This Sustainability Report primarily covers activities from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2017. This is Axalta’s third Sustainability Report, following our 2014-2015 Report, published in July 2016. We have used the Global Reporting Initiative Standards, published in 2016, to guide the development of this report. This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.
| General Disclosures | Report Section | |
| Organizational Profile | ||
102-1 |
Name of the organization |
Axalta Coating Systems |
102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, services |
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102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
102-4 |
Location of operations |
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102-5 |
Ownership and legal form |
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102-6 |
Markets served |
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102-7 |
Scale of the organization |
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102-8 |
Information on employees and other workers [1] |
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102-9 |
Supply chain |
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102-10 |
Significant changes to the organization and supply chain |
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102-11 |
Precautionary principle or approach |
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102-12 |
External initiatives |
Sustainability Goals, Our Approach to Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics |
102-13 |
Membership of associations |
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| Strategy | ||
102-14 |
Statement from senior decision-maker |
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| Ethics and Integrity | ||
102-16 |
Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior |
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102-17 |
Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics |
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| Governance | ||
102-18 |
Governance structure |
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102-20 |
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics |
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| Stakeholder Engagement | ||
102-40 |
List of stakeholder groups |
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102-41 |
Collective bargaining agreements |
As of December 31, 2017, approximately 0.1 percent of our U.S. workforce was unionized and approximately 55 percent of our workforce outside the United States was unionized or otherwise covered by labor agreements. |
102-42 |
Identifying and selecting stakeholders |
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102-43 |
Approach to stakeholder engagement |
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102-44 |
Key topics and concerns raised |
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| Reporting Practice | ||
102-45 |
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
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102-46 |
Defining report content and topic boundaries |
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102-47 |
List of material topics |
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102-48 |
Restatements of information |
As we refine our data collection processes and systems and as we bring new acquisitions on board, we have made restatements in some historic Operations data as noted throughout that section of this report. |
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Changes in reporting |
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102-50 |
Reporting period |
January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017 |
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Date of most recent report |
Axalta Sustainability Report 2014-2015 |
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Reporting cycle |
Every two years |
102-53 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report |
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102-54 |
Claims of reporting in accordance with GRI Standards |
GRI Index |
102-55 |
GRI content index |
GRI Index |
102-56 |
External assurance |
Axalta does not currently seek external assurance on this report. |
| Management Approach | ||
103-1 |
Material topics and boundaries |
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103-3 |
Evaluation of management approach |
Materiality and Stakeholder Engagement, Corporate Governance |
| Specific Disclosures | Report Section | |
| Economic Performance | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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201-1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed |
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201-2 |
Climate change financial implications |
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| Procurement Practices | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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| Anti-Corruption | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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| Anti-Competitive Behavior | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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| Materials | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
Our Approach to Operations, Materials, Supply Chain and Logistics |
301-1 |
Materials used by weight or volume |
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| Energy | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organization |
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302-3 |
Energy intensity |
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302-4 |
Reduction of energy consumption |
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302-5 |
Reduction in energy requirements of products and services |
Our Approach to Technology, Sustainable Product Innovations, Working With Our Customers |
| Water | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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303-1 |
Water withdrawal by source |
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303-3 |
Waterrecycled and reused |
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| Emissions | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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305-1 |
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
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305-2 |
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
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305-4 |
Reduction of GHG emissions |
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305-5 |
Reduction of GHG emissions |
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305-7 |
NOx, SOx and other air emissions |
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| Effluents and Waste | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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306-2 |
Waste by type and disposal method |
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| Environmental Compliance | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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307-1 |
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations |
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| Supplier Environmental Assessment | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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308-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria |
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| Employment | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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401-1 |
New employee hires and employee turnover |
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| Occupational Health and Safety | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
Our Approach to Operations, Employee Safety, Health and Wellness |
403-2 |
Injury and absenteeism rates [2] |
Injury and absenteeism rates Employee Safety, Health and Wellness |
| Training and Education | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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404-2 |
Programs for upgrading employee skills |
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| Diversity and Equal Opportunity | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees [3] |
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| Child Labor | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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408-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
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| Local Communities | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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413-1 |
Local community engagement |
Our Approach to CSR, STEM Education Initiatives, Environmental Stewardship Initiatives, Talent Recruitment |
| Supplier Social Assessment | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria |
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414-2 |
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
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| Customer Health and Safety | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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| Product and Service Labeling | ||
103-2 |
Management approach |
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| Omissions | ||
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[1] [2] [3] Axalta currently does not have one global human resources data system in place, so we are not able to report all of the breakdowns of employee data as requested by GRI. We are working toward this for our next Sustainability Report. |
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