakeholder groups, including customers, suppliers, local residents around the company’s sites, analysts, investors and representatives of universities, research institutes, professional associations, political parties, non-governmental organizations and the media. Evonik employees also participated in the survey, through the intranet.

What actions were taken by Evonik to protect and promote employee health?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Evonik reports that it took the following actions for protecting and promoting employee health:

  • Providing emergency medical management
  • At Evonik’s sites specific processes are followed for accidents where employees have come into contact with chemicals and need special medical treatment. In addition, Evonik’s emergency medical management includes pandemic plans and regular training exercises. A wide-ranging preventive program for employees on business trips and foreign assignments is also implemented, including a global emergency management system for medical problems and risks to personal safety.
  • Providing preventive healthcare
  • [tweetthis]Evonik takes appropriate preventive measures to avoid work-related illnesses and health problems.[/tweetthis] When an increased risk for specific employees is identified, technical and organizational measures take priority over the use of personal protective equipment. Additionally, at preventive medical check-ups, employees are advised on individual health risks and, where required, suitable precautions.
  • Implementing health management programs
  • To promote employees’ health, Evonik supports long-term programs on exercise, diet, stress and work-life balance, substance abuse and avoiding infections, intended to encourage employees to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Fit-for-life seminars are also available to employees, concentrating on a healthy lifestyle and on maintaining long-term well-being and employability. In addition, campaigns focusing on different topics every year take place, along with general medical check-ups.
  • Applying an Occupational Health Performance Index
  • Evonik’s Occupational Health Performance Index, regarding occupational medicine, health promotion and emergency medical management, enables the company to measure progress in occupational health requirements and targets and achieve continuous improvement.

Which GRI indicators/Standards have been addressed?

The GRI indicators/Standards addressed in this case are:

1) G4-LA5: Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 403-1 Workers representation in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees

2) G4-LA6: Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 403-2 Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities

3) G4-LA7: Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 403-3 Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation

4) G4-LA8: Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions – the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 403-4 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Evonik, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning.  If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to Evonik: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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