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SABIC has reported the information cited in this GRI content index for the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The company voluntarily reports on its sustainability performance and has designed processes to collect and/or estimate, assess and report on this data.
| G4 Indicator | Response |
|---|---|
| G4-1 | Chairman’s Welcome and Vice Chairman and CEO Interview |
| G4-2 | Description of key sustainability impacts, risks and opportunities can be found throughout the content of this report and in Strategy. |
| G4-3 | SABIC |
| G4-4 | About SABIC – Strategy, Core Markets and Value Chain and SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-5 | Back Cover |
| G4-6 | SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-7 | SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-8 | SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-9 | About SABIC and SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-10 | Human Capital Development. SABIC does not disclose additional detail at this time |
| G4-11 | Based on the Indicators of this Aspect, the percentage of employees covered by Collective Bargaining is not material to SABIC as determined through our Materiality review process, described in the Materiality section and the Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-12 | Supply Chain and SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-13 | Found throughout this report, About SABIC and in SABIC 2015 Annual Report |
| G4-14 | SABIC supports the precautionary approach to environmental challenges. More detail can be found in the Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-15 | Since 2012, SABIC has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact and is a strong supporter of Responsible Care |
| G4-16 | Core Markets: Engagement and Collaboration and Technical Supplement 2014 |
| G4-17 | Addendum – About This Report and SABIC Annual Report 2015 This sustainability report covers SABIC and its subsidiary operations, unless otherwise specified. |
| G4-18 | Materiality and Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-19 | Materiality and Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-20 | We explain our process for assessing materiality in Materiality and Technical Supplement 2015. The scope and boundary of the sustainability report are defined in Addendum – About This Report. All material aspects are assumed to be organization-wide. Any metric with a limited scope is defined in the discussion of that specific metric. |
| G4-21 | We explain our process for assessing materiality in Materiality and Technical Supplement 2015. The scope and boundary of the sustainability report are defined in Addendum – About This Report. |
| G4-22 | This report does not include any corrections or restatements of information provided in previous reports. |
| G4-23 | Any explanation of significant changes from previous reporting periods is described in the discussion of that specific metric in the report and in the Technical Supplement 2015, with the discussion of that Aspect in this GRI Index. |
| G4-24 | We have long recognized and embraced the important role that stakeholders play in our business, including our employees, shareholders, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), industry and supply chain partners. Information on SABIC practices for stakeholder engagement can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 and throughout the content of this report. |
| G4-25 | Information on SABIC practices for stakeholder engagement can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 and throughout the content of this report. |
| G4-26 | Information on SABIC practices for stakeholder engagement can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 and throughout the content of this report. |
| G4-27 | This information can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 and throughout the content of this report. |
| G4-28 | SABIC is reporting on the 2015 calendar year (January 1, 2015–December 31, 2015), unless otherwise specified. |
| G4-29 | SABIC publishes its Sustainability Report annually. The Company published its most recent previous report in April 2015. |
| G4-30 | SABIC reports on an annual basis |
| G4-31 | To contact SABIC in relation to this report, at info@sabic.com |
| G4-32 |
To guide the selection of report content and improve report quality, we use the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. SABIC engaged KPMG to provide limited assurance on selected sustainability metrics. A copy of the KPMG Assurance Statement Addendum – Independent Assurance Report. |
| G4-33 | SABIC engaged KPMG to provide limited assurance on selected sustainability metrics. A copy of the KPMG Assurance Statement Addendum – Independent Assurance Report. |
| G4-34 | A description of the governance structure of SABIC as it relates to sustainability can be found within the About SABIC – Sustainability Governance section and in the Technical Supplement 2015. Further information on governance at SABIC can be found online: www.sabic.com/ |
| G4-56 | About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance Process |
| G4-57 | About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance Process |
| G4-58 | Described at code-of-ethics/ |
| G4-DMA | Annual Report 2015 |
| G4-EC1 | This is SABIC |
| G4-EC2 | This information can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-EC3 | Defined benefit plan obligations exist in many regions and vary considerably from country to country. SABIC meets its obligations in compliance with applicable legislation and regulation. |
| G4-EC4 | This information can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-EC5 | Because of the technical nature of our company, the large majority of jobs are paid above minimum wage. |
| G4-EC6 | In Saudi Arabia, SABIC has a 90% Saudization rate, a measure for local hiring and the high percentage also applies to senior leadership. |
| G4-EC7 | This information is currently unavailable. |
| G4-EC8 | Improving our Communities. SABIC is implementing its new RAISE program and working on a study in 2016 to measure impacts outside the company. |
| G4-EC9 | This information is currently unavailable. |
| G4-DMA | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Our Approach |
| G4-EN1 | SABIC measures and reports on material efficiency using our Material Loss intensity metric, which is explained in the report. Currently, the percentage of renewable feedstocks is very low, but we actively work on increasing the quantity of recycled feedstock and finding economical renewable feedstocks. |
| G4-EN2 | SABIC has the ability to use significant recycled feedstock in certain businesses such as polymers, but the volumes we use are not high because of a lack of recycled material quantity at sufficient quality. We have active programs for post-industrial recycle within our facilities and to take back PCR plastic materials, and our steel plant accepts recycle steel as an input. Due to the nature of our business and current status of the circular economy, the large majority of our feed is non-renewable and not recycled. |
| G4-EN3 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Energy |
| G4-EN4 | SABIC has estimated Scope 3 emissions and energy usage outside the company but does not report externally. |
| G4-EN5 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Energy |
| G4-EN6 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Energy |
| G4-EN7 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Energy |
| G4-EN8 | Resource and Energy Efficiency –Water |
| G4-EN9 | SABIC’s largest sources of water are the Arabian and Red seas, and large rivers within Americas and Europe that are used by multiple industrial and other sources. Therefore, we have not prioritized detailed reporting on this indicator. |
| G4-EN10 | SABIC has chosen to measure and set targets on fresh water usage and does not compile data on water recycling and re-use. All of our chemical operations use recycled water, and our water use intensity goal encourages maximization of water recycling and re-use. Our Saudi based operations were designed to use seawater for cooling and to recycle this water where possible. |
| G4-EN11, G4-EN12, G4-EN13, G4-EN14 | Based on the Indicators of this Aspect, biodiversity is not material to SABIC as determined through our materiality review process, described in the Materiality section and the Technical Supplement 2015. |
| G4-EN15 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Greenhouse Gas Performance |
| G4-EN16 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Greenhouse Gas Performance |
| G4-EN17 | SABIC has estimated Scope 3 emissions and energy usage outside the company but does not report externally. |
| G4-EN18 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Greenhouse Gas Performance |
| G4-EN19 | Resource and Energy Efficiency – Greenhouse Gas Performance |
| G4-EN20 | Data are not available for reporting ozone depleting substances for 2015 |
| G4-EN21 | SABIC’s approach to these air emissions is to comply with applicable regulations and to take additional measures beyond regulation on a highest priority basis. Additional projects and actions include shifting to fuels with lower sulfur, implementing low NOx technologies and projects to reduce particulate emissions. We do not currently collect consistent global data on these emissions across all our facilities. |
| G4-EN22 | Priority has been given to measuring and making progress on water usage rather than on discharge, therefore data are not available across all our global sites for reporting. |
| G4-EN23 | Resource and Energy Efficiency –Material Loss Performance |
| G4-EN24 | EHSS and Product Safety – Environmental Releases and Emissions Management |
| G4-EN25 | This information can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-EN26 | Priority has been given to measuring and making progress on water usage rather than on discharge, therefore data are not available across all our global sites for reporting. |
| G4-EN27 | Chemical products have been shown to reduce total lifecycle GHG emissions compared to manufacturing emissions in a ratio of 2.1:1. Approach to maximizing avoided emissions is described in Innovation. Additionally, implementation of sustainability assessment in innovation process and megaprojects gating system enables identification of sustainability impacts up front and development of mitigation plans. Efforts to reduce our operational intensity measures are described in Energy and Resources. Potential impacts of our products are controlled through our Product Stewardship program in EHSS. |
| G4-EN28 | Many of our chemical materials are building blocks that downstream businesses turn into end products and the chemical cannot be reclaimed. A small portion of our polymer products are recovered in closed loop recycling activities and our steel plant accepts recycle material. We do not currently compile these quantities for reporting. |
| G4-EN29 |
SABIC works to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. SABIC was not subject to any significant fines or significant non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations in 2015. |
| G4-EN30 | Environmental impacts are being assessed, but results are not yet ready for public disclosure |
| G4-EN31 | Environmental protection expenditures are not currently available for reporting in a globally consistent basis. |
| G4-EN32 | SABIC’s supplier screening process is in place with the goal to screen all suppliers going forward. Nearly 100% followed this process in 2015. |
| G4-EN33 | Work in this area is partially complete and discussed in Supply Chain – Reducing SABIC's Transportation Footprint but results are not ready for disclosure of the specific indicators. |
| G4-EN34 | SABIC received no grievances about environmental impacts during the reporting period. SABIC’s environmental grievance mechanisms capture all reports filed with governmental agencies or ministries with regard to environmental non-compliance. In 2015, no such grievances were filed. While SABIC is committed to responding and resolving all environmental grievances regarding its operations, SABIC does not have a systematic process for centralized recording of environmental grievances by neighbors, community groups, or other private parties. |
| G4-DMA | Human Capital Development – Our Approach |
| G4-LA1 | SABIC does not disclose this information externally. |
| G4-LA2 |
SABIC is a diverse global company and provides benefit packages in compliance with applicable country-specific regulations. It is our goal to provide competitive benefit packages compared to the industry standard. A description of SABIC benefits by region can be found on the SABIC careers website. |
| G4-LA3 | Because of differences across countries, SABIC does not track this information in a way that allow for consistent global reporting. SABIC complies with relevant legislation, regulation and standard practices. |
| G4-LA4 | SABIC operates in multiple countries with rules that vary considerably and prevent us from consistent global reporting. SABIC complies with applicable legislation and regulations concerning operational changes. |
| G4-LA5 | This information can be found within the Technical Supplement 2015 |
| G4-LA6 | EHSS and Product Safety – Building an EHSS Culture |
| G4-LA9 | Human Capital Development – Supporting Functional Excellence |
| G4-LA10 | Human Capital Development – Supporting Functional Excellence |
| G4-LA11 | Employee performance reviews are incorporated into our performance based approach but details are not disclosed externally. |
| G4-LA12 | This information can be found within the SABIC Annual Report 2015 |
| G4-LA13 | We do not report on this Aspect because we do not collect information to this level of detail or report it externally at this time. |
| G4-LA14 |
Supply Chain – Looking Forward SABIC procurement contracts contain language on Fair Employment Practices Policy, and suppliers are asked to adhere to our Code of Ethics and/or Supplier Code of Conduct. Quantitative metrics are not available to disclose at this time. |
| G4-LA15 | Expansion plans for supplier due diligence program are described in the Supply Chain section. |
| G4-LA16 | About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance and Performance Summary |
| G4-DMA | About SABIC: Ethics and Compliance: Human Rights |
| G4-HR1 | SABIC’s procurement contracts contain language on our fair employment practices policy and suppliers are asked to adhere to our Code of Conduct. SABIC codes and policies are included in all our business dealings, including acquisitions and joint ventures. |
| G4-HR2 | Ethics and Compliance |
| G4-HR3 |
SABIC reports on our process for collecting information about incidents of discrimination and taking corrective action in the About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance section of this report. Our Fair Employment Practices Policy in the SABIC Code of Ethics addresses discrimination: (/code-of-ethics/downloads) |
| G4-HR4 | SABIC Code of Ethics (/code-of-ethics/downloads) |
| G4-HR5 | SABIC Code of Ethics (/code-of-ethics/downloads) |
| G4-HR6 | SABIC Code of Ethics (/code-of-ethics/downloads) |
| G4-HR7 | Security personnel with whom SABIC works are required to adhere to our Code of Ethics as part of security contract procurement. |
| G4-HR8 | Based on the Indicators of this Aspect, indigenous rights is not material to SABIC as determined through our materiality review process, described in the Materiality section and the Technical Supplement 2015. |
| G4-HR9 | On a 3 year cycle, SABIC completes a business risk review, which includes a review of all policies in our Code of Ethics, including our Fair Employment Practices Policy. In 2015, an external Together for Sustainability audit was completed at our methanol production facility in KSA and our labor and human rights practices were reviewed as part of that assessment. |
| G4-HR10 | SABIC does not report this information currently. This will be further addressed through our new supplier due diligence program coming in 2016. |
| G4-HR11 | SABIC does not report this information currently. This will be further addressed through our new supplier due diligence program coming in 2016. |
| G4-HR12 | We report on our process for collecting information about human rights grievances and taking corrective action in the Governance section of this report and the Technical Supplement 2015, but do not disclose quantitative information about human rights grievance mechanisms externally at this time. |
| G4-DMA | Building Social and Community Relationships – Our Approach |
| G4-SO1 | Building Social and Community Relationships – Our Performance SABIC intends to improve measurement of this indicator with the global implementation of our new RAISE program. |
| G4-SO2 | Building Social and Community Relationships – Our Performance SABIC intends to improve measurement of this indicator with the global implementation of our new RAISE program. |
| G4-SO3 | About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance – Human Rights |
| G4-SO4 | About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance – Human Rights |
| G4-SO5 | SABIC was not subject to any governmental corruption investigation in 2015 and the company is not aware of any incidents of bribery of government officials. |
| G4-SO6 | SABIC has not made any political contributions in 2015. |
| G4-SO7 | SABIC has not had any legal actions for anti-competitive behavior in 2015. |
| G4-SO8 | SABIC has not had significant noncompliance with laws / regulations in 2015 that resulted in a financially material impact. |
| G4-SO9 | While SABIC does not disclose this information currently, we intend to develop due diligence with stakeholders as noted in the Ethics and Compliance: Social Impact section of this report. |
| G4-SO10 | While SABIC does not disclose this information currently, we intend to develop due diligence with stakeholders as noted in the Ethics and Compliance: Social Impact section of this report. |
| G4-SO11 | We report on our process for collecting information about grievances and taking corrective action in the About SABIC – Ethics and Compliance section of this report, but do not disclose quantitative information about grievance mechanisms for impacts on society externally at this time. |
| G4-DMA | EHSS and Product Safety: Our Approach |
| G4-PR1 | EHSS and Product Safety: Building an EHSS Culture: Product Stewardship |
| G4-PR2 | EHSS and Product Safety: Building an EHSS Culture: Product Stewardship |
| G4-PR3 | GHS and Product Safety Summaries are described in the Technical Supplement 2015. |
| G4-PR4 | SABIC intends to disclose a Product Safety Incident metric in future reporting. |
| G4-PR5 | Based on the Indicators of this Aspect, customer satisfaction is not material to SABIC as determined through our materiality review process, described in the Materiality section and the Technical Supplement 2015. |
| G4-PR6 | GHS and Product Safety Summaries are described in the Technical Supplement 2015. |
| G4-PR7 | SABIC did not have any incidents of non-compliance for marketing communications in 2015. |
| G4-PR8 | Based on the Indicators of this Aspect, customer privacy is not material to SABIC as determined through our materiality review process, described in the Materiality section and the Technical Supplement 2015. |
| G4-PR9 | We do not report on this Aspect because we do not collect information to this level of detail or report it externally at this time. |