Sustainability Performance

Borealis is committed to transparent reporting on its sustainability performance and welcomes this as an opportunity to engage in constructive dialogue with its key stakeholders. Borealis publishes on non financial information as part of the Group’s Annual Report, describing how it manages and performs on its most material environmental, social and governance issues. 

Our Annual Report contains non-financial information published in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option, as well as the Austrian law for non-financial reporting (Nachhaltigkeits- und Diversitätsverbesserungsgesetz – NaDiVeG). 

Key environmental performance indicators*

*) Environmental data might be subject to minor adjustments due to ongoing audits and missing third-party data at the time this report was finalised.//2) Severe upsets led to significant emergency flaring during shut-downs; further there was a lack of recycling capacity.//3) The main reason for the increase is the integration of the plastics recycling company mtm plastics GmbH into the monthly group reporting definitions.

Health and safety performance indicators*

*) Suppliers of raw materials, chemicals, additives and other commodities and hauliers are excluded from the TRI statistics; mtm plastics GmbH and mtm compact GmbH are excluded from the sick leave rate, incident action completion rate and response rate on process safety incidents; Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH and DYM Solution Co., Ltd. are excluded from all KPIs

External recognition and cooperation for supply chain responsibility 

In 2021, Borealis was awarded with an EcoVadis Platinum Medal which places our corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance in the top 1 percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis.

Each year shortly after the publication of the Group Annual Report Borealis participates in the EcoVadis CSR assessment to assess the company’s sustainability performance compared to our peers. The assessment covers the categories of environmental impact, labour & human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement. Our customers can request Borealis’ results directly from EcoVadis.

Recognising that the most effective sustainability results are not obtained in isolation, Borealis has partnered with other chemical companies to encourage improved sustainability performance of chemical supply chains. The initiative Together for Sustainability (TfS) assesses supplier sustainability through assessments and audits, the results of which are shared with the programme members. Borealis’ suppliers are encouraged to take part in TfS CSR assessment, or similar.