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Hexion Publishes 2022 Sustainability Report

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Hexion announced the release of its global Sustainability Report, Building and Protecting the Future Using Innovative Science Today.

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  • Hexion announced the release of its global Sustainability Report, Building and Protecting the Future Using Innovative Science Today.
  • The report highlights Hexion’s progress against its environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, while providing expanded metrics and disclosures aligned with key sustainability frameworks.
  • We remain well positioned to achieve our ESG commitments.”
    Highlights from the report include:
    In 2022, Hexion realized a 15 percent absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are direct and indirect greenhouse emissions from operations and consumed energy, against its 2017 baseline.
  • The Company’s Supplier Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing approach results in improved logistics modes, payload optimization, and lower environmental impact.

Hexion Improves EcoVadis Index Score

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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Each year EcoVadis performs a relative review of eligible companies across four key areas -- environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. The 2022 EcoVadis assessment for Hexion highlights advanced performance with higher scores in its overall rating and Labor and Human Rights subcategory.

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  • Hexion Inc. announced today that EcoVadis, a global sustainability ratings provider, awarded Hexion Bronze-medal status for its sustainability commitment and results.
  • For the third consecutive year, Hexion significantly increased its percentile ranking within EcoVadis, and the Companys 2022 rating is higher than or equal to the score of 60 percent of all rated companies.
  • The 2022 EcoVadis assessment for Hexion highlights advanced performance with higher scores in its overall rating and Labor and Human Rights subcategory.
  • We are pleased to drive four- and nine-point increases, respectively, in our 2022 EcoVadis absolute score compared to our two previous annual rankings, said Stephanie Couhig, Senior Vice President Environmental Health & Safety and Chief Sustainability Officer, Hexion.

Campendium Announces Major Product Update With New Smoke Map Feature

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
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Beginning today, Campendium is giving campers the ability to monitor these conditions as they are planning their trip or out on the road.

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  • Beginning today, Campendium is giving campers the ability to monitor these conditions as they are planning their trip or out on the road.
  • "We are proud to offer Campendium users a way to monitor these conditions with our new, real-time mapping feature."
  • The smoke map overlay tracks light, medium, and heavy smoke coverage, and is available to Campendium app users using an iOS device in both dark and light modes.
  • The smoke map complements other premium map overlays already offered by Campendium, including trail maps, cell coverage maps, and public lands maps.

Hexion Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

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Monday, May 2, 2022
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Hexion Inc. today released its 2021 Sustainability Report featuring the companys ongoing progress and accomplishments in enhancing safety, sustainability and social responsibility.

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  • Hexion Inc. today released its 2021 Sustainability Report featuring the companys ongoing progress and accomplishments in enhancing safety, sustainability and social responsibility.
  • I am proud of the sustainability and safety accomplishments achieved by our talented associates in 2021.
  • Hexions 2021 Sustainability Report can be viewed at https://www.hexion.com/en-us/company/responsibility/sustainability and focuses on several key accomplishments in 2021, including:
    When compared to other chemical companies that share safety performance data with the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Hexion drove recordable injury rates to well below the average for companies of its size.
  • While the Company always strives for zero incidents, 2021 saw Hexion record the lowest Occupational Injury and Illness Rate (OIIR) in its history.