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
Organizational profile
102-1	Name of the organization	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
102-2	Activities, brands, products and services	OUR ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE
102-3	Location of headquarters	Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 36 + 40 53113 Bonn Germany Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1 – 5 65760 Eschborn Germany
102-4	Location of operations	GIZ has two registered offices in Germany, one in Bonn and one in Eschborn. The company is also represented at nine other locations in Germany, as well as over 80 offices around the globe. WORLDWIDE
102-5	Ownership and legal form	Ownership: The sole shareholder of GIZ is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented within Germany by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). Legal form: GmbH
102-6	Markets served	Over 1,500 projects currently operate in some 120 countries around the world, providing services in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work. Our main commissioning party is the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ’S FISCAL 2018
102-7	Scale of the organization	Total number of employees: PERSONNEL NUMBERS Total number of offices: GIZ has two registered offices in Germany, one in Bonn and one in Eschborn. The company is also represented at six other locations in Germany, as well as over 80 offices around the globe. Business volume: GIZ’S FISCAL 2018
102-8	Information on employees and other workers	PERSONNEL NUMBERS
102-9	Supply chain	SUPPLY CHAIN
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	No significant organisational changes were made in the 2018 reporting period.
102-11	Precautionary principle or approach	THE SAFEGUARDS AND GENDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
102-12	External initiatives	HOW WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER
102-13	Membership of associations	HOW WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER
Strategy
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	FOREWORD BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD
102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	FOREWORD BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD ACHIEVING MORE GOALS FASTER AGENDA 2030 SHAPING FUTURES TOGETHER OUR ACTIVITIES WORLDWIDE
Ethics and integrity
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	IDENTITY GIZ SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMME 2016-2020
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	FIGHTING CORRUPTION TOGETHER
Governance
102-18	Governance structure	OUR ORGANISATION CHART OFFICIAL BODIES SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR
102-19	Delegating authority	SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR Our governance structure
102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR Our governance structure
102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics	STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE
102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	OFFICIAL BODIES
102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	OFFICIAL BODIES MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
102-26	Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy	OFFICIAL BODIES MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR Values, strategies and objectives are defined by the Management Board, the Management Committee, the Strategy Committee and the Sustainability Board. Strategic leadership is not one of the Supervisory Board’s roles.
102-29	Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts	SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE
102-31	Review of economic, environmental, and social topics	SUSTAINABILITY AS A SUCCESS FACTOR GIZ’s Sustainability Board meets four times a year.
102-32	Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting	The Director Corporate Sustainability is the highest authority for sustainability reporting and responsible for publishing and the completeness of sustainability reporting. External audits are also conducted.
102-33	Communicating critical concerns	COMPLIANCE, INTEGRITY AND ANTI-CORRUPTION RISK MANAGEMENT 2.0
102-35	Remuneration policies	ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2018 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE BERICHT (GERMAN ONLY) OUR REMUNERATION SYSTEM
102-36	Process for determining remuneration	OUR REMUNERATION SYSTEM
Stakeholder engagement
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABILITY 2018. RESULTS REPORT BY THE GIZ SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE.(P.6)
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	As at 31 December 2018, GIZ employed a total of 20,726 staff worldwide. 6,530 of these employees have employment contracts that are subject to German labour law and collective bargaining agreements. This figure represents 31.5% of all GIZ staff. The 14,196 members of GIZ’s national staff have employment contracts concluded in accordance with the local terms of employment in their country of assignment and/or region. A total of 16,658 employees work outside Germany, which accounts for 80% of all GIZ staff. This figure also includes 2,462 seconded staff with employment contracts that are subject to German law. PERSONNEL NUMBERS
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABILITY 2018. RESULTS REPORT BY THE GIZ SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE.
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABILITY 2018. RESULTS REPORT BY THE GIZ SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE. STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABILITY 2018. RESULTS REPORT BY THE GIZ SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE. MATERIALITY MATRIX
Reporting practice
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	STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE ON SUSTAINABILITY 2018. RESULTS REPORT BY THE GIZ SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE. MATERIALITY MATRIX OUR REPORTING
102-47	List of material topics	MATERIALITY MATRIX
102-48	Restatements of information	No adjustments have been made.
102-49	Changes in reporting	Current topics: Biodiversity at German locations, Sustainable construction, Compliance and anti-corruption, Results orientation and lasting effects, Sustainable procurement, Communication and transparency, Cost-effectiveness and efficiency, Learning organisation, Social engagement, Work-life balance and health, Diversity and gender, Sustainable event management, Service quality and innovation, Client focus, Staff safety and security, Data protection, Employability Modified topics: Risk management, Digitalisation in projects, Digitalisation within the company, Culture of cooperation, Sustainable mobility, Human rights in projects, Partner orientation, Environmental and climate protection in projects New topics: Ressource efficiency, GIZ as a pioneer, Credibility in actions and communication
102-50	Reporting period	2018/01/01– 2018/12/31
102-51	Date of most recent report	Corporate Sustainability 2017: January 2019 Integrated Company Report 2017: July 2018 Integrated Company Report 2016: July 2017
102-52	Reporting cycle	Annually from the 2017 reporting period.
102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	sustainabilityoffice@giz.de
102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	This report is in line with the core standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). OUR REPORTING
102-55	GRI content index	GRI INDEX
102-56	External assurance	External assurance

Economic
201: Economic performance
	Management approach	GIZ’S FISCAL 2018 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2018
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	GIZ’S FISCAL 2018
201-2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change	LIVING TOGETHER IN THE SPIRIT OF CLIMATE JUSTICE FOREWORD BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
204: Procurement Practices
	Management approach	EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IN BOTH EVENTS AND PROCUREMENT
204-1	Proportion of spending on local suppliers	EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IN BOTH EVENTS AND PROCUREMENT
205: Anti-corruption
	Management approach	ANTI-CORRUPTION
205-1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	ANTI-CORRUPTION
205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	ANTI-CORRUPTION

Environment
301: Materials	Management approach	REDUCING OUR CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES
301-1	Materials used by weight or volume	REDUCING OUR CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES
301-2	Recycled raw materials used	REDUCING OUR CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES
302: Energy
	Management approach	GIZ ENERGY USE IN GERMANY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM CONSUMPTION ABROAD
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	GIZ ENERGY USE IN GERMANY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM CONSUMPTION ABROAD
302-2	Energy consumption outside of the organization	GIZ ENERGY USE IN GERMANY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM CONSUMPTION ABROAD
302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	GIZ ENERGY USE IN GERMANY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM CONSUMPTION ABROAD
303: Water and effluents
	Management approach (Interactions with water as a shared resource)	USING WATER EFFICIENTLY AND SUSTAINABLY
303-3	Water withdrawal	USING WATER EFFICIENTLY AND SUSTAINABLY
303-5	Water consumption	USING WATER EFFICIENTLY AND SUSTAINABLY
304: Biodiversity
	Management approach	WE PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND BUILD SUSTAINABLY
304-1	Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	WE PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND BUILD SUSTAINABLY
304-3	Habitats protected or restored	WE PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND BUILD SUSTAINABLY
305: Emissions
	Management approach	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
305-1	Direct (Scope 1) Greenhouse gas emissions	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) Greenhouse gas emissions	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) Greenhouse gas emissions	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
305-5	Senkung der THG Emissionen	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
305-7	Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
306: Effluents and waste
	Management approach	OUR GOAL – TO REDUCE PER CAPITA EMISSIONS
306-2	Waste by type and disposal method	REDUCING OUR CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES
308: Supplier environmental assessment
	Management approach	EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IN BOTH EVENTS AND PROCUREMENT
308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IN BOTH EVENTS AND PROCUREMENT
308-2	Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	An audit of negative environmental impacts in the supply chain is currently not carried out and further information is therefore not available.

Social
401: Employment
	Management approach	PERSONNEL NUMBERS CO-DETERMINATION AND PARTICIPATION
401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	PERSONNEL NUMBERS
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: Staff safety and security and Occupational health
	Management approach	HOW WE PROTECT OUR EMPLOYEES STAYING HEALTHY AND ACHIEVING A GOOD WORK-LIFE BALANCE
403-6	Promotion of worker health	STAYING HEALTHY AND ACHIEVING A GOOD WORK-LIFE BALANCE
404: Training and education
	Management approach	WE MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN EMPLOYABILITY
404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	WE MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN EMPLOYABILITY
404-2	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	WE MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN EMPLOYABILITY
404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	WE MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN EMPLOYABILITY
405: Diversity and equal opportunity
	Management approach	OUR STRENGTH LIES IN DIVERSITY
405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	PERSONNEL NUMBERS
405-2	Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men	OUR REMUNERATION SYSTEM
406: Non-discrimination
	Management approach	OUR STRENGTH LIES IN DIVERSITY
406-1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	As the issues brought up are often confidential in nature, consultations are always anonymous. All incidents are recorded and processed, but never passed on to third parties.
412: Human rights assessment
	Management approach	RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IS A KEY ELEMENT OF OUR WORK
412-1	Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments	HUMAN RIGHTS – A YARDSTICK FOR OUR PROCESSES
412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	RESPECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IS A KEY ELEMENT OF OUR WORK
413: Local Communities
	Management approach	CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY HANDPRINT COMMITMENT – ENVIROMENT HEROES AND MEANDERING GARDENERS
414: Supplier social assessment
	Management approach	EMBRACING SUSTAINABILITY IN BOTH EVENTS AND PROCUREMENT
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.
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.
415: Public Policy
	Management approach	GIZ is a federal enterprise and does not make donations to political parties.
415-1	Political contributions	GIZ is a federal enterprise and does not make donations to political parties.
419: Socioeconomic Compliance
	Management approach	FIGHTING CORRUPTION TOGETHER
419-1	Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area	No instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations were identified during the 2018 reporting period.