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Westlake Releases 2021 ESG Report with GRI\/SASB Data Appendix<\/b><\/p>\n

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nWestlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today released its 2021 Environmental, Social and Governance Report and, concurrently, its Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Appendix, as the company enhances its data reporting systems and reinforces its commitment to transparency.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe ESG report includes Westlake\u2019s fifth annual sustainability update and demonstrates how ESG practices are integrated throughout the corporation\u2019s core business activities. The report highlights Westlake\u2019s drive to improve sustainable practices across operations, products, and in management; maintain strong engagement in its communities; and deliver on customers\u2019 expectations for sustainable innovate products.\n<\/p>\n

\nThis integrated approach ensures that the corporation\u2019s guiding ESG principles are applied across the global organization and that best practices from within strategic business units are shared and adopted.\n<\/p>\n

\nOver the past year, since the publication of its 2020 ESG report, Westlake completed four acquisitions with a combined transaction value of $3.8 billion that included additional sustainable products and expanded opportunities for more collaboration across the corporation on product research and development and best operational practices. The 2021 ESG Report provides updates on these enhancements in the Performance & Essential Materials and Housing & Infrastructure Products business segments.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe recognize the importance of transparency with our stakeholders, including how we share our data, milestones and aspirations along our ESG journey,\u201d said Albert Chao, president and chief executive officer of Westlake. \u201cWe also appreciate our stakeholders\u2019 interest in what steps we are actively pursuing to implement additional environmental improvements within our operations and for our products. For instance, we are researching economically feasible technologies to reach zero-carbon emissions on or before 2050.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nIn addition to this zero-carbon aspiration, in early 2022 the corporation established a 2030 target to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2<\/sub> equivalent emissions per ton of production by 20% from a 2016 baseline. The emissions-reduction strategy includes installing energy-efficiency improvements in plants, increasing power from less carbon-intensive electricity providers, adding more hydrogen as a fuel gas, and other continuous operational improvements.\n<\/p>\n

\nWestlake is also building on its ESG data collecting and reporting processes. Today\u2019s release of the 2021 ESG Report is concurrent with the release of its Appendix of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) data. Westlake has started the journey to expand its ESG data reporting using the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework in future annual reports.\n<\/p>\n

Delivering Sustainable Enhancements to Products Portfolio<\/b><\/p>\n

\nWestlake strives to develop and commercialize additional products with environmentally preferable attributes. Highlights of recent developments include:\n<\/p>\n