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| R = Reported; NR = Not reported; NM = Not material | |||
| GRI Application Levels | Status | Where to find Brambles' response | |
| GRI disclosures and indicators | |||
| Profile | |||
| 1.1 | Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organisation CEO Statement | R | CEO Statement |
| 1.2 | Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities | R | 'Our Impacts' sections, risks under Governance, opportunities under Environmental (including Climate Change) and Customers |
| 2. Organisational Profile | |||
| 2.1 | Name | R | Presence and Reach |
| 2.2 | Primary brands, products and services | R | Presence and Reach |
| 2.3 | Operational structure | R | Presence and Reach |
| 2.4 | Location of organisation’s headquarters | R | Presence and Reach |
| 2.5 | Number of countries where the organisation operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report | R | Presence and Reach and Society and Shareholder Review |
| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form | R | Governance |
| 2.7 | Markets served | R | Presence and Reach |
| 2.8 | Scale of the organisation, including: | R | Presence and Reach and People |
| - Number of employees; | R | Presence and Reach | |
| - Net revenues | R | Presence and Reach | |
| - Total capitalisation | R | Presence and Reach | |
| - Quantity of products or services provided; and | R | Presence and Reach | |
| - Breakdowns by country/region of the following: | R | Presence and Reach | |
| o Sales/revenues by countries/regions that make up 5 percent or more of total revenues; and | R | Presence and Reach | |
| o Employees. | R | Presence and Reach and Society | |
| 2.9 | Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| 2.10 | Awards received | R | Noted throughout |
| 3. Report Parameters | |||
| Report Profile | |||
| 3.1 | Reporting period | R | Report Parameters |
| 3.2 | Date of most recent previous report | R | Report Parameters |
| 3.3 | Reporting cycle | R | Report Parameters |
| 3.4 | Contact point for questions | R | Report Parameters |
| Report Scope and Boundary | |||
| 3.5 | Process for defining report content, including: | ||
| - Determining materiality; | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters | |
| - Prioritising; and | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters | |
| - Identifying stakeholders | R | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| 3.6 | Boundary of the report | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| 3.7 | Any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| 3.8 | Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| 3.9 | Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| 3.10 | Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports and the reasons | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods | R | Report Scope and Boundary in Report Parameters |
| GRI Content Index | |||
| 3.12 | Table/list identifying the location of the standard disclosures in the report | R | Here |
| Assurance | |||
| 3.13 | Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report | R | Assurance |
| 4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement | |||
| Governance | |||
| 4.1 | Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the Board responsible for specific tasks | R | Governance and Annual Report |
| 4.2 | Indicate whether the Chair of the Board is also an executive officer | R | Governance and Annual Report |
| 4.3 | The number of members of the Board that are independent and/or non-executive members | R | Governance and Annual Report |
| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the Board | R | Governance and Stakeholder Engagement |
| 4.5 | Linkage between compensation for members of the Board, senior managers and executives and the organisation’s performance (including social and environmental performance) | R | Corporate Governance Report in Annual Report |
| 4.6 | Processes in place for the Board to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided | R | Corporate Governance Report in Annual Report |
| 4.7 | Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the Board for guiding the organisation’s strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics | R | Corporate Governance Report in Annual Report |
| 4.8 | Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance | R | Mission and Values |
| 4.9 | Procedures of the Board for overseeing the organisation’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance | R | Governance |
| 4.10 | Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance | R | Corporate Governance Report in Annual Report |
| Commitments to External Initiatives | |||
| 4.11 | Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed (Article 15 of the Rio Principles) | R | Risk Management in Governance section |
| 4.12 | Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses | R | Risk Management in Governance section (AS/NZS 4360), Environment (ISO14001) and Human Rights (UN Declaration) |
| 4.13 | Memberships in associations and/or national/international advocacy organisations | R | Environment, Supply Chain and Public Policy in Society |
| Stakeholder Engagement | |||
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation | R | Stakeholder Engagement |
| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage | R | Stakeholder Engagement |
| 4.16 | Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group | R | Stakeholder Engagement, Supply Chain, Customers, People and Society |
| 4.17 | Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting | R | Supply Chain, Customer Satisfaction in Customers, Employee Engagement in People and Society |
| 5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators | |||
| Economic - Management Approach | R | Economic in Society | |
| Economic Performance Indicators | |||
| Aspect: 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 | R | Our Presence and Reach and Economic in Society |
| EC2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation’s activities due to climate change | R | Climate Change in Environment |
| EC3 | Coverage of the organisation’s defined benefit plan obligations | R | Labour/Management Relations in Our People |
| EC4 | Significant financial assistance received from the government | R | Economic in Society |
| Aspect: Market Presence | |||
| EC5 | Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation | NR | |
| EC6 | Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation | R | Economic in Society |
| EC7 | Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation | R | Economic in Society |
| Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts | |||
| EC8 | Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, inkind, or pro bono engagement | R | Economic in Society |
| EC9 | Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts | NR | |
| Environmental - Management Approach | R | Environment | |
| Environmental Performance Indicators | |||
| Aspect: Materials | |||
| EN1 | Materials used by weight or volume | R | Lumber in Supply Chain |
| EN2 | Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials | R | Products and Services in Supply Chain |
| Aspect: Energy | |||
| EN3 | Direct energy consumption by primary energy source | R | Energy in Environment |
| EN4 | Indirect energy consumption by primary source | R | Energy in Environment |
| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements | NR | |
| EN6 | Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives | R | Improving Energy Efficiency in Environment |
| EN7 | Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved | R | Improving Energy Efficiency in Environment |
| Aspect: Water | |||
| EN8 | Total water withdrawal by source | NM | Not a material component for Brambles, see Water in Environment |
| EN9 | Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water | NM | Not a material component for Brambles, see Water in Environment |
| EN10 | Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused | NM | Not a material component for Brambles, see Water in Environment for information on water saving initiatives |
| Aspect: Biodiversity | |||
| EN11 | Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | R | Biodiversity in Environment |
| EN12 | Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | R | Biodiversity in Environment |
| EN13 | Habitats protected or restored | NR | |
| EN14 | Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity | R | Biodiversity in Environment |
| EN15 | Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk | R | Biodiversity in Environment |
| Aspect: Emissions, Effluents and Waste | |||
| EN16 | Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight | R | Emissions in Environment |
| EN17 | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight | NR | |
| EN18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved | R | Emissions in Environment |
| EN19 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight | NM | Emissions in Environment |
| EN20 | NO, SO and other significant air emissions by type and weight | NM | |
| EN21 | Total water discharge by quality and destination | NM | Not a material component for Brambles, see Water in Environment |
| EN22 | Total weight of waste by type and disposal method | NR | Data not collected on a standard, group-wide basis, see Waste and Recycling in Environment |
| EN23 | Total number and volume of significant spills | R | Environment |
| 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 | NR | |
| EN25 | Identity, size, protected status and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organisation’s discharges of water and runoff | NM | Not a material component for Brambles, see Water in Environment |
| Aspect: Products and Services | |||
| EN26 | Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation | R | Waste and Recycling in Environment and Products and Services in Supply Chain |
| EN27 | Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category | R | Waste and Recycling in Environment and Products and Services in Supply Chain |
| Aspect: Compliance | |||
| EN28 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations | R | Environment |
| Aspect: Transport | |||
| EN29 | Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other good and materials used for the organisation's operations and transporting members of the workforce | NR | |
| Aspect: Overall | |||
| EN30 | Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type | NR | |
| Social Performance Indicators | |||
| Labour Practices and Decent Work - Management Approach | R | People | |
| Labour Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators | |||
| Aspect: Employment | |||
| LA1 | Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region | R | People (total workforce by region) |
| LA2 | Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender and region | NR | |
| LA3 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations | NR | |
| Aspect: Labour/Management Relations | |||
| LA4 | Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements | NR | |
| LA5 | Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements | NR | |
| Aspect: 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 | R | Health and Safety in People |
| LA7 | Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region | R | Health and Safety in People |
| LA8 | Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases | R | Training and Education in People |
| LA9 | Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions | NR | |
| Aspect: Training and Education | |||
| LA10 | Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category | NR | |
| LA11 | Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings | R | Training and Education in People |
| LA12 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | R | Training and Education in People |
| Aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunity | |||
| LA13 | Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity | R | Corporate Governance Statement in Annual Report (for Board) |
| LA14 | Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category | NR | |
| Human Rights - Management Approach | R | Human rights in Society section | |
| Human Rights Performance Indicators | |||
| Aspect: Investment and Procurement Practices | |||
| HR1 | Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening | NR | |
| HR2 | Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken | NR | |
| 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 | NR | |
| Aspect: Non-discrimination | |||
| HR4 | Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken | NR | |
| Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining | |||
| 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 | R | Human rights in Society |
| Aspect: Child Labour | |||
| HR6 | Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labour | R | Human rights in Society |
| Aspect: Forced and Compulsory Labour | |||
| HR7 | Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour | R | Human rights in Society |
| Aspect: Security Practices | |||
| HR8 | Percentage of security personnel trained in the organisation's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations | R | Human rights in Society |
| Aspect: Indigenous Rights | |||
| HR9 | Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken | NR | |
| Society - Management Approach | R | Society | |
| Society Performance Indicators | |||
| Aspect: Community | |||
| 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 | R | Environment, Supply Chain and Society |
| Aspect: Corruption | |||
| SO2 | Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption | R | Bribery and Corruption in Society |
| SO3 | Percentage of employees trained in organisation’s anti-corruption policies and procedures | R | Bribery and Corruption in Society |
| SO4 | Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption | R | Bribery and Corruption in Society |
| Aspect: Public Policy | |||
| SO5 | Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying | R | Public Policy in Society |
| SO6 | Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians and related institutions by country | R | Public Policy in Society |
| Aspect: Anti-Competitive Behaviour | |||
| SO7 | Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behaviour, anti-trust and monopoly practices and their outcomes | NR | |
| Aspect: Compliance | |||
| SO8 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations | R | Environment and Society |
| Product Responsibility - Management Approach | R | Customers | |
| Product Responsibility Performance Indicators | |||
| Aspect: 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 | R | Products and Services in Supply Chain |
| 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 | NR | |
| Aspect: 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 | R | Customers |
| PR4 | Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labelling, by types of outcomes | NR | |
| PR5 | Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction | R | Customer Satisfaction in Customers |
| Aspect: Marketing Communications | |||
| PR6 | Programs for adherence to laws, standards and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion and sponsorship | NR | |
| 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 | NR | |
| Aspect: Customer Privacy | |||
| PR8 | Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | NR | |
| Aspect: Compliance | |||
| PR9 | Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services | R | Society |
