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We followed the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) G3.1 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
in preparing this report and had it GRI-checked
to an Application Level B. The disclosures and
performance data in this report address FMC’s
globally owned and managed facilities and assets
for the fiscal year 2012, unless otherwise noted,
and do not address joint ventures or other
business partnerships. FMC will continue to
report our sustainability performance objectives,
goals and progress annually. We welcome your
questions, comments and feedback. For more
information about FMC or this report, please
contact Tom Schneberger (sustainability.info@
fmc.com).
Our Materiality Process
In this report, we discuss the sustainability
issues we believe to be of most interest to our
stakeholders that are also relevant to FMC’s
long-term business objectives. We selected
report content by evaluating the potential
impacts and opportunities associated with
current and emerging sustainability issues,
trends and developments and our ability to
influence these issues within the context of our
business. We also relied on global voluntary
reporting and industry standards including
the GRI G3.1.
To further refine the process of selecting
content, we consulted GRI’s general list of
issues and CERES 21st century roadmap and
grouped issues into categories typical of the
sustainability impacts that are germane to
chemical companies, agricultural companies
and mining companies. High priority issues
were determined by using a five-test analysis
that rated each issue based on its significance
to stakeholder groups and cumulative business
impact on FMC.
Stakeholder Engagement
FMC engages with numerous stakeholders as
a regular business practice. Examples of our
engagement efforts are presented throughout
this report. As part of the reporting process,
we received input from customers, distributors,
employees, NGOs, industry associations, suppliers,
business partners, investors, government officials
and the general public. This feedback was
aggregated as a part of our materiality assessment
to determine the content of this report. Based
on our assessment, we determined the following
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categories to be material and have addressed
each of these in this report: sustainability
business strategy, safety, innovation in products
and services, green chemistry and products,
serving emerging markets, financial performance,
environmental impacts and resource efficiency,
product safety, talent management, labor
relations and community relations.
Relevant Sustainability Issues
Our materiality test includes five
categories of impact. They are:
Financial Impacts/Risks
Issues posing a potential financial impact
or risk in the short, medium or long-term
Legal/Regulatory/Policy Drivers
Issues being shaped by emerging or
evolving government policy and regulation
Peer-Based Norms
Issues our industry peers tend to report on
and recognize as important business drivers
Stakeholder Concerns
and Societal Trends
Issues of high importance to stakeholders,
including communities, NGOs and
the general public, and/or issues that
reflect social and consumer trends
Opportunity For Innovation
Areas of potential for innovative solutions
to benefit the environment, customers and
other stakeholders; demonstrate sector
leadership; and create competitive advantage
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FMC 2012 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT