GRI Content Index
| Guideline |
Coverage | Comment | |
| 1 |
Strategy and Analysis | ||
| 1.1 |
Sustainability statement | Sustainability Statement |
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability statement |
| 1.2 |
Key impacts, risks and opportunities |
Predominantly by contribution to national public policy debate |
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| 2 |
Organisational Profile |
Guidelines 2.1-2.10 covered under “About Engineers Australia” | |
| 3 |
Report Parameters | ||
| 3.1 |
Reporting period |
Communications Objectives |
|
| 3.2 |
Previous report |
Communications Objectives |
|
| 3.3 |
Reporting cycle |
Communications Objectives |
|
| 3.4 |
Contact point |
Inside front cover |
|
| 3.5 |
Process for defining report content |
Communication Objectives |
Derived from corporate performance management framework |
| 3.6 |
Boundary - entities represented |
Complete |
Covers staff and pro-bono contribution of members; includes summary reports for subsidiaries |
| 3.7 |
Limitations on scope or boundary |
Largely complete |
GRI environmental indicators fully reviewed. Economic and social indicators not yet formally assessed. |
| 3.8 |
Changes affecting reporting comparability |
Nil |
|
| 3.9 |
Data measurement techniques |
Not covered | 2007-2008 data to be used as baseline for future improvements in environmental impact, mainly energy usage, using Greenhouse Challenge Plus tools. |
| 3.10 |
Re-statements from earlier reports |
Not material |
|
| 3.11 |
Changes from previous reporting methods |
Nil |
|
| 3.12 |
GRI content index |
This page |
|
| 3.13 |
External assurance |
Financial reports only |
Non-financial measures are derived from internal data sources, only some of which are subject to any form of occasional internal audit. |
| 4 |
Governance, Commitments and Engagement | ||
| 4.1 |
Governance structure |
About Engineers Australia |
|
| 4.2 |
National President |
Honorary elected role |
Non-executive |
| 4.3 |
Unitary board |
No |
See Structure |
| 4.4 |
Access to Council for members and staff |
Partial |
Members and staff have indirect avenues |
| 4.5 |
Remuneration linked to corporate performance |
Yes |
See Performance Management |
| 4.6 |
Conflicts of interest |
Yes |
Covered in respective Codes of Practice and Conduct - terms available to members |
| 4.7 |
Qualifications for Council |
Elected under Bye-laws |
Newly-elected Councillors given induction on their roles |
| 4.8 |
Mission, values and principles |
Strategic Plan |
See also at Governance Framework - Strategic Plan |
| 4.9 |
Oversight of performance |
Regular | Quarterly performance reporting to Council on key strategic goals; little corporate-level monitoring of sustainability associated with operations. |
| 4.10 |
Self-evaluation by Council | Annually |
|
| 4.11 |
Precautionary approach |
Yes |
Incorporated in Sustainability Charter refers; also website |
| 4.12 |
Commitment to external charters |
Yes |
As for 4.11; also Taipei Declaration on Sustainable Development, June 2007 |
| 4.13 |
Membership of other associations |
Multiple |
See for example report on Key Objective 6 |
| 4.14 |
Stakeholder groups engaged |
Governance Framework |
|
| 4.15 |
Selecting stakeholders to engage |
Strategic planning |
Stakeholder analysis as part of process for new Strategic Plan 2010-2015; also periodic national and local member surveys, and periodic planning by various constituent groups of Engineers Australia. |
| 4.16 |
Approaches to stakeholder engagement |
Periodic | As for 4.15 above |
| 4.17 |
Key stakeholder issues |
Partial |
As for 4.15 above; many products and services available to members online; corporate performance reporting and Annual Reports |
Relevant for Reporting Purposes
| Indicator |
Coverage | Comment | |
| Economic | |||
| EC1 |
Economic value generated and distributed |
Annual Report |
Key financial results; Concise Financial Report at end of report |
| EC3 |
Coverage of defined benefit plans |
Not applicable |
|
| EC8 |
Spending or services provided for public benefit |
Multiple services |
Pro bono or in-kind services apply to most Key Objectives |
| Environmental | |||
| EN1 |
Materials used by weight or volume |
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability | Some reporting on internal paper usage at KO8. Improvement strategies reported in 2007-2008 yet to be fully implemented. |
| EN2 |
Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials |
As above |
As above |
| EN3 |
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source |
As above |
Some use of zero emission options in local offices. |
| EN5 |
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements |
As above |
Improvement strategies reported in 2007-2008 yet to be fully implemented. |
| EN7 |
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved (business travel) |
As above |
Travel offset credits reported at KO8 |
| Social | |||
| PR5 |
Customer satisfaction |
Key Objective 7 | Last major member survey 2007; local periodic member surveys; and ongoing member engagement through CPD events. |
| PR8 |
Incidence of breaches of customer privacy |
Key Objective 7 | No material incidents to report; |
| LA1 |
Breakdown of workforce |
Key Objective 8 | |
| LA2 |
Employee turnover |
Not reported |
Consider for future reporting |
| LA3 |
Benefit differences for full or part-time staff |
Nil |
Available on pro-rata basis |
| LA6 |
Workforce representation on OHS committees |
Yes |
|
| LA7 |
Rates of injury, lost days, absenteeism |
Not reported |
Consider for future reporting |
| LA10 |
Hours of training per year per employee |
Not reported |
Consider for future reporting |
| LA11 |
Employee development and transition programs |
Yes |
See "Staffing and Workplace practices" |
| LA12 |
Regular performance and development reviews |
Yes |
|
| LA13 |
Composition of workforce and governing bodies |
Partial |
Staff breakdown at Key Objective 8; governing bodies elected from membership – breakdown not reported |
| LA14 |
Comparison of male to female salary bands |
No difference |
|
| SO5 |
Participation in public policy development |
Key Objective 1 |
Major organizational purpose on behalf of the engineering profession |
| SO6 |
Contributions of a political nature |
Nil |
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Need Review for Relevance, Benefits and Costs
The economic and social indicators below have not been subject to systematic management and reporting. Some could possibly be of benefit, and several are considered unlikely to be of such significance or material relevance as to require specific management and reporting systems.
| Economic | |
| EC2 |
Financial implications and risks from climate change |
| EC4 |
Financial assistance from government |
| EC5 |
Entry level wage compared to minimum wage |
| EC6 |
Spending on locally-based suppliers |
| EC7 |
Procedures for local hiring |
| EC9 |
Indirect economic impacts of activities |
| Social | |
| PR1 |
Life cycle reviews of health and safety impacts of products and services |
| PR2 |
Non-compliance with health and safety codes for products and services |
| PR3 |
Products and services information required by internal procedures |
| PR4 |
Non-compliance with codes for labeling |
| PR6 |
Adherence to marketing/communication codes |
| PR7 |
Non-compliance with marketing/communication codes |
| PR9 |
Penalties for non-compliance with products and services legislation |
| LA4 |
Extent of collective bargaining coverage |
| LA5 |
Notice periods regarding operational changes |
| LA8 |
Education programs regarding serious diseases |
| LA9 |
Health and safety topics covered in agreements with trade unions |
| HR1 |
Human rights clauses in investment agreements |
| HR2 |
Screening of suppliers and contractors on human rights |
| HR3 |
Employee training in relevant aspects of human rights |
| HR4 |
Incidence of discrimination and actions taken |
| HR5 |
Freedom of association and collective bargaining at risk |
| HR6 |
Operations at risk for incidents of child labour |
| HR7 |
Operations at risk for forced or compulsory labour |
| HR8 |
Training of security personnel in relevant human rights |
| HR9 |
Violations involving rights of indigenous people |
| SO1 |
Practices to manage impacts on communities |
| SO2 |
Business units analysed for risk of corruption |
| SO3 |
Employee training in anti-corruption practices |
| SO4 |
Actions taken on incidents of corruption |
| SO7 |
Legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour |
| SO8 |
Penalties for non-compliance with laws, regulations |
Considered Not Materially Relevant
The following GRI environmental indicators are not considered sufficiently relevant to the day-to-day operations of Engineers Australia for the purposes of direct management and reporting. Even so, attention to measures such as water conservation at the workplace are considered important inclusions in our overall strategies.
| Energy | |
| EN4 |
Indirect energy consumption by primary source. (but refer to EN3) |
| EN6 |
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. (but refer to EN5 and EN7) |
| Water | |
| EN8 |
Total water withdrawal by source. |
| EN9 |
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. |
| EN10 |
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. |
| Biodiversity | |
| EN11 |
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. |
| EN12 |
Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. |
| EN13 |
Habitats protected or restored. |
| EN14 |
Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. |
| EN15 |
Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. |
| Emissions, Effluents and Waste | |
| EN16 |
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. |
| EN17 |
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. (EN7 refers) |
| EN18 |
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. |
| EN19 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. |
| EN20 |
NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. |
| EN21 |
Total water discharge by quality and destination |
| EN22 |
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. |
| EN23 |
Total number and volume of significant spills. |
| EN24 |
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, Ill, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally. |
| EN25 |
Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization’s discharges of water and runoff. |
| Products and Services | |
| EN26 |
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. |
| EN27 | Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. |
| Compliance | |
| EN28 |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. |
| Transport | |
| EN29 |
Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce. |
| Overall | |
| EN30 |
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. |
