Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organisational oversight.

Business overview
Corporate overview
Governance

Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organisation's management, and the reason for this arrangement).

Management overview
Board

For organisations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent, and/or non-executive members.

Management overview
Board

Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. 

The way we work (PDF 85 KB)
Speak-OUT

Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organisation's performance (including social and environmental performance).

Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.

Directors' test of independence

Process for determining the qualification and expertise of members of the highest governance body for guiding the organisation's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics.

Governance
Nominations committee (PDF: 77kb)

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. 

The way we work (PDF 85 KB)

Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification, and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks, and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles.

Governance
Committee on Social and Environmental Accountability (PDF: 87kb)
The way we work (PDF 85 KB)

Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.

Governance
Audit Committee (PDF: 23kb)
Committee on Social and Environmental Accountability (PDF: 87kb)
The way we work (PDF 85 KB)

Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principal is addressed by the organisation. Article 15 of the Rio Principles introduced the precautionary approach. 

Risk management

Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses.

Partnerships

Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organisations in which the organisation: has positions in governance bodies, participated in projects or committees, provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues, or views membership as strategic.

Engagement

Engagement
Stakeholder reporting panel

Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.

Engagement
Stakeholder reporting panel

Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.

Engagement
Stakeholder reporting panel

Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting.

Engagement
Stakeholder reporting panel
Speak-OUT