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Each description in this GRI Index links to one or more sections of the report.

Profile Disclosure

Description and Link (G3.1)

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Reported

Strategy and Analysis

1.1  Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization.
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.

Organizational Profile

2.1

Name of the organization.

2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services.
2.3 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.
2.4 Location of organization's headquarters.
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.
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form.
2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries).
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization. As a private company we do not disclose capitalization.
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership.
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period.

Report Parameters

3.1 Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided.
3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any).
3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.).
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.
3.5 Process for defining report content.
3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). See GRI Boundary Protocol for further guidance.
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.
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. Explain any decisions not to apply, or to substantially diverge from, the GRI Indicator Protocols.
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.
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report.
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report.

Governance, Commitments, Engagement

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.
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer.
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number and gender of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members.
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body.
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).
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.
4.7 Process for determining the composition, qualifications, and expertise of the members of the highest governance body and its committees, including any consideration of gender and other indicators of diversity.
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.
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.
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses.
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.
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.
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.

Standard Disclosures: Management Approach

DMA EC Disclosure on Management Approach EC
Aspects Economic performance
Market presence
Indirect economic impacts
DMA EN Disclosure on Management Approach EN
Aspects Materials
Energy
Water
Biodiversity
Emissions, effluents and waste
Products and services
Compliance
Transport
Overall
DMA LA Disclosure on Management Approach LA
Aspects Employment
Labor/management relations
Occupational health and safety
Training and education
Diversity and equal opportunity
Equal remuneration for women and men
DMA HR Disclosure on Management Approach HR
Aspects Investment and procurement practices
Non-discrimination
Freedom of association and collective bargaining
Child labor
Prevention of forced and compulsory labor
Security practices
Indigenous rights
Assessment
Remediation
DMA SO Disclosure on Management Approach SO
Aspects Local communities
Corruption
Public policy
Anti-competitive behavior
Compliance
DMA PR Disclosure on Management Approach PR
Aspects Customer health and safety
Product and service labeling
Marketing communications
Customer privacy
Compliance

Performance Indicators - Economic

Economic performance
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.
EC3 Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations.
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government.
Market presence
EC5 Range of ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation.
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation.

Performance Indicators - Environmental

Materials
EN1 Materials used by weight or volume.
EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.
Energy
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source.
EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements.
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives.
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved.
Water
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source.
EN9 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.
Emissions, effluents and waste
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.
EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.
EN20 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination.
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.
EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills.
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.
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
EN27 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.
Compliance
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Performance Indicators - Social

Employment

LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region, broken down by gender.
LA2 Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and region.
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations.
Labor/management relations
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
LA5 Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.
Occupational health and safety
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.
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region and by gender.
LA8 Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.
LA9 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.
Training and education
LA11 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.
LA12 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender.

Human Rights

Non-discrimination
HR4 Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.
Freedom of association and collective bargaining
HR5 Operations and significant suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights.
Child labor
HR6 Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor.
Forced and compulsory labor
HR7 Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor.
Indigenous rights
HR9 Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.
HR10 Percentage and total number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews and/or impact assessments.

Society

Corruption
SO3 Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures.
Public policy
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.
SO6 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.
Anti-competitive behavior
SO7 Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes.
Compliance
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.

Product Responsibility

Customer health and safety
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.
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.
Product and service labelling
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements.
PR4 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes.
PR5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.
Marketing communications
PR6 Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
PR7 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes.
Customer privacy
PR8 Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
Compliance
PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.
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