Clariant sees a competitive edge in the heterogeneity of its employees who come from over 90 countries. These employees have diverse cultural backgrounds and bring different skills and talents to the company - the basis for innovative and creative solutions. Consequently, Clariant does not tolerate any discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, conviction, disability, age or sexual identity of employees – either within the company or by business partners. These values are documented in the Clariant Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for Suppliers. In alignment with its Group Policy Statement on Human Rights, Clariant has laid down its commitment to global workplace rights and social responsibility in a suitable workplace directive (Clariant Employment Standards Guideline).

Composition of Corporate Governance Committees

Proportion of women: 8.3 %
Proportion of age group >30: 16.7 %
Proportion of age group >50: 83.3 %

Data on workforce is available of all legal entities within the reporting boundaries of the Clariant Group Full-time/part-time status has been derived from FTE per employee as follows: 0,9-1,0 FTE has been defined as full-time employment, <0,9 FTE as part-time. Clariant does not have knowledge of any substantial portion of Clariant Group's work being performed by self-employed persons.

There are no significant seasonal variations in employment numbers of Clariant. The increase of total employees during 2015 predominantly stems from direct employment of apprentices formerly employed by a service company outside of Clariant Group. The aggregate effect of minor acquisitions, divestments and changes in consolidation/reporting scope was virtually neutral.

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