Corporate Sustainability

GRI Index
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the worlds most widely recognized sustainability framework for organizations to use when measuring and reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance. Our 2009 Corporate Sustainability Report is based on the GRI G3 Guidelines and the following table has been developed to help users locate specific information in the report.

Section # 1.1 1.2

Disclosures Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities

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1. STRATEGY AND ANALYSIS

2. ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 Name of the organization Primary brands, products, and/or services Operational structure Location of organizations headquarters Number of countries where the organization operates Nature of ownership and legal form Markets served Scale of the reporting organization Significant changes during the reporting period Reporting period Date of most recent previous report Reporting cycle Contact point for questions regarding content Process for defining report Boundary of the report Specific limitations on the scope of the report Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities and outsourced operations Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations Explanation of restatements of information provided in earlier reports Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report

3. REPORT PARAMETERS

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Section # 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.12

Disclosures Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives, and the organizations performance Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses Economic Performance

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4. GOVERNANCE, COMMITMENTS AND ENGAGEMENT

5. MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS EC 1 EC 3 EC 6 Direct economic value generated Coverage of the organizations defined benefit plan obligations Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation Environmental Performance EN 3 Direct energy consumption Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change> Energy Consumption Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change> Energy Consumption Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change> Energy Consumption Planet aware> Preserving Natural Capital> Water Usage Planet aware> Preserving Natural Capital Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change Planet aware> Responding to Climate Change Planet aware> Preserving Natural Capital> Waste Planet aware> Preserving Natural Capital Planet aware> Distribution Key Indicators Table People care Corporate mind> Supply Chain Management

EN 4

Indirect energy consumption

EN 5

Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements

EN 8 EN 13 EN 16 EN 17 EN 18 EN 19 EN 20 EN 22 EN 23 EN 26 EN 27

Total water withdrawal Habitats protected or restored Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved Emissions of ozone depleting substances NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions Total weight of waste by type and disposal method Total number and volume of significant spills Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation Packaging materials that are reclaimed

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Disclosures Environmental Performance (continued)

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5. MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (CONTINUED)

EN 28

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. No fines or non-compliance with environmental regulations in 2009 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organizations operations, and transporting members of the workforce Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type Labor Practices & Decent Work Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities by region Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category Human Rights Performance Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken Society Performance Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that access and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes Product Responsibility Performance Incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services, by type of outcomes Incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes Practices related to customer satisfaction Incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, by type of outcomes Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services

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EN 29 EN 30 LA 1 LA 2 LA 3 LA 7 LA 11 LA 12 LA 13 HR 4 HR 6 HR 7 HR 9 SO 1 SO 2 SO 7

PR 2 PR 4 PR 5 PR 7 PR 8 PR 9

Product reach> Quality Process & Product Product reach> Quality Process & Product Product reach Product reach> Quality Process & Product Product reach> Quality Process & Product Product reach> Quality Process & Product

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