| GRI Requirements |
What we report |
| 1.
Vision and Strategy |
| 1.1 Statement of the
organisation's vision and strategy regarding its contribution to sustainable
development |
Statements
of vision and strategy in this report are limited to the EHS elements
of sustainability. Additional related information can be found in
other sections of gsk.com.
Links:
Vision
Plan for Excellence
Stakeholders
Issues |
| Present overall vision for
the future, particularly with regard to managing the challenges associates
with economic, environmental and social performance answering, at
a minimum the following questions |
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What are the main issues for
the organisation related to the major themes of sustainable
development |
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How are stakeholders included in identifying these
issues |
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For each issue, which stakeholders
are most affected by the organisation |
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How are these issues reflected in the organisation's
values and integrated into the business strategies |
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What are the organisation's objectives and actions
on these issues |
| 1.2 CEO Statement
(or equivalent senior manager) describing key elements of the report |
Links:
Executive Statements
Targets
Stakeholder engagement |
| Recommended elements of a
CEO statement include |
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Highlights of report content and commitment to targets |
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Description of the commitment to economic, environmental
and social goals |
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Statement of successes and failures |
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Performance against benchmarks such as previous year
performance, targets and industry sector norms |
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Approach to stakeholder engagement |
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Major challenges in integrating responsibilities for
financial performance with those for economic, environmental and social
performance including implications for future business strategy |
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| 2.
Profile |
| Organisational
Profile |
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| 2.1 Name of reporting
organisation |
Link:
About GSK |
| 2.2 Major products |
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| 2.3 Operational structure
of the organisation |
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| 2.4 Description of
major divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries and joint ventures |
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| 2.5 Countries in which
the organisation's operations are located |
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| 2.6 Nature of ownership;
legal form |
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| 2.7 Nature of markets
served |
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| 2.8 Scale of reporting
organisation |
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Number of employees |
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Products produced (quantity or volume) |
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Net sales |
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Total capitalisation broken down in terms
of debt and equity |
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Value added |
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Total assets |
| Breakdowns of |
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Sales by countries/regions that make up
5 percent or more of total revenues |
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Major products |
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Costs by country/region |
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Employees by country/region |
| This should include indirect
employees |
2.9 List of stakeholders
List and relationship to organisations such as |
Link:
EHS Stakeholders |
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Communities (locations, nature of interest) |
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Customers |
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Shareholders |
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Suppliers |
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Trade unions |
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Workforce |
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Other stakeholders |
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| Report
Scope |
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| 2.10 Contact person |
Link:
Report Scope |
| 2.11 Reporting period |
| 2.12 Date of most
recent previous report |
| 2.13 Boundaries of
report (countries, regions, products, services, divisions, facilities,
joint ventures, subsidiaries, any specific limitations |
| 2.14 Significant changes
in size structure, ownership or products |
| 2.15 Basis for reporting
on joint ventures, partially owned subsidiaries, leased facilities,
out-sourced operations and other situations that can affect comparability
from period to period |
| 2.16 Nature and effect
or any re-statements of information from earlier reports |
There are statements throughout the
performance section giving details of the history of changes to measures |
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| Report
Profile |
This web site is dedicated to the
EHS aspects of sustainability |
| 2.17 Decision not
to apply GRI |
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| 2.18 Criteria and
definitions used in accounting for economic, environmental and social
costs and benefits |
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| 2.19 Significant changes
from previous years in the measurement methods applied to key economic,
social and environmental information |
Measurement methods explained
for all measures.
Link:
Performance |
| 2.20 Policies and
internal practices to enhance and provide assurance about the accuracy,
completeness and reliability that can be placed on the sustainability
report |
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| 2.21 Policy and current
practice with regard to providing independent assurance for the full
report |
Link:
ERM
Verification Statement |
| 2.22 Means by which
users can obtain additional information and reports about economic,
social and environmental aspects of the organisation's activities |
Link:
GSK
Publications |
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| 3.
Governance Structure and Management Systems |
| Structure
and Governance |
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3.1 Governance structure
of the organisation, including major committees under the board of
directors that are responsible for setting strategy and for oversight
of the organisation.
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Link:
EHS
Governance |
| 3.2 Percentage of
the board of directors that are independent, non-executive directors. |
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| 3.3 Process for determining
the expertise board members need to guide the strategic direction
of the organisation, including issues related to environmental and
social risks and opportunities. |
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| 3.4 Board level processes
for overseeing the organisation's identification and management
of economic, environmental and social risks and opportunities. |
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| 3.5 Linkage between
executive compensation and achievement of the organisation's
financial and non-financial goals (e.g. environmental performance,
labour practices). |
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| 3.6 Organisational
structure and key individuals responsible for oversight, implementation
and audit of economic, environmental, social and related policies. |
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| 3.7 Mission and values
statements, internally developed codes of conduct or principles and
policies relevant to economic, environmental and social performance
and the status of implementation. |
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| 3.8 Mechanisms for
shareholders to provide recommendations or direction to the board
of directors. |
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| Stakeholder
Engagement |
Link:
Stakeholder
Communication |
3.9 Basis for identification
and selection of major stakeholders.
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| 3.10 Approaches to
stakeholder consultation reported in terms of frequency of consultations
by type and by stakeholder group. |
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| 3.11 Type of information
generated by stakeholder consultations. |
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| 3.12 Use of information
resulting from stakeholder engagements. |
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| Overarching
Policies and Management Systems |
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| 3.13 Explanation of
whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed
by the organisation. |
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| 3.14 External developed,
voluntary economic, environmental and social charters, sets of principles
or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or which
it endorses. |
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| 3.15 Principal memberships
in industry and business associations and/or national and international
advocacy organisations. |
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| 3.16 Policies and/or
systems for managing upstream and downstream impacts including:supply
chain management as it pertains to outsourcing and supplier environmental
and social performanceProduct and service stewardship initiatives. |
Links:
Contract Manufacturing
Designing Products
for Environmental Sustainability
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| 3.17 Reporting organisation's
approach to managing indirect economic, environmental and social impacts
resulting from its activities. |
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| 3.18 Major decisions
during the reporting period regarding the location of, or changes
in, operations. |
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| 3.19 Programmes and
procedures pertaining to economic, environmental and social performance.
Include discussion of: |
Links:
Targets
Environmental
Programmes
Performance
Audit |
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priority and target setting |
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major programmes to improve performance |
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internal communication and training |
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performance monitoring |
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internal and external auditing |
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senior management review |
| 3.20 Status of certification
pertaining to economic, environmental and social management systems.
Include adherence to environmental management standards, labour or
social accountability management systems or other management systems
for which formal certifications is available. |
Link:
Certification
of EHS Management Systems |
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| 4.
GRI Content Index |
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| 4.1 A table identifying
location of each element of the GRI Report Content, by section and
indicator |
This table |
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| 5.
Performance Indicators |
| Economic
Performance Indicators |
Economic performance indicators are
beyond the scope of the EHS report and web site |
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| Environmental
Performance Indicators |
Bold numbers
are core indicators |
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| Materials |
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| EN1 -
Total materials use other than water, by type. Provide definitions
used for types of materials. Report in tonnes, kilograms or volume. |
We report kilograms of volatile
organic compounds but we do not report other materials specifically
Link:
Volatile Organic Compounds
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| EN2 -
Percentage of materials used that are wastes (processed or unprocessed)
from sources external to the reporting organisation. Refers to both
post-consumer recycled material and waste from industrial sources.
Report in tonnes, kilograms or volume. |
We have recycled solvents from our
own operations and we may have recycled packaging material from our
own processes. We don't collect any information about recycled
material from outside sources |
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| Energy |
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EN3 -
Direct energy use segmented by primary source. Report on all energy
sources used by the reporting organisation for its own operations
as well as for the production and delivery of energy products (e.g.
electricity or heat) to other organisations in joules
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Link:
Energy |
| EN4 -
Indirect energy use. Report on all energy used to produce and deliver
energy products purchased by the reporting organisation (e.g. electricity
or heat) |
Link:
Energy |
| EN17 - Initiatives to
use renewable energy sources and to increase energy efficiency |
Not collected centrally |
| EN18 - Energy consumption
footprint (annualised lifetime energy requirement) of major products
in joules |
Not collected |
| EN19 - Other indirect
(upstream or downstream) energy use and implications such as organisational
travel, product lifecycle management and use of energy intensive materials |
Link:
Global Warming Potential from Transport |
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| Water |
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| EN5 - Total
water use |
Link:
Water
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| EN20 - Water sources and related
ecosystems/ habitats significantly affected by use of water. Include
Ramsar-listed wetlands and the overall contribution to resulting environmental
trends |
Not collected centrally |
| EN21 - Annual withdrawals
of ground and surface water as a percent of annual renewable quantity
of water available from the sources. Breakdown by region |
Not collected centrally |
| EN22 - Total recycling and
reuse of water. Include wastewater and other used water (e.g. cooling
water) |
Not collected centrally |
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| Biodiversity |
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| EN6 -
Location and size of land owned, leased, or managed in biodiversity-rich
habitats. |
Not collected centrally |
| EN7 -
Description of the major impacts on biodiversity associated with activities
and/ or products and services in terrestrial, freshwater and marine
environments |
Biodiversity |
| EN23 - Total amount
of land owned, leased, or managed for production activities or extractive
use |
Not collected centrally |
| EN24 - Amount of impermeable
surface as a percentage of land purchased or leased |
Not collected centrally |
| EN25 - Impacts of activities
and operations on protected and sensitive areas (e.g. IUCN protected
area categories 1-4, world heritage sites, and biosphere reserves) |
Not collected centrally |
| EN26 - Changes to natural
habitats resulting from activities and operations and percentage of
habitat protected or restored. Identify type of habitat affected and
its status |
Not collected centrally |
| EN27 - Objectives, programmes
and targets for protecting and restoring native ecosystems and species
in degraded areas |
Not collected centrally |
| EN28 - Number of IUCN
Red List species with habitats in areas affected by operations |
Not collected centrally |
| EN29 - Business units
currently operating or planning operations in or around protected
or sensitive areas |
Not collected centrally |
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| Emissions, effluents
and waste |
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| EN8 -
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) Report separate
subtotals for each gas in tonnes and in tonnes of CO2 equivalent for
direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the reporting
entity; and indirect emissions from imported electricity heat or steam
according to the WRI-WBCSD GHG protocol |
Link:
Global
Warming Potential from Energy |
| EN9 -
Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances. Report each figure
separately in accordance with Montreal protocol annexes A B C and
E in tonnes of CFC11 equivalent (ODP) |
Link:
Ozone
Depletion Potential from Ancillary Use |
| EN10 -
NOx, SOx and other significant air emissions by type including emissions
of substances regulated under local laws and regulations, Stockholm
POPs Convention; Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent; Helsinki,
Sofia and Geneva Protocols to the Convention on Long Range Trans-Boundary
Air Pollution |
Link:
Sulphur
Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides
Volatile Organic Compounds |
| EN11 -
Total amount of waste by type and destination where destination refers
to the method by which waste is treated, including composting, reuse,
recycling, recovery, incineration, or landfilling. Explain type of
classification method and estimation method |
Link:
Hazardous
Waste |
| EN12 -
Significant discharges to water by type according to GRI Water Protocol |
Link:
Wastewater
Volume |
| EN13 -
Significant spills of chemicals, oils and fuels in terms of total
number and total volume, significance is defined in terms of both
the size of the spill and impact on the surrounding environment |
Link:
Fines,
Penalties and Serious Events |
| EN30 - Other relevant
indirect greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6),
refers to emissions that are a consequence of the activities of the
reporting entity, but occur from sources owned or controlled by another
entity, report in tonnes of gas and tonnes of CO2 equivalent |
Not reported |
| EN31 - All production,
transport, import or export of any waste deemed Hazardous under the
terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III and VIII |
Not reported |
| EN32 - Water sources
and related ecosystems/ habitats significantly affected by discharges
of water and runoff. Include Ramsar-listed wetlands and the overall
contribution to resulting environmental trends according to the GRI
Water Protocol |
Not collected centrally |
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| Suppliers |
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| EN33 - Performance of
suppliers relative to environmental components of programmes and procedures
described in response to Governance Structure and Management Systems
section |
Link:
Contract
Manufacturers Environmental Impact |
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| Products and services |
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EN14 -
Significant environmental impacts of principal products and services,
describe and quantify where relevant
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Only reported for ozone depletion
potential from metered dose inhaler use
Links:
Ozone Depleting Substances
Ozone Depletion
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| EN15 -
Percentage of the weight of products sold that is reclaimable at the
end of the products' useful life and percentage that is actually
reclaimed, reclaimable refers to either the recycling or reuse of
the product materials or components |
Not collected centrally |
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| Compliance |
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| EN16 - Incidents
of and fines for non-compliance with all applicable international
declarations/ conventions/ treaties, and national, sub-national, regional
and local regulations associated with environmental issues, explain
in terms of countries of operations |
Link:
Fines,
Penalties and Serious Events |
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| Transport |
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| EN34 - Significant environmental
impacts of transportation used for logistical purposes |
Link:
Global Warming Potential from Transport |
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| Overall |
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| EN35 - Total environmental
expenditures by type, explain definitions used for types of expenditures |
Link:
Environmental Costs |
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| Social
Performance Indicators: Labour Practices and Decent Work |
Social performance
indicators are beyond the scope of the EHS report and web site except
for those related to employee health and safety. Many of the issues
are covered in Making
a difference every day – Corporate Responsibility Report 2003 |
| Employment |
Out of scope |
| LA1 - Breakdown
of workforce, where possible, by region/ country, status (employee/
non-employee), employment type (full time/ part time), and by employment
contract (indefinite or permanent/ fixed term or temporary). Also
identify workforce retained in conjunction with other employers (temporary
agency workers or workers in co-employment relationships) segmented
by region/ country |
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| LA2 - Net
employment creation and average turnover segmented by region/ country |
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| LA12 - Employee benefits beyond
those legally mandated (e.g. contributions to health care, disability,
maternity, education and retirement) |
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| Labour/ Management
Relations |
Out of scope |
LA3 -
Percentage of employees represented by independent trade union organisations
or other bona fide employee representatives broken down geographically
or percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
broken down by region/ country
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| LA4 -
Policy and procedures involving information, consultation, and negotiation
with employees over changes in the reporting organisation's
operations (e.g. restructuring) |
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| LA13 - Provision for
formal worker representation in decision making or management, including
corporate governance |
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| Health and Safety |
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LA5 -
Practices on recording and notification of occupational accidents
and diseases and how they relate to the ILO Code of Practice on Recording
and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases
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Link:
Health
and Safety Performance |
| LA6 -
Description of formal joint health and safety committees comprising
management and worker representatives and proportion of workforce
covered by any such committees |
Not collected centrally |
| LA7 -
Standard injury, lost day and absentee rates and number of work-related
fatalities including subcontracted workers |
Links:
Fatalities and Serious Occupational
Injuries
Lost Time Injury
and Illness |
| LA8 -
Description of policies or programmes for the workplace and beyond
on HIV/AIDS |
Link:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| LA14 - Evidence of substantial
compliance with the ILO Guidelines for Occupational Health Management
Systems |
Link:
Framework |
| LA15 - Description of
formal agreements with trade unions or other bona fide employee representatives
covering health and safety at work and proportion of the workforce
covered by any such agreements |
Not collected centrally |
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| Training and Education |
Out of scope |
LA9 -
Average hours of training per year per employee by category of employee
(e.g. senior management, middle management, professional, technical,
administrative, production and maintenance)
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| LA16 - Description of
programmes to support the continued employability of employees and
to manage career endings |
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| LA17 - Specific policies
and programmes for skills management or for lifelong learning |
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| Diversity and Opportunity |
Out of scope |
LA10 -
Description of equal opportunity policies or programmes, as well as
monitoring systems to ensure compliance and results of monitoring.
Equal opportunity policies may address workplace harassment and affirmative
action relative to historical patterns of discrimination
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| LA11 -
Composition of senior management and corporate governance bodies (including
the board of directors) including female/ male ratio and other indicators
of diversity as culturally appropriate |
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| Human Rights |
Section is out of scope |
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| Society |
Section is out of scope |
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| Product Responsibility |
Section is out of scope |
