Introduction

»People« includes Clariant’s employees and their competencies, capabilities, experience, and drive to innovate, as well as their identification with the corporate values and their ability to understand and implement Clariant’s strategy. Furthermore, it covers the company’s key relationships with primary stakeholders and network partners, in particular, Clariant’s strong customer relationships. This can include shared values, trust, engagement, and related intangibles associated with Clariant’s brand and reputation.

Five material topics are related: »Employee Engagement and Well-being,« »Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,« and »Occupational Health and Safety« concern the company’s employees; »Customer Relationships« concerns clients; and »Human and Labor Rights« concerns the supply chain in particular.

PEOPLE OVERVIEW

    Continuing operations   Discontinued operations   Total 2021   2020
Total staff   11 537   1 837   13 374   13 235 1
Male (in FTEs)   8 770   1 599   10 370   10 214 1
Male (%)   76   87   78   77 1
Female (in FTEs)   2 767   238   3 004   3 020 1
Female (%)   24   13   22   23 1
Employees   7 140   906   8 046   8 066 1
Male (in FTEs)   4 719   689   5 408   5 415 1
Male (%)   66   76   67   67 1
Female (in FTEs)   2 421   216   2 638   2 651 1
Female (%)   34   24   33   33 1
Workers   4 397   931   5 328   5 169 1
Male (in FTEs)   4 052   910   4 962   4 799 1
Male (%)   92   98   93   93 1
Female (in FTEs)   345   21   366   369 1
Female (%)   8   2   7   7 1
Staff under the age of 30 (%)   15   10   14   14
Staff between the ages of 30 and 50 (%)   60   53   59   59
Staff over the age of 50 (%)   25   37   27   27
Employees in permanent employment contracts (in FTEs)   n.a.   n.a.   12 893   12 763
Employees in temporary employment contracts (in FTEs)   n.a.   n.a.   481   472
Full-time employees (in FTEs)   n.a.   n.a.   13 023   12 887
Part-time employees (in FTEs)   n.a.   n.a.   351   348
Turnover rate (%)   n.a.   n.a.   11.3   10.3
Staff in Research & Development (in FTEs)   >860   >40   >900   >950 1
Total training hours   152 565   11 957   164 523   113 190 2
Training hours (Ø per participant)   14.9   7.1   13.8   9.0
Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements (%)   n.a.   n.a.   47   53
Lost-Time Accident Rate (LTAR) 3   0.15   0.21   0.16   0.16
Lost-Time Accident Rate (LTAR) for contractors 3   n.a.   n.a.   0.30   0.14
Lost Workday Rate (LWR)   7.32   3.81   6.85   7.39
Employee participation in engagement survey           2 896   447 1
Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)           –7 4    
Survey responses obtained from customer contacts     5     5     5   1 735
Customers who want to continue doing business with Clariant (%)     5     5     5   88
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2 A majority of in-person trainings was cancelled due to the pandemic and related travel restrictions.
3 LTAR: accidents with at least 1 day lost/200 000 work hours
4 This value was collected for the first time in 2021. Therefore, there is no comparability with previous years.
5 Survey is conducted every two years.