GRI Content Index

GRI 102-54, GRI 102-55

The Sustainability Report 2015/2016 has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

102: General Disclosures 2016

**Organizational Profile**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 102-1	Name of the organization	About this Report
GRI 102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	Group Structure and Operations Key Products Product Safety
GRI 102-3	Location of headquarters	Legal Structure
GRI 102-4	Location of operations	Group Structure and Operations
GRI 102-5	Ownership and legal form	Legal Structure
GRI 102-6	Markets served	AR 2016: Our Business at a Glance AR 2016: Major Sales Markets and Competitive Positions Key Products
GRI 102-7	Scale of the organization	KPIs Group Structure and Operations Employment Structure Key Products
GRI 102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Employment Structure Work-Life Balance
GRI 102-9	Supply chain	Supply Chain
GRI 102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	Key Events 2015 – 2016 AR 2016: Key Events Affecting Business Performance
GRI 102-11	Precautionary principle or approach	Voluntary Commitments
GRI 102-12	External initiatives	Voluntary Commitments Product Safety
GRI 102-13	Membership of associations	Politics and NGOs

**Strategy**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	Introduction by the President and CEO
GRI 102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Vision and Goals Supply Chain Production and Safety Key Products Employment Structure Donations and Sponsorships

**Ethics and Integrity**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Business Principles
GRI 102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Voluntary Commitments Risk and Compliance Management

**Governance**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 102-18	Governance structure	Management and Supervision Management Structures
GRI 102-19	Delegating authority	Management Structures Personnel Responsibility
GRI 102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	Management Structures
GRI 102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	Management and Supervision Governance and Shareholder Structure
GRI 102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	Management and Supervision
GRI 102-24	Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	AR 2016: Corporate Governance Report and Declaration on Corporate Management Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 102-25	Conflicts of interest	AR 2016: Corporate Governance Report and Declaration on Corporate Management
GRI 102-28	Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance	AR 2016: Compensation Report
GRI 102-30	Effectiveness of risk management processes	AR 2016: Risk Management Structures and Tools
GRI 102-35	Remuneration policies	AR 2016: Compensation Report
GRI 102-36	Process for determining remuneration	AR 2016: Compensation Report

**Stakeholder Engagement**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Communication with Stakeholders
GRI 102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	Employee Representation
GRI 102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Communication with Stakeholders
GRI 102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Communication with Stakeholders Neighbors Politics and NGOs Customer Management Sustainability Survey Employee Representation
GRI 102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Communication with Stakeholders Neighbors Politics and NGOs Customer Management Sustainability Survey

**Reporting Practice**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	About this Report AR 2016: Scope of Consolidation
GRI 102-46	Defining report content and topic boundaries	About this Report Sustainability Survey
GRI 102-47	List of material topics	Sustainability Survey
GRI 102-48	Restatements of information	There were no restatements of information compared with the previous reporting period.
GRI 102-49	Changes in reporting	In 2016, Wacker Chemie AG conducted a materiality analysis for the first time.
GRI 102-50	Reporting period	About this Report
GRI 102-51	Date of most recent report	About this Report
GRI 102-52	Reporting cycle	Sustainability Report 2013/14 About this Report
GRI 102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Contact
GRI 102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI standards	GRI Content Index
GRI 102-55	GRI content index	GRI Content Index
GRI 102-56	External assurance	The report’s content has not been reviewed by a third party.

**GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Research and Development
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Vision and Goals AR 2016: Business Model of the Group
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	AR 2016: Risk Management Structures and Tools AR 2016: Value-Based Management Is Integral to Our Corporate Policies
GRI 201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Vision and Goals AR 2016: Business Model of the Group AR 2016: Value-Based Management Is Integral to Our Corporate Policies AR 2016: Two-Stage Strategic Planning
GRI 201-3	Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	Compensation and Social Benefits AR 2016: 11 Provisions for Pensions
GRI 201-4	Financial assistance received from government	Research and Development

**GRI 202: Market Presence 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	AR 2016: Strategy of the WACKER Group Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Vision and Goals
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 202-2	Proportion of senior management hired from the local community	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity

**GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Neighbors
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Neighbors
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Neighbors
GRI 203-1	Infrastructure investments and services supported	Logistics and Transport Schools Neighbors
GRI 203-2	Significant indirect economic impacts	Donations and Sponsorships

**GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Supply Chain
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Supply Chain Processes and Tools
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Processes and Tools
GRI 204-1	Proportion of spending on local suppliers	Supply Chain Neighbors

**GRI 205: Anti-Corruption 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 205-1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Risk and Compliance Management

**GRI 206: Anti-Competitive Behavior 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 206-1	Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices	Risk and Compliance Management

**Material Topic Not Covered by GRI: Risk Management**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Risk and Compliance Management Voluntary Commitments
GRI 20X-1	Central risk areas	AR 2016: Central Risk Areas

Environmental

**GRI 301: Materials 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Key Products Environmental Compatibility
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Environmental Compatibility
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Environmental Compatibility
GRI 301-1	Materials used by weight or volume	We currently do not report the weight or volume of the materials used, because the data are confidential.
GRI 301-2	Recycled input materials used	Integrated Production

**GRI 302: Energy 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Energy
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Energy Goals and Outlook: Production
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Energy
GRI 302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	Energy
GRI 302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	Energy
GRI 302-5	Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	Sustainable Products

**GRI 303: Water 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Water
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Water
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Water
GRI 303-1	Water withdrawal by source	Water
GRI 303-2	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water	Water
GRI 303-3	Water recycled and reused	Water

**GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Nature Conservation
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Nature Conservation
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Nature Conservation
GRI 304-1	Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	Nature Conservation
GRI 304-2	Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity	Nature Conservation
GRI 304-3	Habitats protected or restored	Nature Conservation

**GRI 305: Emissions 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Air
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Air Goals and Outlook: Production Integrated Production
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Air
GRI 305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Air
GRI 305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	Air
GRI 305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Logistics and Transport
GRI 305-5	Reduction of GHG emissions	Air
GRI 305-6	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) We do not record ODS at the Group level. ODS are part of product-related assessments (life cycle assessments).	Air
GRI 305-7	Nitrogen oxides (NO_X), sulfur oxides (SO_X), and other significant air emissions	Air

**GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Water Waste
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Water Waste
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Water Waste
GRI 306-1	Water discharge by quality and destination	Water
GRI 306-2	Waste by type and disposal method	Waste
GRI 306-3	Significant spills	Soil and Groundwater
GRI 306-4	Transport of hazardous waste	Plant and Transport Safety
GRI 306-5	Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff	Water Nature Conservation

**GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 307-1	Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	Risk and Compliance Management

**GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016**

Indicator		Link / Omission

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	TfS Supplier Evaluation
GRI 308-2	Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	TfS Supplier Evaluation

**GRI 401: Employment 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Employment Structure Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Compensation and Social Benefits
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Employment Structure Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Compensation and Social Benefits
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Employment Structure Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Compensation and Social Benefits
GRI 401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	Employment Structure Vocational Training Compensation and Social Benefits
GRI 401-2	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees	Compensation and Social Benefits
GRI 401-3	Parental leave	Work-Life Balance

**GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Employment Structure Employee Representation
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Employment Structure
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Employment Structure
GRI 402-1	Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Employment Structure

**GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Workplace Safety Health Management Health Programs Demographic Change Incident Management Work-Life Balance
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Workplace Safety Health Management Health Programs Demographic Change Incident Management Work-Life Balance
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Workplace Safety Health Management Health Programs Demographic Change Incident Management Work-Life Balance
GRI 403-2	Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities	Workplace Safety Health Programs Accidents and Incidents
GRI 403-3	Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation	Health Programs
GRI 403-4	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	In Germany, health and safety topics are subject to co-determination regulations. Therefore, employee representatives are included in the process of determining topics. All employees based at our German operations are represented, which corresponds to 70% of the company's workforce.

**GRI 404: Training and Education 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Advanced Training Vocational Training
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Advanced Training Talent Management and Managerial Staff Demographic Change
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Vocational Training
GRI 404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	Advanced Training
GRI 404-2	Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Advanced Training Talent Management and Managerial Staff Work-Life Balance
GRI 404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	Advanced Training

**GRI 405: Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 405-2	Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Compensation and Social Benefits

**GRI 406: Non-Discrimination 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 406-1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	We do not keep a log of discrimination cases.

**GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Employee Representation TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Employee Representation TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Employee Representation TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 407-1	Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk	TfS Supplier Evaluation We do not provide further information on this aspect regarding our operations, because, in general, we give our employees the opportunity to organize themselves as labor unions.

**GRI 408: Child Labor 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Voluntary Commitments Processes and Tools
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Voluntary Commitments Processes and Tools
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Voluntary Commitments Processes and Tools
GRI 408-1	Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor	TfS Supplier Evaluation We do not provide further information on this aspect regarding our operations, because our hiring process and the conditions set down in our groupwide Code of Teamwork & Leadership ensure that no child labor is used.

**GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Voluntary Commitments Introduction by the President and CEO
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Voluntary Commitments Introduction by the President and CEO
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	TfS Supplier Evaluation Voluntary Commitments
GRI 409-1	Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor	TfS Supplier Evaluation We do not provide further information on this aspect regarding our operations, 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.

**GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Voluntary Commitments Introduction by the President and CEO Risk and Compliance Management Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Voluntary Commitments Risk and Compliance Management Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Voluntary Commitments Risk and Compliance Management Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
GRI 412-1	Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment Structure

**GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	TfS Supplier Evaluation Processes and Tools
GRI 414-1	New suppliers that were screened using social criteria	TfS Supplier Evaluation
GRI 414-2	Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	TfS Supplier Evaluation

**GRI 415: Public Policy 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Politics and NGOs
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Politics and NGOs
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Politics and NGOs
GRI 415-1	Political contributions	Donations and Sponsorships

**GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Key Products Product Safety Research and Development
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Key Products Product Safety Research and Development
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Key Products Product Safety Research and Development
GRI 416-1	Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	Product Safety
GRI 416-2	Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services	Risk and Compliance Management Environmental Compatibility

**GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Customer Management
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Customer Management
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Customer Management
GRI 418-1	Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data	Risk and Compliance Management

**GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance 2016**

GRI 103-1	Management approach: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 103-2	Management approach: The management approach and its components	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 103-3	Management approach: Evaluation of the management approach	Risk and Compliance Management
GRI 419-1	Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area	Risk and Compliance Management

In 1992, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development passed the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This convention addresses the preservation of biological diversity (genes, species and habitats), the sustainable exploitation of such diversity, as well as access rules to, and the sharing of benefits from, genetic resources (access and benefit sharing). So far, the CBD has been signed by 168 countries and the EU (with Germany becoming a signatory in 1993). In May 2011, the EU Commission published a biodiversity strategy to 2020.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol

The GHG Protocol is an internationally recognized instrument for quantifying and controlling greenhouse gas emissions. The standards outlined in the GHG Protocol have been jointly developed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) since 1998. The GHG Protocol specifies how an organization should calculate its greenhouse gas emissions and how emission-reducing programs should be conducted.

GRI Content Index

102: General Disclosures 2016

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