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      Partly reported

      AR

      Annual Report 2020/21

      UNGC

      As a participant of the UN Global Compact, voestalpine is obligated to publish an annual progress report. The column labeled “UNGC” indicates those of the ten principles in regards to which the disclosures provide specific information.

      Reasons for omission:

      1

      Not applicable

      2

      Limited due to non-disclosure agreements

      3

      Explicit legal prohibitions

      4

      No information available

      102: General disclosures (2016)

      Organizational Profile

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      102-1

       

      Name of the organization

       

       

       

       

      About This Report

       

       

      102-2

       

      Activities, brands, products, and services

       

       

       

       

      The Four Divisions

       

       

      102-3

       

      Location of headquarters

       

       

       

       

      Figures, Data, Facts

       

       

      102-4

       

      Location of operations

       

       

       

       

      AR: Worldwide Presence
      AR: Investments

       

       

      102-5

       

      Ownership and legal form

       

       

       

       

      About This Report
      Development of the Key Financial Indicators

       

       

      102-6

       

      Markets served

       

       

       

       

      Development of the Key Financial Indicators

       

       

      102-7

       

      Scale of the organization

       

       

       

       

      AR: Development of the Key Financial Indicators
      AR: Overview of the 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 remained largely unchanged in the reporting period. Changes in the scope of consolidation are described in the Annual Report 2021/22.

       

       

      102-11

       

      Precautionary Principle or approach

       

       

       

       

      Ethical Corporate Management
      Risk Management
      Environment

       

       

      102-12

       

      External initiatives

       

       

       

       

      voestalpine is a supporter of the UN Global Compact (UNGC) as well as a signatory of the worldsteel Sustainability Charter and the Austrian Diversity Charter. In addition, voestalpine commits to the 12 Principles of the ResponsibleSteel Standard.

       

       

      102-13

       

      Membership in associations and interest groups

       

       

       

       

      Sustainable Development Goals

       

       

      Strategy

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      102-14

       

      Statement from the most senior decision maker

       

       

       

       

      Preface

       

       

      Ethics and Integrity

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      102-16

       

      Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

       

       

       

       

      Strategic Spheres of Action
      Compliance

       

      10

      Governance

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      102-18

       

      Governance structure

       

       

       

       

      Corporate Responsibility Management
      The Management Board
      AR: Supervisory Board of voestalpine AG
      AR: Management Board of voestalpine AG

       

       

      Stakeholder Engagement

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI 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
      While voestalpine is in constant contact with the stakeholders, they have not been integrated into the report preparation process over and above such contact.

       

       

      102-44

       

      Key topics and concerns raised

       

       

       

       

      Stakeholder Communication
      Corporate Responsibility Management
      Material Topics

       

       

      Reporting Practice

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      102-45

       

      Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

       

       

       

       

      About This Report
      AR: Investments

       

       

      102-46

       

      Defining 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

       

       

       

       

      There are no restatements of information provided in previous CR Reports.

       

       

      102-49

       

      Changes in reporting

       

       

       

       

      The list of material topics was expanded by the topics, “EU Taxonomy” and “Taxes.” The reporting thereon is contained on Ethical Corporate Management:
      EU Taxonomy
      Taxes

       

       

      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 point 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 200: Economy

      201 – Economic Performance

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Strategic Spheres of Action
      Climate Action
      AR: Outlook

       

      7

      201-1

       

      Direct economic value generated and distributed

       

       

       

       

      AR: Consolidated Management Report 2021/22
      AR: Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 2021/22
      AR: Consolidated Statement of Other Comprehensive Income 2021/22

       

       

      201-2

       

      Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change

       

       

       

       

      Climate Action
      Environmental Investments
      Environmental Expenditures

       

      7

      201-3

       

      Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans

       

       

       

       

      AR: Pensions and Other Employee Obligations

       

       

      204 – Procurement Practices

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Transparency in the Supply Chain

       

       

      204-1

       

      Proportion of spending on local suppliers

       

       

      2

       

      Local Suppliers
      Data cannot be reported in full due to non-disclosure agreements.

       

       

      205 – Anti-Corruption

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Ethical Corporate Management

       

      10

      205-2

       

      Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

       

       

      4

       

      Compliance
      Due to the data situation, at this time no consolidated description of the training by region and employee category can be provided.

       

      10

      206 – Anti-Competitive Behavior

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Ethical Corporate Management

       

       

      206-1

       

      Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

       

       

       

       

      AR: Provisions

       

       

      207 – Taxes

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Taxes

       

       

      207-1

       

      Tax approach

       

       

       

       

      Taxes

       

       

      207-2

       

      Tax governance, control, and risk management

       

       

       

       

      Taxes

       

       

      207-3

       

      Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax

       

       

       

       

      Taxes

       

       

      207-4

       

      Country-by-country reporting

       

       

       

       

      Taxes
      Taxes: Country-by-Country Reporting
      The country-by-country reporting concerns the business year 2021/22. Hence the period to which the disclosures apply corresponds to the most recent audited consolidated financial statements.

       

       

      GRI 300: Environment

      301 – Materials

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Environment
      Environmental Management Systems
      Environmental Expenditures
      Waste and Recycling Management

       

      8

      301-2

       

      Recycled input materials used

       

       

       

       

      Waste and Recycling Management

       

      8

      302 – Energy

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Environment
      Environmental Management Systems
      Environmental Expenditures
      Energy

       

      7, 8

      302-1

       

      Energy consumption within the organization

       

       

       

       

      Energy
      No consumption of energy for heating and cooling, nor any consumption of steam energy. No sale of energy. Renewable energy is included in the “Other” category.

       

      7, 8

      302-3

       

      Energy intensity

       

       

       

       

      Energy

       

      8

      303 – Water and Effluents

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Environment
      Environmental Management Systems
      Environmental Investments
      Environmental Expenditures
      Water Management

       

      7, 8

      303-1

       

      Interactions with water as a shared resource

       

       

       

       

      Water Management

       

      7, 8

      303-2

       

      Management of water discharge-related impacts

       

       

      4

       

      Water Management
      Currently, this indicator is not reported in full due to the data situation. The data situation will be analyzed over the next few years.

       

      7, 8

      303-3

       

      Water withdrawal

       

       

      4

       

      Water Management
      Currently, this indicator is not reported in full due to the data situation. The data situation will be analyzed over the next few years.

       

      7, 8

      303-5

       

      Water consumption

       

       

      4

       

      Water Management
      Currently, this indicator is not reported in full due to the data situation. The data situation will be analyzed over the next few years.

       

      7, 8

      305 – Emissions

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Climate Action
      Environment
      Environmental Management Systems
      Environmental Investments
      Environmental Expenditures
      Air Emissions

       

      7, 8, 9

      305-1

       

      Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)

       

       

       

       

      Air Emissions
      There are no biogenic emissions. Information that exceeds the disclosures required by law can be accessed at this link: https://www.cdp.net/en

       

      7, 8

      305-2

       

      Energy indirect 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

       

       

       

       

      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 (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions

       

       

      4

       

      Air Emissions
      Measured data are published in the CR Report. In the next business year, the Group-wide collection of data will be expanded by hardly-degradable organic hazardous substances and hazardous air pollutants.

       

      7, 8

      306 – Waste

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Environment
      Environmental Management Systems
      Environmental Investments
      Environmental Expenditures
      Waste and Recycling Management

       

      8

      306-2

       

      Waste by type and disposal method

       

       

       

       

      Waste and Recycling Management

       

      8

      306-2

       

      Management of significant waste-related impacts

       

       

       

       

      Waste and Recycling Management

       

      8

      306-3

       

      Waste generated

       

       

       

       

      Waste and Recycling Management
      Currently, this indicator is not reported in full due to the data situation. The data situation will be analyzed over the next few years.

       

      8

      308 – Supplier Environmental Assessment

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Transparency in the Supply Chain

       

       

      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 400: Social disclosures

      401 – Employment

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Human Resources
      Attractiveness as an Employer
      https://www.voestalpine.com/group/en/jobs/working-at-voestalpine/

       

      6

      401-1

       

      New employee hires and employee turnover

       

       

      1

       

      Employee Structure
      Collection of detailed data is not relevant to the company for controlling purposes. Hence the data are not reported in full pursuant to GRI.

       

      6

      403 – Occupational Health and Safety

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      health & safety
      The health & safety System
      Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate
      Occupational health & safety and Health Promotion
      health & safety Management Systems

       

       

      403-1

       

      Occupational safety and health management system

       

       

       

       

      Occupational health & safety and Health Promotion
      health & safety Management Systems

       

       

      403-2

       

      Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation

       

       

       

       

      The health & safety System
      Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate

       

       

      403-3

       

      Occupational health services

       

       

       

       

      Occupational health & safety and Health Promotion
      health & safety Management Systems

       

       

      403-4

       

      Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety

       

       

       

       

      The health & safety System
      health & safety Training

       

       

      403-5

       

      Worker training on occupational health and safety

       

       

       

       

      health & safety Training

       

       

      403-6

       

      Promotion of worker health

       

       

       

       

      Occupational health & safety and Health Promotion
      health & safety Management Systems

       

       

      403-7

       

      Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships

       

       

       

       

      Workplace Safety at Contractors/Third-Party Entities

       

       

      403-8

       

      Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system

       

       

       

       

      About This Report
      Occupational health & safety and Health Promotion
      health & safety Management Systems
      health & safety Training
      Workplace Safety at Contractors/Third-Party Entities

       

       

      403-9

       

      Work-related injuries

       

       

      1

       

      About This Report
      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.

       

       

      404 – Training and Continuing Education

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Human Resources
      Training and Continuing Professional Development
      Apprentices/Trainees

       

      6

      404-1

       

      Average hours of training per year per employee

       

       

      4

       

      Training and Continuing Professional Development
      No detailed, Group-wide database is available.

       

      6

      404-2

       

      Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs

       

       

       

       

      Training and Continuing Professional Development
      Apprentices/Trainees
      The Stahlstiftung
      Employee Shareholding Scheme

       

      6

      405 – Diversity and Equal Opportunity

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Human Resources
      Equality and Diversity

       

      6

      405-1

       

      Diversity of governance bodies and employees

       

       

       

       

      Equality and Diversity
      AR: Supervisory Board of voestalpine AG
      AR: Management Board of voestalpine AG

       

      6

      407 – Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Human Rights
      Code of Conduct for Business Partners:
      PDF: Code of Conduct for Business Partners

       

      3

      407-1

       

      Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk

       

       

      4

       

      Human Rights
      No detailed, Group-wide database is available due to the scale of the global supplier network.

       

      3

      414 – Supplier Social Assessment

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI 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

      415 – Public Policy

      GRI Standard

       

      GRI Description

       

      Reported

       

      Reasons for Omission

       

      Reference / Explanation

       

      UNGC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      103

       

      Management approach disclosures

       

       

       

       

      Ethical Corporate Management

       

      10

      415-1

       

      Political contributions

       

       

       

       

      In the reporting period, voestalpine did not make any donations or other contributions to politicians and political parties.

       

      10