2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Reducing Our Environmental Footprint | Protecting Biodiversity | 190 Our 2030 goals for biodiversity will be based on the work we are currently doing to understand the full impact of our operations. We will have established our specific goals based on our findings by 2025. OUR APPROACH Owens Corning’s strategies for protecting biodiversity are rooted in our Biodiversity Statement, first issued in 2015. In that statement, we pledged to: ■ Integrate biodiversity assessments into current and proposed activities. ■ Work with governmental agencies at each of our operating locations to obtain appropriate clearances and information to operate, and if necessary, take appropriate measures to protect the environment, including sensitive ecosystems. ■ Encourage and support facilities to participate in local initiatives that protect and restore biodiversity. ■ Publicly report on biodiversity impacts and activities in a timely, consistent, and transparent manner. ■ Understand and positively influence our supply chain’s impact on biodiversity. Biodiversity Assessments To measure the risks our sites may pose for biodiversity, we compare a location against lists of the most protected and highly valued sites, including: ■ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves. ■ Sites designated by the Ramsar Convention of Wetlands. ■ Sites designated by the Alliance for Zero Extinction, an organization dedicated to conserving the world’s most threatened species. ■ Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA), referencing the 2016 IUCN Global Standard report. ■ Natura 2000 sites, as applicable to Europe. ■ Nationally listed nature and wildlife reserves. Photo submitted by: Yana Danilova | Gous-Khroustalny, Russia Collecting rubbish in Meshchera National Park. (from left): Andrey Lopatin, Lev Lopatin (Andrey’s son), Yulia Shachkova, Natalia Gilyarevskaya, Natalia Pogarskaya 2030 GOALS FOR PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY