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]]> INPEX is the largest oil and gas development company in Japan, engaged in exploration, development, and production projects in approximately 20 countries around the world. Recognising that water management is a key task for it, INPEX has been working to reduce influences on water resources.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2020 Sustainability Report by INPEX published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

INPEX has been involved in IPIECA’s (International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association) Water Working Group since FY 2015, to understand international trends in water management and good practices for the oil and gas industry. In order to promote sustainable water use INPEX took action to:

  • identify high water stress areas
  • promote the efficient use of water resources
  • develop water treatment technology

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2020 Sustainability Report INPEX identified a range of material issues, such as complying with laws, preventing bribery and corruption, respecting human rights, securing occupational health and safety, strengthening climate-related risk management. Among these, promoting sustainable water use stands out as a key material issue for INPEX.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups INPEX engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics INPEX engaged with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Project Partners

 

 ·      Regular meetings

·      Regular communication
Contractors ·      Indication of qualifications to prospective suppliers

·      Briefings on qualifications

·      Regular meetings

·      HSE Audits
Customers

 

 ·      Designated contact

·      Provision of product information

·      Identification of customer needs at service

·      stations
Shareholders and Investors

 

 ·      The General Meeting of Shareholders, briefings and exhibitions, IR meetings

·      Issuance of reports (securities report, annual report, presentation slides, etc.)
Local Communities ·      Environmental and social impact assessment

·      Community briefings

·      Various pamphlets

·      Social contribution activities
NGOs ·      Information gathering to solve global social issues

·      Round-table discussions
Employees

 

 ·      Face-to-face meetings with managers

·      Consultation between labour and management

·      Various training and study abroad programmes

·      Internal magazines
Oil and Gas Producing Countries ·      Communication at each project phase (tender, approval process of development plan; development and production; decommissioning)

What actions were taken by INPEX to promote sustainable water use?

In its 2020 Sustainability Report INPEX reports that it took the following actions for promoting sustainable water use:

  • Identifying high water stress areas
  • INPEX has checked to see whether its operational sites are included in a high water stress area using “AQUEDUCT,” a water risk mapping tool developed by World Resources Institute (WRI). The tool is used to assess and investigate water availability prior to the commencement of a project. As of December 31, 2019, there were no projects operating in high water stress areas.
  • Promoting the efficient use of water resources
  • The effective utilisation of water resources is one of INPEX’s corporate environmental targets. Based on this target, INPEX strives to use water resources efficiently in its domestic and overseas operational sites. INPEX’s domestic sites use tap water, industrial water and groundwater as coolants. Groundwater is also used as a coolant for power generation and for snow melting. INPEX has adopted a circulating system for cooling water and installed a sensor equipped with an automatic shutoff system for snow melting to reduce water consumption. For overseas projects, from FY 2019, INPEX started field surveys of water use at facilities within the LNG plant of the Ichthys LNG Project which started operation in FY 2018. To reduce water use at the plant, INPEX is looking into the feasibility of reusing water—such as wastewater from processing as well as wastewater and condensed steam from power generation facilities—taking into consideration cost effectiveness.
  • Developing water treatment technology
  • From FY 2015 to 2017, INPEX conducted a pilot project at its Sotoasahikawa plant in Akita Prefecture in collaboration with Chiyoda Corporation and METAWATER, under the support of JOGMEC (Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation) to test the ceramic membrane filtration of produced water. This technology is expected, once established, to further reduce the environmental negative impacts of produced water discharges. The joint studies have started to collaborate with JOGMEC since FY 2018 and the pilot test for commercial use of this technology has been currently ongoing. Together with achieving a total operation time of 10,000 hours by March 31, 2020, INPEX has constructed a produced water processing facility and continues to operate without accident and occupational injury during the entire operating period of approximately four and a half years.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource

Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

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Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

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GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

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  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.
References:

1) This case study is based on published information by INPEX, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Oriflame reduces its impact on water resources https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-oriflame-reduces-its-impact-on-water-resources/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 07:36:54 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=11025 Oriflame is a global beauty company selling direct in over 60 markets, with a diverse portfolio of Swedish, nature-inspired, innovative beauty and wellness products sold and marketed through approximately 3 million Oriflame Beauty Consultants. For more than a decade, Oriflame has been systematically trying to reduce its impact on nature and is constantly looking at ways to engage its consumers around more sustainable water use, whilst also looking into opportunities for developing waterless products. This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this […]

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]]> Oriflame is a global beauty company selling direct in over 60 markets, with a diverse portfolio of Swedish, nature-inspired, innovative beauty and wellness products sold and marketed through approximately 3 million Oriflame Beauty Consultants. For more than a decade, Oriflame has been systematically trying to reduce its impact on nature and is constantly looking at ways to engage its consumers around more sustainable water use, whilst also looking into opportunities for developing waterless products.

This case study is based on the 2019 Sustainability Report by Oriflame published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

By 2030, Oriflame aims to reduce its environmental footprint by 50% per unit of product produced.  Tweet This! In order to reduce its impact on water resources Oriflame took action to:

  • stop using plastic microbeads and plastic glitter in cosmetic rinse-off products
  • increase raw materials’ biodegradability
  • improve water management at manufacturing sites

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame identified a range of material issues, such as female empowerment, economic and value creation, sustainable sourcing, climate impact, sustainable packaging. Among these, reducing its impact on water resources stands out as a key material issue for Oriflame.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Oriflame engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics Oriflame engaged with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Employees

 

 

 ·      Employee NPS – quarterly survey collecting information and feedback on important elements of employee satisfaction and experiences

·      CEO Connect – annual live broadcast where employees ask the CEO questions both during and in advance of the event

·      Continuous trainings and feedback, e.g. the Oriflame way

·      Dialogue and sharing through Oriflame’s intranet and internal social media
Consultants

 

 

 

 

 ·      Consultant NPS – permanent feedback from Consultants about experiences and possible improvements

·      Business meetings, trainings, conferences and events

·      Sustainability study – through a web panel collecting information on what Oriflame’s Consultants prioritise most regarding sustainability
Investors

 

 

 

 ·      Meetings/calls with investors

·      Conference calls for the financial community in connection to quarterly reports

·      Attending seminars for the financial community

·      Corporate affairs meetings incl. Direct Selling Association (DSA) meetings

·      Yearly roadshows

·      Responding to ongoing investor questions and data reporting requests
Consumers

 

 

 

 ·      Consumer research, primarily product focused

·      Consumer surveys, sometimes including Oriflame Consultants in their role as consumers

·      Oriflame Brand Image Index, OBII (Annual)
Suppliers

 

 

 

 ·      Regular meetings/site visits with Oriflame teams regarding purchasing, packaging etc.

·      Regular sustainability site audits

·      Supplier self-assessment survey
NGOs

 

 ·      One-on-one meetings discussing both general strategy and more specific topics

·      Discussions at industry events
Society

 

 

 ·      Participation in industry initiatives and standardisation bodies

·      Community involvement, including Oriflame Foundation initiatives

·      Participation in conferences and events

What actions were taken by Oriflame to reduce its impact on water resources?

In its 2019 Sustainability Report Oriflame reports that it took the following actions for reducing its impact on water resources:

  • Stopping using plastic microbeads and plastic glitter in cosmetic rinse-off products
  • Microplastic contamination is identified as a cause of water pollution. A variety of pollution sources have been identified, including the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetic formulations. Oriflame has therefore decided to stop using plastic microbeads and plastic glitter in its cosmetic rinse-off products and started testing alternatives in early 2013. Oriflame identified a number of alternatives of natural origin, including plant waxes, nutshells and seeds that all met its high performance and safety expectations. By the end of 2016, Oriflame had stopped manufacturing older rinse-off products with plastic microbeads and glitter and, in 2019, continued to use only natural origin scrubs in all of its exfoliating cosmetic products.
  • Increasing raw materials’ biodegradability
  • Rinse-off products have a high end-of-life impact. They end up in the water system and may have an impact on ecosystems. It is therefore important to Oriflame that it improves its raw materials’ biodegradability. Oriflame’s goal is that all newly developed skin care and personal care rinse-off products will be biodegradable by 2025. To add credibility to its developments, Oriflame independently tests its products to make sure they pass the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) testing protocol for biodegradability. This is also a vehicle to help educate Oriflame Consultants and consumers about responsible product usage and respect for water resources. In 2019, Oriflame relaunched the Love Nature skin care range with all rinse-off products having biodegradable formulations. Not only are the formulations biodegradable, but they also contain organically sourced extracts and natural origin exfoliants. Additionally, the material Oriflame uses to make cosmetic wipes, cloth sheet masks and nail polish remover pads has been biodegradable since 2015. This means the material will break down naturally, as long as it is disposed of correctly and not flushed down the toilet.
  • Improving water management at manufacturing sites
  • At the end of 2019, Oriflame sent out water questionnaires to five of its manufacturing sites to collect more information about their water usage. Oriflame’s wellness factory in China was excluded from the water reporting, since they manufacture products that do not require water. Oriflame’s manufacturing sites withdraw groundwater from wells and/or water from a municipal supply source. To make sure it has a secured water supply, Oriflame either has two wells on site or complements one well with a municipal supply. Four of Oriflame’s manufacturing sites have effluent treatment plants, where the wastewater is discharged into the municipal sewage network after treatment. Oriflame’s wellness factory in India is designed to reuse 100% of its water, for example by using the water from the effluent treatment plant for irrigation purposes. Rainwater is collected in rainwater harvesting pits at two sites, to replenish groundwater (Wellness factory, India) and to reuse for lawn watering (Russia). All manufacturing sites have water meters installed that are measured daily and/or weekly. So far, none of these manufacturing sites have experienced major water delivery interruptions. Oriflame focuses on improving water efficiency and is committed to reducing water use at its manufacturing sites by 15% per produced unit (compared to a 2015 baseline) by 2020. Since 2015, the water usage per produced unit decreased by 18%.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource

2) Disclosure 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts

3) Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal

 

Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-3 Water withdrawal corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.
References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Oriflame, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to Oriflame: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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]]> Case study: How Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group reduces water consumption https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-mandarin-oriental-hotel-group-reduces-water-consumption/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:01:38 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9915 As an international hotel investment and management group with deluxe and first-class hotels, resorts and residences, operating 29 hotels and eight residences in 19 countries and territories around the globe, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, realising that the availability of clean, accessible water is critical to the health and economic vitality of the communities where it operates, implements a series of water conservation strategies, including investing in water efficient technologies. This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through […]

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]]> As an international hotel investment and management group with deluxe and first-class hotels, resorts and residences, operating 29 hotels and eight residences in 19 countries and territories around the globe, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, realising that the availability of clean, accessible water is critical to the health and economic vitality of the communities where it operates, implements a series of water conservation strategies, including investing in water efficient technologies.

This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has set a goal to reduce water intensity per guest night by 20% from 2007 levels, by 2020.  Tweet This! In order to reduce water consumption Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group took action to:

  • conduct water risk assessments
  • implement water conservation measures
  • recycle and reuse water

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group identified a range of material issues, such as guest health and safety, human rights and diversity, supply chain management, biodiversity, information protection. Among these, reducing water consumption stands out as a key material issue for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group engages with:  

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement (in 2016)
Guests

 

 ·      Guest Satisfaction Survey

·      Solicitation of Direct and Target Feedback to Inform Quality Programmes
Colleagues

 

 ·      Colleague Engagement Survey

·      Career Development Plans and Performance Reviews

·      Hotel Corporate Responsibility Committees

·      Safe, Sound and Sustainable Programme
Owners and developers

 

 ·      Close Partnerships and Regular Communications Throughout Design, Development, Construction and Management of Properties
Local communities ·      Participation in Local Stakeholder Groups Including:

– Hotel Associations

– Chambers of Commerce

– Business Development Councils

– Convention and Visitors’ Bureaus and Promotion      Organisations

– Travel and Tourism Associations

– Community Benefit Organisations

– Local Heritage Preservation Initiatives

– Training and Local Talent Retention Organisations

– Local Collectives for Recycling

– Employer Organisations and Professional Associations
Shareholders ·      Ongoing and Routine Discussions With the Controlling Shareholder Jardine Matheson Group on Financial Performance, Risk Management and other current issues

·      Financial and Sustainability Reporting

·      Shareholder Feedback Mechanisms
Vendors, suppliers and contractors ·      Supplier Meetings to Discuss Sustainable Sourcing Opportunities

·      Food and Beverage Conference

·      Partnerships with Local Farmers, Ranchers and Fisheries
Industry peers and trade associations ·      Participation in World Travel and Tourism Council’s Task Force on Industry Strategies for Climate Change

·      Participation in Industry Hotel Carbon and Water Measurement Initiatives

·      Monitoring and Evaluating Industry Corporate Responsibility Initiatives
NGOs and outside advisors ·      Interviews and Panel Discussion to Discuss Opportunities to Improve Corporate Responsibility Programmes and Reports

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group engaged with its stakeholders through a stakeholder panel, which integrated perspectives from various organisations such as Conservation International, the International Tourism Partnership, National Geographic Traveler, the United States Green Building Council and the World Wildlife Fund.

What actions were taken by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group to reduce water consumption?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group reports that it took the following actions for reducing water consumption:

  • Conducting water risk assessments
  • Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group carried out a Group-wide water risk assessment, using the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct tool. Based on the properties’ location, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group considered its exposure, on a site-by-site basis, to a series of risks that included baseline water stress, flood occurrence and drought severity. The assessment reviewed the current condition, as well as a projection for 2020. The water risk assessment identified 13 properties in Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s existing portfolio and seven development projects that were located in high water stressed areas, and its key findings were used to identify and prioritise target water conservation actions and programmes. For example, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok ran a campaign to educate employees on water conservation during the 2016 drought in Central Thailand.
  • Implementing water conservation measures
  • To achieve the goal of a 20% reduction in water consumption per guest night from 2007 levels by 2020, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group implements best practices to conserve water, including the following:
    • Motion Sensors and Low Flow Fixtures: Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group continues to retrofit motion sensor and low flow fixtures in its properties’ common areas, back-of-house areas and guestrooms. In 2016, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong installed new low flow toilets in their guestrooms.
    • Process Improvements and Water Efficient Technologies: From Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s buildings’ heating and cooling systems to its kitchen, laundry and gardening operations, the stimulation of process improvements that conserve water has helped to support the Group’s progress toward its 2020 goal. Each of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s hotels and residences are actively identifying and implementing water efficiency technologies and process improvements to conserve water. In 2016, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong introduced an alternative system for defrosting food, eliminating the traditional use of freshwater and Mandarin Oriental, Boston has begun to offer soakless pedicures to reduce water associated with spa services.
    • Behavioural Change Initiatives: Due to behavioural change initiatives, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has been able to support a culture of conservation. At Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, overnight cleaning water consumption is monitored daily and water saving opportunities are reviewed with the kitchen team on a monthly basis. In 2016, employees at Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech began placing water conversation labels next to all back office water taps as a gentle reminder not to be wasteful when using water.
  • Recycling and reusing water
  • Central to Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group’s water conservation plan is to increase the amount of water that the Group is able to recycle and reuse, as well as using alternative methods to provide cooling to the chiller system whilst maintaining high system efficiency. This is best implemented at the design stage or in conjunction with major system or property renovations. Best practices are beginning to emerge across the Group and throughout its properties, such as the following:
    • Mandarin Oriental, Sanya uses recycled treated grey water for irrigation throughout the resort’s extensive gardens. At Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech, ground water is used for irrigating its landscaping and vegetable garden.
    • Mandarin Oriental, Milan is using groundwater for the chiller system rather than evaporative cooling towers. Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum engages in a similar process, using seawater instead.
    • Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and The Excelsior, Hong Kong recycle water from the cooling towers for toilet flushing. Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo also uses recycled water for toilet flushing in part of the building.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source

Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

Note to Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group: With each case study we send out an email requesting a comment on this case study. If you have not received such an email please contact us.

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]]> Case study: How Wyndham Worldwide optimises water use https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-wyndham-worldwide-optimises-water-use/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:15:31 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9902 Wyndham Worldwide is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with a collective inventory of almost 130,000 places to stay across over 110 countries on six continents, and 38,000 associates. Through its water conservation programmes, This case study is based on the 2016-2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Wyndham Worldwide published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, […]

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]]> Wyndham Worldwide is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with a collective inventory of almost 130,000 places to stay across over 110 countries on six continents, and 38,000 associates. Through its water conservation programmes, Wyndham Worldwide seeks to use products and implement services that promote cleaner water, as well as more conservative and efficient consumption.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2016-2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report by Wyndham Worldwide published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

In 2016, Wyndham Worldwide’s water withdrawals were 48 gallons per square foot, declining 20% towards its ten-year goal in the first six years. In order to optimise water use Wyndham Worldwide took action to:

  • promote water conservation
  • assess water risks
  • recycle and reuse water

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016-2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Wyndham Worldwide identified a range of material issues, such as business ethics and compliance, long-term economic trends/issues, data privacy/cyber security, labour standards. Among these, optimising water use stands out as a key material issue for Wyndham Worldwide.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Wyndham Worldwide engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Associates
Shareholders
Suppliers
Communities
Customers
Global partnerships

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics, Wyndham Worldwide conducted surveys and follow-up interviews with more than 50 stakeholders. Wyndham Worldwide also carried out a survey with a sample representation of its stakeholders, to develop its materiality matrix.

What actions were taken by Wyndham Worldwide to optimise water use?

In its 2016-2017 Corporate Social Responsibility Report Wyndham Worldwide reports that it took the following actions for optimising water use:

  • Promoting water conservation
  • Wyndham Worldwide locations in all business units globally, including franchise locations, are encouraged to use low flow showerheads, faucet aerators and consider other conservation programmes, including low flow toilets, urinals and minimising water loss due to poor landscaping management practices. On a quarterly basis, Wyndham Worldwide’s properties purchase over 9,000 efficient fixtures through the company’s Strategic Sourcing website. Those fixtures, save approximately 40 million gallons over the life of products. Additionally, Wyndham Worldwide has developed a series of programmes and engagement initiatives with its guests, suppliers and franchisees to support its water conservation plan. Guest sustainability programmes, in particular, are a priority. By participating in Wyndham Worldwide’s towel and linen re-use programme at its hotels, guests can choose not to have their linens and towels laundered every day, reducing both water and energy consumption. Wyndham Worldwide calculates that this programme saves more than 300 million gallons of water, on a yearly basis.
  • Assessing water risks
  • Wyndham Worldwide has assessed its water risk from owned, managed and leased properties in its portfolio using the World Resource Institute’s Aqueduct tool and the World Wildlife Fund’s Water Risk Filter. Based on the location of its properties, Wyndham Worldwide considered a series of risks which included water scarcity, water stress, flood occurrence, pollution and overall water risk, across thousands of properties in its portfolio. Based on the findings of Wyndham Worldwide’s water assessment, 26 properties in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Thailand and Singapore were prioritised due to overall water risk and/or degree of water scarcity. The results of the water risk assessment were presented to Wyndham Green Council, in order to develop targeted programmes to address communities and properties with the greatest exposure to water risks.
  • Recycling and reusing water
  • At Wyndham Vacation Resorts Seven Mile Beach Club in Australia, Wyndham Worldwide implements several programmes to help save water, through recycle and reuse. The property harvests 23,650 litres of rain water and uses it for laundry, when available. The water supplies two washing machines and two laundry troughs. In addition, the property treats all onsite sewage and grey water from its apartments and other infrastructure and recycles it into irrigation water that feeds into an underground drip system below resort lawns. The above ground irrigation is supplied via a water storage dam, which saves approximately 100,000 litres of water per week.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source

2) Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water

 

Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

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References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Wyndham Worldwide, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning.  If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Banpu improves water use efficiency https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-banpu-improves-water-use-efficiency/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:21:35 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9838 As an integrated energy company operating in 10 countries, seeking to be the Asian energy company at the heart of innovation, technology and sustainability, and reduce water consumption intensity. This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainability Report by Banpu published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing. Banpu recognises that inefficient water management […]

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This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainability Report by Banpu published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Banpu recognises that inefficient water management may not only cause water crises, but also cause environmental problems associated with discharge of low quality water leading to conflict with local communities or other water users. In order to improve water use efficiency Banpu took action to:

  • conduct risk identification and assessment
  • reduce water loss
  • manage water discharge

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2018 Sustainability Report Banpu identified a range of material issues, such as human capital development, occupational health and safety, community engagement, social compliance, supplier management. Among these, improving water use efficiency stands out as a key material issue for Banpu.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process s of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Banpu engages with:

To identify and prioritise material topics Banpu engages with its stakeholders through the following channels:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Government ·      Occasional visits

·      Support to governmental initiatives and activities

·      Response to requests for data disclosure

·      Publication of Annual Report and Sustainability Report

·      Public information on Banpu’s website
Employee

 

 

 ·      Communication between human resources department and employees

·      Employee involvement in committees

·      Complaint channel

·      “Banpu Heart” behavioural survey

·      Employee engagement survey

·      Town Hall Meeting
Customer ·      Customer satisfaction survey

·      Complaint channel

·      Occasional visits

·      Response to requests for data disclosure
Supplier ·      Regular meeting with supplier
Contractor

 

 ·      Regular meeting with contractor

·      Annual meeting of mine contractor
Financial Institution ·      Analyst meeting

·      Publication of Annual Report and Sustainability Report
Business Partner ·      Board meeting at subsidiaries and associated companies

·      Publication of Annual Report and Sustainability Report

 
Shareholder

 

 ·      Annual general meeting of shareholder

·      Publication of Annual Report and Sustainability Report

·      Complaint channel

·      Public information on Banpu’s website
Investor ·      Opportunity investment roadshow

·      Presentation on Opportunity Day organised by Stock Exchange of Thailand

·      Publication of Annual Report and Sustainability Report

·      Public information on Banpu’s website
Media and NGOs ·      Response to requests for data disclosure

·      Fact sheet summary

·      Public information on Banpu’s website
Community ·      Communication between community development officers and local community

·      Establishment of Community Consultative Committee (CCC)

·      Community satisfaction survey

·      Complaint channel

·      Public information on Banpu’s website

What actions were taken by Banpu to improve water use efficiency?

In its 2018 Sustainability Report Banpu reports that it took the following actions for improving water use efficiency:

  • Conducting risk identification and assessment
  • Banpu has assigned all business units to carry out risk identification and assessment of water resources and report the result and risk mitigation plan to the Risk Management Committee on a quarterly basis. One of the risk identification processes is to verify whether sites are located in a water stressed area under the database of the Aqueduct water risk atlas of the World Resources Institute. Initial assessment found that 3 CHP plants and 6 solar power plants in China, along with 5 coal mines both operating and non-operating in Australia, are located in a water stressed area. As a result, Banpu prepared short-term measures to minimise potential impacts associated with water use by each business unit and is preparing a long-term plan to cover the management at watershed level (both surface water and groundwater) by developing a water accounting framework and water balance.
  • Reducing water loss
  • To increase efficiency of water consumption, Banpu implements projects for production improvement to reduce water loss. The projects include improvements in the efficiency of the water treatment system, water reuse in the original production process such as coal washing or water reuse in other processes, such as water spraying on road to control dust dispersion. Additionally, Banpu has collaborated with a power plant (Banpu’s customer) by utilising treated water of the Springvale mine in Australia that is normally discharged into the public waterways to be used as water in the cooling system. This project can reduce water withdrawal from public water sources.
  • Managing water discharge
  • Due to the increasingly stringent environmental quality control announced by the Chinese government, Banpu will implement measures to manage water discharge and will also change production technology to reuse water in the production process or other activities within the operational sites, as much as possible. For example, Luannan power plant has a plan to construct a new water treatment plant to receive wastewater from both internal and external sources for recycling water in the production process. This will not only reduce the volume of water withdrawal from natural water sources but will also reduce the discharge of wastewater.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed? 

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource

2) Disclosure 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts

 

Disclosure 303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

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  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Banpu, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Gildan optimises water use https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-gildan-optimises-water-use/ Thu, 30 May 2019 15:11:46 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9411 As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of activewear, underwear and socks, directly controlling almost every step in the process of manufacturing its products, Gildan acknowledges that its operations have an impact on the environment and works relentlessly to develop more efficient technologies and processes to safeguard water resources and optimise water use. This case study is based on the 2017 Sustainability Report by Gildan published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) […]

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This case study is based on the 2017 Sustainability Report by Gildan published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

Abstract

Since 2015, Gildan managed to reduce its water intensity by 10%  Tweet This! through new equipment and technology, various water management systems and, also, by optimising overall water usage intensity. In order to optimise water use Gildan took action to:

  • improve water consumption
  • reduce water intensity
  • improve wastewater management

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2017 Sustainability Report Gildan identified a range of material issues, such as product quality and safety, business ethics and compliance, human and labour rights, energy and emissions management. Among these, optimising water use stands out as a key material issue for Gildan.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards              

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Gildan engages with:

Stakeholder Group                Method of engagement
Shareholders

 

 ·      Annual General Meeting

·      Earnings Release Conference Calls

·      Conferences and non-deal road- shows
Investors (Institutional)

 

 ·      Investor Relations Day

·      Materiality Assessment

·      Earnings Release Conference Calls

·      Investor perception study

·      Comprehensive facility tour

·      On-request meetings with Board members
Board of Directors ·      Board meetings
Employees

 

 

 

 

 ·      Global employee engagement survey

·      Pulse surveys

·      Materiality Assessment

·      Worker-Management Committee Meetings

·      Employee Meetings – Headquarters

·      Gildan TV Internal Communications

·      Round tables
Customers

 

 ·      Materiality Assessment

·      Benchmarking

·      Audits
NGOs

 

 

 

 ·      Memberships

·      Audit requests

·      Participation in Roundtables

·      Committee Meetings

·      Conferences

·      Webinars

·      Workshops

·      Materiality Assessment
Local Communities ·      Memberships

·      Audit requests

·      Participation in Roundtables

·      Committee Meetings

·      Conferences

·      Webinars

·      Workshops

·      Materiality Assessment

·      Town Hall Meetings
Students / Academia / Schools

 

 ·      Mentoring

·      Internship Programme

·      Participation in research projects
Government ·      Meetings

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Gildan carried out interviews with internal stakeholders (senior leaders from different business functions) and engaged with over 25 external stakeholders (including civil society organisations, printwear and retail customers, investors and trade associations) through focus groups.

What actions were taken by Gildan to optimise water use?

In its 2017 Sustainability Report Gildan reports that it took the following actions for optimising water use:

  • Improving water consumption
  • Gildan’s average global water consumption for the dyeing of its textiles was calculated in 2017 to be 56-57 litres of water per kilogram of product, while the indicated industry average water usage needed to create a white cotton t-shirt is, approximately, 65-70 litres per kg of product in the apparel industry. Thus, Gildan’s performance regarding water consumption is strong, relative to the textile industry average. In addition, Gildan sources the vast majority of its water needs from wells (97%), and only a small percentage is supplied by the municipalities (3%). Gildan also makes sure that its water usage does not significantly affect any water source, and does not use water from any Ramsar-listed wetlands or from water bodies recognised as being particularly sensitive.
  • Reducing water intensity
  • In 2010, Gildan first established five-year environmental goals based on its environmental footprint, which included a 20% water reduction in water intensity per kg of product. During the 2010-2015 period, Gildan achieved a reduction in its water intensity by 17% per kg of production. This reduction translated into savings of around 3.85 million cubic meters of water, or the equivalent of more than 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
  • Improving wastewater management
  • Effective management of its wastewater effluent is a top priority for Gildan and an area where it has adopted innovative solutions for many years. For example, Gildan’s Biotop system, located in its Honduran and Dominican Republic manufacturing hubs, is a highly efficient biological wastewater treatment system that has been used since these facilities’ inception, has yielded excellent results, and maintained an extremely rich ecosystem adjacent to Gildan’s production facilities. Unlike traditional chemical-based treatment systems, the system’s purpose is to treat wastewater through a series of interconnected lagoons, which naturally eliminate dyes and chemicals from the effluent and stabilise the wastewaters’ pH. Additionally, Gildan implements a series of biological reactors for the treatment of effluents, and to increase its wastewater treatment capacity at textile hubs. These systems leverage biological oxidation as an effective wastewater treatment process, operate at a low operational cost and work together with the Biotop system, guaranteeing a continuous and safe wastewater treatment system. Moreover, Gildan does not discharge water into any protected rivers and/or wetlands and strict controls are enforced on all effluents discharged from Gildan’s wastewater treatment plants. All treatment facilities are required to meet local discharge regulations and exhaustive biological surveys are carried out at least every two years, to review the impact that the facilities may have on the environment.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source

2) Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water

3) Disclosure 303-3 Water recycled and reused

4) Disclosure 306-1 Water discharge by quality and destination

 

Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-3 Water recycled and reused corresponds to:

Disclosure 306-1 Water discharge by quality and destination corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Gildan, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How Nestlé improves water efficiency https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-nestle-improves-water-efficiency/ Wed, 06 Feb 2019 07:39:08 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8772 , treating the water it uses as sustainably, responsibly and effectively as possible, protecting it through high-profile collaborations, educating communities in how to use water efficiently, and improving access to water and sanitation.   This case study is based on the 2016 “Nestlé in society” report by Nestlé published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and […]

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Nestlé tries to achieve continuous improvement in its withdrawal, use and treatment of water  Tweet This!, treating the water it uses as sustainably, responsibly and effectively as possible, protecting it through high-profile collaborations, educating communities in how to use water efficiently, and improving access to water and sanitation.

 

This case study is based on the 2016 “Nestlé in society” report by Nestlé published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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Water is critical to every part of Nestlé’s value chain: employees, suppliers, customers and consumers, the farmers Nestlé works with and the communities in which it operates, all need access to safe, clean water and sanitation. In order to improve water efficiency Nestlé took action to:

  • reduce water withdrawals
  • conduct Water Resource Reviews
  • save water at high-priority sites

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 “Nestlé in society” report Nestlé identified a range of material issues, such as over- and under-nutrition, responsible marketing and influence, food and product safety, business ethics. Among these, improving water efficiency stands out as a key material issue for Nestlé.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The reporting organization shall identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations and interests.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups Nestlé engages with:  

Stakeholder Group
Academia
Communities
Consumers and the general public
Customers
Employees and their representatives
Governments
Industry and trade associations
Intergovernmental organisations
Non-governmental organisations
Reporting agencies
Shareholders and the financial community
Suppliers (including farmers and smallholders)

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics Nestlé assessed the level of interest of its stakeholders in its material topics (including key stakeholders, opinion leaders and investors) through stakeholder convenings, independently commissioned key opinion leader research and investor engagement.

What actions were taken by Nestlé to improve water efficiency?

In its 2016 “Nestlé in society” report Nestlé reports that it took the following actions for improving water efficiency:

  • Reducing water withdrawals
  • Nestlé implements programmes to reduce water withdrawal, reuse water and use alternative sources. By the end of 2016, Nestlé had reduced water withdrawal by tonne of product in every product category, achieving an overall reduction of 25% versus 2010. In addition, Nestlé uses its Water Target Setting methodology to identify more reduction opportunities and, in 2016, assigned CHF 31.6 million to water-saving initiatives. Nestlé is currently applying 516 water-saving programmes across its factories, saving approximately 3.7 million m3 of water every year.
  • Conducting Water Resource Reviews
  • Nestlé’s Water Resource Reviews (WRRs) aim to raise awareness at an operational level, identify risks and opportunities, and develop action plans for more sustainable water use. In 2016, Nestlé conducted 22 new WRRs in various locations, including Cuba, the USA, Vietnam and Switzerland. Nestlé has reviewed a total of 158 of its factories worldwide since the WRRs began, while Nestlé Waters completed WRRs at 100% of its facilities, and continues to work on improving its overall water use ratio (the amount of water required to produce one litre of bottled water). 
  • Saving water at high-priority sites
  • High-priority manufacturing facilities (HPMF) are sites located in areas of severe water stress or that represent an important portion of Nestlé’s annual water withdrawals. In 2016, Nestlé identified 24 such facilities and implemented water-saving projects at 21 of the 24 sites, saving 1.8 million m3 of water. The remaining three sites underwent a Corporate Water Target Setting audit in late 2016, which identified significant water saving projects for future implementation.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source

2) Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water

3) Disclosure 303-3 Water recycled and reused

 

Disclosure 303-1 Water withdrawal by source corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-2 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water corresponds to:

Disclosure 303-3 Water recycled and reused corresponds to: 

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by Nestlé, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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