RadiciGroup is a chemical company that published its first sustainability report in 2012. The report outlines the company's journey towards sustainability since 1993 through various certifications and initiatives. It discloses performance data using GRI standards on topics such as labor practices, training, health and safety, environmental impacts, and product responsibility. Regarding the latter, the report details that between 2011-2013 RadiciGroup conducted life cycle assessments for 90% of its products, including various polymers, textile yarns and engineering plastics. It was also the first chemical company in Europe to obtain OEF and PEF certification for conforming to standards for organizational and product environmental footprints.

1. RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
IN PILLS...
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2. RADICIGROUP FOR SUSTAINABILITY
A 360° MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A SUSTAINABILITY STORY
A 360° sustainable business
RadiciGroup, through Radici Chimica SpA, has become the first chemical group in Europe to obtain OEF and PEF certificates of conformity
Four specific Product Category Rules (PCRs) created by RadiciGroup became industry models for the textile fibres and plastics industries
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT PARAMETERS
2012
Reporting Period:
2012 calendar year
Sustainability Report 2011obtained external assurance at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) B+ Application Level
The Group began performing Life Cycle Assessments of its products
Reporting Cycle:
Annual
The “RadiciGroup for Sustainability” project was born
RadiciGroup published its first “Social Report” based on the standard of Gruppo di Studio Bilancio Sociale (GBS)
The RadiciGroup Vision, Mission, and Values statements were formulated
To be glocal: global thinking, local action.
YEAR
2013
NOVEMBER
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2020
RADICIGROUP TIMELINE FOR CERTIFICATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY
20X QUALITY
7X ENVIRONMENT
6X SAFETY
2X ENERGY
Radicigroup Sustainability Report
publication date:
November 2013
(prior report, November 2012)
A STORY OF QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
The story of RadiciGroup's journey to sustainability
is entwined with its story concerning quality,
safety and the environment.
To this end, RadiciGroup has adopted Quality,
Health, Safety, and Environmental Management
Systems at its companies.
Morevover, it has adopted the GRI model for sustainability, a system that considers sustainability at
360° reporting on economic, social, labour, product,
safety, environmental and human rights issues.
CHAPTER 01
DATA SOURCE: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012
www.radicigroup.com

3. LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
LA 1 - WORKFORCE BY REGION AND GENDER
LA 1 - EMPLOYEES BY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND GENDER
2012
2010
REST OF
EUROPE
ITALY
TOTAL: 3,269
Company
employment agreement: 212
M
ITA
W
1,706
1,716
1,680
EU
AME
ASIA
93%
M: MEN
W: WOMEN
LA 13 - EMPLOYEE BREAKDOWN BY CATEGORY AND AGE GROUP
2012
MANAGEMENT
162
CHAPTER 02
90
60
30
0
2011
2012
TOT.
3,216
W
LA 13 - 2012 EMPLYOMENT BY GENDER
M
M
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
622
592
579
2010
TOT.
3,317
W
Individual
employment agreement: 752
70%
7%
23%
BLUE
COLLARS
980
120
W
M
1,019
1,030
34
26
30
M W
M W
W
TOT.
3,327
M
< 30
Collective
bargaining agreement: 2,252
AMERICA
WOMEN: 786
30< >50
2012
ASIA
MEN: 2,483
>50
2011
LA 4 - 2012 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
2012
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
288
210
140
70
0
2010
PERMANENT EMPLOYEES
M: MEN
W: WOMEN
WHITE
COLLARS
of RadiciGroup’s employees
has a permanent agreement.
2011
2012
2012
WHITE COLLARS
436
360
270
180
90
0
2010
2011
2012
MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
2012
BLUE COLLARS
2,330
1600
2010
2011
2012
1200
800
400
0
DATA SOURCE: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012
www.radicigroup.com

4. TRAINING AND EDUCATION vs OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO GRI 3.1 STANDARD
LA 7 - INJURIES AND ABSENCES
LA 10 - TRAINING BY CATEGORY (HOURS / EMPLOYEES)
2010
2011
25
MANAGEMENT
MIDDLE
MANAGEMENT
16
13
20
3.43
2011
90
2012
3.33
20
20
17
16
12
10
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES CASES (n)
74.45
2010
58.26
2011
69.2
2012
ODR - OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES RATE (n / year)
2010 0
2010 0
2011 0
2011 0
2012 0
2012 0
AVERAGE DAYS ABSENT (days)
AR - ABSENTEE RATE (n / year)
2010
10
2010
2011
20
19
20
13
96
2011
3.72
2010
103
LDR - LOST DAYS RATE (n / year)
10
10
BLUE
COLLARS
2010
2012
10
17
WHITE
COLLARS
20
10
IR - INJURY RATE (n / year)
TOTAL INJURIES (n)
2012
9
2011
2012
11
2012
9,525
8,532
9,833
LA 10 - TRAINING (TOTAL HOURS)
LA 10 - TRAINING (TOTAL HOURS BY GENDER)
LA 7 - INJURY BREAKDOWN BY GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
2012
2012
2012
7,216
CHAPTER 03
W
LA 10 - TRAINING (AVERAGE HOURS BY GENDER)
2,182
5,800
M
TOTAL: 51,734
MEN: 41,437
WOMEN: 10,297
2012
36,536
M
W
REST OF
EUROPE
ITALY
AMERICA
MORE
TRAINING
+3 hours/person
LESS
INJURIES
-0.4 IR / -5.25 LDR
ASIA
TOTAL: 16.1
MEN: 17
WOMEN: 13.2
DATA SOURCE: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012
www.radicigroup.com

5. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO GRI 3.1 STANDARD
EN 8 - WATER WITHDRAWAL BY SOURCE (m3)
EN 4A - INTERMEDIATE ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY PRIMARY
ENERGY SOURCE (ELECTRICITY AND HEAT - GJ)
EN 16 - TOTAL DIRECT/INDIRECT GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS (t CO2eq)
2010
2011
2012
2010
2011
2012
2010
2011
2012
89,513,846
91,390,819
85,381,653
1,188,735
987,341
771,229
3,807,972
3,917,657
3,714,266
63%
WATER UTILITIES 133,188
DIRECT EMISSIONS
SPRINGS 338,693
WELLS 12,407,583
85%
RIVERS / CANALS 72,502,189
EN 10 - WATER SAVINGS (m3)
86%
2010
79%
2011
91,390,819
91%
2012
89,513,846
85,381,653
91% RECYCLED WATER
CHAPTER 04
INDIRECT EMISSIONS:
-47%
19%
FROM GENERATION
OF ELECTRICITY
18%
FROM GENERATION
OF HEAT
EMISSIONS
IN 3 YEARS
2012
0.99
0.83
NON-RENEWABLE SOURCES 1,074,762
NATURAL GAS 567,598
COAL 334,450
FUEL OIL 10,174
NUCLEAR ENERGY 114,146
OTHER FOSSIL SOURCES 48,396
NATURAL GAS 1,881,886
1.15
2011
RENEWABLE SOURCES 757,616
HEAT CONSUMPTION:
INDEX - DIRECT AND INDIRECT GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS PER UNIT OF PRODUCTION (t CO2eq/t)
2010
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION:
41%
OF THE ELECTRICITY MIX
FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
DATA SOURCE: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012
www.radicigroup.com

6. PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO GRI 3.1 STANDARD
PR 1 - RADICIGROUP PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE STAGES BEING STUDIED
In 2012 RadiciGroup continued to perform LCAs on its key products,
which are polyamides and polyesters (both virgin and obtained from
recycled PET bottles) for textile use.
CONCEPT DEVELOP
MEN
DUCT
PRO
T
RADICIGROUP PRODUCTS WITH LCAs COMPLETED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS
2011
Radichem® Adipic Acid
Radichem® Hexamethylenediamine
Radipol® PA 6 (polyamide polymers)
Radipol® PA 6.6 (polyamide polymers)
RE
ION
MOT
O
PR
&
G
TIN
E
RK
of its products.
MA
TURING AND PROD
UCTI
UFAC
ON
MAN
CHAPTER 05
Radilon® POY 6 yarn (polyamide textile yarn)
Radilon® POY 6.6 yarn (polyamide textile yarn)
Radilon 6.6 black (glass-fibre-reinforced polyamide engineering plastics)
®
Heramid® 6 Natural/black (post-industrial polyamide engineering plastics)
Heramid® 6.6 black (post-industrial polyamide engineering plastics )
CER
T
IFIC
A
TIO
N
90%
MENT
LOP
EVE
&D
WAR
EH
OU
SIN
G
CH
AR
SE
In the 2011-2013 period
RadiciGroup performed
LCA Studies on
Radifloor® BCF PA 6 (polyamide carpet yarn)
Radifloor® BCF PA 6 solution dyed (polyamide carpet yarn)
Radifloor® BCF PA 6.6 (polyamide carpet yarn)
2012
Starlight® POY PET yarn (polyester POY textile yarn)
r-Starlight®, r-Radyarn® POY r-PET yarn (polyester POY textile yarn
produced from post-consumer recycled polyester)
Radyarn® (polyester textile yarn )
r-Radyarn® (polyester textile yarn produced from post-consumer recycled
polyester)
Starlight®, Radyarn®, r-Starlight®, r-Radyarn® polyester yarn specially
designed for yarn dying and solution dyeing.
Cornleaf solution-dyed continuous yarn made using PLA biopolymer
2013
PA 6.10 Polymer: polyamide polymer for the food sector, where the PA6.10 is made from 64%
vegetable, non-food source materials.
PEF AND OEF: A WAY FOR THE FUTURE
Radici Chimica, a RadiciGroup chemical company, has become the first chemical company in Europe to obtain certificates of
conformity for its Organisation Environmental Footprint (OEF ) issued for all aspects of the production plant, and its Product
Environmental Footprint (PEF) for PA6.6, HMDA, adipic acid, nitric acid, MAB, diamine heads and tails, and CO2.
The OEF and PEF methodology was set out in Recommendations issued by the European Commission.
DATA SOURCE: RADICIGROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2012
www.radicigroup.com