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Do companies care about our Environment?

10 July 2014

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Sample and methodology 1

Analysis of current scenario 2

Future developments 3

Summary 4

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Sample and methodology 1/2

The survey was conducted in March 2014, on a sample of 3,539 professionals who work at

companies in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors across different industries in

Europe, North America, Central & South America and Asia

The sample is qualitative and not statistically representative

– 24% of the firms involved employ less than 50 people, 33% from 50 to 249 and 43% 250

or more

– Companies involved are in the primary sector (4%), secondary sector (57%) and tertiary

sector (35%)

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Sample and methodology 2/2

The sample includes 578 high risk companies (177 in the chemical sector):

– The classification of a company in the “high risk” group is based on the list of high

complexity business sectors defined by IAF “the world association of Conformity

Assessment Accreditation Bodies.” The list includes: mining and quarrying, oil and gas

extraction, tanning of textiles and clothing, wood pulp manufacturing, oil refining,

chemicals and pharmaceuticals, metals, selected non-metal processing and products, coal-

based electricity generation, civil construction and demolition, hazardous and non-

hazardous waste processing, effluent and sewerage processing

The questionnaire was administered using the CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviewing)

methodology

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Sample - Account Country -

46,9%

12,3%

5,2%

4,7%

3,3%

2,7%

2,6%

2,4%

2,0%

1,8%

1,6%

1,2%

7,2%

7,7%

7,2%

Europe

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Sweden

Spain

United Kingdom

Finland

Germany

France

Denmark

Poland

Other Europe

North America

USA

6,0%

2,4%

1,3%

1,3%

1,0%

37,0%

15,5%

6,9%

6,0%

2,6%

2,3%

3,6%

1,6%

0,7%

Centre-Sud America

Brazil

Argentina

Mexico

Other C-S America

Asia

Japan

China

India

Korea

Taiwan

Other Asia

Oceania

Africa

TOTAL N =3.539

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Sample - Company size and Industry-

4,0%

1,4%

2,3%

57,3%

4,7%

5,0%

4,4%

11,9%

8,4%

4,9%

16,9%

34,8%

4,2%

6,4%

3,6%

7,5%

3,3%

4,4%

Company

size 24,0%

2,0%

8,3%

13,7%

32,9%

13,8%

13,9%

5,2%

42,4%

10,7%

8,8%

22,9%

16,3%

Up to 49

Up to 5

6 to 19

20 to 49

50 to 249

50 to 99

100 to 199

200 to 249

250 and more

250 to 499

500 to 999

1000 and more

High

Industry

TOTAL N =3.539

Primary sector

Agriculture, hunting & forestry

Mining and quarrying

Secondary sector

Secondary sector: Food

Secondary sector: Chemicals

Secondary sector: Plastic

Secondary sector: Metals

Secondary sector: Machinery

Secondary sector: Electrical

Secondary sector: Other

Tertiary sector

Electricity, gas and water supply

Construction

Wholesale & retail trade/repair motor vehicles/motorcycles/personal/household goods

Transport, storage and communication

Health and social work

Other community/social/personal service activities

Company

risk

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2. Analysis of current scenario

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88% of high risk businesses and 96% of chemical companies

implement a formal environmental policy

Environmental management (1/2)

Companies all over the world are environmentally conscious

– 84% of people surveyed consider environmental issues in their corporate strategies

– Size isn‟t an obstacle. 80% of small companies include environmental issues in their plans too

– In the primary sector percentages reach 93%

76% of companies implement a formal environmental policy

– Europe is where policies are resorted to the most (81%), in North America percentages are much lower (67%)

– Swedes are best in class (82%)

– Only 58% of small companies adopt formal policies vs. 89% of large companies

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The highest commitment comes from high risk companies (92%). Chemical companies, in particular, are those that pay most attention

(98%)

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Environmental management (2/2)

From general intention of preservation, to prevention of pollution and further on to the improvement of environmental performance: contents included in the policies adopted vary considerably

– 75% of Chinese policies generally “protect environment”

– Companies from Norway (70%) and Sweden (82%) are the most advanced and record the highest rates for including guidelines for improving environmental performance

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Chemical industries adopt more extensive policies: in addition to protecting the

environment (79%) and acting to prevent pollution (83%), they also define rules to

make their business more environmentally friendly (77%)

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Environment strategy - Geographical Area and Company Size -

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Q.1 To what extent are environmental issues relevant to your company‟s overall business strategy??

% values

Europe North

America

CentralSouth

America

Asia

1.661 274 212 1.308

86,0 89,1 90,1 79,1

TOTAL

3.539 N= N=

84,0%

% Top 2 Boxes Great extent

+ Some extent

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more

850 1.166 1.501

80,1 79,7 89,7

Q.2 Does your company have a formal environmental policy?

81,1 67,2 70,3 72,3 57,5 74,0 88,8 76,3%

% YES

Q.3 Does your policy include the…

56,7%

58,5%

54,8%

Safeguard of the environment

Prevention of pollution

Improvement of environmental

performance

57,8 58,0 45,3 55,7 34,7 53,3 71,8

62,1 55,5 49,5 54,6 40,9 54,5 71,6

60,3 47,4 43,9 50,4 33,3 49,9 71,0

Netherlands 35.5 Japan 41.4 China 74.9

Sweden 93.2

Norway 70.2 Sweden 82.2

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Environment strategy - Industry -

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Q.1. To what extent are environmental issues relevant to your company‟s overall business strategy??

% values

TOTAL

3.539 N= N=

84,0%


+ Some extent


76,3%

% YES


56,7%

58,5%

54,8%

Safeguard of the Environment



performance

Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication

Other social & pers.

service

140 2.029 168 177 155 421 298 174 1.230 225 267 156

93,6 84,5 88,7 98,3 81,3 81,9 80,5 81,0 82,4 84,4 86,9 76,3

83,6 79,3 79,8 95,5 77,4 72,7 74,8 75,3 71,5 76,0 79,0 61,5

66,4 59,0 57,7 79,1 49,7 51,8 56,7 58,6 52,9 56,4 61,8 45,5

66,4 62,0 61,9 83,1 55,5 56,5 56,0 60,9 52,8 59,6 63,7 37,8

55,7 57,0 53,0 77,4 52,9 48,5 54,0 58,0 51,5 51,6 63,3 43,6

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Environment strategy - Industry -

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Q.1. To what extent are environmental issues relevant to your company‟s overall business strategy??

% values

TOTAL

3.539 N= N=

84,0%


+ Some extent


76,3%

% YES


56,7%

58,5%

54,8%

Safeguard of the environment



performance

Industry: Chemicals

177

98,3

95,5

79,1

83,1

77,4

HIGH RISK Companies

578

92,2

87,9

69,6%

72,8%

66,6%

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Main environmental risks

The main environmental risks globally are

– Disposal of waste (60%)

– Handling of hazardous materials and waste (44%)

Local specifics or sectors influence risk perception

– Disposal of waste is a concern especially to North Americans (69%)

– Europeans are more sensitive to the use of non-renewable energy sources (38%) than respondents from other world areas

– Carbon dioxide emissions

– are perceived as a risk by 36% in Europe but only by 19% in North America

– Netherlands (55%), Norway (51%) and Sweden (54%) record the highest rates

– rank as risk number 2 for companies in the transport sector

– Use of scarce water resources worries

– 29% of Indians (+17% vs. global average) and 25% of Central and South Americans (+13%)

– 28% of primary sector companies and 26% of food companies

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For chemical companies

• The main concerns are the handling of hazardous materials and waste

(64%), the discharge of waste water (62%) and waste disposal (61%)

• Atmospheric emissions (42%) and carbon dioxide release (36%) are also perceived to be an important

threat

• Presence of physical hazards such as noise and vibration (27%) and

structural defects of facilities (12%) are lesser risks

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Main risk areas - Geographical Area and Company Size -

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% values

Europe North

America

CentralSouth

America

Asia

1.661 274 212 1.308

58,9 69,0 56,1 61,2

41,8 65,7 52,8 41,0

28,9 38,0 42,0 37,7

32,5 32,1 32,5 34,6

37,6 25,2 29,2 22,5

36,4 18,6 24,5 26,0

24,6 25,9 20,3 18,0

23,4 21,5 20,8 16,4

11,6 20,4 10,4 14,9

11,1 8,8 19,3 13,8

9,3 13,9 25,0 13,4

8,0 10,2 14,6 5,9

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more 850 1.166 1.501

53,8 62,1 63,1

31,2 42,3 53,4

20,9 32,4 42,7

28,2 32,8 36,5

22,7 26,8 38,0

16,7 22,3 44,5

12,6 19,9 28,9

14,2 18,4 25,4

10,4 11,6 16,9

8,1 10,8 16,6

6,8 8,9 18,2

4,8 5,2 11,7

60,4%

44,3%

33,9%

33,2%

30,6%

30,4%

21,9%

20,4%

13,6%

12,6%

12,4%

7,9%

Disposal of waste

Handling hazardous materials andwastes

Discharge of waste water

Presence of physical hazards (e.g.noise, vibrations, electromagnetic

fields, etc.)

Use of non-renewable energyresources

Release of Carbon dioxide and otherGreenhouse gases

Release of other atmosphericemissions

Use of non-renewable raw materials

Structural deficiencies of facilities,machines and equipment

Particularly sensitivelocations/stakeholders (e.g. adjacent

to housing or schools)

Use of scarce water resources

Risks associated with inappropriateland use

Q.4 Please select the main risk areas in your company related to the environment

Norway 60.1; USA 64.1

India 29.4

Sweden 44.1

Netherlands 55.2 Norway 50.6; Sweden 54.2

Sweden 17.8

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Main risk areas - Industry -

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% values

Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

140 2.029 168 177 155 421 298 174 1.230 225 267 156

53,6 61,8 60,1 61,0 61,3 61,8 65,1 65,5 59,7 67,6 61,4 51,3

48,6 45,8 26,2 63,8 36,1 48,7 49,3 51,1 42,3 48,4 45,7 28,2

46,4 38,2 61,3 62,1 22,6 37,1 30,9 24,1 26,7 29,3 32,2 19,9

36,4 35,8 34,5 27,1 34,8 47,7 37,6 22,4 30,0 46,2 31,5 20,5

39,3 28,5 31,5 33,3 31,6 29,0 28,5 23,6 33,8 34,7 35,6 31,4

42,9 26,6 35,7 35,6 22,6 22,1 22,8 23,0 36,3 34,7 55,8 26,3

26,4 25,4 23,8 41,8 29,7 23,8 19,8 10,9 16,7 17,8 22,8 9,0

27,9 20,9 13,7 32,8 29,7 17,6 17,4 23,0 19,3 22,7 17,2 18,6

16,4 12,2 14,9 11,9 11,0 13,3 12,8 10,3 16,7 23,1 18,0 15,4

24,3 12,3 22,0 18,1 5,2 11,4 11,4 10,3 12,4 22,7 11,2 7,7

28,6 11,9 26,2 18,1 7,1 10,7 7,4 8,6 12,1 11,1 9,4 12,8

30,0 5,4 7,7 5,1 3,9 5,2 6,7 3,4 9,8 20,9 7,9 3,2


60,4%

44,3%

33,9%

33,2%

30,6%

30,4%

21,9%

20,4%

13,6%

12,6%

12,4%

7,9%

Disposal of waste




fields, etc.)










TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

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Main risk areas - Industry -

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% values

HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

578 177

62,1 61,0

54,0 63,8

45,7 62,1

42,9 27,1

35,8 33,3

39,6 35,6

33,7 41,8

24,4 32,8

15,4 11,9

21,8 18,1

16,3 18,1

15,6 5,1


60,4%

44,3%

33,9%

33,2%

30,6%

30,4%

21,9%

20,4%

13,6%

12,6%

12,4%

7,9%

Disposal of waste

Handling hazardous materials and wastes


Presence of physical hazards (e.g. noise,vibrations, electromagnetic fields, etc.)

Use of non-renewable energy resources


Release of other atmospheric emissions


Structural deficiencies of facilities, machinesand equipment

Particularly sensitive locations/stakeholders(e.g. adjacent to housing or schools)


Risks associated with inappropriate land use

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

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Key initiatives undertaken to mitigate environmental risks

The most frequently applied risk mitigation activities worldwide are:

– Monitoring processes to evaluate compliance with legal and other requirements (75%)

– Regular maintenance of premises (68%)

Management systems are adopted by 1 company in 2, with exception of Norway and Sweden, where percentages reach 70%

Among the least frequent activities are:

– Process design aiming at minimizing the environmental impact of products and services (47%)

– Programs for suppliers (24%)

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The chemical industry is most active in environmental preservation: one hundred

per cent of professionals interviewed implemented at least one action to

mitigate risks

Chemical companies are engaged in innovative initiatives too, such as

• Process design to minimize the environmental impact of products (62%)

• External communication of environmental performance (48%)

The activities most implemented by chemical companies are:

• Monitoring legal compliance (92%; +20% vs. global average)

• Assessment activities to identify potential environmental impacts (82%)

• Management systems (76%)

• Monitoring of environmental trends (63%)

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AT LEAST ONE ACTION

A monitoring process to evaluate compliance with legal & other applicable requirements

Regular maintenance of premises, equipment & facilities to minimize

environmental impacts

Information and training for employees about environmental issues

Assessment of all impacts to the Environment

Emergency measures in case of environmental accidents

A management system or a prevention program that covers all the organization‟s

technical & production requirements

Monitoring trends of particular environmental indicators

A design process aimed at minimizing the environmental impact of product/service

External communication about company‟s environmental performance

A supplier environmental management programme

The transfer of responsibility for specific environmental impacts (e.g. outsourcing)

Actions to mitigate risks - Geographical Area and Company Size -

19

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.564 258 200 1.218

94,5 96,5 95,5 92,6

76,2 77,9 76,5 73,0

72,6 78,7 76,0 57,4

62,6 66,7 64,0 71,5

68,2 54,7 57,5 57,5

53,5 69,8 47,5 55,3

58,6 58,9 52,0 44,8

51,7 47,3 47,5 43,6

44,6 46,5 49,5 43,3

34,3 27,9 26,0 34,4

24,4 22,9 21,0 24,0

15,0 19,0 15,0 19,8

TOTAL

N= 3.322 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more 763 1.099 1.443

86,9 93,8 98,4

55,2 75,2 85,9

57,5 65,1 75,4

52,4 64,2 75,3

40,4 59,5 76,9

33,2 54,2 67,8

37,1 47,1 66,7

25,0 42,8 64,0

34,6 38,7 54,7

19,4 26,3 45,5

14,9 20,3 31,2

13,8 14,7 20,8

94,2%

75,2%

67,8%

66,3%

62,7%

55,3%

53,3%

48,0%

44,6%

33,1%

23,9%

17,1%

Q.5 Please select the actions undertaken so far in order to evaluate or mitigate the above identified risks

Japan 34.9

Netherlands 40.4

Japan 44.9

Norway 69.2 Sweden 73.3 Japan 29.2

Japan 25.3 China 64.5

Sweden 50.9

if at least one risk at Q4

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Actions to mitigate risks - Industry -

20

% values

Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

137 1924 162 174 144 396 281 159 1143 222 258 135

97,1 95,4 93,8 100 93,1 92,4 95,7 96,2 92,2 92,3 95,7 85,2

78,8 80,0 77,2 92,0 75,0 74,5 75,1 86,2 67,4 64,4 75,2 57,8

73,0 69,0 75,9 78,7 67,4 66,9 66,9 64,8 64,7 57,7 68,6 48,9

61,3 69,1 56,8 76,4 67,4 64,1 72,6 72,3 62,7 62,2 70,9 59,3

71,5 65,4 62,3 81,6 60,4 57,1 65,1 67,3 57,0 60,8 65,5 53,3

55,5 58,6 50,6 77,6 55,6 54,0 56,6 58,5 50,0 46,8 62,0 37,8

61,3 54,6 54,9 75,9 43,8 48,0 51,2 54,1 50,3 49,5 55,8 39,3

51,1 50,3 48,8 62,6 44,4 43,9 48,4 54,1 44,2 40,1 57,4 31,1

59,9 46,5 48,1 61,5 36,1 37,6 45,9 50,3 40,9 40,1 46,1 34,1

38,0 34,6 33,3 48,3 31,9 25,0 30,6 34,0 31,1 29,3 37,2 22,2

23,4 23,6 13,0 20,1 22,9 17,9 23,5 30,2 24,6 21,6 33,7 14,8

16,8 17,2 17,9 14,9 14,6 16,9 19,9 20,1 17,5 18,5 21,3 8,9

TOTAL

N= 3.322 N=


94,2%

75,2%

67,8%

66,3%

62,7%

55,3%

53,3%

48,0%

44,6%

33,1%

23,9%

17,1%

At least one action

A monitoring process to evaluatecompliance with legal and other

applicable requirements

Regular maintenance of premises,equipment and facilities to minimize


Information and training foremployees about environmental

issues

Assessment of all impacts to theEnvironment

Emergency measures in case ofenvironmental accidents

Monitoring trends of particularenvironmental indicators

A design process aimed atminimizing the environmentalimpact of your product/service

External communication about your company‟s environmental

performance

A supplier environmentalmanagement programme

The transfer of responsibility forspecific environmental impacts (e.g.

outsourcing)

AT LEAST ONE ACTION





Assessment of all impacts to the environment










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Actions to mitigate risks - Industry -

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% values

HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

565 174

96,5 100

83,4 92,0

72,9 78,7

72,2 76,4

76,6 81,6

66,0 77,6

64,6 75,9

60,2 62,6

51,9 61,5

43,7 48,3

24,2 20,1

15,6 14,9

TOTAL

N= 3.322 N=


94,2%

75,2%

67,8%

66,3%

62,7%

55,3%

53,3%

48,0%

44,6%

33,1%

23,9%

17,1%

At least one action

A monitoring process to evaluatecompliance with legal and other

applicable requirements

Regular maintenance of premises,equipment and facilities to minimize


Information and training foremployees about environmental

issues

Assessment of all impacts to theEnvironment

Emergency measures in case ofenvironmental accidents

Monitoring trends of particularenvironmental indicators

A design process aimed atminimizing the environmentalimpact of your product/service

External communication about your company‟s environmental

performance

A supplier environmentalmanagement programme

The transfer of responsibility forspecific environmental impacts (e.g.

outsourcing)

AT LEAST ONE ACTION





Assessment of all impacts to the environment










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Main reasons

The top reasons leading firms to develop initiatives to defend the environment are

– Compliance with law and regulations (79%)

– Internal policies (59%)

Motivations linked to market performance play a secondary role

– Requests from customers (36%)

– Brand reputation (36%)

– Public concern (25%)

Economic reasons are minor drivers

– Safeguarding the company assets (21%)

– Safeguarding property (16%)

Different regions are motivated by different interests

– Brand reputation is central to Chinese (54%) and Indians (55%) and matters more to Europeans (40%) than to North Americans (25%)

– Competition is a key driver for Norwegians and Swedes (59% each)

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Main drivers for chemical companies are laws and regulations (90%) and internal

policies (71%)

but

external pressure can considerably influence the performance of chemical companies. Business continuity (45%),

brand reputation (43%) and public concern (37%) play a major role too

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Reasons to undertake mitigation action - Geographical Area and Company Size -

26

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.478 249 191 1.128

79,4 80,3 82,7 77,8

59,3 47,0 63,9 60,0

39,2 21,3 33,0 37,0

40,0 24,5 36,1 32,9

39,1 25,7 28,8 34,4

23,7 26,9 34,0 33,9

24,2 26,1 23,6 27,0

20,0 28,5 22,0 26,3

18,4 30,9 17,3 23,2

14,0 27,7 17,3 16,2

16,1 14,1 13,6 13,1

9,5 11,2 10,5 10,9

7,1 7,2 7,9 5,1

4,9 2,4 2,1 6,5

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more 663 1.031 1.420

71,0 78,6 83,0

52,6 55,8 63,8

32,6 37,2 37,7

27,0 30,1 44,9

31,5 31,7 40,7

20,1 27,0 32,6

18,9 20,8 31,3

16,1 21,0 27,8

17,3 21,2 22,7

12,7 15,1 18,5

8,7 10,8 21,0

7,4 10,2 11,9

4,8 6,2 7,3

5,4 4,0 5,8

79,0%

58,8%

36,4%

36,2%

35,8%

28,2%

25,2%

23,1%

21,2%

16,1%

15,0%

10,4%

6,4%

5,2%

Laws and regulations

Internal policy

Needs/requests from customers

Brand reputation

Competition or competitiveadvantage

Business continuity

Public concern

Economic (e.g. loss prevention)

Safeguarding the company assets(e.g. land, buildings, plants,…

Safeguarding property

Relations with other stakeholders

Minimizing personal liability for yourtop management

Requests from private/publicinsurance companies

Relations with sub-contractors

Q.7 In general, what were the reasons that led your company to undertake the mitigation actions identified before?

if at least one action undertaken at Q5

Sweden 42.9

Sweden 53.6 USA 20.7

Japan 9.3 China 54.1 India 55.2

Norway 58.6 Sweden 58.9 Japan 51.4

Italy 11.4

India 47.5

Italy 5.7

India 43.1

India 32.6

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Reasons to undertake mitigation action - Industry -

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

79,0%

58,8%

36,4%

36,2%

35,8%

28,2%

25,2%

23,1%

21,2%

16,1%

15,0%

10,4%

6,4%

5,2%


Internal policy


Brand reputation


Business continuity

Public concern










Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

133 1836 152 174 134 366 269 153 1054 205 247 115

78,9 82,2 79,6 90,2 78,4 80,3 81,4 81,0 74,1 82,0 75,3 60,9

63,9 61,2 61,2 70,7 57,5 61,7 63,2 57,5 54,3 54,1 58,7 57,4

42,1 36,7 28,3 24,7 47,0 38,5 34,6 45,8 35,6 53,2 42,9 28,7

44,4 33,5 39,5 42,5 28,4 22,7 36,4 37,9 39,8 40,5 47,8 33,0

39,8 33,7 23,0 32,2 37,3 30,6 36,1 43,8 38,2 49,8 46,6 40,9

35,3 30,3 37,5 44,8 29,1 28,4 23,8 26,8 24,3 29,3 31,6 19,1

35,3 22,4 28,9 37,4 16,4 18,9 20,1 22,9 29,9 29,3 29,1 20,9

25,6 24,1 27,6 32,2 23,9 21,6 21,6 17,6 21,7 22,4 28,3 13,0

22,6 22,7 23,0 27,6 15,7 27,3 21,6 18,3 18,6 18,0 20,6 14,8

17,3 16,3 16,4 22,4 17,2 18,0 16,4 13,7 15,8 11,7 18,6 9,6

23,3 13,1 15,1 23,0 6,7 10,7 12,3 10,5 17,7 20,5 19,4 10,4

12,0 10,7 10,5 14,4 11,2 13,7 10,8 10,5 9,4 13,7 11,7 5,2

9,8 6,5 8,6 6,3 6,7 8,2 4,8 6,5 6,0 5,4 9,7 2,6

3,0 4,2 2,6 5,2 2,2 4,6 5,6 6,5 7,3 10,7 8,5 1,7

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% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

79,0%

58,8%

36,4%

36,2%

35,8%

28,2%

25,2%

23,1%

21,2%

16,1%

15,0%

10,4%

6,4%

5,2%


Internal policy


Brand reputation


Business continuity

Public concern










HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

545 174

86,4 90,2

62,0 70,7

32,3 24,7

39,4 42,5

37,2 32,2

34,5 44,8

36,3 37,4

28,3 32,2

23,9 27,6

16,5 22,4

25,3 23,0

14,9 14,4

7,2 6,3

5,0 5,2

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Benefits obtained from environmental protection actions

50% of companies obtained advantages in terms of decrease of environmental accidents

– Swedes obtained important returns also from the point of view of competitive advantage (57%) and brand equity (49%)

– 45% of food companies profited in terms of financial savings too

Overall, benefits outweigh costs for 45% of people surveyed

– Central South Americans are the most satisfied (63%)

– 57% of primary sector companies reported that benefits outweighed costs

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61% of high risk companies and 71% of chemical companies decreased

environmental accidents

Relations were improved too:

• High risk companies improved their relations with authorities (63%)

and with other stakeholders (37%)

• Chemical companies improved relations with authorities (70%)

and with other stakeholders (40%)

Activities for environmental safeguard grant below average financial savings

to high risk companies (less than 30%)

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Benefits achieved from mitigation actions - Geographical Area and Company Size -

30

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.478 249 191 1.128

36,4 47,8 50,8 68,5

46,5 50,2 51,3 41,2

39,7 22,9 42,4 40,5

33,4 12,0 27,7 38,7

34,1 30,1 23,6 32,8

29,2 36,5 30,9 28,1

20,6 18,5 35,6 33,4

20,8 20,1 24,6 16,9

12,2 10,8 13,1 20,6

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more

663 1.031 1.420

34,4 48,4 58,8

32,4 42,5 53,0

32,6 35,5 44,1

26,5 28,9 39,4

26,4 29,5 37,0

23,8 28,0 32,7

18,4 21,2 33,5

11,6 16,6 26,2

12,1 13,5 18,4

50,2%

45,0%

38,8%

33,2%

32,3%

29,3%

26,2%

19,9%

15,5%

Decrease of environmental accidents

Improved relations with authorities(e.g. regulatory bodies)

Competitive advantage

Increased brand equity

Financial savings

Improved relations with employees

Improved relations with otherstakeholders

Shareholder satisfaction

Value creation (e.g. increase inmarket share)

Q.8 What benefits did your company achieve from the mitigation actions undertaken?


Italy 34.1 Netherlands 14.6 China 81.7 India 68.0

Japan 27.5 India 60.8

Norway 55.3 Sweden 57.1 USA 21.1 China 54.1

Sweden 49.1 USA 12.5 India 52.5

Netherlands 14.0 Japan 14.1 India 51.4

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31

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

50,2%

45,0%

38,8%

33,2%

32,3%

29,3%

26,2%

19,9%

15,5%





Financial savings







Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

133 1836 152 174 134 366 269 153 1054 205 247 115

53,4 54,9 44,1 70,7 48,5 51,9 55,0 46,4 42,4 48,3 47,4 34,8

51,9 46,5 52,0 69,5 40,3 42,9 39,0 36,6 42,7 50,7 46,6 27,8

42,9 37,0 27,0 35,1 41,0 35,2 39,0 39,2 40,9 49,3 47,0 40,9

36,8 32,2 30,3 36,2 29,1 25,1 38,7 32,7 34,7 37,6 44,9 30,4

24,8 33,4 44,7 28,2 33,6 33,9 29,0 34,0 31,4 27,8 34,4 35,7

28,6 31,0 22,4 35,1 28,4 33,9 33,5 34,0 26,2 24,9 27,5 17,4

31,6 26,3 30,9 39,7 17,9 19,7 18,6 26,8 25,9 27,8 29,1 17,4

26,3 19,7 23,0 33,3 14,2 15,0 22,3 16,3 19,8 16,1 24,3 9,6

17,3 15,3 11,8 19,0 9,0 8,5 20,8 13,7 15,8 17,6 16,6 13,9

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32

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

50,2%

45,0%

38,8%

33,2%

32,3%

29,3%

26,2%

19,9%

15,5%





Financial savings







HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

545 174

60,6 70,7

62,9 69,5

39,4 35,1

36,3 36,2

28,8 28,2

31,7 35,1

37,4 39,7

23,9 33,3

16,0 19,0

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Ratio cost/benefits of the mitigation actions - Geographical Area and Company Size -

33

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.478 249 191 1.128

44,3 51,0 62,6 40,5

37,3 34,0 23,2 33,0

18,4 14,9 14,2 26,5

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more

663 1.031 1.420

33,1 40,3 53,2

38,4 37,9 30,2

28,5 21,8 16,6

44,8%

34,4%

20,8%

Benefits greater than costs

Benefits equal to costs

Benefits lower than costs

Q.9 How would you rate the overall cost/benefit ratio of the mitigation actions undertaken?


Gap = Benefits – Costs greater greater

26,0 36,1 48,4 13,9 4,7 18,5 36,6 24,1

Netherlands 29.1 Japan 17.6 India 66.9

Japan 50.8 China 10.1

Netherlands 6.4 Norway 41.7 Sweden 43.8 Japan -13.9 India 54.5 Italy 11.3

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34

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

44,8%

34,4%

20,8%

Benefits greater than costs

Benefits equal to costs

Benefits lower than costs


Gap = Benefits – Costs greater greater

24,1%

Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

133 1836 152 174 134 366 269 153 1054 205 247 115

57,1 42,9 42,4 55,6 37,7 39,1 38,1 34,7 47,3 38,7 49,5 44,1

25,0 34,9 35,6 22,5 33,0 42,2 38,6 40,5 34,4 39,3 34,3 39,8

17,9 22,2 22,0 21,8 29,2 18,7 23,3 24,8 18,3 22,0 16,2 16,1

39,3 20,6 20,3 33,8 8,5 20,4 14,9 9,9 29,0 16,7 33,3 28,0

Q.9 How would you rate the overall cost/benefit ratio of the mitigation actions undertaken?

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Main obstacles to environmental protection

Lack of financial resources is the main factor preventing businesses from making more progress in managing the environment (33%)

– 40% of companies in the plastic sector are hindered by economic reasons and 38% by lack of return on investment

28% declare not to perceive barriers

– Rates grow to 41% for North Americans

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Lack of financial resources is a problem for only 26% of chemical

companies; 36% don’t even perceive barriers to improve environmental management

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Factors that prevent progress in environmental management - Geographical Area and Company Size -

37

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.478 249 191 1.128

35,9 30,9 34,6 29,0

27,3 41,4 28,8 24,7

26,2 19,7 22,0 27,4

23,4 16,5 17,3 21,4

16,3 18,1 26,2 27,8

5,8 7,6 2,6 15,9

5,8 4,0 10,5 14,1

5,6 2,0 5,8 4,2

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more

663 1.031 1.420

36,7 32,7 30,8

28,2 26,4 28,9

24,3 24,9 27,2

14,3 19,0 26,8

17,9 23,1 21,8

9,4 11,4 8,1

7,7 8,6 10,1

5,1 4,6 4,7

32,7%

28,0%

25,7%

21,5%

21,3%

9,5%

9,1%

4,8%

Lack of financial resources

No barriers perceived that preventprogress

Lack of return on investment

Focus on short term results

Lack of staff engagement

Decrease in efficiency

Lack of involvement of sub-contractors

Reduced competiveness

Q.10 What factors prevent your company from making more progress in environmental management?


Norway 22.4 India 22.7

Sweden 17.9 USA 40.9 Japan 15.8 India 41.4

Sweden 32.1

Netherlands 10.2

Japan 24.1

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38

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

32,7%

28,0%

25,7%

21,5%

21,3%

9,5%

9,1%

4,8%











Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

133 1836 152 174 134 366 269 153 1054 205 247 115

32,3 33,2 37,5 25,9 40,3 31,7 29,7 29,4 32,7 31,7 31,6 24,3

30,8 26,9 23,0 36,2 22,4 25,1 22,3 32,0 28,9 23,9 28,3 32,2

23,3 27,8 30,3 22,4 38,1 27,9 27,9 23,5 22,7 22,0 24,7 22,6

18,8 21,0 17,8 19,5 23,1 24,3 19,7 26,8 23,3 26,3 25,1 24,3

18,0 21,4 16,4 12,1 18,7 23,0 28,6 20,9 21,8 23,4 19,8 23,5

9,8 10,1 5,3 9,2 10,4 10,4 15,6 10,5 8,5 10,7 9,3 8,7

9,8 8,5 6,6 7,5 2,2 7,1 11,9 10,5 10,3 17,6 10,1 2,6

5,3 4,5 4,6 6,3 5,2 3,8 3,0 1,3 4,9 7,8 4,5 4,3

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39

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.128 N=

32,7%

25,7%

21,5%

21,3%

9,5%

9,1%

4,8%

28,0%











HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

545 174

31,4 25,9

27,0 22,4

22,8 19,5

15,8 12,1

10,3 9,2

10,6 7,5

6,4 6,3

27,7 36,2

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Management of environmental reputation

73% took at least one action to improve environmental reputation

– 45% used an externally recognized certificate (51% in Europe and 62% in Sweden)

– Corporate sustainability reports were chosen by 25%

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• Third party certifications were especially used by high risk companies (57%) and chemical companies (63%)

• 1 in 2 of respondents working in the chemical segment reported that their company issued a sustainability

report

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Actions to improve “environmental reputation” in the last 3 years - Geographical Area and Company Size -

41

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.661 274 212 1.308

74,7 59,5 78,3 72,2

50,5 27,7 38,2 41,3

26,4 20,4 21,7 25,7

24,1 17,2 19,3 23,3

22,0 20,4 24,5 15,0

17,2 15,7 17,5 12,5

9,9 9,9 14,6 10,4

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more

850 1.166 1.501

55,8 69,1 85,4

25,9 41,9 57,6

6,7 16,6 42,5

8,4 18,1 34,6

11,2 14,6 28,1

9,8 12,3 20,7

13,8 9,6 8,6

72,8%

44,5%

25,3%

22,7%

19,5%

15,3%

10,2%

Used an externally recognizedenvironmental certificate or

validated declaration

Published information about yourcompany in a corporate

sustainability/environmental report

Published the result of theimprovement of environmental

indicators

Membership or involvement withgroups, initiatives or programs

focused on environmental issues

Made claims in marketing &communication activities (e.g.

advertising, events, PR)

Other initiatives

Q.11 In the last 3 years, have you taken any of the following initiatives to improve the „environmental reputation‟ of your company?

AT LEAST ONE ACTION

Sweden 61.9 USA 27.3 Japan 24.1

Sweden 36.4

Sweden 32.2

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42

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

72,8%

44,5%

25,3%

22,7%

19,5%

15,3%

10,2%






indicators





Other initiatives


AT LEAST ONE ACTION

Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

140 2.029 168 177 155 421 298 174 1.230 225 267 156

80,7 73,9 76,2 87,0 71,6 63,7 71,1 74,7 71,9 74,2 82,4 62,8

52,1 45,6 42,3 62,7 40,0 38,5 40,9 45,4 42,4 46,7 50,6 32,7

32,9 25,8 27,4 46,9 18,7 14,0 23,2 24,1 24,6 20,0 36,7 13,5

26,4 24,2 24,4 32,2 18,1 18,1 20,8 25,9 21,2 23,6 27,7 12,8

27,9 17,2 26,8 26,0 14,2 11,4 13,8 17,2 22,8 23,1 25,1 19,2

20,7 14,2 12,5 17,5 10,3 9,0 12,4 17,8 17,3 17,3 20,6 8,3

4,3 9,6 12,5 5,6 9,7 10,2 8,4 8,6 11,8 11,6 11,6 11,5

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43

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

72,8%

44,5%

25,3%

22,7%

19,5%

15,3%

10,2%






indicators





Other initiatives


AT LEAST ONE ACTION

HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

578 177

82,2 87,0

57,4 62,7

34,9 46,9

32,0 32,2

23,4 26,0

18,0 17,5

10,0 5,6

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Future risks

The ranking of risk areas in the future doesn’t change much, except for the use of renewable energy & carbon dioxide emissions

– Waste disposal (48%) and handling of hazardous materials (35%) top the list

– Use of renewable energy (28%) and carbon dioxide emissions (25%) rise in the classification of concerns (respectively from position 5 to 3 and from position 6 to 4)

Risks are expected to decrease in general

– Waste disposal -12%

– Handling of hazardous materials -9%

– Discharge of waste waters -9%

– Presence of physical hazards -12%

Issues that companies can’t solve autonomously are expected to decrease to a lesser degree

– Use of non-renewable energy resources -3%

– Carbon dioxide emissions - 5%

– Use of scarce water -1%

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A decrease is also expected by chemical companies, with the

exception of use of scarce water resources (18%) and deficiencies

of facilities (12%)

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Main risk areas in the future - Geographical Area and Company Size -

46

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.661 274 212 1.308

45,5 54,7 54,2 48,2

32,3 49,6 40,6 32,6

34,7 24,1 26,9 19,8

31,2 13,1 21,7 19,4

19,0 25,2 34,4 26,5

20,0 17,5 21,7 21,6

19,1 19,0 16,0 13,2

17,0 15,7 14,2 13,7

12,1 18,6 9,9 10,9

6,7 12,0 28,8 11,8

5,7 6,6 15,6 9,6

4,7 7,3 9,0 4,1

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more 850 1.166 1.501

44,7 49,9 48,4

26,1 33,6 40,2

22,1 24,6 33,3

14,1 18,5 36,0

14,5 22,7 29,3

18,0 21,4 21,7

12,6 15,9 19,3

8,7 14,8 19,9

11,8 12,3 12,3

5,8 8,1 15,1

6,9 6,9 9,5

4,0 3,9 6,6

47,9%

34,6%

27,7%

24,8%

23,5%

20,6%

16,5%

15,4%

12,2%

10,5%

8,0%

5,1%

Disposal of waste






fields, etc.)








Q.12 What will be the main risk areas in your company related to the environment in the next 3 years?

Netherlands 50.8 Norway 41.7 Sweden 44.1

India 33.2

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47

% values

Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

140 2.029 168 177 155 421 298 174 1.230 225 267 156

37,9 48,3 46,4 49,2 51,0 51,1 47,3 47,7 49,2 60,0 44,6 40,4

34,3 35,5 14,9 50,8 28,4 36,1 38,6 39,1 33,7 38,7 39,7 17,3

35,0 25,8 28,6 26,6 26,5 28,0 24,5 25,3 31,0 31,1 37,8 29,5

31,4 21,0 24,4 31,6 15,5 16,4 18,5 13,8 31,2 27,6 53,6 21,2

32,1 27,0 47,6 45,2 16,1 25,9 21,5 15,5 17,7 19,1 19,5 13,5

22,9 21,4 16,7 15,3 25,8 27,1 25,2 13,2 19,8 33,8 18,0 12,2

17,9 17,4 11,9 23,2 23,9 14,7 14,1 19,0 15,4 18,7 10,5 14,1

17,1 17,7 11,9 34,5 20,6 15,9 15,8 6,9 12,0 12,0 19,5 6,4

17,1 10,1 12,5 12,4 9,7 11,4 11,1 9,8 15,2 20,0 15,4 10,3

20,0 10,9 26,8 18,1 8,4 10,0 7,0 4,6 9,4 8,0 7,1 9,6

16,4 7,1 13,1 14,1 1,9 6,9 6,0 5,2 8,5 17,3 5,6 5,8

17,9 3,6 4,2 4,0 1,3 4,3 3,4 2,3 6,0 9,3 5,2 3,8

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=


47,9%

34,6%

27,7%

24,8%

23,5%

20,6%

16,5%

15,4%

12,2%

10,5%

8,0%

5,1%

Disposal of waste






fields, etc.)








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48

% values

HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

578 177

45,2 49,2

40,1 50,8

29,4 26,6

33,2 31,6

33,2 45,2

26,6 15,3

19,2 23,2

24,4 34,5

14,0 12,4

14,4 18,1

17,5 14,1

9,2 4,0

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=


47,9%

34,6%

27,7%

24,8%

23,5%

20,6%

16,5%

15,4%

12,2%

10,5%

8,0%

5,1%

Disposal of waste






fields, etc.)








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49

% values



60,4%

44,3%

33,9%

33,2%

30,6%

30,4%

21,9%

20,4%

13,6%

12,6%

12,4%

7,9%

47,9%

34,6%

23,5%

20,6%

27,7%

24,8%

15,4%

16,5%

12,2%

8,0%

10,5%

5,1%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Waste disposal



Presence of physical hazards (e.g. noise, vibration, electromagnetic fields, etc.)


Release of Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases



Structural deficiencies of facilities, machines and equipment

Particularly sensitive locations/stakeholders (e.g. adjacent to housing or schools)



TOTAL

N=3.539 % CURRENT % FUTURE

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60

% values



62,1%

54,0%

45,7%

42,9%

35,8%

39,6%

33,7%

24,4%

15,4%

21,8%

16,3%

15,6%

45,2%

40,1%

33,2%

26,6%

29,4%

33,2%

24,4%

19,2%

14,0%

17,5%

14,4%

9,2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Waste disposal












HIGH RISK Companies

N=578 % CURRENT % FUTURE

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61,0%

63,8%

62,1%

27,1%

33,3%

35,6%

41,8%

32,8%

11,9%

18,1%

18,1%

5,1%

49,2%

50,8%

45,2%

15,3%

26,6%

31,6%

34,5%

23,2%

12,4%

14,1%

18,1%

4,0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Waste disposal












Industry: Chemicals

N=177 % CURRENT % FUTURE

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Future initiatives

The decrease expected in risks corresponds to a reduction in actions undertaken by companies, especially for emergency measures - 25%

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Chemical companies will opt for an above-average proportion of long-term actions

• Activities of assessment of environmental impacts +8%

• Monitoring of environmental indicators +13%

• Process design aimed at minimizing environmental impact +18%

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AT LEAST ONE ACTION



Regular maintenance of premises, equipment & facilities to minimize environmental impacts



A design process aimed at minimizing the environmental impact of your product/service


technical and production requirements





Future actions to mitigate risks - Geographical Area and Company Size -

63

% values

Europe North

America

Central-South

America

Asia

1.466 241 199 1.147

95,4 92,5 96,0 94,8

54,8 55,6 55,8 56,1

45,4 49,8 39,2 53,1

50,3 56,8 48,2 41,0

48,6 41,5 45,7 43,9

41,7 37,8 37,7 34,9

38,9 37,8 37,2 32,1

34,7 35,3 43,7 30,4

26,4 36,9 20,6 34,6

22,0 14,9 20,6 22,1

20,9 14,9 24,1 20,2

7,8 7,1 7,5 12,2

TOTAL

N= 3.129 N=

Up to 49

50 to 249

250 and

more 702 1.037 1.379

90,2 94,3 98,0

43,6 55,7 61,5

39,9 47,6 53,1

41,0 45,5 51,6

35,2 43,5 54,0

23,2 33,7 50,1

27,2 32,5 43,9

23,4 30,4 42,3

18,2 29,5 36,3

13,8 19,0 26,8

12,8 18,6 25,5

6,7 8,8 11,7

95,0%

55,6%

48,4%

47,3%

46,5%

38,7%

36,3%

34,0%

30,1%

21,3%

20,4%

9,6%

Q.13 In general, what mitigation actions do you think will be implemented against the above identified future risks?

Sweden 31.5

Japan 22.7

Japan 26.8

Japan 17.8

China 50.7 Sweden 14.8


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Future actions to mitigate risks - Industry -

64

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.129 N=

95,0%

55,6%

48,4%

47,3%

46,5%

38,7%

36,3%

34,0%

30,1%

21,3%

20,4%

9,6%


Pri-mary

Secondary

Food Chemi-

cals Plastic Metals

Machi-nery

Electri-cal

Tertia ry

Construction

Trans-port,

stora-ge &

communication


service

132 1804 147 169 139 368 259 155 1088 206 250 121

95,5 96,1 97,3 98,8 95,0 94,3 95,4 96,1 93,5 96,1 95,6 87,6

63,6 57,0 46,9 63,9 54,7 57,6 60,2 55,5 52,2 59,2 54,4 49,6

48,5 48,5 44,2 52,1 46,8 50,8 51,4 43,2 47,8 54,4 48,4 41,3

49,2 48,6 46,9 59,2 48,2 50,8 47,9 42,6 45,0 45,1 45,6 31,4

48,5 46,8 44,2 55,0 46,0 44,0 47,5 41,9 44,8 51,5 50,8 37,2

43,2 38,9 42,2 51,5 33,8 35,1 35,5 37,4 37,7 35,4 48,4 28,9

48,5 37,3 37,4 54,4 30,9 29,6 38,6 33,5 33,7 37,4 40,4 25,6

46,2 34,5 37,4 42,0 28,8 32,9 31,7 27,1 32,1 35,4 38,0 19,8

32,6 31,4 26,5 45,0 30,9 29,6 32,8 24,5 27,1 26,7 33,6 15,7

22,7 20,6 21,1 29,0 18,0 17,1 18,1 14,8 22,7 21,4 25,6 15,7

22,0 20,0 19,7 23,1 18,7 14,1 20,5 21,3 21,0 26,2 24,4 12,4

10,6 9,4 10,2 10,7 5,0 10,1 11,2 10,3 9,6 13,1 10,4 5,0


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Future actions to mitigate risks - Industry -

65

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.129 N=

95,0%

55,6%

48,4%

47,3%

46,5%

38,7%

36,3%

34,0%

30,1%

21,3%

20,4%

9,6%


HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

540 169

97,2 98,8

62,8 63,9

52,2 52,1

54,8 59,2

55,0 55,0

46,9 51,5

43,3 54,4

40,6 42,0

39,3 45,0

28,7 29,0

23,0 23,1

10,7 10,7


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66

% values

75,2%

67,8%

66,3%

62,7%

55,3%

53,3%

48,0%

44,6%

33,1%

23,9%

17,1%

55,6%

47,3%

48,4%

46,5%

30,1%

34,0%

38,7%

36,3%

21,3%

20,4%

9,6%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

A monitoring process to evaluate compliance with legal and other applicable requirements

Regular maintenance of premises, equipment and facilities to minimize environmental impacts




A management system or a prevention program that covers all the organization‟s technical and production requirements

and aims at continuous improvement



External communication about your company‟s environmental performance



TOTAL % CURRENT % FUTURE



if at least one risk at Q4/Q12

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% values

83,4%

72,9%

72,2%

76,6%

66,0%

64,6%

60,2%

51,9%

43,7%

24,2%

15,6%

62,8%

54,8%

52,2%

55,0%

39,3%

40,6%

46,9%

43,3%

28,7%

23,0%

10,7%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%













HIGH RISK Companies % CURRENT % FUTURE




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% values

92,0%

78,7%

76,4%

81,6%

77,6%

75,9%

62,6%

61,5%

48,3%

20,1%

14,9%

63,9%

59,2%

52,1%

55,0%

45,0%

42,0%

51,5%

54,4%

29,0%

23,1%

10,7%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%













Industry: Chemicals % CURRENT % FUTURE




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Investments

92% will maintain or increase investments

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43% of high risk companies and 48% of chemical companies will increase investments

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Intention to invest in the Environment - Industry -

82

% values

TOTAL

N= 3.539 N=

Gap = More – Less & No

investments

27,1

Q.14 Is your company going to invest in the environment in the next three years?

HIGH RISK Companies

Industry: Chemicals

578 177

43,0 48,1

53,5 50,0

2,5 1,3

1,0 0,6

39,5 46,1

35,1%

56,9%

2,7%

5,3%

More than today

Same as today

Less than today

No investments at all

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Summary (1/3)

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What the study confirms Main survey findings

Environmental protection is nowadays part of corporate strategy for both large and small companies

84% of companies surveyed confirm this 80% of small firms reported that they include

environmental issues in their business strategies

High risk companies show the greatest commitment, especially chemical companies

92% of chemical companies consider environmental protection part of their strategy

Percentages grow to 98% for chemical companies

Green conscience is not a cosmetic issue 76% of companies implement a formal policy related to the environment Europe is where formal policies are resorted to the most

(81%), Swedes are best in class (93%) North America records below average rates (67%)

The bigger the company, the higher the implementation rates Small companies (58%) Large companies (89%)

Policies include guidelines for Protecting the environment (57%) Preventing pollution (59%) Improving environmental performance (55%)

Policies adopted by chemical firms are more extensive Protect the environment (79%) Prevent pollution (83%) Define rules to make business more environment-friendly

in a proportion well above average (77%)

There is an increasing awareness all over the world of the problems created by waste and scrap

Main environmental risks are related to Waste disposal (60%) Handling of hazardous materials (44%)

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Local specifics influence risk perceptions Waste disposal is of concern especially to North Americans (69%)

Europeans are more sensitive than average to the use of non-renewable energy sources (38%)

Different sectors pay more attention to different aspects For chemical businesses The main concerns are handling of hazardous materials

and waste (64%), discharge of water (62%) and waste disposal (61%)

Operational aspects such as presence of physical hazards (27%) and structural defects (12%) are perceived as lesser threats

Monitoring and maintenance are the principal ways to control risks

Globally, the initiatives most implemented are Monitoring compliance with legal requirements (92%) Regular maintenance of premises (68%)

Chemical is the most active industry for environmental protection

100% of professionals surveyed stated that they implemented at least one action to mitigate risks

They are engaged in innovative aspects too, such as Process design aimed at minimizing environmental

impacts External communication of environmental performance

(48%)

Legal requirements are the main reason driving firms to develop eco-friendly initiatives and lack of financial resources is the main obstacle

Top reasons are Compliance with laws (79%) Internal policies (59%) Requests from customers (36%) Brand reputation (36%)

33% of respondents confirmed that lack of funds is the main obstacle to extending environmental protection

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External pressures from community and institutions can influence the performances of chemical companies

Among top reasons leading chemical companies to undertake environmental protection actions are Laws and regulations (90%) Internal policies (71%) Business continuity (45%) Public concerns (37%)

Benefits from environmental protection actions outweigh costs

Almost 1 in 2 agree

In the future environmental risks are expected to decrease, especially for those areas that companies can solve without the intervention of authorities

Waste disposal - 12% Handling of hazardous materials -9% Discharge of waste waters -9% Physical hazards -12%

Companies will shift their focus from contextual emergencies to a long term vision

Monitoring trends of environmental indicators, for instance, climbs two steps up in the ranking of risk mitigation actions

Chemical companies will adopt a particularly future oriented approach

They will opt for a greater than average proportion of long term activities Assessment of environmental impacts +8% Monitoring of environmental indicators +13% Minimizing environmental impact +18%

In the future, focus on the environment will continue to be high

92% will increase or maintain investments

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