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Company coverage while group reporting in the USA is undoubtedly comprehensive, international reporting is less so, and it is unclear to what degree the short CER and the internet report represent the environmental impact of the whole group. 

Company coverage the CER states that this report presents aggregate safety and environmental performance data from the 292 Akzo Nobel production facilities worldwide that were financially consolidated as at January 1998 . 

Company coverage there is insufficient information in the annual report and the CER to assess the extent of company coverage. In addition, specific EH S data is not reported as it is regarded as being confidential by APAC Inc., since it is regarded as giving Ashland a proprietary competitive advantage . 

Company coverage a no score has been awarded on company coverage because the numbers of sites for which data has been collected or categories of sites that have not been included (e.g. recent acquisitions) are not stated. 

Company coverage company coverage in the CER is good, with data on 150 of the 170 sites (this figure was 80 in the 1997 report). No data has been included from the 15 sites closed or sold during 1998. 

Company coverage there is no clear statement or understanding of the degree to which the environmental report reflects the total scope of group activities. 

Company coverage in 1997 the CER contained data on 47 sites. For 1998 the number has been increased to 62 which provides us with more than 95% of the total EHS data for the company . Those not reported on are a newly acquired site in Germany and four small formulation sites which are to be included in the 1999 report. 

Company coverage the CER is so general that there is no reason to say it is not representative of the group. However, a no score has been awarded in view of the absence of any information about the group it is based on. 

Company coverage the CER received only covers the operations in Japan. In 1998 the operations had a turnover of 430000 million and employed 6500 people at 18 major plants. The locations of these plants are shown on a map. 

Company coverage data reported in CER is stated to be global, and there is no reason to suppose that any sites have been specifically excluded other than acquisitions made in the previous three years. 

Company coverage global data is reported for all sites other than the newly acquired Gist-brocades sites. Data is also separately reported for 39 sites employing 50 or more people. 

Company coverage although there is no reason to suppose that there are exclusions from the global reporting group, a no score has been awarded since the CER does not give any indication of the size of the group or the way in which subsidiaries, affiliates, acquisitions and divestments have been treated. 

Company coverage this is a site report and as such is scored yes . 

Company coverage a yes score has been awarded for company coverage since all sites mentioned in the annual report (except for those recently acquired) are included in the Responsible Care report. 

Company coverage company coverage appears comprehensive. The CER states the present Report relates primarily to Elf Atochem s European sites, and does not include its American subsidiary Elf Atochem North America which publishes its own Report . 

Company coverage the information included on the map of production sites implies that all petrochemical production sites are included in the environmental reporting group. 

Company coverage a yes score has been given for company coverage since the CER states the reporting sites account for 83 per cent of the entire Henkel Group . 

Company coverage the CER covers all Methanex s methanol production sites mentioned in the annual report. 

Company coverage the CER covers 55 units in 11 countries, and includes all storage facilities, harbours, ships and site offices as well as production plants in which Neste s interest was more than 50%. This coverage is considered comprehensive enough to warrant the award of a yes score. 

Company coverage a yes score has been given since company coverage appears comprehensive. The data used includes plants acquired from the year of acquisition and data for plants closed down during the period, if not otherwise stated . 

Company coverage the internet report uses data from all production units owned by Perstorp during 1999. Adjustments have been made for part-owned companies. 

Company coverage a no score has been awarded since while safety indicators are given on a global basis TRI data only covers the US sites (six out of 110 facilities). 

Company coverage the reporting group is clearly stated. It only includes wholly operated sites and divisions, and excludes those international ventures that are not yet in operation. 

Company coverage the report sent is the site report for Solutia UK, and as such a yes score has been awarded. 

Company coverage the CER identifies that the Solvay Environmental Releases File (SERF) covers 87 sites in 19 countries, 78 of which are named. This matches well with information contained in the annual report. It is considered that the reporting group is sufficiently comprehensive to award a yes score. 

Company coverage no environmental impact data is included in the internet CER, which discusses broad initiatives mainly in the area of product stewardship. 

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