GRI Index
The Hochland Sustainability Report is based on the internationally recognized guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and was prepared in accordance with the GRI standards – »Core« option.
Notes: The links in the right-hand column lead directly to the respective text passages.
The page numbers given refer to the print version of the sustainability report and to the page numbers in PDF, which can be downloaded here.
GRI 102: General information 2016
Organization profile
GRI 102: General information 2016
| GRI 102-1 | Name of the organisation | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-2 | Activities, brands, products and services | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-3 | Headquarters of the organization | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-4 | Operating sites | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-5 | Ownership and legal form | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-6 | Supplied markets | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-7 | Size of the organisation | In the reporting period, the equity ratio was 65.1 % (2017), 67.5 % (2018), 62.7 % (2019) | p. 9 p. 64 in the printed report |
Company Portrait |
| GRI 102-8 | Information on employees and other staff | p. 9 p. 66 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-9 | Supply chain | p. 9 pp. 28 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-10 | Significant changes in the organization and its supply chain | We are not aware of any significant changes in the period under review. | ||
| GRI 102-11 | Precautionary approach or precautionary principle | pp. 12 pp. 14 pp. 40 in the printed report |
Corporate Strategy Sustainability Strategy Management Approach: Environment |
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| GRI 102-12 | External initiatives | p. 19 pp. 22 in the printed report |
Dialogue with Stakeholders Social Commitment |
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| GRI 102-13 | Membership in associations and interest groups | p. 68 in the printed report |
Awards and Memberships |
Strategy
GRI 102: General information 2016
| GRI 102-14 | Declaration of the highest decision maker | p. 7 in the printed report |
Foreword | |
| GRI 102-15 | Major effects, risks and opportunities | p. 7 pp. 12 pp. 14 in the printed report |
Foreword Corporate Strategy Sustainability Strategy |
Ethics and integrity
GRI 102: General information 2016
| GRI 102-16 | Values, principles, standards and norms of conduct | pp. 12 p. 21 pp. 14 pp. 26 pp. 28 p. 33 in the printed report |
Corporate Strategy Integrity and Compliance Sustainability Strategy Management Approach: Products Supply Chain Animal Welfare |
Corporate governance
GRI 102: General information 2016
| GRI 102-18 | Leadership structure | Hochland Deutschland GmbH has a management board that is supervised by the supervisory board of Hochland SE. The sustainability managers of the core team sustainability are responsible for the decision-making process on economic, ecological and social issues, report to the management and advise them. The One Earth Team (OET) acts as an advanced sustainability committee and multiplier. Experts from various specialist areas belong to the OET. The OET creates and updates the materiality matrix with derived fields of action and recommendations for action for the management. The main functions of the OET are support, advice and reflection, as well as the structure and definition and definition of responsibilities for the sustainability process. | pp. 12 in the printed report |
Corporate Strategy |
Stakeholder involvement
GRI 102: General information 2016
| GRI 102-40 | List of stakeholder groups | p. 19 in the printed report |
Dialogue with Stakeholders | |
| GRI 102-41 | Collective agreements | p. 55 in the printed report |
Remuneration and Social Benefits | |
| GRI 102-42 | Identification and selection of stakeholders | p. 19 pp. 14 in the printed report |
Dialogue with Stakeholders Sustainability Strategy |
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| GRI 102-43 | Approach to stakeholder engagement | p. 19 pp. 26 pp. 40 pp. 50 in the printed report |
Dialogue with Stakeholders Management Approach: Products Management Approach: Environment Management Approach Employees |
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| GRI 102-44 | Key issues and concerns raised | pp. 14 in the printed report |
Sustainability Strategy |
Reporting procedure
GRI 102: General information 2016
| GRI 102-45 | Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | p. 9 in the printed report |
Company Portrait | |
| GRI 102-46 | Procedure for determining the content of the report and the delimitation of the topics | pp. 14 p. 69 in the printed report |
Sustainability Strategy About this Report |
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| GRI 102-47 | List of key issues | pp. 14 in the printed report |
Sustainability Strategy | |
| GRI 102-48 | Re-display of information | Hochland has extended its reporting period to three years, compared to the two-year reporting period of the last sustainability reports. The decision was made after considering the benefits and costs of the process. | pp. 64 pp. 26 pp. 40 pp. 50 in the printed report |
Key Figures Management Approach: Products Management Approach: Environment Management Approach: Employees |
| GRI 102-49 | Changes in reporting | No significant changes since the last sustainability report. | ||
| GRI 102-50 | Reporting period | p. 69 in the printed report |
About This Report | |
| GRI 102-51 | Date of last report | Sustainability report 2015/2016 (published in May 2017) | ||
| GRI 102-52 | Reporting cycle | Every three years | ||
| GRI 102-53 | Contact for questions regarding the report | p. 70 in the printed report |
Imprint | |
| GRI 102-54 | Declaration on reporting in accordance with the GRI standards | GRI Index | GRI Index | |
| GRI 102-55 | GRI Content Index | GRI Index | GRI Index | |
| GRI 102-56 | External audit | No external audit of this report was performed. |
