GRI Index

This table shows which elements of the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines are covered in our report or elsewhere on the GSK website.

GRI Guideline			Covered?	Link
1. Vision and strategy
1.1	Core	Statement of the organisation's sustainability vision and strategy regarding its contribution to sustainable development	Yes	CR principles EHS/ Management framework/vision

1.2	Core	Statement from the CEO (or equivalent senior manager) describing key elements of the report	Yes	CEO statement
2. Profile
2.1	Core	Name of reporting organisation	Yes	CR report 2004

2.2	Core	Major products and services	Yes	Products

2.3	Core	Operational structure of the organisation	Yes	Annual Review

2.4	Core	Description of major divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries and joint ventures	Yes	About GSK

2.5	Core	Countries in which the organisation's operations are located	Partial	Partial list Map for R&D locations: worldwide locations

2.6	Core	Nature of ownership; legal form	Yes	Annual report

2.7	Core	Nature of markets served	Yes	Annual report

2.8	Core	Scale of the reporting organisation		Annual review
		Number of employees	Yes	Employment practices Annual report

		Products / services offered		Products Annual report
		Net sales	Yes	About GSK Annual report
		Total capitalisation broken down in terms of debt and equity	Partial	Annual report

2.9	Core	List of stakeholders	Yes	Engagement with stakeholders
Report scope
2.1	Core	Contact person(s) for the report, including e-mail and web addresses	Partial (no contact name)	Feedback

2.11	Core	Reporting period (e.g. fiscal / calendar year) for information provided	Yes	About this report

2.12	Core	Date of most recent previous report (if any)	Yes	Previous reports are available for download: CR reports downloads

2.13	Core	Boundaries of report and any specific limitations on the scope	Yes	About this report

2.14	Core	Significant changes in size, structure, ownership, or products / services that have occurred since the previous report	No	No significant changes since last report.

2.15	Core	Basis for reporting on joint ventures, partially owned subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations and other situations that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and / or between reporting organisations	Yes	About this report Contractors' performance

2.16	Core	Explanation of the nature and effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement	No
Report profile
2.17	Core	Decisions not to apply GRI principles or protocols in the preparation of the report	Yes	The report provides a GRI index (this table) that indicates which GSK indicators are also GRI indicators. The issues covered are those considered most important by our stakeholders.

2.18	Core	Criteria / definitions used in any accounting for economic, environmental, and social costs and benefits	Yes	Throughout the report.

2.19	Core	Significant changes from previous years in the measurement methods applied to key economic, environmental and social information	Yes	Any changes have been indicated next to relevant charts.

2.20	Core	Policies and internal practices to enhance and provide assurance about the accuracy, completeness, and reliability that can be placed on the sustainability report	Yes	We have consulted widely with our stakeholders about what should be in the report: Engagement with stakeholders EHS stakeholder engagement EHS information has been externally verified: Verification statement

2.21	Core	Policy and current practice with regard to providing independent assurance for the report	Yes	EHS information has been externally verified: Verification Statement

2.22	Core	Means by which report users can obtain additional information and reports about economic, environmental and social aspects of the organisation's activities, including facility-specific information (if available)	Yes	More information about corporate responsibility, community partnerships, economic performance, financial results, research and development is available on the website. Links are provided where relevant throughout the report. Previous reports are available for download: CR Reports Downloads
3. Governance structure and management systems
3.1	Core	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	Yes	Managing CR EHS management About GSK/corporate governance

3.2	Core	Percentage of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive directors	Yes	About GSK/Corporate Governance

3.3	Core	Process for determining the expertise board members needed to guide the strategic direction of the organisation, including with regard to environmental and social risks and opportunities	Yes	About GSK/corporate governance

3.4	Core	Board-level processes for overseeing the organisation's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social risks and opportunities	Yes	Managing CR

3.5	Core	Linkage between executive compensation and achievement of the organisation's financial and non-financial goals	Yes	Annual report

3.6	Core	Organisational structure and key individuals responsible for oversight, implementation, and audit of economic, environmental, social and related policies	Yes	Managing CR EHS management

3.7	Core	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	Yes	About GSK/corporate Governance/corporate ethics and compliance programme Business ethics/code of conduct EHS/management framework/EHS management policy Managing CR EHS management We report our progress against our CR principles throughout the CR report.

3.8	Core	Mechanisms for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction to the board of directors	Yes	About GSK/corporate governance/shareholders
Stakeholder engagement
3.9	Core	Basis for identification and selection of major stakeholders	Yes	Engagement With stakeholders EHS stakeholder engagement

3.10	Core	Approaches to stakeholder consultation reported in terms of frequency of consultations by type and by stakeholder group	Yes	Engagement With stakeholders Engagement With investors
				EHS stakeholder engagement

3.11	Core	Type of information generated by stakeholder consultations	Yes	Engagement on corporate responsibility Engagement with investors EHS stakeholder engagement

3.12	Core	Use of information resulting from stakeholder engagements	Yes	Engagement on Corporate Responsibility EHS stakeholder engagement
Overarching policies and management systems
3.13	Core	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principles is addressed by the organisation	No

3.14	Core	Externally developed, voluntary economic, environmental and social charters, sets of principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or which it endorses	Yes	We are committed to upholding the principles in the UN universal declaration of human rights, OECD Guidelines for Multinational enterprises, and the ILO core labour conventions: Human rights We use and refer to the GRI guidelines (this table).

3.15	Core	Principle memberships in industry and business associations, as well as national / international advocacy organisations	Yes	Leadership and advocacy

3.16	Core	Policies and / or systems for managing upstream and downstream impacts, including:	Yes	EHS management Employee code of conduct
		Supply chain management as it pertains to outsourcing and supplier environmental and social performance	Yes	Human rights/suppliers Environment/suppliers and contractors
		Product and service stewardship initiatives	Yes	Product Stewardship

3.17	Core	Reporting organisation's approach to managing indirect economic, environmental, and social impacts resulting from its activities		Human rights/suppliers Environment/suppliers and contractors

3.18	Core	Major decisions during the reporting period regarding the location of, or changes in, operations	Yes	Annual report

3.19	Core	Programmes and procedures pertaining to economic, environmental and social performance. Include: priority and target setting, major programmes to improve performance, internal communication and training, performance monitoring, internal and external auditing, senior management review	Yes	Programmes described throughout the report. Performance indicators reported in: Summary of indicators EHS Performance Data Summary EHS progress towards targets Internal communication on CR covered in: EHS Training and awareness Internal communication

3.2	Core	Status of certification pertaining to economic, environmental and social management systems	Yes	EHS audits and certification
4. GRI content index
4.1	Core	Provide a table identifying location of each element of the GRI Report Content (section and indicator) in the report	Yes	This table.

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