voestalpine AG Corporate Responsibility Report 2015/16

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UNGC

As a participant of the UN Global Compact, voestalpine is obligated to publish an annual progress report. The column with the designation UNGC indicates about which of the ten principles the respective DMA or indicator provides information.

Part I: General Standard Disclosures

Strategy and Analysis

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-1	Statement from the most senior decision-maker in the organization		Preface

Organizational Profile

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-3	Name of the organization		Facts & figures
G4-4	Primary brands, products, and services		Facts & figures The four divisions
G4-5	Location of the organization’s headquarters		Facts & figures
G4-6	Countries where the organization operates		Facts & figures
G4-7	Nature of ownership and legal form		Development of the key figures The four divisions
G4-8	Markets served		Development of the key figures
G4-9	Scale of the reporting operation		Development of the key figures
G4-10	Employee structure		Employees Employment according to countries	6
G4-11	Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining		Human rights	3
G4-12	Organization’s supply chain		Sustainable Supply Chain Management
G4-13	Significant changes regarding the organization’s size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain		AR: Scope of consolidated financial statements AR: Acquisitions Ownership and structure are largely unchanged. Changes in the scope of consolidation are depicted in the AR.
G4-14	How the precautionary approach or principle is addressed		Facts & figures AR: Risk report
G4-15	Externally developed charters, principles, or initiatives		voestalpine is a participant of the UN Global Compact and a signatory of the worldsteel Sustainable Development Charter.
G4-16	Memberships in associations and advocacy organizations		Memberships

Identified Material Aspects and Boundaries

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-17	Corporate structure and report boundary		Stakeholder communication AR: Investments
G4-18	Definition of report content and Aspect Boundaries		Material aspects
G4-19	List of the material Aspects		Material aspects
G4-20	Impact boundary inside the organization		All of the Aspects reported as material in the report have impacts inside and outside the organization. A detailed boundary of the impacts on individual persons, organizational units, organizations, or stakeholder groups is practically impossible for large, globally operating corporations and is not expedient.
G4-21	Impact boundary outside the organization		See explanation for G4-20
G4-22	Restatement of information		No information from the previous report was restated. If the data basis for individual indicators has changed somewhat over time, this is mentioned at the appropriate points in the report.
G4-23	Changes in Scope and Aspect Boundaries		This is the company’s first CR Report in accordance with GRI G4. The Aspects that are relevant in the context of sustainability were in part summarized during prioritization in accordance with their materiality and differently structured than in the previous report (in accordance with GRI G3). The reporting was not subject to any restrictions in connection with this change.

Stakeholder Engagement

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-24	List of the stakeholder groups engaged by the organization		Stakeholder communication
G4-25	Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom the organization engages		Stakeholder communication
G4-26	Approach to stakeholder engagement		Stakeholder communication
G4-27	Key topics and concerns raised through stakeholder engagement		Stakeholder communication

Report Profile

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-28	Reporting period for information provided		About this report
G4-29	Date of most recent previous report		About this report
G4-30	Reporting cycle		About this report
G4-31	Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents		Imprint
G4-32	GRI Content Index		GRI Index UN Global Compact
G4-33	Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report		There was no external assurance of the indicators and information disclosed in the report.

Governance

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-34	Governance structure and its composition		Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards health & safety AR: Corporate Governance Report

Ethics and Integrity

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

G4-56	Values, principles, and standards and norms of behavior		Ethical corporate management Compliance Ecology	10

Part II: Specific Standard Disclosures

Category: Economic

Economic Performance

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		“Strategy 2020”	7
G4-EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed		Facts & figures Development of the key figures AR: Management Report 2015/16 AR: Consolidated statement of cash flows 2015/16 AR: Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 2015/16
G4-EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change		Energy and climate policy AR: Environment	7
G4-EC3	The organization’s defined benefit plan obligations		AR: Pensions and other employee obligations

Category: Environmental

Materials

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Organization Worldwide network Processes and facilities Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments Waste and recycling management	7, 8
G4-EN2	Percentage of total materials used that are secondary raw materials (recycled input materials)		Waste and recycling management	8

Energy

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Organization Worldwide network Processes and facilities Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments Energy	7, 8
G4-EN3	Energy consumption within the organization		Energy	7, 8
G4-EN5	Energy intensity		Energy	8
G4-EN7	Reduction in energy requirements of products and services		Development and innovations	8, 9

Water

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments	7, 8
G4-EN8	Total water withdrawal by source		Water management	7, 8

Biodiversity

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments Biodiversity	8
G4-EN11	Operational sites owned, leased, managed in or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas		The production sites of voestalpine are located in designated industrial areas and not in or adjacent to protected areas. Environmental impact assessments for new construction or expansion of operational sites are conducted for the purpose of preventive environmental protection.	8

Emissions

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Organization Worldwide network Processes and facilities Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments Air emissions	7, 8
G4-EN15	Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1)		Air emissions	7, 8
G4-EN18	Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity		Air emissions	8
G4-EN19	Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions		Air emissions	8, 9
G4-EN21	NO_x, SO_x, and other significant air emissions		Air emissions	7, 8

Effluents and Waste

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Organization Worldwide network Processes and facilities Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments Waste and recycling management	8
G4-EN22	Total water discharge by quality and destination		Water management	8
G4-EN23	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method		Waste and recycling management	8

Products and Services

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Research and development Research expenditures Organization Worldwide network Processes and facilities Development and innovations	7, 8, 9
G4-EN27	Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services		Development and innovations	7, 8, 9

Compliance

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ethical corporate management Compliance voestalpine runs in–house environmental management systems in its companies. Core criteria include compliance with environmentally relevant regulations and maintenance of an ongoing improvement process. In accordance with the obligations set forth in approval and permit notices and other legal provisions, the persons responsible in operations and/or specialist units (e.g., monitoring/review and verification) are responsible for complying with environmental standards.	8
G4-EN29	Monetary value of fines for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations		Investments	8

Overall

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ecology Strategic Environmental Management Environmental standards Investments	7, 8, 9
G4-EN31	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type		Investments	7, 8, 9

Supplier Environmental Assessment

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Sustainable Supply Chain Management	8
G4-EN32	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria		Sustainable Supply Chain Management The Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers and obligates them to comply with environmental regulations among other obligations. Within the scope of the currently ongoing SSCM project, the necessity and possibilities of a more in-depth screening of suppliers is being developed.	8

Category: Social

Sub-Category: Labor Practices and Decent Work

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

Work
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Working at voestalpine	6
G4-LA1	Employee turnover		voestalpine as employer	6

Occupational Health and Safety
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		health & safety
G4-LA6	Injuries, occupational diseases, lost days, absenteeism, and work-related fatalities		health & safety

Training and Education
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Training and continuing education Apprentices	6
G4-LA9	Average hours of training per year per employee		Training and continuing education	6
G4-LA10	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning		Stahlstiftung

Diversity and Equal Opportunity
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Equal treatment	6
G4-LA12	Diversity of employees and governance bodies		voestalpine as employer Equal treatment AR: The Supervisory Board AR: The Management Board	6

Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Sustainable Supply Chain Management
G4-LA14	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labor practices criteria		Sustainable Supply Chain Management The Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers and obligates them to comply with human rights. Within the scope of the currently ongoing SSCM project, the necessity and possibilities of a more in-depth screening of suppliers is being developed.

Sub-Category: Human Rights

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Human rights	3
G4-HR4	Freedom of association and collective bargaining		Human rights	3

Supplier Human Rights Assessment
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Sustainable Supply Chain Management	2
G4-HR10	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria		Sustainable Supply Chain Management The Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers and obligates them to comply with human rights. Within the scope of the currently ongoing SSCM project, the necessity and possibilities of a more in-depth screening of suppliers is being developed.	2

Sub-Category: Society

GRI code	Description	Reported	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

Anti-Corruption
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ethical corporate management Compliance Corporate Governance	10
G4-SO4	Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures		Compliance	10

Public Policy
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ethical corporate management Compliance Corporate Governance	10
G4-SO6	Political contributions		Compliance In the period under review, voestalpine did not make any donations or other contributions to politicians or political parties	10

Anti-Competitive Behavior
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ethical corporate management Compliance Corporate Governance
G4-SO7	Number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior		AR: Provisions

Compliance
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Ethical corporate management Compliance Corporate Governance
G4-SO8	Non-monetary sanctions and fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations		AR: Provisions

Supplier Assessment for Impacts on Society
DMA	Disclosures on the management approach		Sustainable Supply Chain Management
G4-SO9	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using criteria for impacts on society		Sustainable Supply Chain Management The Code of Conduct applies to all suppliers and obligates them to comply with fair trade guidelines and prohibits corruption, among other regulations. Within the scope of the currently ongoing SSCM project, the necessity and possibilities of a more in-depth screening of suppliers is being developed.