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Sustainability

Products. People. Planet.

At AZEK, one simple, core tenet serves as a touchstone for every aspect of how we conduct business: “Always Do the Right Thing.” First, foremost and unfailingly, we do what is right. Not what is cheapest, or fastest, or easiest, but what is right.

And it’s precisely why we created an incredibly ambitious sustainability endeavor we call “FULL-CIRCLE.” This high-reaching program’s objective? To use 1 billion pounds of recycled material annually in the manufacturing of our products. In other words, to create goods that do good.

Products. People. Planet. These are the three critical waypoints along the arc of the circle, as we seek to revolutionize outdoor living to create a more sustainable future.

We invite you to view our 2023 FULL-CIRCLE Report and learn more about our FULL-CIRCLE ambitions.

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FULL-CIRCLE ESG Highlights

Recycling

  • Since 2019, we have used more than 2.1 billion pounds of recycled waste and scrap to manufacture our products
  • Aspire to use one billion pounds of recycled materials annually
  • ~99% of scrap generated at Wilmington, OH;  Scranton, PA; and Boise, ID manufacturing facilities is re-used
  • ~85% and ~60% of the content in our TimberTech Composite and Advanced PVC decking products, respectively, is recycled material

  • ~1,200 FULL-CIRCLE Recycling Bins Across the U.S.
  • AZEK is the largest vertically integrated recycler of PVC in the U.S.

Environmental Sustainability

  • 44% decrease in our total carbon intensity from FY 2019 to FY 2023 (CO2e/$1m sales)
  • TimberTech decking has a lower lifecycle carbon impact versus traditional wood decking, including pine and Brazilian tropical Ipe, based upon the results of our life cycle assessment studies
  • The majority of our products are recyclable at the end of their useful lives
  • Over 3 million trees saved in the last twenty years as customers chose our composite decking products over wood
  • Reducing carbon impact from deforestation of exotic woods
  • Chicago, IL Headquarters: LEED Certified 2019
  • Efficient water usage – our largest manufacturing facilities employ closed-looped water filtration systems that recycle ~97% of water used annually
  • Polyethylene recycling facility utilizes energy-efficient systems for power, water, heating, cooling and lighting
  • Achieved Zero Waste-to-Landfill certification for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 TimberTech Championship, the only tournament to do so in PGA TOUR Champions history
  • US Green Building Council – Gold Member
  • View our Fiscal 2023 GHG Assurance Statement

Governance

  • Board-level oversight of and commitment to sustainability, positive social impact & sound governance practices
  • Our Board of Directors is 56% gender and ethnically diverse
  • Separate Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer
  • ESG is a component of individual performance under our 2023 management annual incentive plan
  • United Nations Global Compact Signatory
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