GRI Index
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Strategy and analysis
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-1 Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (such as CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization’s strategy for addressing sustainability Letter from the President of the Board
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Organizational profile
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities Our approach to risk management G4-3 Name of the organization Scale of operations G4-4 Primary brands, products, and services Scale of operations G4-5 Location of the organization’s headquarters Scale of operations G4-6 Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries where either the organization has significant operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability topics covered in the report Scale of operations G4-7 Nature of ownership and legal form Scale of operations
More than 10 years of Grupa LOTOS’ presence on the WSEG4-8 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers and beneficiaries) Scale of operations G4-9 Scale of the organization Scale of operations G4-10 Total number of employees by employment contract and gender Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative 
G4-11 Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative G4-12 Organization’s supply chain The LOTOS Group value chain G4-13 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization’s size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain Scale of operations G4-14 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization Our approach to risk management
Ethics and integrityG4-15 Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses The LOTOS Group as an active participant of the fuel market and initiator of regional development G4-16 Memberships of associations (such as industry associations) and national or international advocacy organizations The LOTOS Group as an active participant of the fuel market and initiator of regional development -
Identified material aspects and boundaries
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-17 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures Integrated reporting at the LOTOS Group G4-18 Process for defining the report content and the aspect boundaries and how the organization has implemented the reporting principles for defining report content Process of defining the report content G4-19 Material aspects identified in the process for defining report content Process of defining the report content G4-20 Aspect boundary within the organization for each material aspect All aspects have been identified as material in terms of activities and impact of all or certain Grupa LOTOS companies. The relevance for selected companies has been appropriately marked in the report. G4-21 Aspect boundary outside the organization for each material aspect The indicator has been reported except for emissions intensity ratio − it has not been included because of incomparability of data between the companies. G4-22 Effect of any restatements of information provided in previous reports, and the reasons for such restatements No restatements were made. G4-23 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope and aspect boundaries Integrated reporting at the LOTOS Group -
Stakeholder engagement
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-24 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization Stakeholders' say − important element of reporting process G4-25 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage Stakeholders' say − important element of reporting process G4-26 Organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group, and an indication of whether any of the engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process Stakeholders' say − important element of reporting process G4-27 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting Process of defining the report content -
Report profile
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-28 Reporting period for information provided Integrated reporting at the LOTOS Group G4-29 Date of most recent previous report Integrated reporting at the LOTOS Group G4-30 Reporting cycle Integrated reporting at the LOTOS Group G4-31 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents Contact G4-32 GRI content index GRI Index G4-33 Organization’s policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report Process of defining the report content -
Governance
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-34 Governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body Scale of operations G4-38 Composition of the highest governance body and its committees Scale of operations G4-39 Information whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer Scale of operations -
Ethics and integrity
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments G4-56 Organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics Ethics and integrity
Values, ethics and misconduct preventionG4-57 Internal and external mechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as helplines or advice lines Misconduct Prevention Policy of the LOTOS Group G4-58 Internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as escalation through line management, whistleblowing mechanisms or hotlines Ethics and integrity -
Economic aspect
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Financial performance of the LOTOS Group in 2015 G4-EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed Summary of 2015 MARKET PRESENCE Our strategy G4-EC5 Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS LOTOS Group's Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy G4-EC7 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported Our social impact G4-EC8 Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts Our indirect economic impacts PROCUREMENT PRACTICES Cooperation with suppliers G4-EC9 Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations of operation Cooperation with suppliers RESERVES What are the focal points of our sustainable development efforts? OG1 Volume and type of estimated proved reserves and production LOTOS Group's reserves -
Environmental aspect
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments MATERIALS Eco-friendly growth G4-EN1 Materials used by weight or volume Production of hydrocarbons 8 ENERGY Eco-friendly growth G4-EN3 Energy consumption within the organization Reduction of energy consumption 8 G4-EN6 Reduction of energy consumption Reduction of energy consumption 8 WATER Eco-friendly growth G4-EN8 Total water withdrawal by source Water and wastewater management 8 G4-EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused Water and wastewater management BIODIVERSITY Eco-friendly growth G4-EN11 Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas Biodiversity 8 G4-EN14 Total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk Biodiversity OG4 Number and percentage of significant operating sites in which biodiversity risk has been assessed and monitored Biodiversity 8 EMISSIONS Eco-friendly growth G4-EN15 Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Emissions management 8 G4-EN16 Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Emissions management 8 G4-EN18 reenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity Emissions management 8 G4-EN21 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions Emissions management 8 The indicator has been reported except for emissions intensity ratio − it has not been included because of incomparability of data between the companies. OG-6 Volume of flared and vented hydrocarbon Emissions management 8 EFFLUENTS AND WASTE Eco-friendly growth G4-EN22 Total water discharge by quality and destination Water and wastewater management 8 OG5 Volume and disposal of formation or produced water Water and wastewater management G4-EN23 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method Waste management 8 G4-EN24 Total number and volume of significant spills Process safety management 8 OG7 Amount of drilling waste (drill mud and cuttings) and strategies for treatment and disposal Waste management 8 G4-EN25 Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally Waste management 8 COMPLIANCE - G4-EN29 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations 8 The only fine payable by the LOTOS Group companies in 2015 was a fine of PLN 5,344 imposed on LOTOS Paliwa in connection with exceeding the noise limit from a service station. Relevant proceedings are currently pending before the Provincial Inspectorate for Environmental Protection (WIOŚ) for postponement of the fine until a project intended to reduce the noise is completed. OVERALL Eco-friendly growth G4-EN31 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type Eco-friendly growth 8 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Sustainable products OG8 Benzene, lead and sulfur content in fuels Sustainable products -
Social aspect
Indicator: labor practices and decent work Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments EMPLOYMENT Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative G4-LA1 Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative [1, 2] 6 G4-LA4 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes, including whether these are specified in collective agreements Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative 3 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Personnel safety management at the LOTOS Group G4-LA6 Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender Results: number of accidents 6 TRAINING AND EDUCATION Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative G4-LA9 Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category At LOTOS, we develop together 6 G4-LA11 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category The way to achieve the goal: how do we motivate and develop our staff? 6 DIVERSITY AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Our specialists make us more competitive and innovative G4-LA12 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity Diversity 6 -
Human rights
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments SECURITY PRACTICES Safety first G4-HR7 Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization’s human rights policies or procedures that are relevant to operations Personnel safety management at the LOTOS Group 1,2 -
Society
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments ANTI-CORRUPTION Misconduct Prevention Policy of the LOTOS Group G4-SO3 Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption and the significant risks identified Misconduct prevention policy of the LOTOS Group 10 G4-SO4 Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures Misconduct prevention policy of the LOTOS Group 10 G4-SO5 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken Misconduct prevention policy of the LOTOS Group 10 ASSET INTEGRITY AND PROCESS SAFETY (OG) Process safety OG13 Number of process safety events, by business activity Process safety -
Product responsibility
Indicator Section of the report Global Compact principles Review Comments CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY With customer safety in mind G4-PR1 Percentage of significant product and service categories for which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement With customer safety in mind 10 PRODUCT AND SERVICE LABELING With customer satisfaction in mind G4-PR5 Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction With customer satisfaction in mind FOSSIL FUEL SUBSTITUTES (OG) Sustainable products OG14 Volume of biofuels produced and purchased meeting sustainability criteria Sustainable products
