Social Statements

	unit	Notes	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Workforce (fully consolidated companies)	N°	S2	10,420	11,152	10,859	11,050	11,565
Temporary contracts	% of workforce	S2	3.13	3.31	3.19	3.51	3.02
Women amongst all employees	% of workforce	S2	21.30	20.88	21.68	22.48	23.45
Women amongst all managers	% of workforce	S2	22.98	23.13	23.06	25	26.11
Women amongst senior management	% of workforce	S2	9.70	10.96	10.74	12.42	13.69
Non-European representation in senior management functions	%	S2	17.91	18.49	20.13	21.57	20.83
Average training hours per employee	hours/employee	S3	43.10	48.73	36.33	41.59	46.60
Employees having a yearly appraisal	% of workforce	S3	96.15	94.00	93.42	94.14	96.01
Voluntary leavers - ratio	% of workforce	S3	7.18	5.99	4.20	5.82	6.53
Employees represented by union or Collective Labour Agreement (CLA)	% of workforce	S4	64.49	65.60	66.38	66.94	65.79
Exposure ratio 'all biomarkers aggregated'¹	%	S7	2.8	1.8	2.0	1.5	1.1
Number of occupational linked diseases	N°	S7	12	18	6	10	8
People with platinum sensitisation	N°	S7	3	1	1	0	0
Fatal accidents	N°	S8	1	0	1	0	0
Lost Time Accidents (LTA)	N°	S8	61	90	49	73	96
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) for sub-contractors	N°	S8	21	25	17	20	21
LTA frequency rate	LTA/million hours worked	S8	3.4	4.6	2.5	3.7	4.87
LTA severity rate	lost days/thousand hours worked	S8	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.16

Notes to the social figures

In total, 85 consolidated sites are included in the HR related notes of the social reporting (S2 to S3). This is a decrease of one site from 2021 and attributed to the addition of one site, Changshu, as well as two site closures: Arab and Frederikssund. The sites report full-year data for the social indicators. The indicators presented are based on data from fully consolidated companies.

2.1 Group data

	unit	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Workforce (fully consolidated companies)	N°	10,420	11,152	10,859	11,050	11,565
Workforce from associated companies	N°	3,180	2,976	2,460	2,589	2,664
Employees men	N°	8,201	8,823	8,505	8,566	8,853
Employees women	N°	2,219	2,329	2,354	2,484	2,712
Full-time equivalent	N°	10,224	10,956	10,576	10,828	11,339
Employees < 30 years	N°	1,980	2141	1,893	1,911	1,955
Employees between 30 and 50 years	N°	5,939	6363	6,339	6,521	6,951
Employees > 50 years	N°	2,501	2648	2,627	2,618	2,659
Temporary contracts	% of workforce	3.13	3.31	3.19	3.51	3.02
Women amongst all employees	% of workforce	21.30	20.88	21.68	22.48	23.45
Women amongst all managers	% of workforce	22.98	23.13	23.06	25.00	26.11
Women amongst senior management	% of workforce	9.70	10.96	10.74	12.42	13.69
Non-European representation in senior management positions	%	17.91	18.49	20.13	21.57	20.83

2.2 Regional data

	unit	Europe	North America	South America	Asia-Pacific	Africa	Umicore Group
Total workforce	N°	7,606	733	1,100	4,184	606	14,229
Workforce (fully consolidated companies)	N°	6,645	718	690	3,348	164	11,565
Workforce from associated companies	N°	961	15	410	836	442	2,664
Employees men	N°	5,143	535	496	2,577	102	8,853
Employees women	N°	1,502	183	194	771	62	2,712
Full-time equivalent	N°	6,428.21	713.50	690.00	3,343.58	164.00	11,339
Temporary contracts	% of workforce	3.78	2.79	2.61	1.52	5.49	3.02

2.3 Business group data

	unit	Catalysis	Energy & Surface Technologies	Recycling	Corporate	Umicore Group
Total workforce	N°	3,080	4,812	2,996	3,341	14,229
Workforce (fully consolidated companies)	N°	3,080	3,991	2,996	1,498	11,565
Workforce from associated companies	N°		821		1,843	2,664
Employees men	N°	2,415	3,074	2,498	866	8,853
Employees women	N°	665	917	498	632	2,712
Full-time equivalent	N°	3,051.12	3,997.69¹	2,930.60	1,359.88	11,339
Temporary contracts	% of workforce	6.72	2.05	1.40	1.20	3.02

2.4 General overview of sites & employees

	Production sites	R&D \| Technical centres	Other sites	Employees
Europe
Austria	1	-	-	167
Belgium	3	1	1	3,387
Denmark	-	1	-	56
Finland	1	1	-	341
France	3	-	1	254
Germany	4 (1)	3	1	1778 (363)
Ireland	(1)	-	-	(458)
Italy	-	-	2	39
Liechtenstein	1	1	-	82
Luxemburg	-	-	1	12
Netherlands	-	-	1	10
Poland	2	-	1	422
Portugal	-	-	1	6
Russia	-	-	1	6
Spain	-	-	1	7
Sweden	1	-	(1)	36 (1)
United Kingdom	1	(1)	2 (1)	42 (139)
Asia-Pacific
Australia	-	-	1	8
China	5 (2)	1	5 (1)	1568 (831)
India	1	-	2	113
Japan	2	3	2 (1)	168 (1)
Philippines	1	-	-	116
South Korea	2	2	1	1,180
Taiwan	-	-	2	35
Thailand	2	-	1	160
United Arab Emirates	-	-	(1)	(4)
North America
Canada	3	-	-	276
Mexico	-	-	1	3
United States	6	1	4 (1)	439 (15)
South America			-
Argentina	1	-	-	77
Brazil	3	1	1	613
Peru	(1)	-	-	(410)
Africa
South Africa	1 (1)	-	1	164 (442)
Total	44 (6)	15 (1)	34 (6)	11,565 (2,664)

Figures in brackets denote “of which associates and joint venture companies”. Where a site has both production facilities and offices (e.g., Hanau, Germany), it is classified as a production site only. Some of our production sites and R&D/technical centers are located on the same site but are counted separately.

3.1 Group data

	unit	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Employees having a yearly appraisal	% of workforce	96.15	94.00	93.42	94.14	96.01
Average number of training hours per employee	hours/employee	43.10	48.73	36.33	41.59	46.6
Average number of training hours per employee – Men	hours/employee	44.68	48.26	37.11	41.21	46.48
Average number of training hours per employee – Women	hours/employee	37.29	50.48	33.49	42.90	46.99
Average number of training hours per employee – Managers	hours/employee	37.59	43.01	26.98	42.40	48.49
Average number of training hours per employee – Other employee categories	hours/employee	42.94	49.51	38.62	41.28	45.61
Voluntary leavers ratio	% of workforce	7.18	5.99	4.2	5.82	6.53
Voluntary leavers men	N°	619	521	372	519	570
Voluntary leavers women	N°	110	126	86	123	178

3.2 Regional data

	unit	Europe	North America	South America	Asia-Pacific	Africa	Umicore Group
Average number of training hours per employee	hours/employee	41.63	47.32	65.26	53.15	30.33	46.60
Employees having a yearly appraisal	% of workforce	96.10	99.30	96.51	95.08	95.06	96.01
Voluntary leavers ratio	% of workforce	4.16	13.97	6.99	9.72	1.85	6.53

3.3 Business group data

	unit	Catalysis	Energy & Surface Technologies	Recycling	Corporate	Umicore Group
Average number of training hours per employee	hours/employee	47.56	51.55	39.77	44.91	46.60
Employees having a yearly appraisal	% of workforce	96.86	91.90	99.56	98.28	96.01
Voluntary leavers ratio	% of workforce	7.72	7.38	4.89	5.03	6.53

All consolidated industrial sites where Umicore has operational control, are included in the scope of the occupational safety reporting. In 2022, following Umicore’s internal reporting procedure 89consolidated sites, of which 52 are industrial sites, were required to report their occupational safety data.

Despite all measures and an open safety culture there is an inherent risk of incomplete accident reporting. Umicore is dependent on information provided by the person (employee and/or contractor) involved in an accident.

4.1 Group data

	unit	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Fatal accidents - Staff	N°	0	0	1	0	0
Fatal accidents - Contractors	N°	1	0	0	0	0
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) - Staff	N°	61	90	49	73	96
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) - Contractors	N°	21	25	17	20	21
LTA frequency rate - Staff		3.36	4.6	2.5	3.7	4.87
Calendar days lost - Staff	N°	1,830	3,893	9,176	2,328	3,210
LTA severity rate - Staff		0.10	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.16
Sites ISO 45001 certified	%	51.9	52.6	54.4	59.26	63.46%
Process safety events	N°	NA				263
Total recordable injuries (Staff & Contractors)	N°					233
Total recordable injury rate (Staff & Contractors)	N°					9.00

4.2 Regional data

	unit	Europe	North America	South America	Asia-Pacific	Africa	Umicore Group
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) - Staff & Contractors	N°	103	3	5	5	1	117

4.3 Business group data

	unit	Catalysis	Energy & Surface Technologies	Recycling	Corporate	Umicore Group
Fatal accidents - Staff	N°	0	0	0	0	0
Fatal accidents - Contractors	N°	0	0	0	0	0
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) - Staff	N°	3	15	75	3	96
Lost Time Accidents (LTA) - Contractors	N°	0	6	9	6	21
Calendar days lost - Staff	N°	97	885	2,161	67	3,210

All consolidated industrial sites where Umicore has operational control, are included in the scope of the occupational health reporting. In 2022, following Umicore’s internal reporting procedure, 52 consolidated sites were required to report their occupational health data.

The information in this note only relates to Umicore employees. Data on subcontractors’ occupational health are not included. Additional information on Umicore’s approach to occupational health can be found in the corresponding section of Management Approach.

6.1 Group data

€ thousand	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Cash donations	1,287.22	1432.68	1346.28	1458.62	1915.58
Donations in kind	66.10	78.95	159.19	146.72	55.02
Staff freed time	78.34	102.02	11.74	18.65	35.15
Total donations	1,431.66	1613.65	1517.21	1623.99	2005.75

6.2 Regional data

€ thousand	Europe	North America	South America	Asia-Pacific	Africa	Umicore Group
Total donations	1552.73	127.72	69.91	126.45	128.94	2005.75

6.3 Business group data

€ thousand	Catalysis	Energy & Surface Technologies	Recycling	Corporate	Umicore Group
Total donations	314.93	299.93	402.75	988.14	2,005.75

Umicore supports the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact and has been committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for many years. To gain more insights into our contribution to the SDGs, we conducted a detailed analysis in 2021.

For the analysis, we assessed the 169 targets of the 17 United Nations’ SDGs according to the following dimensions:

Potential contribution indicates if Umicore’s contribution is direct or indirect in achieving an SDG target. A direct contribution is defined as an actual or potential contribution through Umicore’s operations, core business, way of doing business, or investments. An indirect contribution is an actual or potential contribution through Umicore’s indirect activities throughout the value chain.
Sense of contribution indicates if Umicore is ‘enhancing its positive contribution’ or ‘minimizing its negative impact’ to achieve an SDG target.
Level of contribution indicates if Umicore has a low, medium, or high contribution to the world through the SDG target.

To assess the impact correctly, an external party reviewed our strategy, operations, and internal documentation, a targeted scan of the SDG compass and information from relevant industry documentation. Using these data sources to assess our contribution to the SDG targets according to the dimensions listed above, we gained comprehensive insight into the specific contribution of Umicore to each of the SDGs, determining which SDGs are the most relevant to our strategic commitments. The SDGs selected are those on which Umicore has a high direct impact. We added SDG 5, gender equality, for which we have a medium direct impact, as it is a strategic priority for Umicore. Therefore, Umicore's main SDGs are 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 13. A degree of subjectivity is inherent to an exercise of this kind. Several review rounds were organized to increase objectivity, and we recorded the reasoning for our specific decision.

In 2022, we reviewed the analysis and updated impacts related to SDG 13.

SDG #	SDG Name	SDG description	SDG sub-target	Potential contribution	Sense of contribution	Level of contribution	Comments
1	End poverty	SDG 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere	1.2 By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can positively contribute by giving all employees freedom of association (collective bargaining can have impact on wages) and including compliance with applicable laws (which state minimum wages) in binding contracts with suppliers. Umicore also has a limited negative contribution as it does not engage in artisanal mining, which is an important source of income for the rural poor. However the positive contribution is estimated to be more significant.
3	Healthy lives	SDG 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages	3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively to mental health and wellbeing by providing its employees with wellbeing programs focussed on preventing burnouts, flexible working arrangements, mental wellbeing trainings etc.
3	Healthy lives	SDG 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages	3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by providing its employees with substance abuse programs (targeted at specific sites) for tobacco and alcohol.
3	Healthy lives	SDG 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages	3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by the nature of its business i.e. producing catalysts for cancer treatments and by providing its employees with substantial health coverage. It can also support by giving charities medical aid in developing countries e.g. AZG, Red Cross (although this is not part of the philanthropy focus on education and technology).
3	Healthy lives	SDG 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages	3.9 By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination	Direct	minimizing negative impact	High	Umicore can reduce its negative contribution by keeping control over the pollution its operations may cause (heavy metals, dioxins) in general and especially in areas surrounding factories e.g. managing of risks associated with lead on metal refiner sites as well as in sourcing areas . It can also contribute by monitoring the health of all employees with a potential workplace exposure to metals.
4	Quality education	SDG 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all	4.1 By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	This contribution is related to Umicore's dedicated philanthropy approach (focus on education). As Umicore focusses its sponsorships and donations on international projects with a clear educational component, it can positively contribute through its partnerships to educate and encourage young people to study sciences e.g. That's Brilliant campaign to promote STEM education and its partnership with UNICEF on 2 child-education projects.
4	Quality education	SDG 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all	4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youths and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	This contribution is partially related to Umicore's dedicated philanthropy approach (focus on education). As Umicore focusses its sponsorships and donations on international projects with a clear educational component, it can positively contribute through its partnerships to educate and encourage young people to study sciences e.g. That's Brilliant campaign to promote STEM education. Umicore can also contribute positively by providing its employees with continuous training opportunities.
4	Quality education	SDG 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all	4.5 By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	This contribution is related to Umicore's dedicated philanthropy approach (focus on education). Umicore can positively contribute through partnerships to educate and encourage young girls to study sciences e.g. That's Brilliant campaign to promote STEM education, especially among girls.
4	Quality education	SDG 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all	4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by providing specific training to its employees on topics such as inclusion & diversity, business ethics, sustainable development etc.
5	Gender equality	SDG 5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls	5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by eliminating discrimination within its own organisation. Moreover, it can promote anti-discrimination in its entire supply chain by having its suppliers sign a code of conduct including clauses on anti-discrimination against women.
5	Gender equality	SDG 5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls	5.2 Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute by eliminating all forms of violence against women within its own organisation but more specifically in its supply chain: it can promote anti-violence practices by having its suppliers sign a code of conduct including clauses on exploitation of women.
5	Gender equality	SDG 5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls	5.5 Ensure women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute by taking measures within its own organisation i.e. equal pay, gender parity in management, providing services for working mothers,... . Moreover, Umicore can also promote and enforce equal opportunities in its supply chain.
6	Clean water and sanitation	SDG 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all	6.3 By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally	Direct	minimizing negative impact	High	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by keeping control over the water pollution its operations may cause in areas surrounding factories as well as in sourcing areas of precious metals and minerals. Umicore can also contribute by controlling the amount of water used for its operations
6	Clean water and sanitation	SDG 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all	6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity	Direct	minimizing negative impact	Low	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by keeping control over the amount and sources of water used for its operations and by treating and reusing water.
6	Clean water and sanitation	SDG 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all	6.6 By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes	Direct	minimizing negative impact	High	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by keeping control over the water pollution its operations may cause in general but also specifically in areas surrounding factories as well as in sourcing areas of precious metals.
7	Affordable and clean energy	SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all	7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by producing rechargeable battery materials for electrified transportation, portable electronics, energy storage and power tools.
7	Affordable and clean energy	SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all	7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by the nature of its business activities i.e. producing rechargeable battery materials for storage of renewable energy as well as by increasing the share of renewable energy in its own energy consumption.
7	Affordable and clean energy	SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all	7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by producing high quality rechargeable battery materials for efficient storage and release of renewable energy and in making its own operations more energy efficient e.g. by executing energy efficiency projects and implementing systems to monitor energy use.
7	Affordable and clean energy	SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all	7.a By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by participating in REACH, by information sharing on toxicity and handling of substances and fuel business and by Umicore's product stewardship policy including substitution strategy and reduced impact for customers.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high value-added and labor -intensive sectors	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively to technical upgrading and innovation by producing innovative products (e.g. emission control catalysts, rechargeable batteries and catalyst for fuel applications) and investing in R&D.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	This contribution is related to Umicore's dedicated philanthropy approach (focus on education & technology). Umicore can positively contribute by supporting organizations which encourage entrepreneurship e.g. by being a founding member of Entrepreneurs pour Entrepreneurs/Ondernemers voor Ondernemers which pairs corporate donors with development charities that focus on promoting entrepreneurship in the developing world.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.4 Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, with developed countries taking the lead	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by its core activity of recycling and refining of metal bearing materials and by using materials in their processes from end-of life or secondary origin.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by ensuring equal opportunities and inclusiveness within its own organization. Moreover, it can promote equal opportunities and inclusiveness in its supply chain.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by focusing on recruiting young people (blue collar as well as white collar) e.g. through a young graduate program and by supporting educational programs.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor , end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labor in all its forms	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by ensuring that human rights are respected within its supply chain i.e. by having suppliers sign policies such as the "Responsible global supply chain of minerals from conflict-affected and high risk areas" policy (which encompasses a code of conduct, human rights policy and sustainable procurement charter) and by executing targeted controls, especially as the regions in which precious metals and materials are sourced, are sensitive to issues such as forced labor and violence. Umicore can also contribute by supporting NGOs who are working in its sourcing areas e.g. Fund for the Prevention of Child labor in Mining Communities in DRC.
8	Work and economic growth	SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all	8.8 Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by ensuring a safe and secure working environment within its own organization e.g. health care programs, social wellbeing programs, safety trainings. Moreover, it can promote and enforce (through signing of codes of conducts) good working conditions in its supply chain.
9	Build resilient infrastructure	SDG 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.	9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by its contribution to the overall development of clean mobility i.e. through rechargeable battery materials and catalysts for reducing emissions.
9	Build resilient infrastructure	SDG 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.	9.2 Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by increasing the share of its sustainable business activities in the portfolio and by employing new people, in its own operations as well as in the rest of the supply chain.
9	Build resilient infrastructure	SDG 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.	9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by its core activity of recycling and refining of metal bearing materials, by using materials in its processes from end-of life or secondary origin. Umicore can also contribute by making its operations more energy efficient and reducing air, water and soil pollution through the use of new sustainable technologies.
9	Build resilient infrastructure	SDG 9.Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.	9.5 Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by investing in R&D programs to develop sustainable products and technologies e.g. more efficient recycling of materials.
10	Reduce inequality	SDG 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries.	10.2 By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute by ensuring equality and implementing inclusion policies within its own organization. Moreover, it can promote social inclusion in its supply chain.
10	Reduce inequality	SDG 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries.	10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute by implementing policies within its own organization. It can also contribute in developing countries to promote equality and fair remuneration at its suppliers e.g. by signing codes of conduct.
11	Sustainable cities	SDG 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.	11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively to sustainable transport by its activities on clean mobility i.e. producing rechargeable battery materials for electrical cars and catalysts to clean exhaust gases.
11	Sustainable cities	SDG 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.	11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by limiting the mining of new metals by recycling metals and thus keeping current landscapes and resources untouched. Umicore can also contribute by reducing harmful emissions through the production of catalysts, therefore reducing impacts such as climate change impacts and acid rain.
11	Sustainable cities	SDG 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.	11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management	Direct	minimizing negative impact	High	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by keeping control over the pollution its operations may cause (heavy metals, dioxins) in cities surrounding factories and mines.
12	Sustainable consumption and production	SDG 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by efficient use of resources in its operations e.g. using raw materials from secondary sources, sourcing these resources in an ethical and sustainable way (controlled by sustainable procurement practices ) and by the nature of its operations i.e. precious metals refining and recycling.
12	Sustainable consumption and production	SDG 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.4 By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment	Direct	minimizing negative impact	High	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by limiting and actively managing the negative impact of its operations in terms of GHG emissions (efficient production, capturing and transforming byproducts), in terms of metal emissions to air, water and soil (process efficiency, filtration) and waste management.
12	Sustainable consumption and production	SDG 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by the nature of its business activities e.g. recovering metals from waste streams such as e-scrap and using materials from secondary sources. Umicore can also minimize its negative impact by actively controlling and minimizing the waste generated by its own operations.
12	Sustainable consumption and production	SDG 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by adopting sustainable practices e.g. using materials from non-primary sources and by integrating sustainability information into its reporting cycle e.g. in an integrated annual report.
12	Sustainable consumption and production	SDG 12.Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by implementing sustainable procurement practices in its supply chain e.g. by signing and having suppliers sign a code of conduct, setting up of sustainable procurement charters, carrying out audits,…
13	Climate Action	SDG 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts	13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	High	Umicore can contribute positively by the nature of its business i.e. recycling minerals and metals, by using materials from non-primary sources, by having a clear strategy and target to reduce emissions (which will be validated by SBTi) and by aligning with the TCFD.
13	Climate Action	SDG 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts	13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning	Direct	minimizing negative impact	Medium	Through its operations, Umicore emits GHG. To minimize that negative impact, Umicore has integrated the goal of 'net zero GHG emissions' by 2035 in its corporate 'Let's go for zero' strategy.
13	Climate Action	SDG 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts	13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by undertaking public-private partnerships on climate change mitigation e.g. on clean energy and clean mobility and by creating awareness on how its products can help mitigate climate change e.g. reducing resource consumption by recycling of minerals.
14	Life below water	SDG 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.	14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution	Indirect	minimizing negative impact	Medium	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by limiting metal pollution to water.
15	Life on land	SDG 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.	15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements	Indirect	minimizing negative impact	Medium	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by making sure that the mines from which it sources its materials are developed to mitigate impacts and conserve the natural environment. Umicore can also contribute by using resources from non-primary sources and by limiting the pollution and waste from its own production processes, especially metal pollution to water sources in this case.
15	Life on land	SDG 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.	15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world	Indirect	minimizing negative impact	Low	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by limiting the emissions, pollution and waste from its own production processes, thus mitigating climate change which can cause droughts and floods. Umicore can also contribute by efficient water use in its own operations and in the supply chain.
15	Life on land	SDG 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.	15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species	Indirect	minimizing negative impact	Medium	Umicore can minimize its negative impact by making sure that the mines from which it sources its materials are developed to mitigate impacts and conserve the natural environment. Umicore can also contribute by using resources from non-primary sources and by limiting the pollution and waste from its own production processes.
16	Peace, justice, institutions	SDG16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.	16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by setting up responsible sourcing programs for its precious minerals and metals to avoid any use of violence within its supply chain and to avoid that the proceedings from those minerals are misused to finance armed conflict in high-risk areas.
16	Peace, justice, institutions	SDG16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.	16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by setting up responsible sourcing programs for its precious minerals and metals as mining is an industry that is sensitive to forced child labor due to the regions in which operations occur. Umicore can also contribute by actively supporting programs/NGOs aimed at preventing child labor.
16	Peace, justice, institutions	SDG16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.	16.4 By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by continuing and elaborating responsible sourcing programs for its precious minerals and metals as those materials can be misused to finance armed conflict.
16	Peace, justice, institutions	SDG16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.	16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Medium	Umicore can contribute positively by making sure there is no corruption or bribery within its own organization and within its supply chain, especially because the areas in which precious minerals and metals are sourced are sensitive to armed conflict and corruption.
16	Peace, justice, institutions	SDG16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.	16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels	Direct	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by involving stakeholders e.g. employees at lower management levels in strategic company decisions.
17	Partnerships for the goals	SDG 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development: Finance.	17.16 Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by engaging in the Global Battery Alliance (GBA) to help shape a circular, responsible and sustainable battery value chain.
17	Partnerships for the goals	SDG 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development: Finance.	17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships	Indirect	Enhancing positive contribution	Low	Umicore can contribute positively by engaging in the partnerships such as Global Battery Alliance (GBA), Belgian Alliance for Climate Action (BACA) and through its engagement for STEM education.