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Climate Change and Energy Transition

Accessible, secure, and forward-looking energy supply, energy efficiency, and climate action along the value chain

  • Expansion of new energy solutions 1Aspects in bold under each material topic were determined to be most material and are the focus of OMV’s sustainability reporting.
  • Efficient use of energy in operations
  • Reduction of flaring, venting, and fugitive emissions
  • Use of renewable energy for own operations
  • Expansion of low-carbon products
  • Use of
  • Access to energy
  • Adaptation to physical and transition risks

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Environment

Environmental management and prevention of spills and water, air, and soil pollution

  • Spills management
  • Waste management
  • Water management
  • Other air emissions
  • Biodiversity and ecosystems

NaDiVeG: environmental concerns
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Health, Safety, and Security

Reduction of health and safety risks for OMV employees and customers, as well as protection of assets, information, and operations against any threat

  • Occupational health and safety
  • Asset integrity and process safety
  • security
  • Conflict and security practices
  • Product safety

NaDiVeG: employee and social concerns
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Employees

Creation of stable jobs and good working conditions, enabling skills development, diversity, and equal opportunities

  • Talent attraction and retention
  • Skills development and training
  • Working practices and conditions
  • Diversity, inclusion, and non-discrimination
  • Freedom of association and collective bargaining

NaDiVeG: respect for human rights, employee and social concerns
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Circular Economy

Innovative technologies that contribute to a circular economy, especially the reduction of plastic waste and raw material consumption

  • Reduction of plastic waste
  • Reduction of emissions
  • Reduction of the use of fossil resources

NaDiVeG: environmental concerns
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Economic Impacts and Business Principles

Creation of direct and indirect economic value through OMV business activities, as well as compliance with anti-corruption and other legal requirements

  • Direct economic value generated and distributed
  • Indirect economic impacts through local economic development
  • Anti-corruption and anti-competitive behavior
  • Corporate Governance
  • Public policy and lobbying
  • Tax strategy and transparency

NaDiVeG: corruption prevention
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Human Rights and Communities

Protecting the rights of OMV employees, business partners, and third parties such as indigenous peoples as well as managing the impact of activities on the local community

  • Local employment, skills development, and education
  • Environmental, health, and well-being impacts
  • Impact on local livelihood and culture
  • Community development investments
  • Land use, resettlement, and compensation
  • Infrastructure impacts
  • Forced labor and modern slavery

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Supply Chain

Consideration of social and environmental factors in supply chain management

  • Business ethics in the supply chain
  • Local procurement and capacity building
  • Safety of contractors and suppliers
  • Carbon footprint of the supply chain
  • Supplier social assessment
  • Supplier environmental assessment

NaDiVeG: respect for human rights, employee and social concerns
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1 Aspects in bold under each material topic were determined to be most material and are the focus of OMV’s sustainability reporting.

CCS
carbon capture and storage
NaDiVeG
Nachhaltigkeits- und Diversitätsverbesserungsgesetz; Austrian
Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act
IT
Information Technology
CO2
carbon dioxide
CCU
carbon capture and utilization
NaDiVeG
Nachhaltigkeits- und Diversitätsverbesserungsgesetz; Austrian
Sustainability and Diversity Improvement Act