GRI Index

THE INDEX TABLE OF THE GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) SHOWS AT A GLANCE GIZ’S KEY TOPICS AND THE CORRESPONDING INDICATORS FOR THE GRI STANDARDS.

General disclosures
GRI-Indikator		Reference
102-1	Name of the organization	reporting.giz.de
102-2	Activities, brands, products and services	Our work around the world
102-3	Location of headquarters	GIZ Profile
102-4	Location of operations	GIZ Profile
102-5	Ownership and legal form	GIZ´s official bodies GIZ Profile GIZ´s official bodies
102-6	Markets served	GIZ Profile
102-7	Scale of the organization	GIZ Profile Fiscal 2017 Our personnel
102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Our personnel
102-9	Supply chain	Sustainable procurement at giz
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	No significant organisational changes were made in the 2017 reporting period. Trends and future of development cooperation
102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	Safeguards+Gender Management System: Our commitment to human rights Sustainability Programme 2016-2020
102-12	External initiatives	Our stakeholder management
102-13	Membership of associations	Our stakeholder management
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	Foreword by the management board
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Identity Sustainability Programme 2016-2020
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Taking action together against corruption
102-18	Governance structure	Our organisation chart Embedded at the highest level of management and centrally coordinated
102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	Embedded at the highest level of management and centrally coordinated
102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics	Maintaining dialogue and setting priorities together
102-31	Review of economic, environmental, and social topics	Embedded at the highest level of management and centrally coordinated GIZ’s Sustainability Board (SuBo) convenes once per quarter.
102-32	Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting	The Director Corporate Sustainability is the highest authority for sustainability reporting. Responsibility for publishing and the completeness of sustainability reporting lies with the Director Corporate Sustainability. External audits are also conducted. Embedded at the highest level of management and centrally coordinated
102-33	Communicating critical concerns	Our commitment to human rights Taking action together against corruption We promote responsible risk management Staff safety and security is paramount
102-35a	Remuneration policies	Annual statement of accounts 2017 (p 35) Public governance report (p 3f, just available in german)
102-36	Process for determining remuneration	We embrace diversity
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Maintaining dialogue and setting priorities together Our stakeholder management
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	We embrace diversity
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Maintaining dialogue and setting priorities together Stakeholder report 2016 (just available in german) Our stakeholder management
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Maintaining dialogue and setting priorities together Our stakeholder management
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Maintaining dialogue and setting priorities together Materiality matrix 2017
102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	GIZ is the entity included in the consolidated financial statements.
102-46	Defining report content and topic Boundaries	With regard to these four dimensions , internal and external stakeholders were invited to inform GIZ of their requirements, expectations, wishes and criticisms in a two-stage process. The first step was an online survey in which respondents were asked to assess key topics and provide feedback on GIZ’s contributions to sustainability. Those attending the subsequent Stakeholder Day then discussed the key findings from the survey in workshops together with management representatives. Dialogue with stakeholders Materiality matrix 2017 Our reporting practices
102-47	List of material topics	GIZ Materiality matrix 2017
102-48	Restatements of information	No adjustments have been made.
102-49	Changes in reporting	Topics omitted: Staff participation, leadership culture, involvement of external stakeholders, awareness of sustainability, corporate values, integrative human resources policy Topics amended: Environmental and climate protection, results orientation and lasting effects, value for money and efficiency, service quality and innovation, sustainable construction, work-life balance and health, diversity and gender, employability, compliance and anti-corruption New topics: Communication and transparency, cooperation, human rights, partner orientation and empowerment of local partners, staff safety and security, client focus, counteracting risks, data protection
102-50	Reporting period	Our reporting practices
102-51	Date of most recent report	Progress report on sustainability: December 2015 Integrated Company Report 2017: July 2018 Integrated Company Report 2016: July 2017 Our reporting practices
102-52	Reporting cycle	Our reporting practices
102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Services
102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	Our reporting practices
102-55	GRI content index	GRI-Index
102-56	External assurance	pdf “Externe Prüfung” unter Services

Economic
GRI-Indikator		Reference
201: Economic performance
	Management approach	Our strategy at a glance Annual statement of accounts 2017
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Fiscal 2017 Annual statement of accounts 2017
202: Market presence
	Management approach	GIZ Profile
202-2	Proportion of senior management hired from the local community	Outside Germany, around 46 per cent of all managers are national personnel . Staff members in bands 5 and 6 are classified as managers.
205: Anti-corruption
	Management approach	The transparency policy of GIZ Taking action together against corruption
205-1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Taking action together against corruption
205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Taking action together against corruption
204: Procurement practices
	Management approach	Procurement
204-1	Proportion of spending on local suppliers	Sustainable procurement at giz
308: Supplier environmental assessment
	Management approach	Sustainable procurement at giz
308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	Because there is currently no systematic screening of the extent to which suppliers and service providers meet environmental criteria, it is not possible to put a percentage on this.
414: Supplier social assessment
	Management approach	Sustainable procurement at giz
414-1	New suppliers that were screened using social criteria	Because there is currently no systematic screening of the extent to which suppliers and service providers meet social criteria, it is therefore not possible to put a percentage on this. Sustainable procurement at giz
414-2	Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	GIZ has not identified any violations of social criteria in its procurement chain and has therefore taken no action.
Cost-effectiveness & efficiency		GIZ Profile Our strategy at a glance Value for money is a prerequisite
Service quality & innovation		Securing sustainability through high-quality work
Learning organisation		Value for money is a prerequisite
Client focus		Value for money is a prerequisite
Digitalisation		Digital solutions for internal processes
Partner orientation and empowerment of local partners/cooperation arrangements		How we work intered and with strong partners Working together for change Value for money is a prerequisite
Sustainable event management		Value for money is a prerequisite
Counteracting risks		We promote responsible risk management

Environment
GRI-Indikator		Reference
301: Materials
	Management approach	Considering environmental factors when selecting materials
301-1	Materials used by weight or volume	Considering environmental factors when selecting materials
302: Energy (further information on the calculation method can be found under: Klima und Umweltbilanz , p 5)
	Management approach	Different energy consumption in and outside germany
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	Different energy consumption in and outside germany
303: Water and effluents
	Management approach	Valuing water
303-5	Water consumption	Valuing water
304: Biodiversity
	Management approach	Building sustainably and supporting biodiversity
305: Emissions (further information on the calculation method can be found under: Klima und Umweltbilanz S.5)
	Management approach	Reducing emissions is key
305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Reducing emissions is key
305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	Reducing emissions is key
305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Reducing emissions is key
305-7	Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions	Reducing emissions is key
306: Effluents and waste
	Management approach	Considering environmental factors when selecting materials
Sustainable construction		Building sustainably and supporting biodiversity

Social
GRI-Indikator		Reference
401: Employment
	Management approach	GIZ as an employer: increasing employability
401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	GIZ as an employer: increasing employability Our personnel
*401-2	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees	Benefits provided to full-time employees are also provided to part-time and temporary employees.
403: Occupational health and safety
	Management approach	Committed to promoting health and a good work-life balance
403-4	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	Committed to promoting health and a good work-life balance
403-6	Promotion of worker health	Committed to promoting health and a good work-life balance
404: Training and education
	Management approach	GIZ as an employer: increasing employability
404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	GIZ as an employer: increasing employability
404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	GIZ as an employer: increasing employability
		All employees receive regular performance reviews.
405: Diversity and equal opportunity
	Management approach	We embrace diversity
405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Our personnel We embrace diversity
405-2	Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men	We embrace diversity
406: Non-discrimination
	Management approach	We embrace diversity
406-1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	We embrace diversity
410: Security practices
	Management approach	Staff safety and security is paramount
412: Human rights assessment
	Management approach	Our commitment to human rights
412-1	Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments	Our commitment to human rights
412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	Our commitment to human rights
Data protection		Digital solutions for internal processes

Political participation
GRI-Indikator		Reference
Social engagement		GIZ’s commitment to social change Staff commitment to sustainability