GRI G4 Content Index

This report contains standard disclosures based on the GRI's G4 Sustainability Report Guidelines.

— : Not applicable

General Standard Disclosures Page
G4-1 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
G4-2 Provide a description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities
G4-3 Report the name of the organization
G4-4 Report the primary brands, products, and services
G4-5 Report the location of the organization's headquarters Back cover, website
G4-6 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.
G4-7 Report the nature of ownership and legal form
G4-8 Report the markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers andbeneficiaries)
G4-9 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
G4-10
  • Report the total number of employees by employment contract and gender
  • Report the total number of permanent employees by employment type and gender
  • Report the total workforce by employees and supervised workers and by gender
  • Report the total workforce by region and gender
  • Report whether a substantial portion of the organization's work is performed by workers who are legally recognized as self-employed, or by individuals other than employees or supervised workers, including employees and supervised employees of contractors
  • Report any significant variations in employment numbers (such as seasonal variations in employment in the tourism or agricultural industries)
G4-12 Describe the organization's supply chain
G4-13 Report any significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization's size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain —
G4-14 Report whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization
G4-17
  • List all entities included in the organization's consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents
  • Report whether any entity included in the organization's consolidated financial statements or equivalent　documents is not covered by the report
G4-18
  • Explain the process for defining the report content and the Aspect Boundaries
  • Explain how the organization has implemented the Reporting Principles for Defining Report Content
G4-19 List all the material Aspects identified in the process for defining report content
G4-20 For each material Aspect, report the Aspect Boundary within the organization
G4-24 List of stakeholders and groups participating in organization
G4-25 Report the basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage
G4-26 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
G4-27 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
G4-28 Reporting period (such as fiscal or calendar year) for information provided
G4-29 Date of most recent previous report (if any)
G4-30 Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial)
G4-31 Provide the contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents
G4-34 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
G4-35 Report the process for delegating authority for economic, environmental and social topics from the highest governance body to senior executives and other employees
G4-36 Report whether the organization has appointed an executive-level position or positions with responsibilityfor economic, environmental and social topics, and whether post holders report directly to the highestgovernance body
G4-37 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
G4-38 Report the composition of the highest governance body and its committees.
G4-39 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).
G4-40 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,
G4-41 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
G4-42 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
G4-43 Report the measures taken to develop and enhance the highest governance body's collective knowledge of economic, environmental and social topics
G4-44
  • 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
  • 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
G4-45
  • 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
  • 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
G4-46 Report the highest governance body's role in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization's risk management processes for economic, environmental and social topics
G4-47 Report the frequency of the highest governance body's review of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities
G4-48 Report the highest committee or position that formally reviews and approves the organization's sustainability report and ensures that all material aspects are covered
G4-49 Report the process for communicating critical concerns to the highest governance body
G4-51 Report the remuneration policies for the highest governance body and senior executives for the below types of remuneration.
G4-52 Report the process for determining remuneration.
G4-56 Describe the organization's values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics
G4-57 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
G4-58 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

Disclosures on Management Approach Page
G4-DMA
  • a.

    Report why the aspect is material. Report the impacts that make this aspect material

  • b.

    Report how the organization manages the material aspect or its impacts

  • c.

    Report the evaluation of the management approach, including:

  • The mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of the management approach
  • The results of the evaluation of the management approach
  • Any related adjustments to the management approach
Economic Page
G4-EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed
G4-EC7 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported
Environmental Page
G4-EN1 Materials used by weight or volume
G4-EN2 Ratio of raw materials derived from recycling

G4-EN3

 Energy consumption within the organization
G4-EN7 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services
G4-EN8 Total water withdrawal by source
G4-EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused
G4-EN11 Locations with high-value areas of biodiversity
G4-EN13 Habitats protected or restored
G4-EN15 Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 1)
G4-EN16 Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (scope 2)
G4-EN19 Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
G4-EN21 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions
G4-EN22 Total water discharge by quality and destination
G4-EN23 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method
G4-EN24 Total number and volume of significant spills —
G4-EN27 Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services
G4-EN28 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category
G4-EN29 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
G4-EN30 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce
G4-EN31 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type
G4-EN32 New suppliers selected by environmental standards —
G4-EN33 Realistic supply chain, potential environmental impact
Labor practices and decent work Page
G4-LA1 Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region
G4-LA3 Return to work and retention rates after parental leave, by gender
G4-LA6 Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender
G4-LA8 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions
G4-LA10 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings
G4-LA12 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and otherindicators of diversity
Human rights Page
G4-HR2 Total time for policy on business-related human rights aspects and procedures that form the content of employee training. (Includes ratio of employees who underwent training)
Society Page
G4-SO2 Business that has actually impacted areas or has the potential to do so.
G4-SO4 Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures
G4-SO11 Number of related complaints
Product responsibility Page
G4-PR5 Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction

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