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1 No poverty

POSITIVE IMPACT: Braskem addresses the end of poverty by generating jobs and promoting social inclusion through our social responsibility initiatives.

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2 Zero hunger

POSITIVE IMPACT: Plastic is a fundamental material for the preservation and safety of food, making food more accessible and helping to combat waste.

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5 Gender Equality

POSITIVE IMPACT: Gender equality is one of the challenges we embrace in our D&I policy and in our Sustainable Development Strategy for 2030.

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6 Clean Water and Sanitation

POSITIVE IMPACT:Braskem works on water and sanitation directly on two fronts: i. in our operations, through increased water reuse and efficiency, ensuring water security where we operate and ii. in our value chain, where Braskem is the main supplier of thermoplastic resins for the production of water distribution and sewage collection systems in Brazil.

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7 Affordable and Clean Energy

NEGATIVE IMPACT:

Braskem is one of the top 3 industries in Brazil in terms of energy consumption, and currently, only a small fraction of this energy comes from renewable sources.

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8 Decent work and economic growth

POSITIVE IMPACT: Growth investment in developing countries like Brazil and Mexico; Expenses of about R$ 200 million per year on innovation and technology; Eco-efficiency improvements (residues, effluents, emissions, energy, water, energy, renewables use…) in our own operations; Better than brazilian average in incidentes (TRIR rate).

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

POSITIVE IMPACT: The plastics industry is a major player in terms of contribution to GDP. Braskem supports several smaller industries (transformers) in its value chain. We invest in growth in developing countries like Brazil and Mexico and we have expenses of around R $ 200 million per year on innovation and technology. We also have eco-efficiency improvements (waste, effluents, emissions, energy, water, energy, use of renewables, etc.) in our own operations.

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11 Sustainable cities and communities

POSITIVE IMPACT: Plastic resins play a big role in housing, mobility and waste in cities. Plastics make homes more accessible and vehicles lighter and safer.

NEGATIVE IMPACT: Braskem and the plastic value chain have a major challenge to increase the percentage of municipal solid waste collected and managed.

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12 Responsible consumption and production

POSITIVE IMPACT: Braskem contributes to sustainable production, for example, by controlling and improving the generation and treatment of hazardous waste. We also work to decrease fossil fuel sources and increase national recycling rates, including including recycled products in its portfolio.

NEGATIVE IMPACT: Plastic industry generates a great volume of waste, that if poorly managed can flow in water courses and reach rivers and seas.

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13 Climate action

POSITIVE IMPACT: We are currently working to become carbon neutral by 2050, continuing to develop products based on renewable resources that sequester GHGs and products that support our customers' eco-efficiency. In addition, plastics play a key role in our entire value chain: as they are lightweight, they contribute to reducing emissions in various sectors.

NEGATIVE IMPACT: Braskem's industrial units emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases.

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14 Life below water

POSITIVE IMPACT: We installed the Clean Sweep Operation guidelines in all of our operations to prevent the loss of pellets to the environment. We are one of the founding and sponsoring companies of AEPW.

NEGATIVE IMPACT: If poorly managed, plastic waste can flow in water courses and reach rivers and seas, impacting marine ecosystems.

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15 Life on land

NEGATIVE IMPACT: Because our business strategy relies on renewable resources, there is a potential threat related to the use of land to produce ethanol (sugar-cane based).

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16 Peace, justice and strong institutions

POSITIVE IMPACT: In 2020, after three years of independent monitoring, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF), Department of Justice (DoJ) and the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) confirmed the effectiveness of our compliance program and the fulfillment of all obligations provided for in the agreements established with these authorities in the context of Lava-Jato investigations. Our compliance program has been well evaluated and will serve as a model for other leniency agreements to be signed in the country, a recognition of our commitment to ethics and even more policies rigid anti-corruption controls.