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Degree of Compliance

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This indicator is fully complied with.

This indicator is partially complied with.

Annual Report 2012

 

Additional indicators are printed in gray.

 

Every single core indicator is presented. Gaps in numeration need to be attributed to the fact that only relevant additional indicators are presented in the index.

 

 

1

We do not report these implications, because they are not applicable. Apart from being highly complex, the quantification of such data is subject to factors beyond our control (e.g. pricing trends). We will thus still be unable to quantify these data in the future.

2

We currently do not report the weight or volume of the materials used, because the data are confidential.

3

We currently only report these data partially, because the percentage has no bearing on our business and it would be too complex to collate data.

4

We currently do not report the percentage; we are working to anchor sustainability in the supply chain more firmly.

5

We do not report this aspect further, because, in general, we give our employees the opportunity to organize themselves as labor unions.

6

We do not report this aspect further, because our employment process and the conditions set down in our groupwide Code of Teamwork & Leadership ensure that no child labor is used.

7

We do not report this aspect further, because our employment process and the conditions set down in our groupwide Code of Teamwork & Leadership ensure that no forced or compulsory labor is used.

 

 

 

 

1.

Vision and Strategy

 

 

1.1

Introduction by the CEO or Supervisory Board chairman

Introduction by the President and CEO

1.2

Key sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities

Goals & Outlook

 

Vision and Goals

 

Business Principles

 

Environmental Protection

 

Product Safety

 

Research and Development

 

Prevention

 

Demographic Change

 

Donations and Sponsorships

 

 

 

 

2.

Organizational Profile

 

 

2.1

Name of the organization

About this Report

2.2

Primary brands, products and services

Group Structure and Operations

 

Key Products, Services and Business Processes

2.3

Business areas and operational structure

Legal Structure

2.4

Location of organization’s headquarters

Legal Structure

2.5

Countries in which the organization’s major operations are located

Sales and Production Sites

 

Group Structure and Operations

2.6

Nature of ownership

Legal Structure

 

Shareholder Structure

2.7

Markets

Group Structure and Operations

 

Key Products, Services and Business Processes

 

Major Markets and Competitive Positions

2.8

Scale of the reporting organization

WACKER at a Glance

 

Group Structure and Operations

 

External Sales by Customer Headquarters

 

Shareholder Structure

 

Headcount Trend

2.9

Significant changes during the reporting period

Key Events 2010 – 2012

 

Production Site in Hikari Shut Down

 

Key Events Affecting Business Performance

2.10

Awards received in the reporting period

Key Events 2010 – 2012

 

Awards and Prizes

 

Environmental Awards

 

Practiced Safety

 

Vocational Training

 

Equal Opportunity

 

Compensation and Social Benefits

 

Neighbors

 

 

 

 

3.

Report Parameters

 

 

 

Report Profile

 

 

3.1

Reporting period

About this Report

3.2

Date of most recent previous report

About this Report

3.3

Reporting cycle

About this Report

3.4

Contact for questions regarding the report

Contact

 

Report Scope and Limitations

3.5

Process for defining report content

About this Report

 

 

 

Dialogue with Stakeholders

3.6

Boundary of the report

About this Report

3.7

Limitations on the scope of the report

About this Report

3.8

Joint Ventures. Tochterunternehmen. Outsourcing

About this Report

3.9

Data measurement techniques

Controlled Documents and Controlling Instruments

 

Environmental Performance Assessment

 

Air

 

Environmental Assessments

 

Prevention

3.10

Effect of any re-statements of information
provided in earlier reports

Emissions to Air, Business Divisions / Metallurgy

3.11

Changes in the scope and boundary of the report
or in the measurement methods applied

Air

 

Workplace Accidents Involving Permanent Staff and Temporary Workers

 

Accidents and Incidents

 

Permanent and Fixed-Term Employees

 

Employee Turnover Rates

 

Occupational Diseases

3.12

GRI index in tabular form with page numbers

GRI Indicators

3.13

Assurance: external assurance for the report

This report has not been assured by external third parties.

 

 

 

 

4.

Governance, Commitments and Engagement

 

 

 

Governance

 

 

4.1

Governance structure

Management and Supervision

 

Work in the Committees

4.2

Independence of the Supervisory Board chairman

Management and Supervision

4.3

Governance body and/or independent members of management

Management and Supervision

4.4

Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations to the Executive Board or Supervisory Board

Management and Supervision

 

Idea Management

 

Employee Representation

 

WACKER Communicates Closely with Capital Markets

 

Shareholders and Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

4.5

Linkage between Executive Board compensation and the organization’s performance

Personnel Responsibility

 

Compensation Report

4.6

Processes in place for the governance bodies to ensure avoidance of conflicts of interest

Compliance

 

Corporate Governance Report and Declaration on Corporate Management

4.7

Expertise of the governance bodies in sustainability issues

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

Personnel Responsibility

 

Targets for Supervisory Board Composition

4.8

Mission statements, corporate values and codes of conduct

Vision and Goals

 

Business Principles

 

Controlled Documents and Controlling Instruments

4.9

Procedures of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board for overseeing sustainability performance

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

Personnel Responsibility

 

Management Systems

 

Controlled Documents and Controlling Instruments

4.10

Processes for evaluating the performance of the Executive Board

 Corporate Governance

 

Commitments to External Initiatives

4.11

Implementation of the precautionary principle

Voluntary Commitments

 

Environmental Protection

 

Prevention

 

 Risk Management Report

4.12

Support of external initiatives

Voluntary Commitments

 

Air

 

Product Safety

 

Politics and NGOs

4.13

Principal memberships in industry and business associations

Voluntary Commitments

 

Dialogue and Awards

 

Transport Safety

 

TUIS: Accident Assistance

 

Politics and NGOs

 

Stakeholder Engagement

4.14

Stakeholder groups engaged by the organization

Dialogue with Stakeholders

4.15

Selection of stakeholders

About this Report

 

Dialogue with Stakeholders

4.16

Approaches to stakeholder engagement (type/frequency)

Key Events 2010 – 2012

 

Dialogue with Stakeholders

4.17

Statements on key topics and concerns raised by stakeholders

Dialogue with Stakeholders

 

 

 

 

5.

Performance Indicators

 

 

 

Economic

 

 

 

Management approach

Group Structure and Operations

 

 

Vision and Goals

 

 

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

 

Neighbors

 

Aspect: Economic Performance

 

 

EC1

Direct economic value generated and distributed

KPIs

 

WACKER’s Donations and Sponsorships

 

Statement of Income of the WACKER Group

 

 Note 03 – Income Taxes

EC2

Financial implications of climate change

1

Environmental Protection Costs

 

Environmental Performance Assessment

 

Energy

 

Air

 

General Sector-Specific Conditions

 

Opportunities Report

EC3

Company’s defined benefit plan obligations

Compensation and Social Benefits

 

 Note 13 – Provisions for Pensions

EC4

Financial assistance received from government

Publicly Funded Research Projects

 

Aspect: Market Presence

 

 

EC6

Spending on locally-based suppliers

Customer and Supplier Management

 

Regional Procurement

EC7

Senior management hired from the local community

Equal Opportunity

 

Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts

 

 

EC8

Infrastructure investments and services provided for public benefit

Logistics and Transport

 

Neighbors

 

Environmental

 

 

 

Management approach

Goals & Outlook: Management; Environmental Protection

 

 

Business Principles

 

 

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

 

Personnel Responsibility

 

 

Management Systems

 

 

Compliance

 

 

Environmental Protection

 

 

Environmental Protection Costs

 

 

Integrated Production

 

 

Energy

 

 

Air

 

 

Investments and Projects for Reducing Emissions to Air

 

 

Water

 

 

Waste

 

 

Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

 

 

Logistics and Transport

 

 

Product Stewardship

 

Aspect: Materials

 

 

EN1

Materials used by weight or volume

2

Integrated Production

 

Water

 

Waste

 

 Energy and Raw-Material Procurement Volumes at Prior-Year Level

EN2

Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials

Integrated Production

 

Waste

 

Aspect: Energy

 

 

EN3

Direct energy consumption by primary energy sources

Energy Consumption

EN4

Indirect energy consumption by primary source

Energy Consumption

EN5

Energy savings

Energy

EN6

Energy-efficient products and services

Product Stewardship

 

Aspect: Water

 

 

EN8

Total water withdrawal by source

Water Consumption Tested Using the Global Water Tool©

EN9

Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.

Water Consumption Tested Using the Global Water Tool©

 

Aspect: Biodiversity

 

 

EN11

Use of land in protected areas

Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

EN12

Significant impacts of activities in protected areas

Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

EN14

Strategies on protecting biodiversity

Nature Conservation and Biodiversity

 

Aspect: Emissions, Effluents, and Waste

 

 

EN16

Direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions

Air

EN17

Other relevant greenhouse gas emissions
(e.g. caused by business trips)

Air

EN18

Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Integrated Production

 

Investments and Projects for Reducing Emissions to Air

EN19

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight

Other Greenhouse Gases

EN20

NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by weight

Emissions of Air Pollutants

EN21

Water discharge

Water Consumption / Emissions to Water

EN22

Waste by type and disposal method

Waste

EN23

Releases of hazardous substances by number and volume

Accidents and Incidents

 

Aspect: Products and Services

 

 

EN26

Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services

Product Stewardship

EN27

Percentage of products and packaging that are reclaimed

3

Preventing Packaging and Transport Waste

 

Reducing Shipment Routes

 

Aspect: Compliance

 

 

EN28

Fines/sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

Compliance Cases

 

Aspect: Transport

 

 

EN29

Environmental impacts of transporting

Investments and Projects for Reducing Emissions to Air

 

Logistics and Transport

 

Aspect: Overall

 

 

EN30

Environmental protection expenditures

Environmental Protection Costs

 

Social Performance

 

 

 

Labor Practices

 

 

 

Management approach

Goals & Outlook: Safety; Employees

 

 

Business Principles

 

 

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

 

Personnel Responsibility

 

 

Management Systems

 

 

Prevention

 

 

Headcount Trend

 

 

Personnel Development

 

 

Demographic Change

 

 

Equal Opportunity

 

 

Employee Representation

 

 

Health Management

 

Aspect: Employment

 

 

LA1

Total workforce by employment type and region

Headcount Trend

 

Part-Time Employees

LA2

Total employee turnover by age group, gender, and region

Employee Turnover Rates

LA3

Benefits provided to full-time employees only

Compensation and Social Benefits

 

Aspect: Labor / Management Relations

 

 

LA4

Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements

Employee Representation

LA5

Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes

Employee Representation

 

We act according to the German Works Constitution Act (BetrVG).
It does not specify a quantified minimum notice period.

 

Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety

 

 

LA7

Injuries, absenteeism and work-related fatalities

Workplace Accidents Involving Permanent Staff and Temporary Workers

 

Employee Information and Health Programs

LA8

Risk control and programs with respect to serious diseases

Health Management

 

Health Programs

 

Pandemic-Preparedness Plan

 

Aspect: Training and Education

 

 

LA10

Hours of training by employee category

Advanced Training

LA11

Skills management and lifelong learning

Advanced Training

 

Managerial Staff

 

Demographic Change

LA12

Performance and career development reviews

Advanced Training

 

Aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunity

 

 

LA13

Composition of senior management and employee structure
(e.g. age/gender/culture)

Demographic Change

 

Equal Opportunity

 

Executive Board

 

 Targets for Supervisory Board Composition

LA14

Compensation by gender and employee category

Ratio of Women’s Annual Salaries to Men’s

 

Human Rights

 

 

 

Management approach

Business Principles

 

 

Voluntary Commitments

 

 

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

 

Customer and Supplier Management

 

 

Equal Opportunity

 

 

Employee Representation

 

 

Neighbors

 

Aspect: Investment and Procurement Practices

 

 

HR1

Investment agreements that include human rights clauses or screening

Customer and Supplier Management

HR2

Percentage of suppliers that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken

4

Customer and Supplier Management

 

Aspect: Non-Discrimination

 

 

HR4

Incidents of discrimination and actions taken

Equal Opportunity

 

Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

 

 

HR5

Operations that may be at significant risk

5

Voluntary Commitments

 

Employee Representation

 

Aspect: Child Labor

 

 

HR6

Operations with significant risk and measures taken

6

Business Principles

 

Voluntary Commitments

 

 

 

Customer and Supplier Management

 

Aspect: Forced and Compulsory Labor

 

Business Principles

HR7

Operations with significant risk and measures taken

7

Voluntary Commitments

 

Customer and Supplier Management

 

Society

 

 

 

Management approach

Business Principles

 

 

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

 

Personnel Responsibility

 

 

Compliance

 

 

Donations and Sponsorships

 

 

Politics and NGOs

 

Aspect: Community

 

 

SO1

Policy to manage impacts on local communities

Donations and Sponsorships

 

Neighbors

 

Aspect: Corruption

 

 

SO2

Percentage and number of business units analyzed

Compliance Cases

SO3

Percentage of employees trained in anti-corruption procedures

Compliance Cases

SO4

Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption

Compliance

 

Aspect: Public Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

SO5

Public policy positions and participation in public
policy development and lobbying

Politics and NGOs

SO6

Total value of financial contributions to political parties, politicians, etc.

Donations and Sponsorships

 

Aspect: Anti-Competitive Behavior

 

 

SO7

Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior

Compliance Cases

 

Aspect: Compliance

 

 

SO8

Fines/sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations

Compliance Cases

 

Product Responsibility (Product Stewardship)

 

Management approach

Goals & Outlook: Products

 

 

Business Principles

 

 

Management Structures for Sustainability

 

 

Personnel Responsibility

 

 

Compliance

 

 

Product Safety

 

Aspect: Customer Health and Safety

 

 

PR1

Product life cycle stages for which health and safety impacts are assessed

Product Safety

 

Aspect: Product and Service Labeling

 

 

PR3

Principles /procedures related to product and service information

Product Safety

PR5

Customer satisfaction

Customer and Supplier Management

 

Aspect: Marketing Communications

 

 

PR6

Programs for adherence to laws and voluntary codes
related to marketing communications

Product Advertising

 

Aspect: Compliance

 

 

PR9

Significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the use of products and services

Compliance Cases

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GRI Application Level

 

C

C+

B

B+

A

A+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self Declared

 

 

 

 

 

Third Party Checked

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRI Checked