GRI Guidelines Cross-reference List

An NGO headquartered in the Netherlands, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an official partner of UNEP with a mission to develop corporate sustainability reporting (CSR) guidelines.
GRI Guidelines are a set of international guidelines that businesses refer to for economically developing while paying due consideration to the environment and society.

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Corresponding Booklet Pages Corresponding Sections
Web Sections
1. Strategy and Analysis
1.1 Statement from the most senior decisionmaker of the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy. Booklet P4-5 Message from the President
WEB Message from the President
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. Booklet P4-5
P8-9
Message from the President
Commitment to Growth
WEB Message from the President
Commitment to Growth
2. Organizational Profile
2.1 Name of the organization. Booklet P33 Corporate Overview
WEB Corporate Overview
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services. Booklet P6-7 Products and materials offered by the Mitsui Chemicals Group
WEB Corporate Overview
Business & Products
2.3 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. WEB Organization  
2.4 Location of organization's headquarters. Booklet P33 Corporate Profile
WEB Corporate Profile
2.5 Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. Booklet P33 Globalization of Our Business Operations
WEB Overseas Subsidiaries & Affiliates
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. Booklet P33 Corporate Profile
WEB Corporate Overview
2.7 Markets served (including geographical breakdown, sectors served, types of customers/beneficiaries). Booklet P9
P33
Three-axis Management
Globalization of Our Business Operations
WEB Overseas Subsidiaries & Affiliates
Fact Book
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization, including:
・Number of employee
・Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations);
・Total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity (for private sector organizations);
・Quantity of products or services provided
Booklet P33 Corporate Profile
WEB Fact Book
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership including:
・The location of, or changes in operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions; and
・Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations (for private sector organizations).
WEB History  
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period. WEB Commendations from Society  
3.Report Parameters
Report Profile
3.1 Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. Booklet P2 Period
WEB Period
3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). × - -
3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) Booklet P2 Date of Issue
WEB Date of Issue
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. Booklet Back Cover For inquiries
  Report Scope and Boundary      
3.5 Process for defining report content, including:
・Determining materiality;
・Prioritizing topics within the report; and
・Identifying stakeholders the organization expects to use the report.
Booklet P2
Back Cover
Editorial Policy
Editor’s Notes
WEB Editorial Policy
3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). Booklet P2 Data
WEB Scope of the Report
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. Booklet P2 Editorial Policy
WEB Editorial Policy
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations. × - -
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. Booklet P8-9
P25
P27
P28
Commitment to Growth
Assessment of Environmental Impact, Environmental Accounting
Substances Subject to PRTR Act
Waste stream (Mitsui Chemicals)
WEB Assessment of Environmental Impact
Environmental Accounting
INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Reduction of Releases of Chemical Substances
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods). Booklet P26 Changes in greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity
WEB Commitment to Global Warming Prevention
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. × - -
GRI Content Index
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report. WEB Cross-reference List  
Assurance
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, explain the scope and basis of any external assurance provided. Also explain the relationship between the reporting organization and the assurance provider(s). × - -
4.Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
Governance
4.1 Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight. Booklet P11
P30
CSR Promotion System for Creating a Good and Trustworthy Company
Corporate governance and CSR
WEB CSR Promotion System for Creating a Good and Trustworthy Company
Our Approach to Corporate Governance
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement). Booklet P30 Corporate governance and CSR
WEB Our Approach to Corporate Governance
Board of Directors
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. Booklet P30 Corporate governance and CSR
WEB Our Approach to Corporate Governance
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. Booklet P21
P30
Together with Our Shareholders
Corporate governance and CSR
WEB Disclosure of Information to Shareholders
Our Approach to Corporate Governance
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance (including social and environmental performance). × - -
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. WEB Status of Corporate Governance Measures  
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics. × - -
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation. Booklet P8-9
P11
Commitment to Growth
System for CSR initiative to be a Good and Trustworthy Company
WEB Commitment to Growth
System for CSR initiative to be a Good and Trustworthy Company
The Mitsui Chemicals Group Action Guidelines
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization’s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles. Booklet Message from the President We support the UN Global Compact
WEB The UN Global Compact
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. × - -
Commitments to External Initiatives
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. WEB Risk Management System
Safe Logistics of Products
 
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses. Booklet Message from the President We support the UN Global Compact
WEB The UN Global Compact
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization:
・Has positions in governance bodies;
・Participates in projects or committees;
・Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or
・Views membership as strategic.
Booklet P23 Building an Employee Friendly Working Environment
WEB Building an Employee Friendly Working Environment
Stakeholder Engagement
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization. Booklet P18-19
P34
Overview of the Community Meeting
Feedback from Outside the Company
WEB The Mitsui Chemicals Group Action Guidelines
Stakeholder Dialog
Feedback from Outside the Company
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. Booklet P10
P18-19
Stakeholders and main initiatives for FY 2009
Stakeholder Dialog
WEB Relationship with Stakeholders
Stakeholder Dialog
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. Booklet P10
P18-19
P21
P34
Stakeholders and main initiatives for FY 2009
Stakeholder Dialog
Feedback from Inside and Outside the Company
WEB Relationship with Stakeholders
Stakeholder Dialog
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Booklet P19
P34
P35
Thank You for Your Feedback
Feedback from Inside and Outside the Company
Third-party Comments on CSR Report 2009
WEB Feedback from Inside and Outside the Company
Third-party Comments on CSR Report 2009
5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators
Economic
  Disclosure on Management Approach Booklet P4-5
P8-9
Message from the President
Commitment to Growth
WEB Message from the President
Commitment to Growth
Economic Performance Indicators
Aspect: Economic Performance
CORE
EC1.
Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments. × - -
CORE
EC2.
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change. Booklet P12-13
P14-15
Special Feature: Chemistry
Special Feature: Innovation
WEB Special Feature: Chemistry
Special Feature: Innovation
CORE
EC3.
Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations. × - -
CORE
EC4.
Significant financial assistance received from government. × - -
Aspect: Market Presence
ADD
EC5.
Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation. × - -
CORE
EC6.
Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. Booklet P21 Mitsui Chemicals Group Purchasing Policy
WEB Purchasing Policy
CORE
EC7.
Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation. × - -
Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts
CORE
EC8.
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, inkind, or pro bono engagement. Booklet P16-17
P22
P24
Special Feature: Dreams
Together with Industry and Academia
Mitsui Chemicals Group Social Contribution Activities
WEB Special Feature: Dreams
Exchange with Local Communities
International Symposiums and the “Mitsui Chemicals Catalysis Science Award”
Assistance for Intellectual Property Education
Nurturing the Next Generation
Environmental Protection
Activities Contributing to Society
ADD
EC9.
Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. × - -
Environmental
  Disclosure on Management Approach Booklet P26 Goals for Fiscal 2009
WEB Goals and Results (Commitment to Environmental Impact Reduction)
Goals and Results (Effective Utilization of Resources)
Goals and Results (Responsible Care Management)
Environmental Performance Indicators
Aspect: Materials
CORE
EN1.
Materials used by weight or volume. Booklet P25 INPUT
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
CORE
EN2.
Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. × - -
Aspect: Energy
CORE
EN3.
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Booklet P25 INPUT
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
CORE
EN4.
Indirect energy consumption by primary source. × - -
ADD
EN5.
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. WEB Commitment to Global Warming Prevention  
ADD
EN6.
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. Booklet P14-15 Special Feature: Innovation
WEB Special Feature: Innovation
ADD
EN7.
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. × - -
Aspect: Water
CORE
EN8.
Total water withdrawal by source. Booklet P25 INPUT
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Environmental Impact Reduction
ADD
EN9.
Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. × - -
ADD
EN10.
Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. WEB Environmental Impact Reduction  
Aspect: Biodiversity
CORE
EN11.
Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. × - -
CORE
EN12.
Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. × - -
ADD
EN13.
Habitats protected or restored. × - -
ADD
EN14.
Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. × - -
ADD
EN15.
Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. × - -
Aspect: Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
CORE
EN16.
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. Booklet P25
P26
OUTPUT
Changes in greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Commitment to Global Warming Prevention
CORE
EN17.
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. × - -
ADD
EN18.
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. Booklet P14-15
P26
Special Feature: Innovation
Commitment to Global Warming Prevention
WEB Special Feature: Innovation
Environmental Protection
Commitment to Global Warming Prevention
CORE
EN19.
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. Booklet P25 OUTPUT
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Reduction of Releases of Chemical Substances
CORE
EN20.
NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. Booklet P25
P27
OUTPUT
Reduction of Releases of Chemical Substances
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Reduction of Releases of Chemical Substances
Environmental Impact Reduction
Prevention of Air Pollution
CORE
EN21.
Total water discharge by quality and destination. Booklet P25 OUTPUT
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Environmental Impact Reduction
CORE
EN22.
Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. Booklet P25
P28
OUTPUT
Waste stream (Mitsui Chemicals)
WEB INPUT⇒OUTPUT Data
Industrial Waste Reduction
CORE
EN23.
Total number and volume of significant spills. WEB Measures against Soil Pollution  
ADD
EN24.
Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally. × - -
ADD
EN25.
Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization’s discharges of water and runoff. × - -
Aspect: Products and Services
CORE
EN26.
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Booklet P12-13 Special Feature: Chemistry
WEB Special Feature: Chemistry
Environmentally Friendly Products
3R Initiatives
CORE
EN27.
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. × - -
Aspect: Compliance
CORE
EN28.
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. Booklet P32 RC Audits
WEB RC Audits
Aspect: Transport
ADD
EN29.
Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. WEB Safe Logistics of Products  
Aspect: Overall
ADD
EN30.
Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. Booklet P25 Environmental Accounting
WEB Environmental Accounting
Social Performance Indicators
Labor Practices and Decent Work
  Labor Practices and Decent Work Booklet P4-5
P8-9
P23
Message from the President
Commitment to Growth
Key action items for fiscal 2009
WEB Message from the President
Commitment to Growth
Goals and Results (Together with Our Employees)
Personnel Advancement and Utilization
Building an Employee Friendly Working Environment
Labor Practices and Decent Work Performance Indicators
Aspect: Employment
CORE
LA1.
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. Booklet P33 Profile of the Mitsui Chemicals Group
WEB Overseas Subsidiaries & Affiliates
CORE
LA2.
Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. × - -
ADD
LA3.
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. WEB Building an Employee Friendly Working Environment  
Aspect: Labor/Management Relations
CORE
LA4.
Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. × - -
CORE
LA5.
Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. × - -
Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety
ADD
LA6.
Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. Booklet P32 RC Management System
WEB RC Management System
CORE
LA7.
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region. Booklet P9 Progress on Three-axis Management
WEB Creating a Safe and Secure Workplace
CORE
LA8.
Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Booklet P23 Employee Health
WEB Employee Health
ADD
LA9.
Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. WEB Personnel Advancement and Utilization  
Aspect: Training and Education
CORE
LA10.
Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. WEB Personnel Advancement and Utilization  
ADD
LA11.
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. WEB Personnel Advancement and Utilization  
ADD
LA12.
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. × - -
Aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunity
CORE
LA13.
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. Booklet P23 Respect for Diversity and Originality
WEB Respect for Diversity and Originality
CORE
LA14.
Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. × - -
Human Rights
  Disclosure on Management Approach Booklet P21 Mitsui Chemicals Group Purchasing Policy
WEB The Mitsui Chemicals Group Action Guidelines
Purchasing Policy
Human Rights Performance Indicators
Aspect: Investment and Procurement Practices
CORE
HR1.
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. × - -
CORE
HR2.
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. WEB CSR Procurement  
ADD
HR3.
Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. × - -
Aspect: Non-discrimination
CORE
HR4.
Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. × - -
Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
CORE
HR5.
Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. × - -
Aspect: Child Labor
CORE
HR6.
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor. WEB CSR Procurement  
Aspect: Forced and Compulsory Labor
CORE
HR7.
Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor. × - -
Aspect: Security Practices
ADD
HR8.
Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. × - -
Aspect: Indigenous Rights
ADD
HR9.
Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken. × - -
Society
  Disclosure on Management Approach Booklet P9
P24
P31
Three-axis Management
Mitsui Chemicals Group Social Activities Policy
Goals for Fiscal 2009
WEB Three-axis Management
Goals and Results/Social Activities Policy
Goals and Results (Risk & Compliance Management)
Society Performance Indicators
Aspect: Community
CORE
SO1.
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. × - -
Aspect: Corruption
CORE
SO2.
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. × - -
CORE
SO3.
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. Booklet P31 Risk & Compliance Management
WEB Goals and Results (Risk & Compliance Management)
Compliance Training
CORE
SO4.
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. × - -
Aspect: Public Policy
CORE
SO5.
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. × - -
ADD
SO6.
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. × - -
Aspect: Anti-Competitive Behavior
ADD
SO7.
Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. × - -
Aspect: Compliance
CORE
SO8.
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations. × - -
Product Responsibility
  Disclosure on Management Approach Booklet P8
P20
Grand Design
Goals for Fiscal 2009
WEB Grand Design
Goals and Results (Together with Our Customers)
Product Responsibility Performance Indicators
Aspect: Customer Health and Safety
CORE
PR1.
Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. × - -
ADD
PR2.
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. WEB Prevention of Accidents and Disasters during Production  
Aspect: Product and Service Labeling
CORE
PR3.
Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. × - -
ADD
PR4.
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. × - -
ADD
PR5.
Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. Booklet P20 Product Quality Assurance
WEB Product Quality Assurance
Aspect: Marketing Communications
CORE
PR6.
Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. × - -
ADD
PR7.
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes. × - -
Aspect: Customer Privacy
ADD
PR8.
Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data. × - -
Aspect: Compliance
CORE
PR9.
Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. × - -