General Standard Information

Provide a statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (such as CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization’s strategy for addressing sustainability.

Provide a description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.

Report the name of the organization.

Report the primary brands, products, and services.

Report the location of the organization’s headquarters.

Report the number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries where either the organization has significant operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability topics covered in the report.

Report the nature of ownership and legal form.

Report the markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers and beneficiaries).

Report the scale of the organization, including:

• Total number of employees
• Total number of operations
• Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations)
• Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations)
• Quantity of products or services provided

1. Report the total number of employees by employment contract and gender.
2. Report the total number of permanent employees by employment type and gender.
3. Report the total workforce by employees and supervised workers and by gender.
4. Report the total workforce by region and gender.
5. Report whether a substantial portion of the organization’s work is performed by workers who are legally recognized as selfemployed, or by individuals other than employees or supervised workers, including employees and supervised employees of contractors.
6. Report any significant variations in employment numbers (such as seasonal variations in employment in the tourism or agricultural industries).

Report the percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Describe the organization’s supply chain.

Report any significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization’s size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain, including:

• Changes in the location of, or changes in, operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions
• Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations)
• Changes in the location of suppliers, the structure of the supply chain, or in relationships with suppliers, including selection and termination

Report whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.

List externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses.

List memberships of associations (such as industry associations) and national or international advocacy organizations in which the organization:

• Holds a position on the governance body
• Participates in projects or committees
• Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues
• Views membership as strategic

1. List all entities included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents.
2. Report whether any entity included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents is not covered by the report.

1. Explain the process for defining the report content and the Aspect Boundaries.
2. Explain how the organization has implemented the Reporting Principles for Defining Report Content.

List all the material Aspects identified in the process for defining report content.

For each material Aspect, report the Aspect Boundary within the organization, as follows:

• Report whether the Aspect is material within the organization
• If the Aspect is not material for all entities within the organization (as described in G4-17), select one of the following two approaches and report either:
  • The list of entities or groups of entities included in G4-17 for which the Aspect is not material or
  • The list of entities or groups of entities included in G4-17 for which the Aspects is material
• Report any specific limitation regarding the Aspect Boundary within the organization

For each material Aspect, report the Aspect Boundary outside the organization, as follows:

• Report whether the Aspect is material outside of the organization
• If the Aspect is material outside of the organization, identify the entities, groups of entities or elements for which the Aspect is material. In addition, describe the geographical location where the Aspect is material for the entities identified
• Report any specific limitation regarding the Aspect Boundary outside the organization

Report the effect of any restatements of information provided in previous reports, and the reasons for such restatements.

Report significant changes from previous reporting periods in the Scope and Aspect Boundaries.

Provide a list of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.

Report the basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.

Report the organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group, and an indication of whether any of the engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process.

Report key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Report the stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns.

Reporting period (such as fiscal or calendar year) for information provided.

Date of most recent previous report (if any).

Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial).

Provide the contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.

1. Report the ‘in accordance’ option the organization has chosen.
2. Report the GRI Content Index for the chosen option (see tables below).
3. Report the reference to the External Assurance Report, if the report has been externally assured. (GRI recommends the use of external assurance but it is not a requirement to be ‘in accordance’ with the Guidelines.)

1. Report the organization’s policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report.
2. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, report the scope and basis of any external assurance provided.
3. Report the relationship between the organization and the assurance providers.
4. Report whether the highest governance body or senior executives are involved in seeking assurance for the organization’s sustainability report.

Report the governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body. Identify any committees responsible for decision-making on economic, environmental and social impacts.

Report the process for delegating authority for economic, environmental and social topics from the highest governance body to senior executives and other employees.

Report whether the organization has appointed an executive-level position or positions with responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics, and whether post holders report directly to the highest governance body.

Report processes for consultation between stakeholders and the highest governance body on economic, environmental and social topics. If consultation is delegated, describe to whom and any feedback processes to the highest governance body.

Report the composition of the highest governance body and its committees by:

• Executive or non-executive
• Independence
• Tenure on the governance body
• Number of each individual’s other significant positions and commitments, and the nature of the commitments
• Gender
• Membership of under-represented social groups
• Competences relating to economic, environmental and social impacts
• Stakeholder representation

Report whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, his or her function within the organization’s management and the reasons for this arrangement).

Report the nomination and selection processes for the highest governance body and its committees, and the criteria used for nominating and selecting highest governance body members, including:

• Whether and how diversity is considered
• Whether and how independence is considered
• Whether and how expertise and experience relating to economic, environmental and social topics are considered
• Whether and how stakeholders (including shareholders) are involved

Report processes for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided and managed. Report whether conflicts of interest are disclosed to stakeholders, including, as a minimum:

• Cross-board membership
• Cross-shareholding with suppliers and other stakeholders
• Existence of controlling shareholder
• Related party disclosures

Report the highest governance body’s and senior executives’ roles in the development, approval, and updating of the organization’s purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to economic, environmental and social impacts.

Report the measures taken to develop and enhance the highest governance body’s collective knowledge of economic, environmental and social topics.

1. Report the processes for evaluation of the highest governance body’s performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental and social topics. Report whether such evaluation is independent or not, and its frequency. Report whether such evaluation is a self-assessment.
2. Report actions taken in response to evaluation of the highest governance body’s performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental and social topics, including, as a minimum, changes in membership and organizational practice.

1. Report the highest governance body’s role in the identification and management of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities. Include the highest governance body’s role in the implementation of due diligence processes.
2. Report whether stakeholder consultation is used to support the highest governance body’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities.

Report the highest governance body’s role in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management processes for economic, environmental and social topics.

Report the frequency of the highest governance body’s review of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities.

Report the highest committee or position that formally reviews and approves the organization’s sustainability report and ensures that all material Aspects are covered.

Report the process for communicating critical concerns to the highest governance body.

Report the nature and total number of critical concerns that were communicated to the highest governance body and the mechanism(s) used to address and resolve them.

1. Report the remuneration policies for the highest governance body and senior executives for the below types of remuneration:
   • Fixed pay and variable pay:
     • Performance-based pay
     • Equity-based pay
     • Bonuses
     • Deferred or vested shares
   • Sign-on bonuses or recruitment incentive payments
   • Termination payments
   • Clawbacks
   • Retirement benefits, including the difference between benefit schemes and contribution rates for the highest governance body, senior executives, and all other employees
2. Report how performance criteria in the remuneration policy relate to the highest governance body’s and senior executives’ economic, environmental and social objectives.

Report the process for determining remuneration. Report whether remuneration consultants are involved in determining remuneration and whether they are independent of management. Report any other relationships which the remuneration consultants have with the organization.

Report how stakeholders’ views are sought and taken into account regarding remuneration, including the results of votes on remuneration policies and proposals, if applicable.

Report the ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization’s highest-paid individual in each country of significant operations to the median annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual) in the same country.

Report the ratio of percentage increase in annual total compensation for the organization’s highest-paid individual in eachcountry of significant operations to the median percentage increase in annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual) in the same country.

Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics.

Report the internal and external mechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as helplines or advice lines.

Report the internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as escalation through line management, whistleblowing mechanisms or hotlines.