Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization about relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization’s strategy for addressing sustainability

Name of the organization

Primary brands, products, and services

Location of organization’s headquarters

Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with significant operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability topics covered in the report

Nature of ownership and legal form

Markets served

Scale of the reporting organization

Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region, broken down by gender

Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements

Description of the organization’s supply chain

Significant changes during the reporting period regarding organization's size, structure, ownership, or supply chain

Whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization

Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses

Memberships in associations and/or national/international advocacy organizations

Entities included in the organization consolidated financial and nonfinancial reports

Process for defining report content

Material aspects identified in the process for defining report content

For each material aspect, the aspect boundary within the organization

For each material aspect, the aspect boundary outside the organization

Explanation of the effect of and reasons for any restatements of information provided in earlier reports

Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope and aspect boundaries

List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization

The basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage

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

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

Date of most recent previous report

Reporting cycle

Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents

‘In accordance’ option and GRI Content Index

Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report

Governance structure of organization, including committees of the highest governance body

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

Disclosure on Management Approach for Aspect

Coverage of the organization’s defined benefit plan obligations.

Financial assistance received from government.

Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.

Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region.

Average hours of training per year per employee, by gender and by employee category.

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category.