voestalpine AG Corporate Responsibility Report 2020

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Annual Report 2019/20

UNGC

As a participant of the UN Global Compact, voestalpine must publish an annual progress report. The column labeled “UNGC” indicates which of the 10 principles are addressed in the respective description.

Reasons for omission:

Not applicable

Limited due to non-disclosure agreements

Explicit legal prohibitions

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102 – General Disclosures

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Organizational Profile

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

102-1	Name of the organization			About This Report
102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services			Figures, Data, Facts The Four Divisions
102-3	Location of headquarters			The Four Divisions
102-4	Location of operations			AR: The Group AR: Investments
102-5	Ownership and legal form			The Four Divisions
102-6	Markets served			Development of the Key Financial Indicators
102-7	Scale of the organization			Development of the Key Financial Indicators AR: The Group AR: Overview of the voestalpine Group
102-8	Information on employees and other workers			Employee Structure	6
102-9	Supply chain			Transparency in the Supply Chain
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain			AR: Scope of consolidation The ownership and structure of voestalpine are largely unchanged. Changes in the scope of consolidation are described in the AR.
102-11	Precautionary approach or principle			Ethical Corporate Management The Environment AR: Report on the company’s risk exposure
102-12	External initiatives			voestalpine is a supporter of the UN Global Compact and of the CDP as well as a signatory of the worldsteel Sustainable Development Charter and the Diversity Charter.
102-13	Membership in associations and interest groups			Memberships

Strategy

Ethics and Integrity

Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Reporting Practice

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

102-40	List of stakeholder groups			Stakeholder and CR Management
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements			Human Rights	3
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders			Stakeholder and CR Management
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement			Stakeholder Communication
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised			Stakeholder Communication Corporate Responsibility Management Material Topics

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements			About This Report AR: Investments
102-46	Definition of report content and topic boundaries			About This Report Corporate Responsibility Management Material Topics
102-47	List of material topics			Material Topics
102-48	Restatements of information			About This Report
102-49	Changes in reporting			There was no significant change in the list of material topics.
102-50	Reporting period			About This Report
102-51	Date of most recent report			About This Report
102-52	Reporting cycle			About This Report
102-53	Contact person for questions about the report			About This Report
102-54	Statement on the report in accordance with the GRI Standards			About This Report
102-55	GRI Content Index			GRI Content Index
102-56	External audit			Independent Assurance Report

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			Decarbonization: voestalpine’s approach to transformation AR: Outlook	7
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed			AR: Consolidated Management Report AR: Consolidated statement of cash flows AR: Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
201-2	Financial implications, other risks to, and opportunities for the organization from climate change			Climate Protection Environmental Expenditures	7
201-3	Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans			AR: Pensions and other employee obligations

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			The Environment Energy	7, 8
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization			Energy	7, 8
302-3	Energy intensity			Energy	8

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			The Environment Water Management	7, 8
303-1	Water withdrawal by source			Water Management	7, 8
303-2	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water			Water Management	8

Corporate Responsibility Report 2020

GRI Content Index

102 – General Disclosures

Organizational Profile

Strategy

Ethics and Integrity

Governance

Stakeholder Engagement

Reporting Practice

200 series - Economic

201 – Economic Performance

204 – Procurement Practices

205 – Anti-corruption

206 – Anti-competitive Behavior

300 series – Environmental

301 – Materials

302 – Energy

303 – Water

305 – Emissions

306 – Effluents and Waste

308 – Supplier Environmental Assessment

400 series - Social

401 – Employment

403 – Occupational Health and Safety

404 – Training and Education

405 – Diversity and Equal Opportunity

407 – Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

414 – Supplier Social Assessment

415 – Public policy

Service

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Facts

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GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			Climate Protection The Environment Air Emissions	7, 8, 9
305-1	Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)			Air Emissions Information that exceeds the disclosures required by law can be accessed at this link: https://www.cdp.net/en	7, 8
305-2	Indirect energy-related GHG emissions (Scope 2)			Air Emissions Information that exceeds the disclosures required by law can be accessed at this link: https://www.cdp.net/en	7, 8
305-3	Other indirect GHG emissions (Scope 3)			Air Emissions Information that exceeds the disclosures required by law can be accessed at this link: https://www.cdp.net/en	7, 8
305-5	Reduction of GHG emissions			The Corporate Responsibility Strategy Product Sustainability Climate Protection Environmental Investments Information that exceeds the disclosures required by law can be accessed at this link: https://www.cdp.net/en	8, 9
305-7	Nitrogen oxides (NO_X), sulfur oxides (SO_X), and other significant air emissions			Air Emissions SO₂-Emissions NO_x-Emissions Captured dust emissions Organic air pollutants	7, 8

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			Transparency in the Supply Chain	8
308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria			All new and existing raw materials suppliers for steel production were screened using environmental criteria.	8

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			health & safety ISO 45001
403-2	Types and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities		1	Lost time injury frequency rate Health status Collection of detailed data is not relevant to the company for controlling purposes. Hence the data are not reported in full pursuant to GRI.

GRI Code	Description	Reported	Reasons for Omission	Reference / Explanation	UNGC

103	Management approach disclosures			Transparency in the Supply Chain	2
414-1	New suppliers that were screened using social criteria			All new and existing raw materials suppliers for steel production were screened based on social criteria.	2