GRI benchmark
General performance indicators |
Comment |
Page Number |
| 1 |
Mission statement |
Sustainability Report |
26 |
| 1.2 |
Chief Executive report |
Chief Executive's Review |
12 – 17 |
| 2.1 |
Name of organisation |
Cover |
Inside cover |
| 2.2 |
Major products and services |
Operational Reviews |
18 – 24 |
| 2.3 |
Operational structure |
Group Structure |
4 |
| 2.4 |
Description of operating companies' business |
Operational Reviews |
18 – 24 |
| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership |
Shareholders |
29 – 32 |
| 2.10 |
Contact information |
Corporate Administration |
120 |
| 2.11 |
Reporting period |
Annual Financial Statements |
61 – 102, 120 |
| 2.12 |
Date of most recent previous report |
2004 Annual Report |
Not applicable |
| 2.13 |
Boundaries of report |
Predominantly South Africa |
|
| 2.14 |
Significant changes in size, structure, ownership of products/services
that have occurred since the previous report |
Group Structure, Chairman’s
Review,
Chief Executive’s Review,
Operational Reviews |
4, 8 – 11
12 – 17
18 – 24 |
| 2.15 |
Basis for reporting |
Chief Executive’s Review,
Annual Financial Statements |
12 – 17
61 – 102 |
| 2.16 |
Explanation of the nature and effect of any restatement |
Annual
Financial Statements |
61 – 102 |
| 2.17 |
Decisions not to apply GRI principles or protocols |
Not applicable |
|
| 2.18 |
Criteria/definitions |
Annual Financial
Statements |
61 – 102 |
| 2.19 |
Significant changes in measurement |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
2.20 /
2.21 |
Policies and internal practices enhance and provide assurance
about the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the sustainability
report |
Policies available on request |
|
| 2.22 |
Additional information and reports on sustainability |
Corporate Communications |
|
| 3.1 |
Governance structure |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 – 54 |
| 3.2 |
Percentage of board directors that are independent non-executive |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 – 54,
110 – 112 |
| 3.3 |
Board member expertise |
Directors’ Profiles |
110 – 112 |
| 3.4 |
Board level processes |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 – 54 |
| 3.5 |
Link between executive compensation and objectives |
Remuneration Report |
55 |
| 3.6 |
Organisational structure and key responsibilities |
Executive Committee |
6, 50 |
| 3.7 |
Mission statement and code of conduct |
Sustainability Report |
26 |
| 3.8 |
Mechanisms for shareholders to provide comment |
Annual General Meetings
Direct Communication to the group |
|
| 3.9 |
Major stakeholders |
Sustainability Report |
26 – 47 |
| 3.10 |
Stakeholder consultation |
Annual General Meeting
Sustainability Report |
26 – 47 |
| 3.11 |
Stakeholder information |
Annual Report, Interim Report, Sustainability Report |
26 – 47 |
| 3.12 |
Use of stakeholder information |
Annual Report, Interim Report |
|
| 3.13 |
Precautionary approach |
Not applicable |
|
| 3.14 |
Economic, environmental and social charters |
Sustainability Report |
26 – 47 |
| 3.15 |
Industry and business associations |
Operational Reviews |
18 – 24 |
| 3.16 |
Policies/systems to manage upstream and downstream impacts |
Sustainability Report |
26 – 47 |
| 3.17 |
Approach to manage impacts |
Sustainability Report – Environment |
44 – 47 |
| 3.18 |
Decisions regarding locations and change in operations |
Operational Reviews |
18 – 24 |
| 3.19 |
Programmes and procedures relating to social, economic
and environmental performance
– priority and target setting
– major programmes to improve performance
– internal communication
and training
– performance monitoring
– internal and external auditing
– senior management review
|
Sustainability Report
Chief Executive’s Review
Sustainability Report
Sustainability Report
Risk Management
Chief Executive's Review, Directors' Report |
26 – 47
12
26 – 47
26 – 47
51
12, 61
|
| 3.20 |
Certification status |
Sustainability Report |
45 |
| Economic
performance indicators
|
| EC1 |
Net sales |
Income Statement |
71 |
| EC2 |
Geographic break-down of markets |
Segment Information |
98 – 99 |
| EC3 |
Cost of goods |
Notes to Financial Statements |
75 |
| EC4 |
Percentage of contracts paid in accordance
with terms |
Not measured |
|
| EC5 |
Employment costs |
Value Added Statement |
28 |
| EC6 |
Distributions to providers of capital |
Notes to Financial Statements |
75 |
| EC7 |
Increase/decrease in retained earnings |
Statement of Changes in
Equity |
72 |
| EC8 |
Taxes paid |
Notes to Financial Statements |
75 |
| EC9 |
Subsidies received |
Not disclosed |
|
| EC10 |
Donations to communities |
Not disclosed |
|
| EC11 |
Supplier breakdown |
Not disclosed |
|
| EC12 |
Total spend on non-core infrastructure |
Not disclosed |
|
| EC13 |
Organisation’s direct economic impact |
Not disclosed |
|
| EN1 |
Total material use, other than water |
Limited
impact – certain operations
are ISO compliant – see
Sustainability Report, pgs 44 – 47. |
| EN2 |
Percentage of materials used that are wastes
from
sources external to the reporting organisation |
| EN3 |
Direct energy use |
| EN4 |
Indirect energy use |
| EN5 |
Total water use |
| EN6 |
Location and size of land owned, leased or
managed in
biodiversity rich habitats |
| EN7 |
Description of the major impacts on biodiversity |
| EN8 |
Greenhouse gas emissions |
| EN9 |
Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances |
| EN10 |
Significant air emissions by type |
| EN11 |
Total amount of waste by type and destination |
| EN12 |
Significant discharges to water by type |
| EN13 |
Significant spills of chemicals, oils and
fuels |
| EN14 |
Significant environmental impacts of principal
products
and services |
| EN15 |
Percentage of weight of products sold that
is reclaimable
versus the percentage that is actually reclaimed |
| EN16 |
Incidents of and fines for non-compliance
associated with
environmental issues |
| EN17 |
Initiatives to use renewable energy sources |
| EN18 |
Energy consumption footprint of major products |
| EN19 |
Other direct (upstream/downstream) energy
use
and implications |
| EN20 |
Water sources and related ecosystems/habitats
significantly affected by use of water |
| EN21 |
Annual withdrawals of ground and surface water |
| EN22 |
Total recycling and re-use of water |
| EN23 |
Total amount of land owned, leased or managed
for
production activities or extractive use |
| EN24 |
Amount of impermeable surface as a percentage
of land
purchased or leased |
| EN25 |
Impacts of activities on protected and sensitive
areas |
| EN26 |
Changes to natural habitats |
| EN27 |
Strategies for protecting and restoring native
ecosystems
and species in degraded areas |
| EN28 |
Number of IUCN Red List species with habitats
in areas
affected by operations |
| EN29 |
Business units currently operating or planning
operations
in or around protected or sensitive areas |
| EN30 |
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions |
| EN31 |
All production, transport, import or export
of any waste
deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention |
| EN32 |
Water sources and related ecosystems/Habitats
significantly
affected by discharges of water and runoff |
| EN33 |
Performance of suppliers relative to environmental
components or programmes and procedures |
| EN34 |
Significant environmental impacts of transportation
used for logistical purposes |
| EN35 |
Total environment expenditure by type |
| Social
performance indicators
|
| Labour practice |
| LA1 |
Breakdown of workforce |
Corporate Governance Statement |
53 |
| LA2 |
Employment creation and average revenue |
Information system being
developed
to measure this |
51 – 54 |
| LA3 |
Trade Union Representation |
Not disclosed |
|
| LA4 |
Policy and procedures involving information,
consultation and negotiation with employees over changes
in the reporting organisation's operations |
Corporate Governance
statement |
48 |
| LA5 |
Occupational accidents and diseases |
Environment |
44 – 47 |
| LA6 |
Health and safety committees |
Environment |
44 – 47 |
| LA7 |
Injury, lost days and absentee rates |
Information system being
developed
to measure this |
|
| LA8 |
HIV/Aids policies or programmes |
Sustainability Report |
41 |
| LA9 |
Training per employee level, gender and ethnic
split |
Information system being
developed
to measure this |
51 |
| LA10 |
Equal opportunity policies or programmes and
the monitoring thereof |
Information system being
developed
to measure this |
51 |
| LA11 |
Composition of senior management and corporate
governance bodies |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 – 54 |
| LA12 |
Employee benefits beyond those legally mandated |
Not disclosed |
|
| LA13 |
Provision for formal worker representation
in decision-making |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 |
| LA14 |
Compliance with the ILO Guidelines for Occupational
Health Management Systems |
Environment |
44 – 47 |
| LA15 |
Formal agreements with trade unions covering
health and safety at work and proportion of workforce covered
by such agreements |
Information system being
developed
to measure this |
51 |
| LA16 |
Programmes to support the continued employability
of employees and to manage career development |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 |
| LA17 |
Policies and programmes for skills management |
Corporate Governance Statement |
48 |
| Human
rights
|
| HR1 |
Policies, guidelines, corporate structure
and procedures to deal with all aspects of human rights |
Human
rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron’s
internal policies |
| HR2 |
Evidence of consideration of human rights
impacts as part of the investment and procurement |
| HR3 |
Policies and procedures to evaluate and address
human rights performance within the supply chain and contractors |
| HR4 |
Global policy procedures/programmes preventing
all forms of discrimination in operations |
| HR5 |
Freedom of association policy |
| HR6 |
Child labour policy |
| HR7 |
Forced and compulsory labour policy |
| HR8 |
Employee training on policies and practices
concerning all aspects of human rights relevant to operations |
| HR9 |
Appeal practices |
| HR10 |
Non-retaliation policy and employee grievance
system |
| HR11 |
Human rights training for security personnel |
| HR12 |
Description of policies, guidelines and procedures
to address the needs of indigenous people |
| HR13 |
Description of jointly managed community grievance
mechanisms/authority |
| HR14 |
Share of operating revenues from the area
of operations that are redistributed to local communities |
| Society
|
| SO1 |
Policies to manage impacts on communities |
Social Investment |
36 – 41 |
| SO2 |
Policy/procedures for addressing bribery and
corruption |
Corporate Code of Conduct
|
26 |
| SO3 |
Description of policy, procedures/management
systems for managing political lobbying and contributions |
Government, Regulatory Authorities |
|
| SO4 |
Awards received |
Chief Executive’s
Review,
Operational Reviews
|
12 – 17
18 – 24 |
| SO5 |
Money paid to political parties |
Corporate Code of Conduct |
26 |
| SO6 |
Court decisions regarding cases pertaining
to anti-trust and monopoly regulations |
No court cases instituted
against Altron |
|
| SO7 |
Policies/procedures for preventing anti-competitive
behaviour |
Not disclosed but procedures
are in place at the operating company level. |
|
| Product
responsibility
|
| PR1 |
Policy for preserving customer health and
safety during use of products and services |
Internal
policies are in place at the operating company level |
| PR2 |
Policy/procedures related to product information
and labelling |
| PR3 |
Policy/procedures relating to consumer privacy |
| PR4 |
Non-compliance with customer health and safety
regulations |
| PR5 |
Complaints upheld by regarding the health
and safety of products and services |
| PR6 |
Voluntary code compliance, product labels
or awards with respect to social and environmental responsibility |
| PR7 |
Non-compliance concerning product information
and labelling |
| PR8 |
Policies/procedures and mechanisms related
to customer satisfaction |
| PR9 |
Policies/procedures for adherence to standards
and voluntary codes related to advertising |
| PR10 |
Breaches of advertising and marketing regulations |
| PR11 |
Complaints regarding breaches of consumer
privacy |
| Financial
services guidelines
|
| Corporate
social responsibility management
|
| CSR1 |
Social elements of SR Policy |
Social Investment |
36 – 41 |
| CSR2 |
Structure and relevant CSR responsibilities |
Social Investment |
36 – 41 |
| CSR3 |
CSR audit |
Social Investment |
36 – 41 |
| CSR4 |
Procedures for handling issues sensitive to stakeholders |
Sustainability Report |
26 |
| CSR5 |
Non-compliance incidents with any law or regulatory code
of conduct |
Risk Management |
51 |
| CSR6 |
Stakeholder dialogue and involvement procedures |
Sustainability Report |
26 |
| Internal
social performance
|
| INT1 |
Social responsibility issues covered in the human resources
policies |
Information system being developed to measure
this |
51 |
| INT2 |
Staff turnover |
Corporate Governance Statement –
Employment Equity |
53 |
| INT3 |
Employee satisfaction |
Information system being developed to measure
this |
51 |
| INT4 |
Remuneration of senior management and board of directors |
Remuneration Report |
55 |
| INT5 |
Bonuses that contain additional sustainability elements |
Not applicable |
– |
| INT6 |
Ratio of female to male salaries, including bonuses, per
hierarchy level |
Information system being
developed to measure this |
51 |
| INT7 |
Employee profile per hierarchy level |
53 |
| Performance
to society
|
| SOC1 |
Contributions to charitable causes, community investments
and commercial sponsorships |
Social Investment |
36 – 41 |
| SOC2 |
Economic value added |
28 |
| Suppliers
|
| SUP1 |
Policies/procedures to screen suppliers’ social performance |
BEE Report |
33 |
| SUP2 |
Supplier satisfaction |
– |
