The Edita Group's corporate responsibility report 2012 complies fully with the reporting guidelines established by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The report complies with GRI Application level C.
The GRI Content Index lists the standard indicators from the current GRI Guidelines (G3) on which we report, and shows where the relevant information can be found in this report and in Edita's Financial statements 2012. The extent to which we report on each indicator is also specified.
The Application Level has been checked by a third party, PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy.
GRI Application level check 2012
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GRI Indicator | GRI Content | Reported | Remarks |
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| 1.1 | CEO's statement | Yes | |
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| 2.1 | Name of the organization | Yes | |
| 2.2 | Primary brands, products and services | Yes | |
| 2.3 | Operational structure | Yes | |
| 2.4 | Location of organization's headquarters | Yes | |
| 2.5 | Number of countries and location of operations | Yes | |
| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership and legal form |
Yes | |
| 2.7 | Markets serve Business |
Yes | |
| 2.8 | Scale of the reporting organization Financials |
Yes | |
| 2.9 | Significant changes regarding size, structure or ownership Strategy CEO's review |
Yes | No significant changes during the reporting period |
| 2.10 | Awards received in the reporting period Strategy |
Yes | |
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| 3.1 | Reporting period | Yes | |
| 3.2 | Date of most recent report | Yes | |
| 3.3 | Reporting cycle | Yes | |
| 3.4 | Contact point for questions regarding the report | Yes | |
| 3.5 | Process for defining report content (materiality, prioritizing topics and stakeholders using the report) CR program |
Yes | |
| 3.6 | Boundary of the repor | Yes | |
| 3.7 | Limitations on the report's scope or boundary | Yes | |
| 3.8 | Basis for reporting subsidiaries, joint ventures, leased facilities, outsourced operations and other entities affecting comparability | Yes | |
| 3.9 |
Data measurement techniques and bases of calculations |
Partly | |
| 3.10 | Explanation of re-statements | Yes | No re-statements |
| 3.11 | Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods | Yes | No significant changes from previous reporting period |
| 3.12 | GRI content index | Yes | |
| 3.13 | Assurance policy and practice | Yes | |
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| 4.1 | Governance structure of the organisation Corporate governance |
Yes | |
| 4.2 | Position of the Chairman of the Board Corporate governance |
Yes | |
| 4.3 | Independence of the Board members Corporate governance |
Yes | |
| 4.4 | Mechanism for shareholder and employee consultation Corporate governance |
Yes | No employee representatives on the Board of directors |
| 4.5 | Impact of organisation's performance on executive compensation (inc. social and environmental performance) Corporate governance | Yes | Linkage to CR performance not reported |
| 4.6 |
Processes for avoiding conflicts of intere |
Yes | |
| 4.7 |
Processes for determining Board members' expertise in strategic management and sustainability |
Partly | |
| 4.8 | Implementation of mission and values statements, code of conduct and other principle Corporate responsibility CEO's review |
Yes | |
| 4.9 | Procedures of the Board for overseeing management of sustainability performance, including risk management CR governance Risk management |
Yes | |
| 4.10 | Processes for evaluating the Board's performance Corporate governance |
Yes | |
| 4.11 | Addressing precautionary approach Coporate governance Risk management |
Yes | |
| 4.12 | Voluntary charters and other initiatives Memberships and certificates |
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| 4.13 | Memberships in associations Memberships and certificates |
Yes | |
| 4.14 | List of stakeholder groups Stakeholders |
Yes | |
| 4.15 | Identification and selection of stakeholders Stakeholders |
Yes | |
| 4.16 | Approaches to stakeholder engagement Stakeholders |
Yes | |
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Management approach to economic responsibility |
Yes | ||
| EC1* | Direct economic value generated and distributed Financial responsibility |
Yes | |
| EC2* |
Financial implications, risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Partly | |
| EC3* | Coverage of defined benefit plan obligations Corporate governance |
Partly | Financial statements 2012, Appendix 24, Pension obligations p. 40 |
| EC4* | Significant subsidies received from government | Yes | No subsidies received from government during the reporting period |
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| Management approach to environmental responsibility | Yes | ||
| EN1* | Materials used by weight or volume | Yes | |
| EN2* | Recycled materials used | Partly | Cardboard boxes (109 tons in 2012) and recycled paper (74 tons in 2012). |
| EN4* | Indirect energy consumption | Partly | |
| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements | Partly | |
| EN6 | Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services | Partly | Initiatives are listed in the box "Measures for reducing our carbon footprint". Reductions in energy consumption not reported. |
| EN7 | Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved | Partly | Initiatives are listed in the box "Measures for reducing our carbon footprint". |
| EN8* | Total water withdrawal by source | Yes | Edita uses municipal water only. |
| EN16* | Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions | Yes | |
| EN17* | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions | Yes | |
| EN18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions | Partly | Achieved reductions not reported. |
| EN22* | Total amount of waste by type and disposal method | Yes | |
| EN26* | Mitigating environmental impacts of products and services | Partly | Reductions not reported. |
| EN28* | Significant fines and sanctions for non-compliance with environmental regulations | Yes | There have been no fines and sanctions in 2012. |
| EN29 | Environmental impacts of transportation | Yes | Carbon calculations include CO2-emissions from transportation. |
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| Management approach to social responsibility | Yes | ||
| LA1* | Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region | Partly | Permanent employees: Sweden 388, Finland 359, Ukraine: 22 Temporary employees: Sweden 12, Finland 11, |
| LA2* | Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender and region | Partly | Total left of own choice: Sweden 45, Finland 43, Total left due to restructuring measures: Sweden 23, Finland 53, Total recruited externally: Sweden 33, Finland 68, |
| LA4* | Coverage of collective bargaining agreements | Yes |
Total: 76% |
| LA5* | Minimum notice period regarding operational changes | Yes |
Sweden: 2 months if up to 25 employees may be redundant, 4 months if 26-100 employees may be redundant; 6 months if more that 100 employees may be made redundant Finland: For any organizational changes that have direct influence to the work of the employees the employer shall invite employee representatives to negotiate with a written invitation five days prior to negotiations. If organizational changes may lead to redundancies of less than 10 employees, a negotiation period of two weeks shall be applied. If organizational changes may lead to redundancies of more than 9 employees, a negotiation period of six weeks shall be applied. |
| LA 6 | Percentage of employees represented in joint health and safety committees | Yes |
JG Communication: 7%, Citat AB: 6%, Västra Aros: 14%, Mods: 7%, Edita Sweden: 20%, Edita Plc: 6%, Edita Prima: 2%, Edita Publishing: 6%, Citat Oy: 8%, Educode: 22%, Citat LLC: 5% |
| LA7* | Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, fatalities and absenteeism | Partly |
Accumulative total sick leave: 2,5% |
| LA10* | Average training hours per year per employee per personnel group | Partly |
JG Communication: 17, Citat AB: 27, Västra Aros: 8, Mods: 6, Edita Sweden: 6, Edita Oyj: 20, Edita Prima: 9, Edita Publishing: 16, Citat Oy: 23, Educode: 0, Citat LLC: 0, the Group total: 14 |
| LA 11 |
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning |
Yes | |
| LA12 | Employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews Social responsibility |
Yes |
JG Communication: 87.7%, Citat AB: 83.3%, Västra Aros: 67.2%, Mods: 83.3%, Edita Sweden: 88.9%, Edita Plc: 75%, Edita Prima: 55.9%, Edita Publishing: 56.9%, Citat Oy: 95.5%, Educode: 16.6%, Citat LLC: 88.9% |
| LA13* | Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees | Partly |
Breakdown of governance bodies: Breakdown of employees: |
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| PR3* | Product information required by procedures Environmental responsibility |
Partly | |
| PR5 |
Practices related to customer satisfaction and results of customer satisfaction surveys |
Partly | Results not reported |
* GRI Core indicator |
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