Roche GRI Index
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We have followed the Global Reporting Initiative's Reporting (GRI G4) guidelines since 2014. By using the GRI guidelines, we disclose the most critical impacts of our activities on the environment, society and the economy. As of the 2017 reporting period, we transitioned to the newly introduced GRI Standards, which are based on the key concepts and disclosures of the GRI G4 guidelines. We report in accordance with the standards at core level but also go beyond the requirements for core level for a number of indicators.
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
| GRI Disclosure Number | GRI Standard Title | Disclosure Title | Reference | Comments | |
| GRI 102-1 | General Disclosures | Name of the organization | Annual Report 2017, outside backcover | ||
| Finance Report 2017, outside backcover | |||||
| www.roche.com | |||||
| GRI 102-10 | General Disclosures | Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain | Finance Report 2017, p.6-7, 56-60 | ||
| GRI 102-11 | Precautionary Principle or approach | Annual Report 2017, p.94-101 | |||
| GRI 102-12 | General Disclosures | External initiatives | Memberships and International CR Recommendations | ||
| Positions and policies | |||||
| Stakeholder engagement | |||||
| Business integrity and responsible marketing | |||||
| GRI 102-13 | General Disclosures | Membership of associations | Annual Report 2017, p.100-101 | ||
| Memberships and International CR Recommendations | |||||
| Stakeholder engagement | |||||
| Business integrity and responsible marketing | |||||
| Working with Patient Organisations | |||||
| GRI 102-14 | General Disclosures | Statement from the most senior decision-maker | Annual Report 2017, p.12 | ||
| GRI 102-16 | General Disclosures | Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior | The Roche Group Code of Conduct | ||
| Annual Report 2017, p.94-101 | |||||
| Behaviour in business | |||||
| Chief Compliance Officer | |||||
| GRI 102-18 | General Disclosures | Governance structure | Annual Report 2017, p.104-119 | ||
| Governance | |||||
| GRI 102-2 | General Disclosures | Activities, brands, products, and services | Annual Report 2017, p.22-37 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.11-16, 21-23 | |||||
| Products | |||||
| Pipeline | |||||
| GRI 102-3 | General Disclosures | Location of headquarters | Annual Report 2017, outside backcover | ||
| Finance Report 2017, outside backcover | |||||
| Roche affiliates worldwide | |||||
| GRI 102-4 | General Disclosures | Location of operations | Finance Report 2017, p.113-117 | ||
| Roche affiliates worldwide | |||||
| GRI 102-41 | General Disclosures | Collective bargaining agreements | Employment 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 | Stakeholder engagement | ||
| GRI 102-44 | General Disclosures | Key topics and concerns raised | Annual Report 2017, p.8-11, 54-63, 94-101 | ||
| Materiality | |||||
| GRI 102-45 | General Disclosures | Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | Finance Report 2017, p.113-117 | ||
| Roche affiliates worldwide | |||||
| GRI 102-46 | General Disclosures | Defining report content and topic Boundaries | Finance Report 2017, p.39, 118-126 | ||
| Materiality | |||||
| GRI 102-47 | General Disclosures | List of material topics | Materiality | ||
| Annual Report 2017, p.3 | |||||
| GRI 102-48 | General Disclosures | Restatements of information | Finance Report 2017, p.56-60 | ||
| GRI 102-49 | General Disclosures | Changes in reporting | Finance Report 2017, p.46-47, 118-126 | ||
| GRI 102-5 | General Disclosures | Ownership and legal form | Annual Report 2017, p.105-119 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.154-158 | |||||
| Governance | |||||
| GRI 102-50 | General Disclosures | Reporting period | Annual Report 2017, p.2 | ||
| GRI 102-51 | General Disclosures | Date of most recent report | Annual Reports | ||
| GRI 102-52 | Reporting cycle | Annual Reports | |||
| GRI 102-53 | General Disclosures | Contact point for questions regarding the report | Annual Report 2017, p.150 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.162 | |||||
| GRI 102-54 | General Disclosures | Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | Annual Report 2017, p.2 | ||
| GRI 102-56 | General Disclosures | External assurance | Annual Report 2017, p.148-149 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.128-137 | |||||
| GRI 102-6 | General Disclosures | Markets served | Annual Report 2017, inside cover, p.21-37 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.11-16, 21-23 | |||||
| GRI 102-7 | General Disclosures | Scale of the organization | Annual Report 2017, p.21-37 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, inside cover | |||||
| Performance indicators | |||||
| GRI 102-8 | General Disclosures | Information on employees and other workers | Annual Report 2017, inside cover | ||
| Annual Report 2017 Highlights | Confidentiality constraints Break down by gender is not applicable due to local legislation (US) |
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| Performance indicators | |||||
| GRI 102-9 | General Disclosures | Supply chain | Suppliers | ||
| GRI 103-1 | Management Approach | Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Materiality | ||
| GRI 103-2 | Management approach | Management approach and its components | Materiality | ||
| GRI 201-1 | Economic Performance | Direct economic value generated and distributed | Annual Report 2017, p. 20-37, 54-61 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.53, 89 | |||||
| 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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| GRI 203-2 | Indirect Economic Impacts | Significant indirect economic impacts | Annual Report 2017 inside cover, p.5, 42-53, 54-61, 74-83, 88-91 | ||
| Materiality | |||||
| GRI 204-1 | Procurement Practices | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | Suppliers and service providers | 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 2017, p.100 | ||
| Business integrity and responsible business | |||||
| 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 | Annual Report 2017, p.74-83 | Not applicable Roche discloses only total volumes used. |
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| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| Resources and Raw Materials | |||||
| Performance Indicators | |||||
| GRI 302-3 | Energy | Energy intensity | Annual Report 2017, p.77-78 | ||
| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| Performance Indicators | |||||
| Resources and Raw Materials | |||||
| GRI 303-1 | Water | Water withdrawal by source | Annual Report 2017, p.79 | ||
| Resources and Raw Materials | |||||
| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| GRI 304-3 | Biodiversity | Habitats protected or restored | Annual Report 2017, p.82-83 | ||
| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| Recycling and Waste Management | |||||
| GRI 305-4 | Emissions | Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity | Annual Report 2017, p.80-81 | ||
| GRI 306-1 | Effluents and Waste | Water discharge by quality and destination | Annual Report 2017, p.79 | Not applicable Roche discloses only total volumes of water discharge. |
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| SHE Goals and Performance | |||||
| Emissions to Water | |||||
| GRI 307-1 | Environmental Compliance | Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | SHE Goals and Performance | No Fines in 2017 | |
| GRI 308-2 | Supplier Environmental Assessment | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Annual Report 2017, p.76-83 | ||
| 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 | Employment Policy | ||
| 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 2017, p.64-71 | ||
| Learning and Development | |||||
| Careers and Development | |||||
| GRI 405-1 | Diversity and Equal Opportunity | Diversity of government bodies and employees | Annual Report 2017, p.104-119 | Confidentiality constraints Break down by age group, gender is not shared publicly. |
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| Performance Indicators | |||||
| Diversity and Inclusion | |||||
| GRI 405-2 | Diversity and Equal Opportunity | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | Annual Report 2017, p.120-146 | 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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| Diversity and Inclusion | |||||
| GRI 406-1 | Non-discrimination | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | Annual Report 2017, p.96 | ||
| Employment Policy | |||||
| Human Rights | |||||
| 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 | Employment Policy | 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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| Roche values | |||||
| GRI 408-1 | Child Labor | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor | Employment Policy | 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 | 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 | Supplier Code of Conduct | ||
| 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 | Annual Report 2017, p.100 | ||
| Suppliers and service providers | |||||
| Suppliers Goals and Performance | |||||
| Materiality | |||||
| GRI 412-3 | Human Rights Assessment | Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | Annual Report 2017, p.97, 100 | ||
| Suppliers Code of Conduct | |||||
| Roche Position on Respecting Human Rights | |||||
| Human Rights | |||||
| Suppliers and service providers | |||||
| All 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 | Annual Report 2017, p.86-91 | ||
| Supporting Communities | |||||
| GRI 414-1 | Supplier Social Assessment | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | Annual Report 2017, p.100 | ||
| Supplier Code of Conduct | |||||
| Human Rights | |||||
| Suppliers and service providers | |||||
| Suppliers Goals and Performance | |||||
| All critical suppliers have undergone human right screening. | |||||
| GRI 414-2 | Supplier Social Assessment | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | Suppliers and service providers | ||
| Supplier Code of Conduct | |||||
| Human Rights | |||||
| GRI 415-1 | Public Policy | Political contributions | Annual Report 2017, p.100-101 | ||
| GRI 416-1 | Customer Health and Safety | Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | Annual Report 2017, p.98-99 | ||
| Patient Safety | |||||
| GRI 417-1 | Marketing and Labeling | Requirements for product and service information and labeling | Our commitment to data sharing | ||
| Anti-Counterfeiting | |||||
| Business integrity and responsible marketing | |||||
| Due to the strictly regulated industry we operate in, this information is obligatory for us to have a license to operate. | |||||
| GRI 418-1 | Customer Privacy | Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | Not applicable The Indicator is not applicable due to strictly regulated industry. |
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| GRI 419-1 | Socioeconomic Compliance | Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | Annual Report 2017, p.96-97 | ||
| Finance Report 2017, p.73-78 | |||||
| No major fines impacted the company |