Overview Carbon Water Waste Ecosystems Appendix 83 Appendix C (continued) Environmental Materiality 1 Air quality Sustain/communicate Prioritize 2 Ecological impacts matrix 3 W aste and hazardous materials management 4 W ater and wastewater We used the results of our management 5 E nvironmental policy or materiality assessment to generate management system and a sustainability materiality matrix. compliance 6 Climate change risk 10 The outcomes of the materiality 7 T ech solutions for societal challenges s r 6 9 assessment reflect environmentally- e d 8 8 Energy management l 12 o 7 focused material topics from across h 17 19 9 GHG emissions e k a 16 18 our value chain that consider social 10 Product lifecycle impacts t s and governance aspects of Social to 5 ce n 4 13 environmental performance. 11 Climate misinformation a t r 12 S upplier’s environmental and o 14 p 3 While the placement of issues on climate performance Im 2 the matrix provides insight into our 13 Environmental and climate justice 20 priorities, the relative importance of 14 Just transition an individual issue often differs by 15 Employee activism 1 Governance 15 business unit, geographic location, 16 R esponsible sourcing 11 and stakeholder group. of raw materials 17 Compliance 18 Public policy engagements 19 Responsible product innovation 20 Risk and opportunity management Monitor, comply, manage Continue internal efforts Importance to business success
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