Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an international framework for voluntary reporting of the economic, environmental and social impacts of company performance. It is becoming the global standard for reporting.
GRI reporting element |
In this report |
| VISION & STRATEGY Sustainable development vision and strategy; CEO statement. |
(2 elements both covered in this report) Guiding philosophy Business strategies Chairman’s review Chief Executive’s report, vision and mission Sustainability policy |
| PROFILE Organisational profile; report scope, report profile. |
(3 elements, all covered) Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua Business strategies Sirtrack – a year of growth The value of nations sharing knowledge Directors’ report & governance framework Audited financial accounts Directory (inside back cover) |
| GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Structure and governance; stakeholder engagement; policies and management systems. |
(3 elements, all covered) Guiding philosophy Business strategies Science defining the value of our natural resource base Science protecting the value of our natural resource base Putting our values into practice Valuing a healthy organisation Directors’ report & governance framework Sustainability policy Directory (inside back cover) Talk to us and On the web (throughout the report) |
| ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Customers; suppliers; employees; capital; public sector; indirect economic impacts. |
(10 core + 3 additional indicators in GRI guidelines; 8 core + 1 additional indicators covered in this report)) Chairman’s review Chief Executive’s report Performance against Statement of Corporate Intent and key indicators Science protecting the value of our natural resource base Valuing a healthy organisation Audited financial accounts |
| ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Materials; energy; water; biodiversity; emissions, effluents & wastes; suppliers; products & services; compliance; transport. |
(16 core + 19 additional indicators; 7 core + 7 additional indicators covered) Performance against Statement of Corporate Intent and key indicators Science defining the value of our natural resource base Native forests and shrublands as a place to store carbon Putting our values into practice |
| SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS—LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK Employment; labour/management relations; health and safety; training and education; diversity and opportunity. |
(11 core + 6 additional indicators; 5 core + 2 additional indicators covered) Chief Executive’s report Performance against Statement of Corporate Intent and key indicators Valuing a healthy organisation PSA |
| SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS—HUMAN RIGHTS Strategy and management; non-discrimination; freedom of association and collective bargaining; child labour; forced labour and compulsory labour; disciplinary practices; security practices; indigenous rights. |
(7 core + 7 additional indicators; 1 core + 2 additional indicators covered) Guiding philosophy Sustainability policy Valuing a healthy organisation PSA |
| SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS—SOCIETY Community; bribery and corruption; political contributions; competition and pricing. |
(3 core + 4 additional indicators; 1 core + 1 additional indicator covered) Guiding philosophy Business strategies Māori development and environment Valuing a healthy organisation Sustainability policy |
| SOCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS—PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY Health and safety; products and services; advertising; respect for privacy. |
(3 core + 8 additional indicators; 0 core + 0 additional indicators covered in this report) |
Our reporting against the GRI guidelines is summarised here. A full analysis of our performance on an indicator by indicator basis is available on our website.
Declaration
This report has been prepared in accordance with the 2002 GRI guidelines. It represents a balanced and reasonable presentation of our organisation’s economic, environmental and social performance.
This is the fifth year that we have reported in accordance with the GRI guidelines. Application of the guidelines to our reporting is valuable to us in ensuring that our corporate disclosure on social, environmental and ethical issues is guided by global best practice. Over 800 organisations worldwide use the GRI guidelines as the basis for their reports and around 190 report in accordance.
Over the past 2 years, the GRI guidelines have been revised through a comprehensive stakeholder process and our former Chief Operating Officer Ian Whitehouse participated in that development. Like the GRI, we are committed to continually improving our reporting process and we will report against the new G3 guidelines next year (the third generation of guidelines).
Many of the GRI indicators are addressed through our management systems or they are regulated, for example under health and safety, employment or human rights national legislation. For many of these, we have had no cause to report as there have been no instances of non-compliance or complaints. Details of our performance against our business, human resources, and environmental management systems can be found on our website. Our annual report focuses on our significant activities, impacts and achievements for the past year and the performance indicators that we are required to report against under the Crown Research Institutes Act 1992.
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