Annual Report 2006 | GRI content index

	CORPORATE INFORMATION	OPERATIONAL REVIEW	SUSTAINABILITY	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GRI content index

GRI benchmark		Page	Comment
GENERAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
1.1	Mission statement	2
1.2	Chief executive's report	16, 48	Chief Executive's review
2.1	Name of organisation		Cover
2.2	Major products and services	IFC	Operational reviews
2.3	Operational structure	6	Group structure
2.4	Description of operating companies' business	28, 43	Operational reviews
2.6	Nature of ownership	82, 86	Shareholders
2.10	Contact information	197	Corporate administration
2.11	Reporting period	108, 170	Annual Financial Statements
2.12	Date of most recent previous report		2005 annual report
2.13	Boundaries of report		Predominantly South Africa
2.14	Significant changes in size,
	structure, ownership
	or products/services that	27	Chief Executive's review,
	have occurred since the
	previous report	28, 43	Operational reviews
2.15	Basis for reporting	16, 27	Chief Executive's review;
	Basis for reporting	108, 170	Annual financial statements
2.16	Explanation of the nature and effect of any	108, 170	Annual Financial Statements
	restatement
2.17	Decisions not to apply GRI		Not applicable
	principles or protocols
2.18	Criteria/definitions	108, 170	Annual Financial Statements
2.19	Significant changes in		Not applicable
	measurement
2.20/	Policies and internal		Policies available on request
2.21	Practices to enhance and
	provide assurance about the
	accuracy, completeness and
	reliability of the
	sustainability report
2.22	Additional information and		Corporate Communications
	reports on sustainability
3.1	Governance structure	89, 101	Corporate governance
3.2	Percentage board of	89, 101	Corporate governance
	directors that are
	independent non-executives	184, 187	Directorate profile
3.3	Board member expertise	184, 187	Directorate profile
3.4	Board level processes	89, 101	Corporate governance
3.5	Link between executive	102, 107	Remuneration Report
	compensation and
	objectives
3.6	Organisational structure and	8 9	Executive committee
	key responsibilities	93	Corporate governance
3.7	Mission statement and code of conduct	46	Sustainability Report
3.8	Mechanisms for	98	Annual general meetings
	shareholders to provide		Direct communication to the group
	comment
3.9	Major stakeholders	44, 88	Sustainability Report
3.10	Stakeholder consultation	44, 88	Sustainability Report
		189	Annual general meetings
3.11	Stakeholder information	98	Corporate governance
			Annual report; Interim report
		44, 88	Sustainability Report
3.12	Use of stakeholder information		Annual report; Interim report
3.13	Precautionary approach		Not applicable
3.14	Economic, environment and social charters	44, 88	Sustainability Report
3.15	Industry and business associations	28, 43	Operational reviews
3.16	Policies/systems to manage upstream and	44, 88	Sustainability Report
	downstream impacts
3.17	Approach to manage impacts	78, 81	Sustainability Report - Environment

3.18	Decisions regarding locations and change in	28, 43	Operational reviews
	operations
3.19	Programmes and procedures
	relating to economic and
	environmental performance:
	- priority and target setting	44, 88	Sustainability Report
	- major programmes to improve performance	16, 27	Chief Executive's review
	- internal communication and training	62	Sustainability Report
	- performance monitoring	44, 88	Sustainability Report
	- internal and external auditing	95, 97	Corporate governance risk
			management
	- senior management	16 27	Chief Executive's review, Corporate
	review	92, 111	governance, Directors' Report
3.20	Certification status	50, 76	Sustainability Report
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
EC1	Revenue	127	Income statement
EC2	Geographic break-down of markets	158 - 161	Segment information
EC3	Cost of goods	131	Notes to financial statements
EC4	Percentage of contracts paid in accordance with terms		Not measured
EC5	Employment costs	51	Value-added statement
EC6	Distributions to providers of capital	51 131	Value-added statement Notes to financial statements
EC7	Increase/decrease in retained earnings	128	Statement of changes in equity
EC8	Taxes paid	51	Notes to financial statements
EC9	Subsidies received		Not disclosed
EC10	Donations to communities	56 - 61	Sustainability Report
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 pages 73, 81
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are wastes from sources external to the reporting organisation		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN3	Direct energy use		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN4	Indirect energy use		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN5	Total water use		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN6	Location and size of land owned, leased or managed in biodiversity rich habitats		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN7	Description of the major impacts on biodiversity		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN8	Greenhouse gas emissions		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN9	Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN10	Significant air emissions by type		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN11	Total amount of waste by type and destination		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN12	Significant discharges to water by type		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN13	Significant spills of chemicals, oils and fuels		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN14	Significant environmental impacts of principal products and services		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN15	Percentage of weight of products sold that is reclaimable versus the percentage that is actually reclaimed		Limited impact certain operations are ISO compliant, see Sustainability Report pages 73, 81
EN16	Incidents of and fines for	73	Sustainability Report
	non-compliance associated
	with environmental issues
EN17	Initiatives to use renewable	n/a
	energy sources
EN18	Energy consumption	73- 81	Sustainability Report
	footprint of major products
EN19	Other direct (upstream/	n/a
	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	n/a
	protected and sensitive areas
EN26	Changes to natural habitats	n/a
EN27	Strategies for protecting and	n/a
	restoring native ecosystems
	and species in degraded
	areas
*Under development n/a Not applicable
EN28	Number of IUCN Red List	n/a
	species with habitats in
	areas affected by operations
EN29	Business units currently	n/a
	operating or planning
	operations in or around
	protected or sensitive areas
EN30	Other relevant indirect	*
	greenhouse gas emissions
EN31	All production, transport,	n/a
	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		not measured
	relative to environmental
	components or programmes
	and procedures
EN34	Significant environmental	*
	impacts of transportation
	used for logistical purposes
EN35	Total environment	*
	expenditure by type
*Under development n/a Not applicable
SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Labour practices
LA1	Breakdown of workforce	63	Sustainability Report
LA2	Employment creation and	51	Value-added statement
	average revenue
LA3	Trade Union representation	99	Corporate governance
LA4	Policy and procedures	99	Corporate governance
	involving information,
	consultation and negotiation
	with employees over
	changes in the reporting
	organisation's operations
LA5	Occupational accidents and	73	Sustainability Report SHE
	diseases
LA6	Health and Safety Committees	74	Sustainability Report SHE
LA7	Injury, lost days and	*
	absentee rates
LA8	HIV/Aids policies or	67	Sustainability Report
	programmes
LA9	Training per employee level,	*
	gender and ethnic split
LA10	Equal opportunity policies or	64	Sustainability Report
	programmes and the	100	Corporate governance
	monitoring thereof
LA11	Composition of senior	89 101	Corporate governance
	management and corporate
	governance bodies
LA12	Employee benefits beyond		Not disclosed
	those legally mandated
LA13	Provision for formal worker	99	Corporate governance
	representation in decisionmaking
*Under development
LA14	Compliance with the ILO	73 81	Sustainability Report SHE
	guidelines for occupational
	health management systems
LA15	Formal agreements with	96 97	Corporate governance
	trade unions covering health
	and safety at work and
	proportion of workforce
	covered by such agreements
LA16	Programmes to support the	62 66	Sustainability Report
	continued employability of	100	Corporate governance
	employees and to manage
	career developments
LA17	Policies and programmes for skills	62 66	Sustainability Report
	management	100	Corporate governance
Human rights
HR1	Policies, guidelines,	99	Corporate governance
	corporate structure and
	procedures to deal with all
	aspects of human rights
HR2	Evidence of consideration of	47	Corporate code of conduct
	human rights impacts as
	part of investment and
	procurement
HR3	Policies and procedures to	47	Corporate code of conduct
	evaluate and address
	human rights performance
	within the supply chain and
	contractors
HR4	Global policy procedures/	100	Corporate governance
	programmes preventing all
	forms of discrimination in operations
*Under development
HR5	Freedom of association policy	99	Corporate governance statement
HR6	Child labour policy		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR7	Forced and compulsory labour policy		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR8	Employee training on policies and practices concerning all aspects of human rights relevant to operations		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR9	Appeal practices
HR10	Non-retaliation policy and employee grievance system		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR11	Human rights training for security personnel		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR12	Description of policies, guidelines and procedures to address the needs of indigenous people		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR13	Description of jointly managed community grievance mechanisms/authority		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
HR14	Share of operating revenues from the area of operations that are redistributed to local communities		Human rights are recognised and observed in all of Altron's internal policies
Society
SO1	Policies to manage impacts	56 61	Sustainability Report
	on communities
SO2	Policy/procedures for	47	Corporate code of conduct
	addressing bribery and	97	Corporate governance
	corruption
SO3	Description of policy,		Government, regulatory authority
	procedures/management
	systems for managing
	political lobbying and
	contributions
SO4	Awards received	49	Chief Executive's review
SO5	Money paid to political parties	47	Corporate code of conduct
			Articles of association
SO6	Court decisions regarding		No court cases instituted against
	cases pertaining to anti-trust		Altron
	and monopoly regulations
SO7	Policies/procedures for		Procedures are in place at the
	preventing anti-competitive		operating company level
	behaviour
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		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR3	Policy/procedures relating to consumer privacy		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR4	Non-compliance with customer health and safety regulations		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR5	Complaints upheld by regarding the health and safety of products and services		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR6	Voluntary code compliance, product labels or awards with respect to social and environmental responsibility		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR7	Non-compliance concerning product information and labelling		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR8	Policies/procedures and mechanisms related to customer satisfaction		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR9	Policies/procedures for adherence to standards and voluntary codes related to advertising		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR10	Breaches of advertising and marketing regulations		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
PR11	Complaints regarding breaches of consumer privacy		Internal policies are in place at the operating company level
Corporate social responsibility management
CSR1	Social elements of CSR policy	56, 61	Sustainability Report
CSR2	Structure and relevant CSR	56, 61	Sustainability Report
	responsibilities
CSR3	CSR audit	*
CSR4	Procedures for handling	98	Corporate governance
	issues sensitive to stakeholders
CSR5	Non-compliance incidents	95	Corporate governance risk
	with any law or regulatory		management
	code of conduct
CSR6	Stakeholder dialogue and	98	Corporate governance
	involvement procedures
*Under development
Internal social performance
INT1	Social responsibility issues	59	Sustainability Report
	covered in the human
	resources policies
INT2	Staff turnover	63	Corporate governance
			Employment Equity/Workforce
			profile
INT3	Employee satisfaction	*
INT4	Remuneration of senior	102 107	Remuneration Report
	management and board of directors
INT5	Bonuses that contain		Not applicable
	additional sustainability
	elements
INT6	Ratio of female to male	*
	salaries, including bonuses,
	per hierarchy level
INT7	Employee profile per	*
	hierarchy level
Performance to society
SOC1	Contributions to charitable	56, 61	Sustainability Report
	causes, community
	investments and commercial
	sponsorships
SOC2	Economic value added	51	Sustainability Report
			Value-added statement
Suppliers
SUP1	Policies/procedures to	52- 55	BBBEE Sustainability Report
	screen suppliers' social
	performance
SUP2	Supplier satisfaction	*
*Under development


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