The Bidvest Group Limited
Annual report 2009

ADDITIONAL SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION

GRI G3 INDEX
 
  GRI Indicator     Issue      
  1     Strategy and analysis      
  1.1     Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organisation.   read more  
  1.2     Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities.   read more  
  2     Organisation Profile      
  2.1     Name of the organisation.   read more  
  2.2     Primary brands, products, and/or services.   read more  
  2.3     Operational structure of the organisation   read more  
  2.4     Location of the organisation’s headquarters   read more  
  2.5     Countries in which the organisation’s operations are located   read more  
  2.6     Nature of ownership   read more  
  2.7     Markets served   read more  
  2.8     Scale of the reporting organisation   read more  
  2.9     Significant changes during the reporting period in terms of size, structure or ownership   read more  
  2.10     Awards received in the reporting period   read more  
  3     Report parameters      
  3.1     Reporting period for information provided   read more  
  3.2     Date of most recent previous report
  3.3     Reporting cycle
  3.4     Contact point for questions about the report or its contents
  3.5     Process for defining report content
  3.6     Boundary of the report
  3.7     Any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report
  3.8     Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organisations   read more  
  3.9     Data measurement techniques used   Reported per division  
  3.10     Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement   Reported per division  
  3.11     Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods applied in the report   Reported per division  
  3.12     Table identifying the location of the standard disclosures in the report   GRI index (this table)  
  3.13     Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report.  

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  4     Governance, commitments and engagement      
  4.1     Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organisational oversight.   read more    
  4.2     Indicate whether the chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer  
  4.3     For organisations with a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members  
  4.4     Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body  
  4.5     Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers and executives and the organisation’s performance  
  4.6     Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided  
  4.7     Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organisation’s strategy on economic, environmental and social topics  
  4.8     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  
  4.9     Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with international agreements  
  4.10     Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental and social performance  
  4.12     Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses   read more  
  4.13     Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/ international advocacy organisations in which the organisation: has positions in governance bodies; participates in projects or committees; provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues.   Reported per division  
  4.14     List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation   Reported per division  
  4.15     Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage   read more  
  4.16     Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group   read more  
  4.17     Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement and how they organisation has responded   Reported per division  
        Economic Performance Indicators      
  EC1     Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments   read more  
  EC2     Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation’s activities due to climate change   read more here and here  
  EC4     Government assistance   Bidvest does not benefit from government assistance  
  EC5     Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation   Standard entry-level wages at Bidvest are higher than local minimum wages in all locations of operation  
  EC6     Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation   read more    
  EC7     Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation   read more    
  EC8     Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in kind, or pro bono engagement.   read more    
        Environmental Performance Indicators      
  EN1     Materials used by weight or volume   Greenhouse Gas Report
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  EN3     Direct energy consumption by primary source   Greenhouse Gas Report
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  EN4     Indirect energy consumption by primary source   Greenhouse Gas Report
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  EN5     Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements   read more  
  EN6     Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy-based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives   read more  
  EN7     Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved   read more  
  EN14     Strategies, current actions and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity   read more  
  EN16     Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by weight   Greenhouse Gas Report
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  EN18     Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved   read more  
  EN26     Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation   read more  
  EN27     Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category   Reported per division  
  EN28     Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations   Reported per division  
        Social performance indicators – labour practices and decent work      
  LA1     Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region   read more  
  LA2     Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender and region   read more  
  LA4     Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements   read more here and here  
  LA6     Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programmes   read more  
  LA7     Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region.   read more  
  LA8     Education, training, counselling, prevention and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families or community members regarding serious diseases   read more  
  LA10     Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category   read more  
  LA11     Programmes for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.   read more  
  LA12     Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews   read more  
  LA13     Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators of diversity.   read more  
  LA14     Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category   read more  
        Social performance indicators – human rights      
  HR1     Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening   read more  
  HR3     Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained   Reported per division  
  HR4     Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken   read more  
  HR5     Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk and actions taken to support these rights   No operations are at risk  
  HR6     Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labour   No operations are at risk  
  HR7     Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour   No operations are at risk  
  HR8     Percentage of security personnel trained in the organisation’s policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations   Reported per division  
  HR9     Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken   read more  
        Social performance indicators – society      
  SO2     Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption   read more    
  SO3     Percentage of employees trained in organisation’s anti-corruption policies and procedures   read more    
  SO5     Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying   read more    
  SO6     Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians and related institutions by country   Bidvest has a policy not to make any financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians and related institutions  
  SO7     Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust and monopoly practices and their outcomes.   read more    
  SO8     Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations   read more    
        Social performance indicators – product responsibility      
  PR1     Lifecycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures   Reported per division  
  PR2     Total number of incidents of noncompliance with regulations and voluntary codes on health and safety impacts of products and services during their lifecycle, by type of outcomes.   read more  
  PR3     Type of product and service information required by procedures and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements   read more  
  PR5     Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.   read more