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GRI 3.0 content index
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| GRI Indicator | Description | Comments | Chapter and link |
| 1 | Strategy and analysis | |||||
| 1.1 | Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organisation. | Chairman’s and the
Chief executive’s
statement Page: 17 |
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| 1.2 | Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities. | Bidvest at a glance; Chairman’s and Chief executive’s statement; Operational reviews Pages: 2-3 Pages: 16 & 17 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 2 | Organisation Profile | |||||
| 2.1 | Name of the organisation. | Scope and
boundaries on index
page Page 1 |
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| 2.2 | Primary brands, products, and/or services. | Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 |
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| 2.3 | Operational structure of the organisation | Global footprint; Bidvest at a glance; Operational reviews IFC Pages 7-9 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 2.4 | Location of the organisation’s headquarters | Administration Page 158 |
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| 2.5 | Countries in which the organisation’s operations are located | Global footprint; Operational reviews Pages 7-9 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 2.6 | Nature of ownership and legal form | Director’s report; Notes to the Company financial statements; Administration Page 65 Page 144 Page 158 |
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| 2.7 | Markets served | Global footprint; Bidvest
at a glance; IFC Pages 7-9 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 2.8 | ||||||
| 2.9 | ||||||
| 3 | Report parameters | |||||
3.1 |
Reporting period for information provided | Scope and boundaries
on index page Page 1 |
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| 3.2 | Date of most recent previous report | Scope and boundaries
on index page Page 1 |
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| 3.3 | Reporting cycle | Scope and boundaries on
index page Page 1 |
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| 3.4 | Contact point for questions about the report or its contents | Administration Page 158 |
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| 3.5 | Process for defining report content | Scope and boundaries on
index page Page 1 |
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| 3.6 | Boundary of the report | Scope and boundaries on
index page Page 1 |
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| 3.7 | Any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report | Scope and boundaries on
index page Page 1 |
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| 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 | Scope and boundaries on
index page; Notes to consolidated financial statements Page 1 Pages: 91-140 |
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| 3.9 | Data measurement techniques used | Scope and boundaries on
index page; Notes to consolidated financial statements Page 1 Pages: 91-140 |
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| 3.10 | Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement | NA | ||||
| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods applied in the report | NA | ||||
| 3.12 | Table identifying the location of the standard disclosures in the report | ibid | ||||
| 3.13 | Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. | Scope and boundaries on
index page Page 1 |
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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. |
Directorate; Governance
for a sustainable
business; Board
committees Pages: 14-15 Pages: 49-53 Page: 51 |
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| 4.2 | Indicate whether the chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer | No | Directorate; Governance
for a sustainable business Pages: 14-15 Pages: 49-53 |
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| 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 | Independent non-exec
(13); Non-exec (0 |
Directorate Pages: 14-15 |
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| 4.4 | Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body | Divisional committee
structure and Social &
Ethics committee Governance for a sustainable business Pages: 49-53 |
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| 4.5 | Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers and executives and the organisation’s performance | Board committees
(remuneration
committee); Directors
report; Governance for a sustainable committee Pages: 56-64 Pages: 49-53 |
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| 4.6 | Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided | Board role and function Pages: 49-53 |
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| 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 | Governance for a
sustainable business; Remuneration and Social and ethics committee charters Committee reports http://www.bidvest.com/ar/ bidvest_ar2013/ Pages: 49-53 |
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| 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 | Governance for a
sustainable business (Code of ethics and Bidvest values) Page: IFC Page 1 |
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| 4.9 | Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation’s identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance, including relevant | Governance for a
sustainable business; Social and ethics committee; Pages: 14-15 Pages: 49-53 Pages: 56-64 |
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| 4.10 | Processes for evaluating the highest
governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental and social performance |
Governance for a
sustainable business; Board role and function http://bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2012/fo-gov-sust.php |
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| 4.11 | Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation | Not reported | ||||
| 4.12 | Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses | GRI G3.1 JSE SRI CDP |
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| 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; report provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues. | Operational reviews; Bidvest Financial Services- sustainability report 2013; 3663 sustainability report 2013 | ||||
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation | Operational reviews;
Governance for a sustainable business
(Relationship with
stakeholders) Pages: 49-53 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 4.15 | Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage | Operational reviews; Governance for a sustainable business (Relationship with stakeholders) Stakeholder matrix Pages: 49-53 Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/001.php |
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| 4.16 | Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group | Operational reviews; Financial director’s review; Governance for a sustainable business http://www.bidvest.com/ar /bidvest_ar2013/ Pages: 49-53 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 4.17 | Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement and how they organisation has responded | Operational reviews; Governance for a sustainable business (Relationship with stakeholders) http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ Pages: 49-53 Pages: 22-43 |
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| 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 |
Value added statement Page: 54 |
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| EC2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation’s activities due to climate change | Operational reviews; Bidvest at a glance Pages: 22-43 Pages: 2-3 |
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| EC3 | Coverage of defined benefit plan obligations | Notes to consolidated
financial statements Page: 91 |
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| EC4 | Government assistance | Not reported | ||||
| EC5 | Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation | Not reported | ||||
| EC6 | Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation | Not reported | ||||
| EC7 | Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation | Not reported | ||||
| EC8 | Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in kind, or pro bono engagement. | Not reported | Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 |
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| EC9 | Understanding and describing significant
indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. |
Not reported | ||||
| Environmental Performance Indicators | ||||||
| EN1 | Materials used by weight or volume | Reported in isolated cases |
3663 operational review and
stand-alone sustainability report |
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| EN2 | Percentage of materials used that are recycled materials | Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN3 | Direct energy consumption by primary source | Operational reviews
Sustainable development; performance data; Separate carbon footprint report Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN4 | Indirect energy consumption by primary source | Operational reviews Sustainable development; performance data; Separate carbon footprint report Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements | Operational reviews
(Automotive, Europe), 3663 Sustainability report; CDP disclosure Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN6 | Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or
renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives |
Operational reviews
(Automotive, Europe), 3663 Sustainability report; CDP disclosure Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN7 | Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved | Operational reviews
(Automotive, Europe) Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN8 | Total water withdrawal by source | Sustainable
development
performance data; Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN9 | Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water | Not reported | ||||
| EN10 | Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused | Not reported | ||||
| EN11 | Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | Not reported | ||||
| EN12 | Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | Bidvest Namibia’s
Operational review; Bidvest Namibia’s annual report Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN13 | Habitats protected or restored | Not reported | ||||
| EN14 | Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity | Not reported | ||||
| EN15 | Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk | Not reported | ||||
| EN16 | Total Direct and Indirect Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by weight | Bidvest at a glance; Operational reviews; Sustainable development performance data; Separate carbon footprint report Pages: 22-43 http://bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN17 | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight | Operational reviews; Sustainable development performance data; Separate carbon footprint report Pages: 22-43 http://bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved | Operational reviews;
CDP disclosure Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN19 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight | Not reported | ||||
| EN20 | NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight | Separate carbon footprint
report http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN21 | Total water discharge by quality and destination | Not reported | ||||
| EN22 | Total weight of waste by type and disposal method | Not reported | ||||
| EN23 | Total number and volume of significant spills | No significant spills reported |
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| EN24 | Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally | Not reported | ||||
| EN25 | Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organisation’s discharges of water and run off. | Not reported | ||||
| EN26 | Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation | Operational reviews
(particularly Automotive; Office; Europe, Asia-Pacific, Namibia) Pages: 22-43 |
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| EN27 | Percentage of products sold and their
packaging materials that are reclaimed by category |
Only reported by Bidvest Europe. |
Europe Operational review
and 3663’s sustainability report Pages: 32 |
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| EN28 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations | No material fines reported |
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| EN29 | Significant environmental impacts of
transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organisation’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce |
Limited to reporting of fuel usage and Scope 1 emissions |
Operational reviews; Freight; Sustainable development performance data; Carbon report http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| EN30 | Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type | Not reported | ||||
| Social Performance Indicators – labour practices and decent work | ||||||
| LA1 | Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region | Operational reviews; Sustainable development performance data Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| LA2 | Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region | Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 |
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| LA3 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. | |||||
| LA4 | Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements | Operational reviews Sustainable development performance data http://bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2012/po-ops-review-sa.php |
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| LA5 | Minimum notice period(s) regarding
operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements |
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| 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 | |||||
| LA7 | Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work related fatalities by region. | |||||
| LA8 | Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases | |||||
| LA9 | Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions | |||||
| LA10 | Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category | Reported, but not by employee category |
Operational reviews; Sustainable development performance data Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| LA11 | Programs for skills management and lifelong
learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. |
Partially reported | Operational reviews; sustainable performance data Pages: 22-43 http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2013/ |
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| LA12 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | Limited reporting | Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 |
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| LA13 | Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of | Directorate Page 66 |
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| LA14 | Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category | Not reported | ||||
| 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 | Not reported | ||||
| HR2 | Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken | Not reported | ||||
| 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 | Not reported | ||||
| HR4 | Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken | Not reported, but is monitored |
Board committees (Social and
ethics committee) Page 66 |
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| 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 | Not reported | ||||
| HR6 | Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labour | Not reported – no operations deemed to have significant risk |
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| 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 | Not reported – no operations deemed to have significant risk |
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| HR8 | Percentage of security personnel trained in the organisation’s policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations | Not reported | ||||
| HR9 | Total number of incidents of violations
involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken |
Not reported – Bidvest businesses considered to have |
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| Social Performance Indicators – society | ||||||
| SO1 | Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any
programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting |
Not reported –
most Bidvest businesses considered to have |
Operational review
(Namibia) http://bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2012/po-ops-review-namibia.php |
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| SO2 | Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption | Not reported | ||||
| SO3 | Percentage of employees trained in
organisation’s anti-corruption policies and procedures |
Not reported | ||||
| SO4 | Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption | Chief executive’s
statement; Operational reports; Administration (Ethics line) Page: 17 Pages: 22-43 Page 158 |
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| SO5 | Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying | Limited reporting | Chief executive’s statement Page: 17 | |||
| SO6 | Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country | No such donations made | ||||
| SO7 | Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. | No such actions reported | ||||
| SO8 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations. | No such material instances reported | ||||
| Social Performance Indicators – product responsibility | ||||||
| PR1 | Life cycle 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. | Isolated reporting | Operational reviews Pages: 22-43 | |||
| PR2 | Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements | Not reported | ||||
| PR3 | Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services, by type of outcomes. | Not reported | Not reported | |||
| PR4 | Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labelling, by type of outcomes | Not reported | ||||
| PR5 | Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. | Limited reporting | Operational reviews (Automotive) Pages: 22-43 | |||
| PR6 | Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship | Not reported | ||||
| PR7 | Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and | Not reported | ||||
| PR8 | Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | Not reported | ||||
| PR9 | Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products | Not reported |
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