Sustainability r e p o r t - Sabesp

GRI 3.12GRI G3 IndicatorPageGRI G3 IndicatorPageGRI G3 IndicatorPageGRI G3 IndicatorPage1.1 Statement from the mostsenior decision-maker of theorganization.1.2 Description of key impacts, risks,and opportunities.Pages 4 and 8.2.1 Name of the Organization. Page 14.2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services.2.3 Operational structure of theorganization.2.4 Location of organization’sheadquarters.2.5 Number of countries where theorganization operates.2.6 Nature of ownership and legalform.Throughout the entire report.Page 14.Page 14.Page 14.Page 14.Page 14.2.7 Market served. Page 14.2.8 Scale of the reportingorganization.2.9 Significant changes during thereporting period regardingsize, structure, or ownershipincluding.2.10 Awards received in the reportingperiod.Page 14.There were changes in terms of size,structure, or equity interest in 2009.Page 19.3.1 Reporting period. Page 156.3.2 Date of most recent previousreport.3.3 Reporting cycle (annual,biennial).3.4 Contact point for questionsregarding the report3.5 Process for defining reportcontent.3.6 Boundary of the report (units/facilities).3.7 State any specific limitationson the scope or boundary of thereport.3.8 Basis for reporting onsubsidiaries or other entities.3.9 Data measurement techniquesand the bases of calculations,including assumptionsand techniques underlyingestimations applied to thecompilation of the Indicatorsand other information in thereport.3.10 Restatements of informationprovided in earlier reports.3.11 Significant changes fromprevious reporting periodsin the scope or measurementmethods applied in the report.3.12 Table identifying the locationof the GRI indicators.Page 156.Page 156.Page 157.Page 156.Page 156.Page 156.Sabesp does not have subsidiaries.Page 156.Page 156.Page 156.Page 158.3.13 Policy and current practicewith regard to seeking externalassurance for the report. Ifnot included in the assurancereport accompanying thesustainability report, explainthe scope and basis of anyexternal assurance provided.Also explain the relationshipbetween the reportingorganization and the assuranceprovider(s).Page 152.4.1 Governance structure. Page 70.4.2 Indicate whether the Chair ofthe highest governance body isalso an executive officer.4.3 State the number of membersof the highest governance bodythat are independent and/ornon-executive members.4.4 Mechanisms for shareholdersand employees to providerecommendations to the highestgovernance body.4.5 Linkage between compensationfor members of the highestgovernance body, seniormanagers, and executives andthe organization’s performance.4.8 Statements of mission or values,codes of conduct, and relevantprinciples.4.12 Externally developed economic,environmental, and socialcharters, principles, or otherinitiatives to which theorganization subscribes orendorses.4.13 Memberships in associationsand/or national/internationaladvocacy organizations.4.14 Stakeholders’ engaged by theorganization.4.15 Basis for stakeholders’engagement.4.16 Approaches for stakeholders’engagement.4.17 Key topics and concerns thathave been raised throughstakeholder engagement, andhow the organization hasresponded to those key topicsand concerns, including throughits reporting.EC1 Economic value generated anddistributed.EC3 Coverage of the organization’sdefined benefit plan obligations.Page 73.Page 73.Page 73.Page 80.Page 80.Page 100.Sabesp is a member of industryorganizations, such as Associaçãodas Empresas de SaneamentoBásico Estaduais (AESBE), AsociaciónInteramericana de IngenieríaSanitaria y Ambiental(AIDIS)and Associação Brasileira daInfraestrutura e Indústrias de Base(ABDIB).Page 122.Page 122.Page 122.Page 122.Page 85.Page 130.EC4EC5EC6EC7EC8EC9Significant financial assistancereceived from government.Range of ratios of standardentry level wage comparedto local minimum wageat significant locations ofoperation.Policy, practices, andproportion of spendingon locally-based suppliersat significant locations ofoperation.Procedures for local hiringand proportion of seniormanagement hired from thelocal community at locationsof significant operation.Development and impact ofinfrastructure investmentsand services providedprimarily for public benefitthrough commercial, in kind,or pro bono engagement.Understanding and describingsignificant indirect economicimpacts, including the extentof impacts.EN3 Direct energy consumption byprimary energy source.EN6 Initiatives to provide energyefficientor renewable energybased products and services,and reductions in energyrequirements as a result ofthese initiatives.Sabesp does not receive financialassistance from the government.Page 129.Page 61.As a state-controlled company,Sabesp is required to hire throughpublic competitive recruitmentprocess, which impedes thisprocedure.Pages 41, 42 and 148.Pages 38 and 149.Page 23.Page 23.EN13 Habitats protected or restored. Pages 105, 106, 110 and 111.EN16 Total direct and indirectgreenhouse gas emissions byweight.EN18 Initiatives to reducegreenhouse gas emissions andreductions achieved.EN21 Total water discharge byquality and destination.EN25 Identity, size, protected status,and biodiversity value of waterbodies and related habitatssignificantly affected by thereporting organization’sdischarges of water and runoff.EN29 Significant environmentalimpacts of transportingproducts and other goodsand materials used for theorganization’s operations, andtransporting members of theworkforce.LA1LA2Total workforce byemployment type,employment contract, andregion.Total number and rate ofemployee turnover by agegroup, gender, and region.Pages 23 and 99.Pages 100, 101 and 104.Pages 23 and 53.Page 109.Page 100.Pages 127 and 128.Page 129 – Principle 6.LA3LA4LA5LA6LA7LA8LA9Benefits provided to full-timeemployees that are notprovided to temporary orpart-time employees, by majoroperations.Percentage of employeescovered by collectiveagreements.Minimum notice period(s)regarding operationalchanges, including whetherit is specified in collectiveagreements.Percentage of total workforcerepresented in formal jointmanagement–worker healthand safety committees thathelp monitor and advise onoccupational health and safetyprograms.Rates of injury, occupationaldiseases, lost days, andabsenteeism, and numberof work-related fatalities byregion.Education, training,counseling, prevention, andrisk-control programs in placeto assist workforce members,their families, or communitymembers regarding seriousdiseases.Health and safety topicscovered in formal agreementswith trade unions.LA10 Average hours of trainingper year per employee byemployee category.LA11 Programs for skillsmanagement and lifelonglearning that support thecontinued employability ofemployees and assist them inmanaging career endings.LA12 Percentage of employeesreceiving regular performanceand career developmentreviews.LA13 Composition of governancebodies and breakdown ofemployees per categoryaccording to gender, agegroup, minority groupmembership, and otherindicators of diversity.LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men towomen by employee category.Page 129 – Principle 6.Page130 – Principles 1 and 3.Principle 3.The collective agreements do notstipulate the minimum noticeperiod regarding operationalchanges. Possible changes arecommunicated in advance, andthe period varied according to thecircumstances.Page 136 – Principle 1.Page 135 – Principle 1.Principle 1.The employees attend coursesand lectures related to diseaseprevention, and risk-control.Treatments (physiotherapy, GPR,acupuncture) are covered by ourhealthcare plan – SABESPREV.The collective agreements enteredinto between Sabesp and tradeunions do not specifically coverhealth and safety topics.Page 133 – Principle 1.Page 131 – Principle 1.Page 131.Pages 127 and 128 – Principles 1and 6.Page 127 – Principles 1 and 6.158 Relatório de Sustentabilidade 2009 159