GRI index

SCA’s 2015 Sustainability Report adheres to Global Reporting Initiative guidelines, G4 Core. The following index shows where information on the GRI indicators can be found: this Sustainability Report (SR), the Annual Report (AR), or SCA’s Group website (sca.com/GRI), which contains the corresponding GRI index with direct links. This is the eighth report in which SCA applies GRI guidelines, which has been confirmed by PwC.

General Standard Disclosures

 

Description

Page

Comment/Omission

Strategy & Analysis

G4-1

Statement from the CEO and the Board of Directors

Good for society, good for business

 

Organizational Profile

G4-3

Name of the organization

Addresses

 

G4-4

Primary brands, products, and services

This is SCA
Our strong brands

 

G4-5

Location of headquarters

Addresses

 

G4-6

Countries in which operations are located

Group notes – F1. Subsidiaries

 

G4-7

Nature of ownership and legal form

The SCA share

 

G4-8

Markets served

Personal Care – Market
Tissue – Market
Forest Products – Operations in 2015
Forest Products – Market

 

G4-9

Scale of the reporting organization

This is SCA
This is SCA

 

G4-10

Breakdown of workforce

Social data

 

G4-11

Coverage of collective bargaining agreements

Employee relations

 

G4-12

Description of supply chain

Economic value creation – Management approach
Supply chain management

 

G4-13

Significant changes during the reporting period

Operations and structure
Acquisitions, investments and divestments

 

G4-14

Addressing the precautionary approach or principle

Product safety
Value creation for nature – Management approach
Risks and risk management

 

G4-15

External charters, principles or initiatives endorsed

This is SCA

 

G4-16

Memberships in associations

This is SCA

 

Identified Material Aspects & Boundaries

G4-17

Report coverage of the entities in the consolidated financial statements

About the report

 

G4-18

Process for defining the report content and the aspect boundaries

SCA’s materiality analysis

 

G4-19

Material aspects identified

SCA’s materiality analysis
Care and respect for people and nature

 

G4-20

Aspect boundary within the organisation

About the report
sca.com/GRI

 

G4-21

Aspect boundary outside the organisation

About the report
sca.com/GRI

 

G4-22

The effect of restatements of information provided in previous reports

About the report

 

G4-23

Significant changes in the scope and aspect boundaries from previous report

About the report

 

Stakeholder Engagement

G4-24

List of stakeholder groups engaged

Stakeholder dialog

 

G4-25

Identification and selection of stakeholders

Care and respect for people and nature
Stakeholder dialog

 

G4-26

Approaches to stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder dialog

 

G4-27

Response to key topics and concerns raised

Stakeholder dialog

 

Report Profile

G4-28

Reporting period

About the report

 

G4-29

Date of most recent previous report

About the report

March 2015.

G4-30

Reporting cycle

About the report

 

G4-31

Contact point for questions

Addresses

 

G4-32

‘In accordance’ option chosen

About the report

 

G4-33

Policy and current practice regarding external assurance

About the report

 

Governance

G4-34

Governance structure

Sustainability governance
Governance at SCA

 

G4-35

The process for delegating authority for sustainability topics

Sustainability governance
Governance at SCA

 

G4-36

Executive-level positions with responsibility for sustainability topics

Sustainability governance

 

G4-37

Processes for consultation between stakeholders and the highest governance body

Stakeholder dialog
Corporate governance

 

G4-38

Composition of the highest governance body and its committees

Corporate governance
Board of Directors and Auditors

 

G4-39

Position of the chair of the board of directors

Corporate governance
Board of Directors and Auditors

 

G4-40

Nomination and selection processes for the highest governance body and its committees

Activities during the year

 

G4-41

Report processes for the highest governance body to ensure conflict of interest is avoided and managed

Activities during the year

 

G4-42

Highest governance body’s role in setting purpose, values, and strategy

Sustainability governance
Governance at SCA

 

Ethics & Integrity

G4-56

Values, principles, standards, code of conduct and code of ethics

The Code shows the way forward
Value creation for people – Management approach

 

Specific Standard Disclosures

Material Aspects

DMA* and indicator

Description

Page

Comment/Omission

Topic in SCA’s Materiality Analysis

*

Disclosure on Management Approach

Economic

Economic Performance

G4-DMA

DMA

Economic value creation 2015
Risks and risk management

 

Risk management
Resource efficiency

G4-EC1

Direct economic value generated and distributed

Economic value creation 2015

 

G4-EC2

Risks and opportunities due to climate change

Combatting climate change
Driving forces
Risks and risk management

SCA reports into the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) climate change survey and the responses are publicly available on www.cdp.net.

Market Presence

G4-DMA

DMA

Employee relations

 

Human capital

G4-EC5

Entry level wage by gender compared to minimum wage

Economic value creation – Management approach

In countries applying minimum wages, the entry-level wages paid by SCA are, on average, 9% higher than the legislated minimum wage.

G4-EC6

Local hiring

Social data

 

Indirect Economic Impacts

G4-DMA

DMA

Economic value creation 2015
Risks and risk management

 

Risk management

G4-EC8

Significant indirect economic impacts

Knowledge is key
Making a difference
Community relations

 

Environmental

Energy

G4-DMA

DMA

Climate and energy
Driving forces

SCA adheres to the EU Industrial Emissions Directive
(IED) BREF.

Resource efficiency

G4-EN3

Energy consumption within the organization

The Resource Management System, RMS
Environmental data

Conversion factors from IEA 2013.

G4-EN4

Energy consumption outside of the organization

The Resource Management System, RMS
Environmental data

Conversion factors from IEA 2013.

G4-EN6

Reduction of energy consumption

Value creation for nature – Management approach

 

Water

G4-DMA

DMA

Vital water
Water

 

Water use and water purification

G4-EN8

Total water withdrawal by source

Vital water
Water
Environmental data

 

Biodiversity

G4-DMA

DMA

New level established for fiber target
Fiber sourcing

 

Forest assets

G4-EN11

Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas

 

No SCA locations are located directly adjacent to
areas classified as being of high biodiversity value.

Emissions

G4-DMA

DMA

Combatting climate change
Value creation for nature – Management approach

Emission rights are not included in SCA’s CO2 target.

Resource efficiency
Carbon emissions
Water use and water purification

G4-EN15

Direct greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions (scope 1)

Environmental data

 

G4-EN16

Energy indirect greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions (scope 2)

Environmental data

 

G4-EN17

Other indirect greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions (scope 3)

The Resource Management System, RMS

SCA reports emissions from transport activities.

G4-EN18

Greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions intensity

Combatting climate change

SCA’s target for CO2 emission in relation to production is reported as percentage change in relation to base year.

G4-EN21

Nox, sox, and other significant air emissions

Environmental data

 

Effluents and Waste

G4-DMA

DMA

Vital water
Value creation for nature – Management approach
Water

 

Resource efficiency
Water use and water purification

G4-EN22

Total water discharge by quality and destination

Water
Environmental data

 

G4-EN23

Total weight of waste by type and disposal method

Water
Environmental data

SCA does not subdivide its waste in accordance with the categories suggested by GRI.

Products and Services

G4-DMA

DMA

Challenges become business opportunities
People and nature innovations

 

Innovation
Digital excellence
Resource efficiency

G4-EN27

Mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services

Challenges become business opportunities
Combatting climate change
People and nature innovations

Impacts in line with GRI categories are part of SCA’s Life Cycle Assessments.

Transport

G4-DMA

DMA

The Resource Management System, RMS

 

Carbon emissions

G4-EN30

Significant environmental impacts of transportation

The Resource Management System, RMS

SCA reports primarily transport emissions to air (CO2, SO2, NOx).

Environmental Grievance Mechanisms

G4-DMA

DMA

Value creation for people – Management approach
Environmental complaints

 

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-EN34

Grievances about environmental impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Environmental complaints

 

Social

Labor Pratices and Decent Work

Employment

G4-DMA

DMA

Employee relations
Leadership, culture and employees

 

Human capital

G4-LA1

New employee hires and employee turnover

Social data

Breakdown of employees joining the company is available at a local level.

Labor/Management Relations

G4-DMA

DMA

Employee relations
Leadership, culture and employees

 

Human capital

G4-LA4

Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes

Employee relations

 

Occupational Health and Safety

G4-DMA

DMA

More ambitious safety target
Health and Safety

In some countries, SCA’s activities to promote a healthy and safe work environment also include family and community members. However, this data is not collected at a Group level.

Health and Safety

G4-LA5

Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees

Health and Safety

 

G4-LA6

Injuries, lost days, absenteeism and fatalities and total number of work-related fatalities

Health and Safety

SCA’s consolidated data includes the most important safety KPIs. Additional data is available at local sites. SCA does not record safety data, for example, on the basis of gender.

G4-LA7

Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation

sca.com/GRI

A detailed survey of the various risks is performed at each site.

G4-LA8

Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions

Health and Safety

 

Training and Education

G4-DMA

DMA

Value creation for people – Management approach
Employee relations

 

Human capital

G4-LA9

Average hours of training per year per employee

Employee relations

Training hours are divided equally between men and women. Data is not broken down according to employee categories.

G4-LA10

Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings

Employee relations

 

G4-LA11

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews

Employee relations

Although SCA has statistical data at an individual level, disclosure relates to the total percentage of employees, since this is the internal KPI used.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity

G4-DMA

DMA

Employee relations
Leadership, culture and employees

 

Human capital

G4-LA12

Composition of governance bodies and employee breakdown

Employee relations
Social data
Leadership, culture and employees

 

Equal Remuneration for Women and Men

G4-DMA

DMA

Economic value creation – Management approach
Employee relations

 

Human capital

G4-LA13

Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men

Economic value creation – Management approach

The calculation is based on average salaries in the four career levels with the highest number of permanent employees. Deviations exist within career levels.

Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices

G4-DMA

DMA

Knowledge is key
Economic value creation – Management approach

 

Supply-chain efficiency

G4-LA14

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labor practices criteria

Supply chain management

SCA’s global supplier base must commit to the SCA Global Supplier Standard. New suppliers are audited relative to this standard by SCA staff or third-party auditors.

G4-LA15

Significant actual and potential negative impacts for labor practices in the supply chain and actions taken

Supply chain management

 

Labor Pactices Grievance Mechanisms

G4-DMA

DMA

The Code shows the way forward
Value creation for people – Management approach

 

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-LA16

Number of grievances about labor practices filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Value creation for people – Management approach

 

Human Rights

Investment

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
Risks and risk management

 

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-HR1

Human rights screening or clauses included in significant investment agreements

Supply chain management

No significant investments/acquisitions were made in 2015.

G4-HR2

Employee training on human rights

Value creation for people – Management approach

SCA measures Code of Conduct training, including in the area of human rights, as a percentage of total SCA staff who receive training.

Non-discrimination

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-HR3

Actions taken in incidents of discrimination

Value creation for people – Management approach

 

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-HR4

Supporting right to freedom of association and collective bargaining agreement in risk areas

Supply chain management
Employee relations

No SCA sites were identified as high-risk sites by Sedex.

Child Labor

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-HR5

Measures taken to eliminate child labor in risk areas

The Code shows the way forward
Code of Conduct

No SCA sites were identified as high-risk sites by Sedex.

Forced or Compulsory Labor

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-HR6

Measures taken to eliminate forced or compulsory labor in risk areas

The Code shows the way forward
Code of Conduct

No SCA sites were identified as high-risk sites by Sedex.

Indigenous Rights

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency
Human Rights

G4-HR8

Violations of indigenous people’s rights and actions taken

Forest management

 

Supplier Human Rights Assessment

G4-DMA

DMA

Value creation for people – Management approach
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency
Human Rights

G4-HR10

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria

Supply chain management

 

G4-HR11

Significant actual and potential negative human rights impacts in the supply chain

Supply chain management

 

Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct

 

Business ethics
Transparency
Human Rights

G4-HR12

Grievances about human rights impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Value creation for people – Management approach

 

Society

Anti-Corruption

G4-DMA

DMA

Code of Conduct
Our crossroads

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-SO3

Operations assessed for risks related to corruption and the significant risks identified

Code of Conduct

 

G4-SO5

Actions taken in response to confirmed incidents of corruption

Value creation for people – Management approach

In addition to internal incidents, no agreements with global suppliers were terminated due to sustainability-related non-compliance in 2015.

Anti-competitive Behavior

G4-DMA

DMA

Value creation for people – Management approach
sca.com/GRI

Included in SCA’s Code of Conduct.

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-SO7

Anti-trust and monopoly court cases

Code of Conduct

 

Grievance Mechanisms for Impacts on Society

G4-DMA

DMA

Value creation for people – Management approach
Environmental complaints

 

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-SO11

Grievances about impacts on society filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

Value creation for people – Management approach

 

Product Responsibility

Customer Health and Safety

G4-DMA

DMA

People and nature innovations

 

Business ethics
Transparency

G4-PR1

Assessment of health and safety impact of products

Product safety

 

Product and Service Labeling

G4-DMA

DMA

Satisfied customers and consumers
People and nature innovations
Product safety

 

Customer and
consumer satisfaction
Product safety

G4-PR3

Product information required by procedures

Product safety

 

G4-PR5

Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction

Satisfied customers and consumers