GRI Standards

This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. This is the fifth year that we report in accordance with the GRI and we have updated our GRI content index references to reflect the transition from GRI G4 reporting to the GRI standards. No external assurance has been undertaken.
Updated

The 2016 version of the below GRI standards have been used for this report.

 

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102-1 Name of the organization Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (Wilhelmsen) Fully
102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services Company information is available on our website: http://www.wilhelmsen.com/about-wilhelmsen/companies/
Annual report/Directors report page 16-24
Annual report/Corporate structure page 132-137
Fully
102-3 Location of headquarters Lysaker, Norway Fully
102-4 Location of operations Annual report/Corporate structure page 132-137 Fully
102-5 Ownership and legal form Wilhelmsen is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.  A current list of the largest shareholders is available on our website:
http://www.wilhelmsen.com/investors/the-share/20-largest-shareholders/
Annual report/Note 9 Equity page 100
Fully
102-6 Markets served Annual report/Note 2 Segment reporting page 47  Fully
102-7 Scale of the organization Annual report/Directors report page 16-20
Annual report/Income statement page 34
Fully
102-8 Information on employees and other workers Sustainability report/Employees
Partially reported due to lack of data on employment type full/part time and supervised workers.
Partially - information unavailable
102-9 Supply chain Sustainability report/Sustainable supplier management
Partially reported due to lack of data for all business segments.
Partially - information unavailable
102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain Sustainability report/About our report
Annual report/Directors report page 16-20
Fully
102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach Sustainability report/Governance
Annual report/Corporate governance page 118-119
Fully
102-12 External initiatives A list of initiatives, associations and memberships is decribed on our website http://www.wilhelmsen.com/about-wilhelmsen/corporate-social-responsibility/list-of-initiatives-principles-and-associations/ Fully
102-13 Membership of associations  List of initiatives, associations and memberships are decribed on our website http://www.wilhelmsen.com/about-wilhelmsen/corporate-social-responsibility/list-of-initiatives-principles-and-associations/ Fully
102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker Sustainability report/CEO message Fully
102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior  Sustainability report/Governance
Annual report/Corporate governance page 118-119
Fully
102-18 Governance structure  Sustainability report/Governance
Annual report/Corporate governance page 121
Fully
102-40 List of stakeholder groups  Sustainability report/Stakeholders Fully
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements 100% of seafarers. Onshore employees are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. Fully
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders  Sustainability report/Stakeholders Fully
102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement Sustainability report/Stakeholders Fully
102-44 Key topics and concerns raised Sustainability report/Stakeholders Fully
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements  Annual report/Directors report page 16-20
Annual report/Consolidation policies page 39
Annual report/Corporate structure page 132-137
Joint ventures, associated companies and minotiry interest companies are not covered by the sustainability report.
Fully
102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries  Sustainability report/About our report
Annual report/Corporate governance page 118-119
Fully
102-47 List of material topics  Sustainability report/Materiality Fully
102-48 Restatements of information No restatements. Fully
102-49 Changes in reporting  Sustainability report/Materiality
Sustainability report/About our report
Fully
102-50 Reporting period  Fiscal year 2017 Fully
102-51 Date of most recent report  Fiscal year 2016 report published 1st April 2017 Fully
102-52 Reporting cycle Annual Fully
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report  Head of sustainability - Melanie Moore
email: melanie.moore@wilhelmsen.com
Fully
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.  No external assurance.  Fully
102-55 GRI content index Sustainability report/GRI/GRI content index Fully
102-56 External assurance  The sustainability report has not been externally assured.
Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) has included the financials of the report in their Auditor report. 
Fully
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary Sustainability report/Materiality Fully
103-2 The management approach and its components  Sustainability report/Materiality Fully
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach Sustainability report/Materiality Fully
201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed Annual report/Accounts and notes page 90-100
Most figures are reported, however not set up as required by GRI due to business complexity and lack of reporting of local breakdown.
Partially - information unavailable
201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans Annual report/Note 10/Pension page 66
Annual report/Note 6/Employee benefits page 58
Fully
202-2 Proportion of senior management hired from the local community Sustainability report/Employees/Demographics  Fully
205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption All business areas conducts risk analysis on compliance. However, we are not currently able to provide the percentage of operations which have been assessed.  Partially - information unavailable
205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures Sustainability report/Governance.  Partially due to not broken down by business partners. Partially - information unavailable
205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken Sustainability report/Governance Fully
206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices Sustainability report/Governance Fully
302-1 Energy consumption within the organisation Change in organisational boundary in 2017 as described in Sustainability report/About our report/Reporting boundary.  Data not available in this period for onshore operations. A materiality assessment will be conducted in 2018. None - information not available
305-1 Direct scope 1 GHG emissions Change in organisational boundary in 2017 as described in Sustainability report/About our report/Reporting boundary.  Data not available in this period for onshore operations. A materiality assessment will be conducted in 2018. None - information not available
305-7 Nitrogen oxides (Nox), sulphur oxides (Sox) and other significant air emissions Change in organisational boundary in 2017 as described in Sustainability report/About our report/Reporting boundary.  Data not available in this period for onshore operations. A materiality assessment will be conducted in 2018. None - information not available
308-1 New supplier that were screened using environmental criteria Sustainability report/Sustainable supplier management
Partially reported due to lack of data for all business segments.
Partially - information unavailable
401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover Sustainability report/Demographics
Partially due to not broken down by gender or region.
Partially - information unavailable
402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes  According to local rules and regulations. According to standard CBA for seafarers. Fully
403-2 Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities Sustainability report/Health and safety.
Partially due to not broken down by gender or region.
Partially - information unavailable
403-4 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions For collective barganing agreements conducted for seafarers, refer to the Norwegian Shipowners' Association website rederi.no. Fully
404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee Sustainablity report/Employees/Learning and development.
Much training is directly linked to work field and position and not recorded centrally. The figures reported is substantially lower than the actual time spent on personal and professional development for each employee. Missing numbers for training per gender and seafarers.  
Partially - information unavailable
404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews Sustainablity report/Employees/Learning and development.
Partially due to not broken down by gender.
Partially - information unavailable
405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees Sustainability report/Employees/Demographics
Partially due to not broken down by region.
Partially - information unavailable
414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria Sustainability report/Sustainable supplier management
Partially reported due to lack of data for all business segments.
Partially - information unavailable
419-1 Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area Sustainability report/Governance Fully