Integrated Report 2020

Braskem INTEGRATED REPORT 2020 CAPITAL PERFORMANCE 51 A MESSAGE FROM THE BUSINESS LEADER BRASKEM STRATEGIC PLANNING ABOUT THE REPORT CREDITS GLOBAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM GOVERNMENTS AND ASSOCIATIONS Aiming to ensure clear focus and consistency in our in- teractions, in 2020 we developed a Community Engage- ment Framework to guide the implementation of spe- cific engagement strategies for each community. The initiative is still in the pilot phase, and will soon unfold into actions based on the identified impacts. MADRE de Deus Thirty years ago, there was a chemical leak from a tank owned by Copanhia Carbonos Colloidais (CCC) in the city of Madre de Deus, Bahia. The leaked product belonged to Tecnor Tecnolumen Química do Nordeste (Tecnor) and might have been purchased by Compa- nhia Petroquímica de Camaçari, one of the companies that later formed the Braskem petrochemical conglomerate through a mer- ger in 2002. Braskem has never had any corporate relations with either CCC or Tecnor. Given our experience in the petrochemical products, Braskem was asked to help with analysis, studies and environmental repair of the affected region, which has been monitored since 2003 by the local authorities. Through and addendum to the agreement signed be- tween authorities and CCC in 2015, Braskem is supporting the relo- cation of families as necessary to proceed safely with repairs. While we had to adapt our actions to the remote format, solidarity remained a strong presence among our team members. At the end of 2020, we had 1,075 mobilized volunteers, of which 817 were team members and 257 were guests, benefiting about 21,000 people. At the beginning of the year, the Residents' Center in Maceió received two groups of volunteers who came from all over Brazil to support the people who lived in the neighborhoods affected by the geological phenom- enon. We also joined the World Cleanup Day with AEPW (Alliance to End Plastic Waste) with volunteers in six of the countries where we operate. Finally, we organized the second edition of the WeCARE Week, a global week of online activities on the circular economy, featuring lectures, conversation circles and practical activities for members and their families. (+) Get to know more about our Voluteer Program here. Our interactions with government officials and asso- ciations must be based on transparency, ethics and dialogue; always initiated for a lawful reason, involving competent agents and conducted in an appropriate, professional manner. To ensure that our interactions with third parties, in par- ticular public bodies and associations, follow the criteria described above, we maintain a strong Government Relations team and have a robust Public Official Inter- action Tool. Our team members can record information about any type of interaction with public officials using this tool. Our interactions with government agencies and public banks involve a series of fiscal and tax obligations, tax incentives, special tax regimes and financing. This is especially relevant given the fact that we must necessarily engage in interactions with government agencies and public banks regarding fiscal matters, tax obligations, tax incentives, special tax regimes and fi- nancing. Loans from public banks and government agen- cies fund our growth projects, especially the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the Northeast Bank of Brazil. We also operate with international Credit and Export Agencies (CEAs), such as Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI), Japan, Euler Hermes of Germany, and SACE, Italy.

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