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.

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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

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