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Global Reporting Initiative

The following tables provide references to information on the core elements and indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative in the current Sustainability and Annual Report as well as on this website. They summarize the relevant indicators for Henkel extracted from the set of G3 guidelines, published in September 2006. With regard to coverage of the GRI-G3 guidelines, we rate our performance as “application level” B.

SU = Sustainability Report
AR = Annual Report


GRI Report Content

Ref. Core Indicators SR 2008 AR 2008
1. Profile – Strategy and Analysis
1.1 Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organization about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy 2-3 2-6
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities 3, 4-5  2-9, 67-70
 2. Organizational Profile
2.1  Name of the organization Cover Cover 
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services Cover (inside), 14-19 Cover (inside)
2.3 Operational structure of the organization, and main divisions Cover (inside), 7 30, 124-126
2.4 Headquarter 37 144
2.5 Number of countries where the organization operates 20 30
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form 7 18
2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served) Cover (inside), 20 Cover (inside), 54-66
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization 1

Cover (inside), 81-86

2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership  24, 28 41-42, 57, 61, 66, 81-86
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period 19, 27, 29, 36 5, 53
 3. Report Parameters
Report Profile
3.1 Reporting period 1 2
3.2 Date of most recent previous report 1 145
3.3 Reporting cycle 1 145
3.4 Contact 37 144
Report scope and boundary
3.5

Process for defining report content, including:
• Prioritizing topics within the report
• Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report content

 1, 4, 34 131
3.6 Boundary of the report 1, 24 81-86
3.7 Specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report 1, 24 131
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations  Cover (inside), 1, 24, 29 124-126
3.9 Data measurements techniques and base of calculation 1, 24 34, 81-86
3.10 Significant changes from previous reporting period (scope, boundaries, measurement methods)  24 39-40, 42, 81
3.11 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports 24  
GRI Content Index
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosure in the report     
Independent Assurance
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking independent assurance   131
4. Governance, Commitment and Engagement
Structure and Governance
4.1 Governance-Structures (general) und Governance-Structures (Sustainability) 7 18-22
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer   21
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members    21
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body     
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives, and the organization’s performance (including social and environmental performance)   22-25
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.   18 ff.
4.7  Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization’s strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics.    
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission and values, codes of conduct, and principles and their status of implementation 6-8, 11 20-21
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization’s identification and management of sustainability issues 6-8 53
4.10 Process for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental and social performance    
Commitments to external initiatives
4.11 Explanation of the precautionary approach 9, 10 52-53
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 17, 23 52-53
4.13 Memberships in associations and/or national/ international advocacy organizations 11, 13, 15, 23 52-53
Stakeholder Engagement
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization 34 52
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage 34    
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group 34-35 53
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns 4-5    


GRI Economic Performance Indicators

Ref. Core Indicators SR 2008 AR 2008
Economic Performance
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, retained earnings, payments to capital providers and governments as well as donations and other community investments Cover (inside),
31		 Cover (inside),
22-24, 89-91, 120
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change 4-5, 13, 20-23 52-53
EC3 Coverage of the defined benefit obligation plans    117, 120
Market presence
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation 20 47-48
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation 27-28 47
Indirect economic impacts
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit 32-33 53
EC9 Describing significant indirect economic impacts 12-13  


GRI Enviromental Performance Indicators

Ref. Core Indicators SR 2008 AR 2008
Energy
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source 24  
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source 24  
EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements 5, 24 52
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives 4-5, 9, 12-16, 18-19, 20-21, 23 52
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved 4-5, 9, 12-16, 18-19, 20-21, 23  
Water
EN8

Total water withdrawal

 25  
EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused 25  
Biodiversity
EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas 11, 15  
EN14 Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. 11, 15  
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.  24  
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. 24-25  
EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.  5, 9, 13, 14-16, 18-19, 20-21, 23 52-53
EN20 NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight 25  
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination 25  
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method  25  
EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills 22  
 Products and services                                                                                                                      
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. 4-5, 9, 10, 12-19, 23 52-53
Transport
EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce 23 48-49


GRI Social Performance Indicators

Ref. Core Indicators SR 2008 AR 2008
1. Labor Practices and Decent Work
Employment
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region 28 46-47, 120
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region 28 46-47
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements 8  
LA5 Minimum notice period regarding operational changes, including collective bargaining agreements. 29  
Occupational health and safety                                                           
LA6

Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs.

 30   
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region 30 52
LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. 29   
LA9 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with e.g. trade unions 29   
Training and education
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by  employee category     
LA11 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. 26-27 47
LA12 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. 26-27 47
Diversity and equal opportunity 
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. 27-28 47
2. Human rights
Investment and Procurement Practices
HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. 11   
Child labor
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor. 6,8,11   
Forced and Compulsory Labor
HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor. 6,8,11   
3. Society
Corruption
SO1 Nature, scope and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities Cover (inside), 12-13  120
SO2 Percentage of business units analysed for risk related to corruption 7-8  
SO3 Percentage of employees trained in organization’s anti-corruption policies and procedures. 7-8  
SO4 Actions taken in response to violations of code of conducts, e.g. corruption 8 21
Public policy
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying 10, 37 144
SO6 Value of financial and in-kind donations to political parties, politicians and related institutions    
SO7  Number and outcomes of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour or anti-trust practices    
4.  Product responsibility
Customer Health and Safety
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. 9, 13   
Products and Service Labelling
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. 10   
PR5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.      


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