Community Investments We implement our community development projects as investments, therefore expecting each project to generate a return for our communities or society more broadly. We prioritize projects with a potential to generate long-term societal value and make a lasting change to beneficiaries’ lives. Community and social investments are aligned with the SDGs and the community needs identified during SIAs, or with broader societal priorities (e.g., by consulting the Social Progress Index 1 The Social Progress Index, developed by the Social Progress Imperative, is a comprehensive measure of real quality of life, independent of economic indicators across countries. More details can be found at: www.socialprogress.org). We aim to implement our projects in partnership with locally active stakeholders or non-governmental organizations to ensure a maximum social return on our investment. Key OMV focus areas for our community and social investments are the following: Access to basic services Education, entrepreneurship, and employment Climate action and circular resource management At OMV, countries with the highest socio-economic development needs and/or where we have the largest business footprint are prioritized for community and social investment funding. EUR 12.46 mn in community and social investments 2 Includes contributions in cash, contributions in kind, and donations; excludes related management overheads; all community investment data excluding Borealis 264 community and social investments in 18 countries 1.86 mn beneficiaries reached 901 employee volunteers 2020 Investments by Main SDGs and by Beneficiaries In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic presented our societies with challenges that are unprecedented throughout many of our lifetimes. OMV supported the countries and communities where we do business by focusing on enhancing medical preparedness and ensuring supplies, donating fuel to critical services, and mitigating the social and economic impacts of the pandemic, for example, ensuring access to remote schooling. For example, we donated EUR 1 mn worth of fuel to the Austrian Red Cross and Caritas to power the vehicles they are using to serve socially marginalized people during the crisis. Jet fuel worth EUR 0.5 mn was donated to the Austrian federal government for relief flights during lockdowns. EUR 1 mn in support went to enhancing medical preparedness in Romania. We donated EUR 0.5 mn to Libya and smaller sums to organizations and support initiatives in other OMV countries. In addition, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people around the world are urgently dependent on the support of food banks. OMV donated fuel vouchers to food banks in Austria so that they could continue their work during the pandemic. All COVID-19 support measures across OMV countries can be viewed here: https://www.omv.com/en/covid-19. Borealis Social Fund Borealis has established the Borealis Social Fund to strengthen its position as a socially responsible company. To maximize the impact of its engagement and to align its social engagement activities with its Sustainability Strategy, Borealis has defined three areas of engagement that contribute directly to the UN SDGs: SDG 14: working on waste and resource efficiency and prevention of marine litter (e.g., through Project STOP) SDG 6: investing in water and sanitation through Water for the World, a joint initiative with Borouge focusing on South-East Asia and Africa SDG 4: supporting education and social integration through long-standing partnerships with a number of educational institutions in Europe as well as in the UAE In 2020, EUR 1.7 mn were invested through the Borealis Social Fund. Corporate Volunteering The OMV Group’s employees are also encouraged to personally play an active part in sustainability initiatives, including by volunteering. We offer OMV employees opportunities to actively engage in encouraging responsible and sustainable behavior, and facilitate employee engagement and involvement with charitable partners. Group-wide volunteering activities in line with specific targets are part of our community and social investments. In 2020, the Corporate Volunteering Standard was finalized and will be incorporated in the Sustainability Directive in 2021. This standard ensures the reporting on our volunteer work in hours across the Group. The first half of 2020 was affected by the global pandemic. In the light of the restrictions put in place to protect members of society who are especially vulnerable to the virus, we have canceled many of our planned volunteering activities in 2020. Nevertheless, we held smaller and outdoor volunteering events in line with hygiene and social distancing guidelines. Volunteering at the Climate Research Forest OMV supports the climate-research forest of the Austrian Research Center for Forests (BFW) in the Lower Austrian district of Matzen-Raggendorf, a research project that will run to 2030. BFW will plant the research forest in the eastern part of Lower Austria, after which the forest will be cultivated, managed, and studied. During the summer, twelve OMV volunteers learned more about the Climate Research Forest on-site and discussed the impact of climate change on the trees with experts. Topics included widespread bark beetle damage as well as hands-on climate protection achieved by cutting weeds to promote the growth of the trees planted. Bees are also extremely important for safeguarding biodiversity in this area. Beehives for honey bees and nest boxes for wild bees were put in place, and beekeepers in the region will take care of them. In addition to trees, bushes and flowers have been planted as food for the bees and to enhance biodiversity. SDG targets: 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries;13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning; 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally Culture and Sports Sponsoring In addition to community and social investments, we sponsor major cultural institutions and sports, both of which contribute to a better life. Especially in these difficult times, it is very important for us to remain a reliable partner to the organizations and projects we sponsor. Impact Snapshot: Access to Basic Services for Health, Water, and Food In 2020, we continued to invest in infrastructure to improve access to basic services such as health care and water. The former is especially important during the current health crisis. Our investments focused especially on underprivileged groups or areas with limited access to basic services in the countries in which we operate. These investments in basic human needs are also in line with our commitment to respecting human rights. A total of 380,000 people gained access to health services in 14 countries in 2020. 2020 Investment Highlights Support for Health Sector in Libya Public health is intrinsically linked to human development. Recognizing that, OMV supports the Al-Magariaf Hospital in Ajdabiya, Libya, by providing biomedical equipment and various medical consumables. The project benefits around 140,000 people in surrounding areas. In addition, OMV Libya donated coronavirus preparedness and prevention equipment and supplies to its local operating companies and partners for the communities around its facilities in Libya. In 2020, OMV contributed essential medical equipment and supplies to the Benghazi Children’s Hospital, benefiting around one million people. SDG target: 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 Donation to Yemeni Hospital In 2020, Yemen was selected as the recipient of the thx! employee recognition program award. The thx! program allows employees who are recognized for their outstanding achievements to select a social and community investment to which they want to donate. In 2020, the donation to Yemen supported the Al Māfūd Hospital, the largest local hospital in the district of Arma, where OMV Yemen operates (Block S2). Our support helped procure medical equipment and consumables, furniture, and specific medicines to help the hospital serve the local community’s health care needs. SDG target: 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 CAPE 10 in Vienna OMV has supported the CAPE 10 project in the city of Vienna from the very start. The project aims to establish a medical clinic, health care, and support center in the city’s district with the highest percentage of immigrants and lowest level of educational attainment. Compulsory health insurance does not cover 1.5% of people in Austria. Our support helps establish the low-threshold outpatient clinic to provide health care to everyone, regardless of whether they are covered by public health insurance or not. SDG target: 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 Impact Snapshot: Education, Entrepreneurship, Inclusion, and Employment Education, entrepreneurship, and employment are key factors in socio-economic development and positively contribute to numerous other SDGs. OMV has been involved in community and social investments focused on education, entrepreneurship, and employment for many years now. We invest in vocational training, microlending, scholarships, and supplier capacity building. A total of 1,104 people received education or support for improving their local employment opportunities in 5 countries. 2020 Investment Highlights Vocational Training in Romania OMV Petrom began launching a series of projects dedicated to vocational and technical education in 2015 and since then has allocated over EUR 3.5 mn to projects such as the Vocational Camp, the Oilmen’s School, and the Vocational Students League. In these five years, over 1,300 students have been involved in these projects, more than 370 scholarships have been awarded to students, and almost 300 teachers have taken courses to develop their teaching skills. In 2020, OMV Petrom continued to support vocational and technical education through the Vocational Week project. The project was carried out in partnership with two high schools from OMV Petrom communities in the Prahova County: Mechanical Technological High School in Câmpina and Elie Radu Technical College in Ploiești. A total of 237 students who are studying to become mechanics and electricians as well as teachers took part in the Vocational Week. These future tradespersons went through an intense program including online workshops on personal and professional development. The teachers involved in the project participated in online training courses for adapting methods and subjects to online teaching and for managing conflicts in the teacher-student relationship. All beneficiaries of the project from the two partner schools will receive digital equipment, tablets, and a one-year Internet subscription. SDG targets: 4.4 By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship; 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; 8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training Community Development in Tunisia Basboussa is a small, marginalized community near the Nawara Gas Treatment Plant (GTP) with high expectations for resolving their deep-rooted socio-economic problems due to the neighboring Nawara project. This community is still not recognized by local authorities, and no constructive dialogue has been established yet. The Basboussa Community Empowerment Project (B-CEP) aims to help alleviate the socio-economic issues in the neighborhood by supporting small-scale job creation projects, improving access to better public services by liaising with the municipality of Bouchemma and enhancing the quality of life and livelihood of the community. The project started in November 2020 with a series of stakeholder meetings with regional and local authorities to coordinate project implementation and get needed support from the authorities. The project is expected to generate microprojects to help unemployed members of the Basboussa community, to improve access to public services for the community of Bouchemma (cleaning, lighting, etc.), and to raise awareness for organizing and engagement in civic life along with environmental self-awareness. SDG targets: 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; 11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries “Skill Up Your Future” Project in Serbia Our successful partnership with Caritas Serbia continued in 2020 through the Skill Up Your Future project for transitioning teenagers from socially vulnerable families to independent living. The project is designed in accordance with the socially responsible business policy of OMV Serbia and the corporate culture of the company, which encourages providing equal opportunities to all and rewarding young people who show potential, willingness to learn, and progress. The aim of the project, which started in 2016, is to help young people overcome the challenges of independent living and working without compromising their education. In October, contracts were signed with two young men. One of them got the opportunity to work part-time (20 hours a week) at the OMV filling station in Jagodina, while the other will have the opportunity to gain work experience at the OMV filling station in Subotica. The OMV Partner Network employs around 800 people at 63 filling stations in Serbia, 23% of whom stay in their jobs for more than ten years. There are numerous examples of young people who started out pumping gas or working as a cashier, then advanced to become shift managers at stations, and finally became filling station partners and run their own company, providing opportunity to a new generation of young people. SDG target: 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 Max & Lara in Austria Under the auspices of the CAPE 10 project, OMV supports the Max & Lara project for children, which aims to influence the behavior of socially disadvantaged children and young people in a positive way. Children and young people are particularly affected by COVID-19 measures in view of homeschooling and the lack of IT equipment. Therefore, OMV donated EUR 5,000 to provide equal and high-quality education and to foster further opportunities for lifelong learning. In addition, we made it possible for 25 children to participate in a workshop at the Vienna Open Lab, where they got the chance to become passionate scientists. The children experienced a variety of exciting experiments in the fields of molecular biology, chemistry, and genetics. Sharing experiences with their peers at Max & Lara promotes the children’s development, expands their horizons, enhances their general education, and builds soft skills. This is our effort to send a signal and pursue the strategic aim of promoting access to basic human needs, reducing inequality, and eliminating gender disparities in education. SDG targets: 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; 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 Impact Snapshot: Climate, Energy, and Circular Resource Management Climate and the environmental changes inevitably affect communities and their livelihoods, health, and opportunities around the world. We can no longer afford to tackle the social challenges the world faces without recognizing the depth of the effects environmental changes have on people and their well-being. Therefore, climate change, sustainable energy access, and environmental protection are key priorities in our community and social development efforts. A total of 100 low-income households in New Zealand improved their energy efficiency, reducing pollution by 3.45 t CO2 equivalent. Waste collection services were provided to 133,587 people, and 8,123 t of waste (thereof 1,118 t of plastic) were collected and prevented from entering seas as part of Project STOP. Project STOP has also created 168 new jobs in Indonesia. A total of 584,000 trees were planted in three countries, sequestering 42,500 t CO2 in Austria, Romania, and New Zealand. 2020 Investment Highlights Climate Research Forest in Austria Our sustainability approach concentrates not only on reducing CO2 emissions, but also on storing CO2. Forests do this in a completely natural way, so we must protect and nourish them. In Austria, we continued establishing a Climate Research Forest in 2020. Since 2019, a total of 23 different tree species have already been planted on around five hectares in Matzen-Raggendorf in Lower Austria. In 2020, a total of 4,800 seedlings were planted and tended, and the last planting will be finalized in spring 2021. Each tree absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere and stores 4–7 t of CO2 throughout its lifetime. This forest is also a subject of research: climate-relevant data collection has already started in order to evaluate the diverse functions of forests (e.g., carbon storage, biodiversity support). The research goal of this project is to find tree species and combinations of tree species that can grow well even in areas undergoing climate change and sustainably maintain forest functions. SDG targets: 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries;13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning; 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally Romania Plants for Tomorrow In 2020, OMV Petrom contributed EUR 1.6 mn to the largest private forestation initiative in Romania. More than 500,000 trees were planted, preventing the emission of around 2.75 mn kg CO2 on average per year in around 12 counties and at22 locations. The campaign is operated in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and six environmental NGOs. Romania Plants for Tomorrow supports three goals on the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development: (13) Climate Action, (15) Life on Land, and (17) Partnerships for the Goals. SDG targets: 13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning; 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally; 17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships Project Crimson in New Zealand In 2020, we kicked off a partnership with Project Crimson in New Zealand aiming to support the large-scale restoration of indigenous forests in New Zealand. Over the coming years, OMV’s support will be directed to two areas: Taranaki along the Waiwhakaiho River catchment, and Wairarapa, establishing ecological corridors in Tonganui from the Aorangi to Remutaka. Overall, the partnership will reforest over 23 ha of land by engaging local farmers and OMV volunteers. SDG targets: 13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning; 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally Project STOP – Stop Ocean Plastics Copyright: Project Stop Project STOP was initiated by Borealis and co-founded together with SYSTEMIQ in 2017 as a program that works hand-in-hand with cities to create leak-free, low-cost, and more circular waste management systems in regions with the highest ocean plastic leakage rates. Supported by industry and government partners, Project STOP’s goal is to achieve zero leakage of waste into the environment and more plastics recycling. In this process, it also creates community benefits, including jobs in waste management, and a reduction in the harmful impact of mismanaged waste on public health, tourism, and fisheries. Project STOP currently partners with three cities in Indonesia. In 2020, construction began on a new waste processing facility in Jembrana, Indonesia. The facility is the regency’s first-ever solid waste management service that aims to benefit as many as 150,000 residents. As of 2020, over 133,000 people have received waste collection services as part of Project STOP. SDG targets: 12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse; 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 1 The Social Progress Index, developed by the Social Progress Imperative, is a comprehensive measure of real quality of life, independent of economic indicators across countries. More details can be found at: www.socialprogress.org 2 Includes contributions in cash, contributions in kind, and donations; excludes related management overheads; all community investment data excluding Borealis schließen SDGs Sustainable Development Goals schließen mn million schließen UN United Nations schließen UAE United Arab Emirates schließen mn million schließen BFW Austrian Research Center for Forests schließen GTP gas treatment plant schließen B-CEP Basboussa Community Empowerment Project schließen IT Information Technology schließen t ton schließen CO2 carbon dioxide schließen CO2 carbon dioxide schließen NGO non-governmental organization Community GrievancesSupply Chain
