"NOVA Chemicals has a reputation in the community and across the country for integrity and innovation.”
                                                                                                                                —Pennsylvania State Representative Vince Biancucci

A successful, sustainable business is a socially responsible business. As our organization works to generate value for NOVA Chemicals’ shareholders, we uphold strict ethical and fiscal standards. We strive to maintain open, long-term relationships with our stakeholders, including customers, neighbors, elected officials and investors. We are committed to effective employee relations, community engagement, environmental protection and security.

NOVA Chemicals’ approach to social responsibility is implemented through Responsible Care®, the chemical industry’s award-winning initiative that requires member companies to go above and beyond regulatory requirements and openly share their performance with the public. As part of the Responsible Care ethic, we are committed to protecting the environment, our employees and our communities as we make plastics and chemical products that are essential to everyday life.

Our objective is to be a leader in achieving and maintaining superior Responsible Care performance. We strive to improve our results by implementing world-class management practices and by closely tracking our environmental, health, safety and security performance. To verify that we are compliant with all Responsible Care requirements – and to identify areas for improvement – we regularly utilize both internal and independent auditors. We also communicate the results of our efforts in order to expand public understanding of our business and industry. Each year, NOVA Chemicals publishes a Responsible Care Review that provides an overview of our Responsible Care programs and performance. Additional information is available at www.novachemicals.com.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEES
We believe that working at NOVA Chemicals should be mutually beneficial for our employees and the company. Our success depends on an engaged, energized workforce.”
                                                          —Marilyn Horner, Vice President, Human Resources for NOVA Chemicals

Our employees are key drivers of our success. We believe that a safe and healthy workforce is an engaged, highly competitive workforce. Effective employee relations and worker health and safety programs pay dividends for our people and our business. Our principles and policies require us to:

• Value our employees and maintain an environment of mutual respect
• Achieve and maintain superior Responsible Care performance
• Focus on results
• Adapt quickly to the constant change that shapes our success

NOVA Chemicals operates on the premise that all work-related illnesses and injuries can and should be prevented. Our industry-leading employee Health and Safety programs are designed to help protect employees and contractors from immediate and long-term health risks, both on-and off-the-job. Our strong track record reflects our commitment: In 2005, NOVA Chemicals’ employee Total Recordable Case Rate in North America declined by 15% compared to 2004, delivering the best performance in company history.

PRODUCT SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
“NOVA Chemicals has more than a safety program. You are shifting the organizational culture and creating an ongoing safety process. It is the roadmap to success. Thank you for your openness, ideas and safety professionalism.”
                   —Lyn Sartori, Manager, Logistics, Kellogg Canada Inc. (participant in the Corunna Site’s ‘best practice’ safety review)

Our Product Stewardship program fosters responsible management of our products throughout their lifecycles, ensuring compliance with product regulations and advising customers on the safe handling of our products. Our emphasis is on prevention, but we also ensure appropriate plans and procedures are in place to manage potential security issues and emergencies. For this reason, security and emergency preparedness are cornerstones of our Responsible Care program. We are focused on security at all of our sites, and each of our facilities is ready to respond to crisis situations in order to protect our workers, the community and the environment.

Through continuous improvement of our manufacturing processes, we work to minimize our impact on the environment. We focus on astute management of our natural resources — including water, land and energy. We also set targets to reduce emissions and environmental discharges. To continually improve our environmental performance, we have joined our industry’s leading U.S. companies in a commitment to an aggregate 18% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity between 1999 and 2012.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
“It’s great to see companies like NOVA Chemicals showing interest, and playing an active role in the development of tomorrow’s skilled workforce —– an effort that requires real focus and partnership.”
                                                               —Dave Hancock, Advanced Education Minister of Alberta

Sustainable business success also calls for positive and open relationships with our neighbors. Our vision is to be considered a neighbor of choice in all of the communities where we have a presence. As a manufacturer, it is important that we openly share information with our neighbors about our facilities, operations and products. We make concerted efforts to understand and respond to the concerns of local communities and residents and to seek their input about our plans and operations through community advisory panels, open houses, community forums and personal visits. We also invest in the well-being of our communities by lending a hand to organizations that positively impact the overall quality of life.

Our community investments focus primarily on: Education and Science: As a technology-based company, we support educational and research initiatives, particularly in the sciences, throughout North America. Recent recipients include institutions such as the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh; the University of Waterloo in Ontario; and the University of Calgary and Red Deer College in Alberta. Health and Community Services: We are committed to developing and sustaining healthy communities where we live and work. Support for the United Way in our communities is the principal way we contribute to local service needs. The Arts: We also contribute to well-rounded, culturally rich communities through support of the arts. essential2 ® In 2005, we supported a new approach to dialogue with diverse stakeholders and the broader public in the U.S. through the American Chemistry Council’s essential2 campaign. This multi-faceted education campaign is designed to generate interest in and conversation about our industry – and challenge common misconceptions about the risks of our products relative to their value. The campaign includes television and print ads (samples shown here), employee communications, community events and a new set of industry economic indicators. essential2 started to make a difference in 2005 by helping people draw connections between the innovations our society now takes for granted in everyday life – including infant incubators and airbags – and the business of chemistry. The essential2 campaign has begun to transform the

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