GRI Content Index

GRI-Indicators

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General Standard Disclosures

GRI Aspects and Indicators

Comment

Link

G4-1

Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization

 

Foreword

Organisational Profile

G4-3

Name of the organisation

 

Company Profile

G4-4

Primary brands, products, and services

 

Company Profile
Business Model and Organisation
AR 2017: Business model and organisational structure

G4-5

Location of headquarters

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

 

G4-6

Number of countries where the organization operates, and the names of countries where it has significant operations and/or that are relevant to the topics covered in the report.

 

AR 2017: Business model and organisational structure
AR 2017: List of shareholdings

G4-7

Nature of ownership and legal form

 

Business Model and Organisation
AR 2017: Organisational structure

G4-8

Markets served

 

Business Model and Organisation
AR 2017: Company profile

G4-9

Scale of the organisation

 

Company Profile
Balanced workforce structure
AR 2017: Business model and organisational structure
AR 2017: Consolidated Financial Statements

G4-10

Total number of employees by employment contract and gender

 

Balanced workforce structure
Diversity and equal opportunities
AR 2017: Employees

G4-11

Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements

 

Codetermination

G4-12

Organization's supply chain

 

Sustainable procurement

G4-13

Significant changes during the reporting period regarding the organization's size, structure, ownership, or its supply chain

 

Business Model and Organisation
AR 2017: Business performance
AR 2017: Acquisitions

G4-14

Whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization

 

Management approach to the environment

G4-15

Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives

 

Principles and guidelines

G4-16

List memberships of associations

 

Stakeholder dialogue

Identified Material Aspects and Boundaries

G4-17

All entities included in the organization’s consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents

 

Scope and reporting period
AR 2017: List of shareholdings

G4-18

Process for defining the report content and the Aspect Boundaries

 

Report content
Key challenges for the KION Group

G4-19

All the material Aspects identified in the process for defining report content

 

Key challenges for the KION Group

G4-20

Material Aspects within the organisation

 

Key challenges for the KION Group

G4-21

Material Aspects outside the organisation

 

Key challenges for the KION Group

G4-22

Effect of any restatements of information provided in previous reports, and the reasons for such restatements

 

Gathering and comparability of data and information

G4-23

Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the Scope and Aspect Boundaries

There were no changes to the scope or Aspect Boundaries compared with the 2016 Sustainability Report.

 

Stakeholder Engagement

G4-24

List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization

 

Stakeholder dialogue

G4-25

Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage

 

Stakeholder dialogue

G4-26

The organization’s approach to stakeholder engagement

 

Stakeholder dialogue

G4-27

Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement

 

Stakeholder dialogue

Report Profile

G4-28

Reporting period

 

Scope and reporting period

G4-29

Date of most recent previous report (if any)

The 2016 Sustainability Report was published in November 2017.

 

G4-30

Reporting cycle (such as annual, biennial)

 

Additional remarks

G4-31

Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents

 

Contact

G4-32

GRI Content Index

 

Report content
GRI Content Index

G4-33

Assurance

 

Report content

Governance

G4-34

Governance structure of the organization

 

Organisation and management
AR 2017: Corporate governance report
KION Group Website: Organisational Structure

G4-35

Process for delegating authority for economic, environmental and social topics

 

Sustainability organisation

G4-36

Whether the organization has appointed an executive-level position or positions with responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics

 

Sustainability organisation

Ethics and Integrity

G4-56

The organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement
HR strategy implemented systematically

G4-58

Internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior

 

Compliance organisation

Specific Standard Disclosures

DMA* and indicators

Comment

Link

*

Disclosures on Management Approach

Economic Performance Indicators

Aspect: Economic Performance

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Sustainability strategy
Business Model and Organisation
AR 2017: Strategy of the KION Group

G4-EC1

Direct economic value generated and distributed

 

Business Model and Organisation
Balanced workforce structure
AR 2017: Consolidated income statement
AR 2017: Consolidated statement of cash flows
AR 2017: Employees

Aspect: Procurement Practices

G4-DMA

Management Approach

 

Sustainable procurement

G4-EC9

Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations of operation

 

Sustainable procurement

 

 

 

 

DMA* and indicators

Comment

Link

Environmental Performance Indicators

Aspect: Materials

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to the environment
Resource efficiency and use of materials

G4-EN1

Materials used

 

Resource efficiency and use of materials

Aspect: Energy

G4-DMA

Management approach

KION Group companies are subject to various statutory requirements regarding energy, for instance:

  • in Germany (Energieeinsparverordnung (EnEV), Spitzenausgleich-Effizienzsystemverordnung (SpaEfV)),
  • in France (Code de l’énergie),
  • and in the Czech Republic (Zákon č. 406/2000 Sb., Vyhláška č. 480/2012 Sb.).

Management approach to the environment
Climate protection

G4-EN3

Energy consumption within the organisation

 

Energy use

G4-EN7

Reductions in energy requirements of products and services

 

Save energy, reduce emissions
Innovative drive technologies

Aspect: Water

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to the environment
Environmental protection

G4-EN8

Total water withdrawal by source

 

Water use and waste water

Aspect: Emissions

G4-DMA

Management approach

KION Group companies are subject to various statutory requirements regarding emissions, for instance:

  • in Germany (Bundes-Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG), 1. Bundes-Immissionsschutzverordnung (BImSchV)),
  • in France (Code de l’environnement),
  • in China (中华人民共和国大气污染防治法, 大气污染物综合排放标准),
  • and in the USA (Conditional Major Operating Permit e.g. based on Pollution Control Act).

Management approach to the environment
Climate protection

G4-EN15

Direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1)

 

Emissions

G4-EN16

Indirect energy-related greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 2)

 

Emissions

G4-EN17

Other indirect energy-related greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3)

 

Emissions

G4-EN21

NOx, SOx and other significant air emissions

 

Emissions

Aspect: Effuents and Waste

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to the environment
Environmental protection

G4-EN22

Total water discharge by quality and destination

 

Water use and waste water

G4-EN23

Total weight of waste by type and disposal method

 

Waste and recycling

G4-EN24

Total number and volume of significant spills

 

Environmental protection

Aspect: Products and Services

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach Products and solutions
Energy- and resource-efficient products
Life Cycle Assessments – an overview of the entire product lifecycle

G4-EN27

Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services

 

Energy- and resource-efficient products

Aspect: Compliance

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to the environment
Focus areas and challenges
Environmental protection

G4-EN29

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

 

Environmental protection

Aspect: Transport

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to the environment
Climate protection

G4-EN30

Significant environmental impacts of transporting products

 

Energy use

Aspect: Supplier Environmental Assessment

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Sustainable procurement

G4-EN32

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria

These data were not yet gathered by
KION for the 2017 reporting year. To implement a corresponding supplier screening process KION initiated discussions with EcoVadis in the reporting period. In 2018 EcoVadis will begin screening strategic suppliers to the KION Group.

Sustainable procurement

 

 

 

 

DMA* and indicators

Comment

Link

Social Performance Indicators

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Aspect: Employment

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to employees
Sustainable procurement

G4-LA1

Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region

 

Balanced workforce structure

Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Health and safety

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

 

Clear benchmarks, concrete objectives

Aspect: Training and Education

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach to employees
Good employer

G4-LA10

Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings

 

Human resource development
Training
Diversity and equal opportunities

G4-LA11

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category

 

Leadership and promotion

Aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunity

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Diversity and equal opportunities
AR 2017: Diversity

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 and equal opportunities
Balanced workforce structure
AR 2017: Diversity
KION Group Website: Organisational Structure

Aspect: Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Sustainable procurement

G4-LA14

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labor practices criteria

These data were not yet gathered by
KION for the 2017 reporting year. To implement a corresponding supplier screening process KION initiated discussions with EcoVadis in the reporting period. In 2018 EcoVadis will begin screening strategic suppliers to the KION Group.

Sustainable procurement

 

 

 

 

DMA* and indicators

Comment

Link

Human Rights

Aspect: Investment

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Compliance
Principles and guidelines

G4-HR2

Total hours of employee training on human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained

 

Consistent approach to training measures continued

Aspect: Non-Discrimination

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Principles and guidelines
Group-wide minimum employment standards
Diversity and equal opportunities

G4-HR3

Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

 

Diversity and equal opportunities

Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement

G4-HR4

Operations and suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and measures taken to support these rights

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement

Aspect: Child Labor

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement

G4-HR5

Business locations and suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement

Aspect: Forced or Compulsory Labor

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement

G4-HR6

Business locations and suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor

 

Principles and guidelines
Sustainable procurement

Aspect: Assessment

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Principles and guidelines

G4-HR9

Total number and percentage of business locations that have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments

 

Principles and guidelines

Aspect: Supplier Human Rights Assessment

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Sustainable procurement

G4-HR10

Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria

These data were not yet gathered by
KION for the 2017 reporting year. To implement a corresponding supplier screening process KION initiated discussions with EcoVadis in the reporting period. In 2018 EcoVadis will begin screening strategic suppliers to the KION Group.

Sustainable procurement

 

 

 

 

DMA* and indicators

Comment

Link

Society

Aspect: Anti-corruption

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Compliance
Preventing corruption and bribery

G4-SO4

Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures

 

Preventing corruption and bribery
Consistent approach to training measures continued

G4-SO5

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

 

Preventing corruption and bribery

 

 

 

 

DMA* and indicators

Comment

Link

Product Responsibility

Aspect: Customer Health and Safety

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Management approach Products and solutions
Product responsibility
Innovative solutions and customer benefit

G4-PR1

Percentage of significant product and service categories for which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement

 

Product responsibility

G4-PR2

Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes

 

Product responsibility

Aspect: Compliance

G4-DMA

Management approach

 

Compliance
Product responsibility

G4-PR9

Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services

 

Product responsibility