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GRI Guideline Indexes

1.Strategy and Analysis

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1.1 Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy. Website
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. Website

2.Organizational Profile

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2.1 Name of the organization. Website
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services. Website
2.3 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. Website
2.4 Location of organization's headquarters. Website
2.5 Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. Website
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. Website
2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). Website
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization, including:
-Number of employees;
-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); and
-Quantity of products or services provided.
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2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership including:
-The location of, or changes in operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions; and
-Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations).
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2.10 Awards received in the reporting period. Website

3.Report Parameters

Report Profile

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3.1 Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. The performance data are primarily from fiscal 2009 (April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009). However, some activities from fiscal 2010 are included.
3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). June 2008
3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) Annual
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. Website

Report Scope and Boundary

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3.5 Process for defining report content, including:
-Determining materiality;
-Prioritizing topics within the report; and
-Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.
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3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance. Website
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report8. Website
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations.
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report.
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/ acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods).
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report.

GRI Content Index

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3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. Website This page

Assurance

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3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider(s).

4.Governance, Commitments, and Engagement

Governance

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4.1 Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. Website
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement). Website
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. Website
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. Website
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance). Website
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. Website
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics. Website
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. Website
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. Website
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. Website

Commitments to External Initiatives

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4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. Website
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses. Website
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
-Has positions in governance bodies;
-Participates in projects or committees;
-Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or
-Views membership as strategic.
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Stakeholder Engagement

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4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. Website
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.
4.17 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.

5.Management Approach and Performance Index

Economic

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EC Management Approach Website

Economic Performance

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CORE
EC1
Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. Website
CORE
EC2
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change. Website
CORE
EC3
Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations.
CORE
EC4
Significant financial assistance received from government.

Market Presence

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EC5
Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation.
CORE
EC6
Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation.
CORE
EC7
Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation. Website

Indirect Economic Impacts

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CORE
EC8
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, inkind, or pro bono engagement. Website
ADD
EC9
Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.

Environmental

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EN Management Approach

Performance Indicators

Management Approach
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CORE
EN
Goals and Performance Website
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CORE
EN
Policy Website
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CORE
EN
Organizational Responsibility Website
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CORE
EN
Training and Awareness Website
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Materials
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CORE
EN1
Materials used by weight or volume. Website
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CORE
EN2
Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. Website
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Energy
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CORE
EN3
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Website
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CORE
EN4
Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Website
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EN5
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. Website
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EN6
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Website
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EN7
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. Website
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Water
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CORE
EN8
Total water withdrawal by source. Website
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EN9
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.
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EN10
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.
Biodiversity
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CORE
EN11
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.
CORE
EN12
Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Website
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EN13
Habitats protected or restored. Website
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ADD
EN14
Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. Website
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EN15
Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk.
Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
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CORE
EN16
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Website
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CORE
EN17
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Website
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EN18
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. Website
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CORE
EN19
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. Website
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CORE
EN20
NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. Website
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CORE
EN21
Total water discharge by quality and destination. Website
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CORE
EN22
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Website
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CORE
EN23
Total number and volume of significant spills. Website
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EN24
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally.
ADD
EN25
Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff.
Products and Services
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CORE
EN26
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Website
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CORE
EN27
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. Website
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Compliance
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CORE
EN28
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. Website
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Transport
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ADD
EN29
Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. Website
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Overall
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ADD
EN30
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. Website
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Labor Practices and Decent Work

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LA Management Approach Website

Performance Indicators

Employment
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CORE
LA1
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. Website
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LA2
Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region.
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LA3
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations.
Labor/Management Relations
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CORE
LA4
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Website
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LA5
Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.
Occupational Health and Safety
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LA6
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. Website
CORE
LA7
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region. Website
CORE
LA8
Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Website
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LA9
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. Website
Training and Education
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CORE
LA10
Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. Website
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LA11
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. Website
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LA12
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. Website
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
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CORE
LA13
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. Website
CORE
LA14
Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category.

Human Rights

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HR Management Approach Website

Performance Indicators

Investment and Procurement Practices
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CORE
HR1
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.
CORE
HR2
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. Website
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HR3
Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. Website
Non-Discrimination
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CORE
HR4
Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
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CORE
HR5
Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. Website
Child Labor
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CORE
HR6
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor. Website
Forced and Compulsory Labor
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CORE
HR7
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor. Website
Security Practices
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HR8
Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. Website
Indigenous Rights
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ADD
HR9
Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.

Society

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SO Management Approach Website

Performance Indicators

Community
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CORE
SO1
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. Website
Corruption
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CORE
SO2
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. Website
CORE
SO3
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. Website
CORE
SO4
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. Website
Public Policy
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SO5
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. Website
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SO6
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. Website
Anti-Competitive Behavior
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SO7
Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. Website
Compliance
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CORE
SO8
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations.

Product Responsibility

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PR Management Approach Website

Performance Indicators

Customer Health and Safety
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CORE
PR1
Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. Website
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PR2
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. Website
Product and Service Labeling
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PR3
Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements Website
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PR4
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes.
ADD
PR5
Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. Website
Marketing Communications
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CORE
PR6
Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements Website
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PR7
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes.
Customer Privacy
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PR8
Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
Compliance
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CORE
PR9
Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.

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