Covia’s 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report highlights the past year, which was shaped by purpose, innovation, and a deep commitment to creating lasting value for our customers, communities, and the environment. Guided by our belief that corporate responsibility is a catalyst for progress, we strengthened our foundation and made meaningful progress across our sustainability strategy. The following highlights reflect the tangible steps we’ve taken to turn our commitments into action, from redefining our goals to enhancing our environmental and social impact.

Overall Program Highlights

• Redefined the baseline associated with our 2030 Goals to provide an accurate analysis of progress and incorporate business changes after separation from the Energy business
• Refreshed governance structures and sustainability responsibilities for Covia team members
• Renewed our enthusiasm around corporate responsibility as a priority for Covia 

Environmental Stewardship 

• Launched a pilot program to reduce equipment idling by installing idle-management systems
• Invested $13 million in energy efficiency-related projects, including equipment replacements and upgrades
• In collaboration with Monarch Joint Venture, began transforming 12 acres at the Cleburne, Texas, site into a pollinator garden to support habitat restoration for monarch butterflies
• Recorded an 11% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity from the baseline year
• Further improved our Environmental Management System (EMS)

Positive Social Impact

• Completed the second year of our formal internship program, hosting 10 students from campuses across the U.S.
• Contributed almost $900,000 to local communities through 

The Covia Foundation 

• Launched the Immediate Response Program (IRP), an extension of the Covia Cares Emergency Relief Fund, in October 2024 to support Covia employees affected by Hurricane Helene
• Recorded 12,000+ volunteer hours across our employee base
• Completed regional Safety & Health Bootcamps and Workshops with more than 100 attendees, representing every Covia site 

Responsible Governance and Ethics 

• Submitted our second Communication on Progress (CoP) Report as part of our signatory commitment to the UN Global Compact
• Posted refreshed policies on our intranet, making them easily accessible to all team members
• Recorded 93% completion of cybersecurity training
• Leveraged multiple AI-based tools to enhance our cybersecurity protections and reduce the risk of cyberattacks

View the full Covia 2024 Corporate Responsibility Report here. 

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At Covia, we are committed to being more than just a leading provider of high-performance mineral and material solutions – we believe that our company can make a positive difference in the world. This belief is what drives our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, which is influenced by both our journey as an organization and the events in the world around us.

Our commitment to operating as a responsible corporate citizen has been embedded into every aspect of our business for decades and serves as the foundation for Covia’s ESG initiatives. From our operations to our Team Members and the communities in which we live and work, we continue to define WHAT WE’RE MADE OF as more than the materials we produce, but the impact we can make in every interaction.

In 2021, we enhanced our approach toward accelerating ESG performance by developing our formal GOALS THAT INSPIRE: ESG 2030. These 10 goals, broken into our three core areas - Environmental Stewardship, Positive Social Impact and Responsible Governance & Ethics - were developed by Covia Team members across the company and are designed to drive tangible and measurable progress in areas where we can make the most impact.

We have the commitment and strategy in place to drive meaningful progress and we are pledging to make a positive differences for our people, our planet and our communities.

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