2019 Sustainability Report

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GRI table

GRI and HKEx indices

This content index can be used to find the relevant disclosures made in accordance with the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards and the ESG Reporting Guide of Appendix 27 of the main board listing rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

GRI General Standard Disclosure


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Organisational profile

GRI Standard
General Disclosures		 Description Report Section Remarks
102-1 Name of the organisation Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Corporate Statement
102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Corporate Statement
Annual Report 2019 – 2019 Performance Review and Outlook
102-3 Location of headquarters Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Corporate Statement
102-4 Number of countries where the organisation operates Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Corporate Statement
102-5 Nature of ownership and legal form Our business – Swire Pacific
102-6 Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, types of customers and beneficiaries) Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – 2019 Performance Review and Outlook
102-7 Scale of the organisation Our business – Swire Pacific
102-8 Information on employees and other workers Our people – Diversity & inclusion
Our performance – Performance Data
102-9 Supply chain Our business – Supply chain
102-10 Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain Annual Report 2019 – Chairman Statement
Annual Report 2019 – 2019 Performance Review and Outlook
102-11 Precautionary principle or approach Our business – Risk management 2019 Annual Report – Risk Management
102-12 External initiatives Our business - Governance
Our communities
102-13 Membership associations Our business – Governance

Strategy and analysis

GRI Standard
General Disclosures		 Description Report Section Remarks
102-14 Statement from senior decision-makers Introduction – Chairman’s statement
Introduction – Head of SD’s statement
102-15 Key Impacts, risks and opportunities Our business – Risk management

Ethics and integrity

GRI Standard
General Disclosures		 Description Report Section Remarks
102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour Our business – Governance

Governance

GRI Standard
General Disclosures		 Description Report Section Remarks
102-18 Governance structure Our business – Governance 2019 Annual Report – Corporate Governance Report

Stakeholder engagement

GRI Standard
General Disclosures		 Description Report Section Remarks
102-40 List of stakeholder groups About our report – Assessing materiality
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements Our people – Diversity & inclusion
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders About our report – Assessing materiality
102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement About our report – Assessing materiality
102-44 Key topics and concerns raised About our report – Assessing materiality

Report profile

GRI Standard
General Disclosures		 Description Report Section Remarks
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements 2019 Annual Report – Reporting Methodology
102-46 Defining report content and topic boundaries About our report – Assessing materiality 2019 Annual Report – Reporting Methodology
102-47 List of material topics About our report – Assessing materiality 2019 Annual Report – Reporting Methodology
102-48 Restatements of information Our performance – Performance Data
102-49 Changes in reporting 2019 Annual Report – Reporting Methodology
102-50 Reporting period About our report
102-51 Date of most recent report About our report
102-52 Reporting cycle About our report
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report About our report
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards About our report
102-55 GRI content index About our report
102-56 External assurance About our report Independent Practitioner's Limited Assurance Report

GRI Standard & HKEx


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Economic

GRI Standard
Topic Specific Standard 		Topic Specific Standard Disclosure GRI Standard Description Item HKEx ESG Reporting Guide Reference Report Section Remarks
GRI 201:
Economic Performance 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Financial Review
103-2 The management approach and its components Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Financial Review
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Financial Review
201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed Our business – Swire Pacific Annual Report 2019 – Financial Review
201-2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change Our business – TCFD
GRI 203:
Indirect Economic Impacts 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Annual Report 2019 – 2019 Performance Review and Outlook
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
203-2 Significant indirect economic impacts
GRI 204:
Procurement Practices 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B5 Policies on managing environmental and social risks of the supply chain. Our environment – Sustainable materials
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
GRI 205:
Anti-corruption 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B7 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to bribery, extortion, fraud and money laundering. Our business – Governance It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures Our people – Training & development
205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken
GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behaviour 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our business – Supply chain It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

Environmental

GRI Standard
Topic Specific Standard 		Topic Specific Standard Disclosure GRI Standard Description Item HKEx ESG Reporting Guide Reference Report Section Remarks
GRI 301: Materials 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure A2, A3 Policies on the efficient use of resources, including energy, water and other raw materials.
Policies on minimising the issuer’s significant impact on the environment and natural resources.		 Our environment – Sustainable materials It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
KPI A2.5 Total packaging material used for finished products (in tonnes) and, if applicable, with reference to per unit produced. This was deemed to not be material at a Group Level, by our materiality assessment.
GRI 302: Energy 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure A2, A3 Policies on the efficient use of resources, including energy, water and other raw materials.
Policies on minimising the issuer’s significant impact on the environment and natural resources.		 Our environment – Carbon It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
302-1 Energy consumption within the organisation KPI A2.1 Direct and/or indirect energy consumption by type (e.g. electricity, gas or oil) in total (kWh in ’000s) and intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility). Our performance – Performance data
Our environment – Carbon		 Annual Report 2019 – Sustainable Development Review
KPI A2.3 Description of energy use efficiency initiatives and results achieved.
KPI A3.1 Description of the significant impacts of activities on the environment and natural resources and the actions taken to manage them.
302-4 Reduction of energy consumption
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure A2, A3 Policies on the efficient use of resources, including energy, water and other raw materials.
Policies on minimising the issuer’s significant impact on the environment and natural resources.		 Our environment – Water It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
303-1 Interactions with water as a shared resource Our environment – Water
303-2 Management of water discharge-related impacts Our environment – Water
303-3 Water withdrawal KPI A2.2 Water consumption in total and intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility). Our performance – Performance data
Our environment – Water		 Annual Report 2019 – Sustainable Development Review
KPI A2.4 Description of whether there is any issue in sourcing water that is fit for purpose, water efficiency initiatives and results achieved.
KPI A3.1 Description of the significant impacts of activities on the environment and natural resources and the actions taken to manage them.
GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure A2, A3 Policies on the efficient use of resources, including energy, water and other raw materials.
Policies on minimising the issuer’s significant impact on the environment and other raw materials.		 Our environment – Biodiversity It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
304-2 Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity KPI A3.1 Description of the significant impacts of activities on the environment and natural resources and the actions taken to manage them.
GRI 305: Emissions 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure A1, A3 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to air and greenhouse gas emissions, discharges into water and land, and generation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. Policies on minimising the issuer’s significant impact on the environment and natural resources.

 Our environment – Carbon It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions KPI A1.1 The types of emissions and respective emissions data. Our performance – Performance data
Our environment – Carbon		 Annual Report 2019 – Sustainable Development Review
KPI A1.2 Greenhouse gas emissions in total (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions KPI A1.5 Description of measures to mitigate emissions and results achieved.
KPI A3.1 Description of the significant impacts of activities on the environment and natural resources and the actions taken to manage them.
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure A1 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to air and greenhouse gas emissions, discharges into water and land, and generation of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Our environment – Waste It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
306-2 Waste by type and disposal method KPI A1.3 Total hazardous waste produced (in tonnes) and,
where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).		 Our performance – Performance data
Our environment – Waste
KPI A1.4 Total non-hazardous waste produced (in tonnes) and, where appropriate, intensity (e.g. per unit of production volume, per facility).
KPI A1.6 Description of how hazardous and non-hazardous wastes are handled, reduction initiatives and results achieved.
GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our performance – GRI table It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
307-1 Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our performance – GRI table
Our business – Supply chain
Our environment – Biodiversity
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach

Social

GRI Standard
Topic Specific Standard 		Topic Specific Standard Disclosure GRI Standard Description Item HKEx ESG Reporting Guide Reference Report Section Remarks
GRI 401:
Employment 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B1 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to compensation and dismissal, recruitment and promotion, working hours, rest periods, equal opportunity, diversity, anti-discrimination, and other benefits and welfare.


Our people
Our people – Diversity & inclusion		 It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover KPI B1.2 Employee turnover rate by gender, age group and geographical region. Our performance – Performance data
GRI 403:
Occupational Health and Safety 2018		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B2 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to providing a safe working environment and protecting employees from occupational hazards.



Our people – Health & Safety It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
403-9 Work-related injuries KPI B2.1 Number and rate of work-related fatalities. Our performance – Performance data
Our people – Health & Safety		 Swire Pacific only reports on the lost day rate, lost time injury rate and fatalities of our employee. We do not disclose occupational health & safety data by gender and region.
KPI B2.2 Lost days due to work injury.
KPI B2.3 Description of occupational health and safety measures adopted, how they are implemented and monitored.
GRI 404:
Training and Education 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B3 Policies on improving employees’ knowledge and skills for discharging duties at work. Description of training activities. Our people – Training & development It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee KPI B3.2 The average training hours completed per employee by gender and employee category. Our performance – Performance Data
Our people – Training & development		 Cathay Dragon's cabin crew and cockpit staff have a different employee categorisation system and do not fall into the employee categories developed by Swire Pacific. They were not included as part of disclosure for this indicator in 2019.

Cathay Pacific Airways and Cathay Dragon did not breakdown their training hours data by gender in 2019. The total Swire Pacific and Cathay Pacific group breakdown did not include contribution from Cathay Pacific Airways and Cathay Dragon. The 2019 data for Cathay Pacific Group included Air Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Catering Services, Cathay Pacific Services Limited, Hong Kong Airport Services Limited and Vogue Laundry Service Limited.
GRI 405:
Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B1 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to compensation and dismissal, recruitment and promotion, working hours, rest periods, equal opportunity, diversity, anti-discrimination, and other benefits and welfare.


Our people – Diversity & inclusion It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees KPI B1.1 Total workforce by gender, employment type, age group and geographical region. Our performance – Performance Data
Our people – Diversity & inclusion		 We do not have a definition of minority status in our workforce.
405-2 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men Our performance – Performance Data
Our people – Diversity & inclusion
GRI 406:
Non-discrimination 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B1 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to compensation and dismissal, recruitment and promotion, working hours, rest periods, equal opportunity, diversity, anti-discrimination, and other benefits and welfare.


Our people – Diversity & inclusion It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken
GRI 407:
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our people – Employment In Hong Kong, there is no legal framework for collective bargaining with trade unions. In Mainland China, we are normally required to liaise with official trade unions. Employees can present grievances and report improprieties and breaches of the Code of Conduct through established channels.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
407-1 Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk
GRI 408: Child Labour 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B4 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to preventing child and forced labour. Our business – Supply chain
Our business – Governance
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor
GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B4 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to preventing child and forced labour. Our business – Supply chain
Our business – Governance
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor
GRI 412:
Human Rights Assessment 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our business – Supply chain
Our business – Governance
Our people – Employment
Our people – Diversity and inclusion
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
GRI 413:
Local Communities 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary General Disclosure B8 Policies on community engagement to understand the needs of the communities where the issuer operates and to ensure its activities take into consideration the communities' interests. Our communities – Community involvement It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs KPI B8.1 Focus areas of contribution (e.g. education, environmental concerns, labour needs, health, culture, sport). Our communities – Community involvement The specific disclosure required in this GRI Standard is not considered applicable to Swire Pacific as a group.
KPI B8.2 Resources contributed (e.g. money or time) to the focus area.
GRI 414:
Supplier Social Assessment 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our business – Supply chain
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
GRI 415:
Public Policy 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our business – Governance
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
GRI 418:
Customer Privacy 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary Our business – Risk management
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
GRI 419:
Socio- Economic Compliance 2016		 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its boundary It is not considered that any individual laws or regulations have a significant impact on the Swire Pacific group.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
419-1 Non-compliance in laws and regulations in the social and economic area

Product responsibility

GRI Standard
Topic Specific Standard 		Topic Specific Standard Disclosure GRI Standard Description Item HKEx ESG Reporting Guide Reference Report Section Remarks
N/A N/A N/A General Disclosure B6 Information on the policies and compliance with relevant laws and regulations that have a significant impact on the issuer relating to health and safety, advertising, labelling and privacy matters relating to products and services provided and methods of redress. This was deemed to not be material at a Group Level, by our materiality assessment.
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