2013/2014 Wacker Chemie AG Sustainability Report Table of Contents Features iC4 – Electricity Fit for Your Shift on Tap page 14 page 8 Over the past three years, WACKER has been working In the summer of 2013, WACKER began working with the on a major project in partnership with other renowned German statutory pension insurance system on a pilot companies and research institutes: storing energy project that would give a fresh new face to health care generated by renewable sources. for shift workers. About WACKER Workplace, Plant & 4 Indicators Transport Safety 6 Introduction 138 Prevention 20 Key Events 2013 – 2014 143 Incident Management 27 Structure & Operations 144 Accidents & Incidents 30 Management and Supervision 31 Key Products Employees 33 Governance and Shareholder Structure 35 Goals & Future Topics 148 Headcount Trend 150 Personnel Development 163 Life & Careers Management 166 Compensation and Social Benefits 46 Vision and Goals 170 Employee Representation 48 Business Principles 171 Health Protection 50 Voluntary Commitments 52 Organization Society 176 Donations & Sponsorship Environment 179 Neighbors 77 Environmental Protection Costs 181 Schools 78 Environmental Protection in Production 183 Universities 104 Nature Conservation and Biodiversity 185 Politics and NGOs 106 Logistics and Transport 186 Children 186 Disaster Aid Product Safety & Product Stewardship Further Information 114 Product Safety 190 GRI Indicators 119 Product Stewardship 203 Glossary This report was created from the content of an online-version, which offers additional, interactive features. www.wacker.com/sustainabilityreport About this Report About this Report Wacker Chemie AG’s sustainability report explains how the Group balances economic aspects with environmental and social responsibility. In 1989, WACKER was among the first companies to report on its environmental performance. We were also among the first to enhance our environmental reports with social and health information, creating our first sustainability report in 2002. The present report, which builds on WACKER’s 2011/2012 sustainability report, is available in English and German. The facts and figures given in this report refer to fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Unless otherwise stated, our statements apply to all business divisions and sites around the world, as well as to every subsidiary in which WACKER is the majority shareholder. The information on our Group structure and financial position was taken from WACKER’s 2013 and 2014 annual reports. To be as up to date as possible, we have a section in our Goals chapter to cover future topics from 2015 onward (editorial deadline: June 30, 2015). This report offers an honest and comprehensive account of sustainability at WACKER not only for our customers, business partners, suppliers and shareholders, but also for analysts, non-governmental organizations, the authorities, our sites’ neighbors and our employees. We established the main contents through ongoing dialogue with our stakeholders and a survey carried out in 2014. This international stakeholder survey asked 224 respondents what sustainability topics are most relevant and how well Wacker Chemie AG handles them. Our reporting is based on criteria recommended by future and IÖW (the German institute of ecological economic research) as well as the international Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines. We evaluated and assigned the degree of compliance with the GRI indicators ourselves (Application Level A). This assessment has been reviewed and verified by the GRI. Our website provides further information on the topics discussed in this report. Information on WACKER’s sustainability efforts is also available at www.wacker.com/sustainability. Our next sustainability report is scheduled for 2017. 1 Wacker Chemie AG Sustainability Report 2013/2014 About WACKER 4 Indicators 6 Introduction 8 Feature iC4 – Electricity on Tap 14 Feature Fit for Your Shift 20 Key Events 2013 – 2014 27 Structure & Operations 30 Management and Supervision 31 Key Products 33 Governance and Shareholder Structure 35 Goals & Future Topics A network of pipes connects the various production facilities at the Burghausen site – the WACKER Group’s largest plant. Supplying the individual facilities with raw and auxiliary materials, this network conveys the finished products to their respective destinations. Indicators Indicators Sustainability Indicators 2014 2013 2012 Environmental Protection Operating costs (€ million) 88.2 89.4 79.3 Investments (€ million) 5.1 5.4 8.6 Emissions 1 CO2 carbon dioxide (kt) 1,251 1,253 1,311 2 NOx nitrogen oxides (t) 1,960 2,010 2,225 NMVOC non-methane volatile organic compounds (t)3 830 750 720 COD chemical oxygen demand (t) 1,230 1,320 1,460 Waste (total) (t) 158,200 142,060 136,800 Water consumption (1,000 m3) 241,973 220,908 242,072 Energy Electricity consumption (GWh) 4,927 4,526 4,559 Primary energy use (total) (GWh) 6,081 6,176 7,030 Occupational Safety Accident rate: accidents per 1 million hours worked 2.8 3.8 4.7 Employees Female employees, groupwide (%) 22.7 22.4 22.1 Women in third-level management, groupwide (%) 23.9 23.0 22.0 Women as executive personnel, groupwide (%) 5.6 6.6 7.3 Non-German employees, Germany (%) 11.8 11.5 11.8 Fluktuationsquote Konzern (%) 4.1 3.4 7.9 Society Donations (€ thousand) 851 925 891 Sponsorships (€ thousand) 3,339 964 1,135 1 CO emissions are measured as per The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol: “A Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard”), published by the World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Scope 1: direct CO2 emissions. In accordance with the recommendations of the GHG Protocol, Wacker Chemie AG’s direct and indirect emissions were recalculated retroactively due to amendments to the system boundaries, starting from the reference year (2012) for the CO2 target. In addition to the Group’s direct CO2 emissions, sites’ intra-plant traffic emissions were also taken into account for sustainability reporting. 2 Corrected NOx emissions for 2013 for the Holla site, since exact figures did not become available until later. 3 The method for calculating the total volume of non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) emitted by our production facilities was amended in 2014. We harmonized the data analysis, took additional substances into account and adjusted the prior-year figures on the basis of the new methodology. The rise from 2013 to 2014 was due to production increases. 4 Wacker Chemie AG Sustainability Report 2013/2014 Indicators WACKER at a Glance € million 2014 2013 2012* Results / Return Sales 4,826.4 4,478.9 4,634.9 EBITDA1 1,042.3 678.7 795.4 EBITDA margin2 (%) 21.6 15.2 17.2 EBIT3 443.3 114.3 266.6 EBIT margin2 (%) 9.2 2.6 5.8 Financial result -78.1 -83.3 -62.7 Income before taxes 365.2 31.0 203.9 Net income for the year 195.4 6.3 114.7 Earnings per share (€) 4.10 0.05 2.43 ROCE (%) 8.4 2.2 5.2 Financial Position / Cash Flows Total assets 6,947.2 6,332.4 6,492.8 Equity 1,946.5 2,197.1 2,121.3 Equity ratio (%) 28.0 34.7 32.7 Financial liabilities 1,601.5 1,416.7 1,197.2 Net financial debt4 1,080.6 792.2 700.5 Capital expenditures (including financial assets) 572.2 503.7 1,095.4 Depreciation (including financial assets) 599.0 564.4 528.8 Net cash flow5 215.7 109.7 -536.2 Research and Development Research and development expenses 183.1 173.8 173.7 Employees Personnel expenses 1,246.9 1,133.0 1,196.8 Employees (December 31, number) 16,703 16,009 16,292 1 EBITDA is EBIT before depreciation and amortization. 2 Margins are calculated based on sales. 3 EBIT is the result from continuing operations for the period before interest and other financial results, and income taxes. 4 Sum of cash and cash equivalents, noncurrent and current securities, and noncurrent and current financial liabilities. 5 Sum of cash flow from operating activities (excluding changes in advance payments) and cash flow from long- term investing activities (before securities), including additions due to finance leases. * Adjusted based on the effects of the adoption of IAS 19 (revised) 5 Wacker Chemie AG Sustainability Report 2013/2014 Introduction by the President & CEO Introduction by the President & CEO Dear ReaderReader,, At WACKER, entrepreneurial success is not based solely on key financial indicators. It also depends on the answer to the question: How sustainably are we performing? Accordingly, sustainable management is one of our five strategic goals. In everything we do, we consider the future. We aim to bring economic, ecological and social factors into equilibrium. Sustainability has long been central to WACKER’s business model, especially with regard to generating, storing and transporting environmentally friendly energy. Ultrapure polysilicon for the solar industry is an important product in our portfolio. We are convinced that solar power has a great future because it is: One of the most cost-efficient and environmentally friendly energy sources on earth An unlimited resource An important energy source for more and more countries across the globe, with the market growing by 22 percent in 2013 and 13 percent in 2014. WACKER not only offers solutions for generating and storing energy. It also consumes a great deal of energy. Consequently, energy efficiency is a decisive factor in advancing our competitiveness. We are constantly on the lookout for ways of making more efficient use of raw materials and reducing our energy consumption. Our integrated production system gives us a tremendous advantage, with its closed material and energy loops. We take the by-products of one production step and use them as the starting material for other chemical processes. The same applies to waste heat, which we take from one process and use for later production steps.