2007 Sustainability Report

GRI Finder - Socioeconomic

GRI Indicator Description of indicator Where to find information
Disclosure on Management Approach: Economic performance, market presence, indirect economic impacts, organisation-wide goals, policies relating to economic aspects, key successes and shortcomings, major organisational risks and opportunities, major changes in the reporting period to improve performance and key strategies for implementing policies or achieving performance Our Approach to Sustainability, Letter From the CEO, Management Systems, Socioeconomic, Economic Contributions, Our Goals and Progress, Challenge Creates Opportunity
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. Annual Report, Economic Contributions
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change. Climate Change Economics, 2007 Climate Disclosure Project Response
EC3 Coverage of the organization’s defined benefit plan obligations. Benefits Plan
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government. None
EC5 Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation. Wages and Salaries
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. Management Systems, Procurement and Local Hiring
EC7 and MM1 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation. In accordance with our Codes, policies and Management Standards, we hire locally whenever possible. However, this indicator does not accurately represent the nature of our business. We operate in remote places where it is not always possible to hire locally for senior management positions. Statistics on local hiring are therefore not collected at the Group level, although some individual business units do collect this information.
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. Economic Contributions, Communities
EC9 Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. Goals and Progress Table
MM1 Identify those sites where the local economic contribution and development impact is of particular significance and interest to stakeholders (eg. remote sites) and outline policies with respect to assessing this contribution. Communities, Challenge Creates Opportunity, Economic Contributions
MM2 Value added disaggregated to country level. Economic Contributions, Benefits Plan, Procurement and Local Hiring, Wages and Salaries