Roche GRI Index
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In 2014, In accordance with the GRI guidelines, we conducted a materiality assessment of key topics that are highly relevant to us and to our key stakeholders. Materiality
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GRI Index
Annual Report 2019| GRI Disclosure Number | GRI Standard Title | Disclosure Title | Reference 2019 | Comments | |
| GRI 102-1 | General Disclosures | Name of the organization | Annual Report 2019, outside backcover | ||
| Finance Report 2019, outside backcover | |||||
| www.roche.com | |||||
| GRI 102-10 | General Disclosures | Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain | Finance Report 2019, p. 6-8, 57-60 | ||
| GRI 102-11 | Precautionary Principle or approach | Annual Report 2019, p. 12-13 | |||
| GRI 102-12 | General Disclosures | External initiatives | Memberships and International CR Recommendations | ||
| Positions and policies | |||||
| Stakeholder engagement | |||||
| GRI 102-13 | General Disclosures | Membership of associations | Annual Report 2019, p. 99 | ||
| Memberships and International CR Recommendations | |||||
| Stakeholder engagement | |||||
| Public Policy | |||||
| Working with Patient Organisations | |||||
| GRI 102-14 | General Disclosures | Statement from the most senior decision-maker | Annual Report 2019, p. 18-19 | ||
| GRI 102-16 | General Disclosures | Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior | The Roche Group Code of Conduct | ||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 93-101 | |||||
| Our values | |||||
| GRI 102-18 | General Disclosures | Governance structure | Chief Compliance Officer | ||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 103-120 | |||||
| Our approach to sustainability | |||||
| Governance | |||||
| GRI 102-2 | General Disclosures | Activities, brands, products, and services | Annual Report 2019, p. 23-39 | ||
| Finance Report 2019, p. 2-3 | |||||
| Products | |||||
| Pipeline | |||||
| GRI 102-3 | General Disclosures | Location of headquarters | Annual Report 2019, p. 82 | ||
| Annual Report 2019, outside backcover | |||||
| Finance Report 2019, outside backcover | |||||
| GRI 102-4 | General Disclosures | Location of operations | Finance Report 2019, p. 134 | ||
| Roche affiliates worldwide | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 14 | |||||
| GRI 102-41 | General Disclosures | Collective bargaining agreements | Employee Policy | ||
| Performance indicators | |||||
| GRI 102-40 | General Disclosures | List of stakeholder groups | Stakeholder engagement | ||
| GRI 102-42 | General Disclosures | Identifying and selecting stakeholders | Stakeholder engagement | ||
| GRI 102-43 | General Disclosures | Approach to stakeholder engagement | Annual Report 2019, p. 14-15 | ||
| GRI 102-44 | General Disclosures | Key topics and concerns raised | Materiality | ||
| GRI 102-45 | General Disclosures | Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | Roche affiliates worldwide | ||
| Finance Report 2019, p.134 | |||||
| GRI 102-46 | General Disclosures | Defining report content and topic Boundaries | Materiality | ||
| Annual Report 2019, p.12 | |||||
| GRI 102-47 | General Disclosures | List of material topics | Annual Report 2019, p. 15 | ||
| Finance Report 2019, p. 6, p. 63 | |||||
| GRI 102-48 | General Disclosures | Restatements of information | Finance Report 2019, p. 48-50, p. 138-140 | ||
| GRI 102-49 | General Disclosures | Changes in reporting | Annual Report 2019, p. 12 | ||
| GRI 102-5 | General Disclosures | Ownership and legal form | Finance Report 2019, p. 174 | ||
| Governance | |||||
| GRI 102-50 | General Disclosures | Reporting period | Annual Report 2019, cover page | ||
| GRI 102-51 | General Disclosures | Date of most recent report | Annual Reports | ||
| GRI 102-52 | Reporting cycle | Annual Report 2019, p. 12, p. 152 | |||
| GRI 102-53 | General Disclosures | Contact point for questions regarding the report | Finance Report 2019, p. 182 | ||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 152 | |||||
| GRI 102-54 | General Disclosures | Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | Annual Report 2019, p. 12 | ||
| GRI 102-56 | General Disclosures | External assurance | Finance Report 2019, p. 180 | ||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 149-151 | |||||
| GRI 102-6 | General Disclosures | Markets served | Finance Report 2019, p. 13-18, 24-25 | ||
| Annual Report 2019, inside cover, p. 23-39 | |||||
| GRI 102-7 | General Disclosures | Scale of the organization | Finance Report 2019, inside cover | ||
| Performance indicators | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, Highlights | |||||
| GRI 102-8 | General Disclosures | Information on employees and other workers | Annual Report 2019, Highlights | ||
| Performance indicators | Confidentiality constraints Break down by gender is not applicable due to local legislation (US) |
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| GRI 102-9 | General Disclosures | Supply chain | Suppliers and service providers | ||
| GRI 103-1 | Management Approach | Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Materiality | ||
| GRI 103-2 | Management approach | Management approach and its components | Annual Report 2019, p. 16-17 | ||
| GRI 201-1 | Economic Performance | Direct economic value generated and distributed | Finance Report 2019, p. 60-101 | ||
| Performance indicators | |||||
| GRI 202-1 | Market Presence | Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage | Confidentiality constraints Roche does not disclose externally any salary and wages related data except the remuneration of the Corporate Executive Committee and Board of Directors |
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| Annual Report 2019, p. 121-130 | |||||
| GRI 203-2 | Indirect Economic Impacts | Significant indirect economic impacts | Materiality | ||
| Suppliers and service providers | |||||
| GRI 204-1 | Procurement Practices | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | Suppliers Goals and Performance | Not applicable Roche discloses the information only on global level |
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| GRI 205-1 | Anti-Corruption | Operations asessed for risks related to corruption | Annual Report 2019, p. 60-67 | ||
| GRI 206-1 | Anti-Competitive Behaviour | Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices | Performance Indicators | ||
| GRI 301-1 | Materials | Materials used by weight or volume | SHE Goals and Performance | Not applicable Roche discloses only total volumes used. |
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| Performance Indicators | |||||
| Resources and Raw Materials | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 77-85 | |||||
| GRI 302-3 | Energy | Energy intensity | SHE Goals and Performance | ||
| Performance Indicators | |||||
| Resources and Raw Materials | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 85 | |||||
| GRI 303-1 | Water | Water withdrawal by source | Resources and Raw Materials | ||
| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 85 | |||||
| GRI 304-3 | Biodiversity | Habitats protected or restored | SHE Goals and Performance | ||
| Recycling and Waste Management | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 79-85 | |||||
| GRI 305-4 | Emissions | Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity | Annual Report 2019, p. 85 | ||
| GRI 306-1 | Effluents and Waste | Water discharge by quality and destination | Annual Report 2019, p. 85 | Not applicable Roche discloses only total volumes of water discharge. |
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| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| GRI 307-1 | Environmental Compliance | Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | Annual Report 2019, p. 77-85 | No Fines in 2019 | |
| GRI 308-2 | Supplier Environmental Assessment | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Suppliers Goals and Performance | ||
| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| GRI 401-1 | Employment | New employee hires and employee turnover | Performance Indicators | Confidentiality constraints Break down by age group, gender is not shared publicly. |
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| GRI 402-1 | Labor/Management Relations | Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | Safety, Health and Wellbeing | ||
| GRI 403-1 | Occupational Health and Safety | Workers representation in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees | Safety, Health and Wellbeing | ||
| GRI 404-2 | Training and Education | Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | Annual Report 2019, p. 69-75 | ||
| Careers and Development | |||||
| GRI 405-1 | Diversity and Equal Opportunity | Diversity of government bodies and employees | Performance Indicators | Confidentiality constraints Break down by age group, gender is not shared publicly. |
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| Diversity and Inclusion | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 73-75 | |||||
| GRI 405-2 | Diversity and Equal Opportunity | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | Employment Policy | Confidentiality constraints Roche does not disclose externally any salary and wages related data except the remuneration of the Corporate Executive Committee and Board of Directors |
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| Annual Report 2019, p.121-130 | |||||
| GRI 406-1 | Non-discrimination | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | Employment Policy | ||
| Human Rights | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 92-102 | |||||
| GRI 407-1 | Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining | Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of assocation and collective bargaining may be at risk | Not applicable In Roche we do not have operations or suppliers where this could be a significant risk of freedom violation |
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| Employment Policy | |||||
| GRI 408-1 | Child Labor | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor | Not applicable In Roche we do not have operations or suppliers where this could be a significant risk for incidents of child labour. |
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| We cover the question of child labour via our Roche Supplier Code of Conduct and the PSCI (Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative) | |||||
| GRI 409-1 | Forced or Compulsory Labor | Operatinos and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor | Supplier Code of Conduct | Not applicable In Roche we do not have operations or suppliers where this could be a significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor. |
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| GRI 410-1 | Security Practices | Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures | All employees when starting in the group complete our e-learning Code-of-Conduct program which covers all our policies and guidelines (the completion is mandatory and monitored), including human rights. | ||
| GRI 411-1 | Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people | Not applicable The number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people is not material for our business. |
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| GRI 412-1 | Human Rights Assessment | Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments | Suppliers and service providers | ||
| Suppliers Goals and Performance | |||||
| Materiality | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 94-97 | |||||
| GRI 412-3 | Human Rights Assessment | Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | Human Rights | ||
| Suppliers and service providers | |||||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 94-97 | Almost all of our investment agreements include human rights clauses, a human rights screening and/or make reference to the Roche Supplier Code of Conduct (which includes human rights). More than 75% of our new bidding processes and contracts contain sustainability clauses that refer to the Roche Supplier Code of Conduct. Human rights are also part of our audits of suppliers that we conduct under the PSCI Principles. | ||||
| GRI 413-1 | Local Communities | Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs | Supporting Communities | ||
| Annual Report 2019, p. 87-91 | |||||
| GRI 414-1 | Supplier Social Assessment | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | Supplier Code of Conduct | ||
| Human Rights | |||||
| Suppliers Goals and Performance | |||||
| Suppliers and service providers | All critical suppliers have undergone human right screening. | ||||
| GRI 414-2 | Supplier Social Assessment | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Supplier Code of Conduct | ||
| Human Rights | |||||
| GRI 415-1 | Public Policy | Political contributions | Annual Report 2019, p. 99 | ||
| GRI 416-1 | Customer Health and Safety | Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | Medical information | ||
| GRI 417-1 | Marketing and Labeling | Requirements for product and service information and labeling | Anti-Counterfeiting | ||
| GRI 418-1 | Customer Privacy | Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | Annual Report 2019, p. 44, p. 95 | ||
| GRI 419-1 | Socioeconomic Compliance | Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | Finance Report 2019, p. 83-88 |