GRI Index

Performance: Economic
Performance: Environmental
Performance: Labour Practices and Decent work
Performance: Human rights
Performance: Society
Performance: Product responsibility

Strategy and analysis
1.1	Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organisation about the relevance of sustainability to the organisation and its strategy. Statement should present the overall vision and strategy for the short, medium and long term, particularly with regard to managing key challenges associated with economic, environmental and social performance. Statement should include: Strategic priorities and key topics for the short/medium term with regard to sustainability, including respect for internationally agreed standards and how they relate to long-term organisational strategy and success. Broader trends affecting the organisation and influencing sustainability priorities. Key events, achievements and failures during the reporting period. Views on performance with respect to targets. Outlook on the organisations main challenges and targets for the next year and goals for the coming 3-5 years; and Other items pertaining to the organisation�s strategic approach.		Letter from the Chairman Letter from the CEO	Covered
1.2	Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities. Organisation should provide two concise narrative sections on key impacts, risks and opportunities. Section 1 should focus on organisations key impacts on sustainability and effects on stakeholders, including rights as defined by national laws and relevant internationally agreed standards. This should take into account the range of reasonable expectations and interests of the organisation’s stakeholders. Should include: Description of significant impacts the organisation has on sustainability and associated challenges and opportunities. Includes effect on stakeholders� rights as defined by national laws and the expectations in internationally-agreed standards and norms. Explanation of the approach to prioritizing these challenges and opportunities. Key conclusions about progress in addressing these topics and related performance in the reporting period. Including an assessment of reasons for underperformance or over performance; and Description of the main processes in place to address performance and/or relevant changes. Section 2 should focus on impact of sustainability trends, risks and opportunities on long term prospects and financial performance of the organisation. Should concentrate specifically on information relevant to financial stakeholders or that could become so in the future. Should include: A description of the most important risks and opportunities for the organisation arising from sustainability trends. Prioritisation on key sustainability topics as risks and opportunities according to their relevance for long-term organisational strategy, competitive position, qualitative and quantitative financial value drivers; Tables summarising: Targets, performance against targets, and lessons-learned for the current reporting period; and Targets for the next reporting period and mid-term objectives and goals related to the key risks and opportunities. Concise description of governance mechanisms in place to specifically manage these risks and opportunities, and identification of other related risks and opportunities.	Starting page CR Human Rights Climate Change Water Conservation agriculture Benefits for rural communities Stewardship Our people Health, Safety & Environment Managing CR What Syngenta thinks about		Covered
Profile
2.1	Name of reporting organisation.	Articles of Incorporation		Covered
2.2	Primary brands, products and or services.	Products & Brands		Covered
2.3	Operational structure of the organisation including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries and joint ventures.	Managing CR Corporate Governance Report 2008 Global Presence This is Syngenta		Covered
2.4	Location of organisation�s headquarters.	Articles of Incorporation Key Facts		Covered
2.5	Number of countries where organisation operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report.	Our people Global Presence		Covered
2.6	Nature of ownership and legal form.	Articles of Incorporation Key Facts		Covered
2.7	Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served and types of customers/beneficiaries).	Business and markets		Covered
2.8	Scale of the reporting organisation including: Number of employees Net sales Total capitalisation broken down in terms or debt and equity; and Quantity of products or services provided	Our people This is Syngenta, Employees Key Facts Annual Review 2008 Financial report 2008 Product line performance		Covered
2.9	Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure or ownership, including: Location of, or changes in operations, including facility operations, closings, and expansions; and Changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations.	Expanding the business Annual Review 2008 Financial report 2008, Page 7 and Note 2 Corporate Governance Report 2008, Page 2		Covered
2.10	Awards received in the reporting period.	External recognition Case Study: Tropical sugar beet boosts rural communities See also		Covered
Report Parameters
3.1	Reporting period for information provided.	Annual Review/CR Summary Assurance		Covered
3.2	Date of most recent previous report.	Publications		Covered
3.3	Reporting cycle	Publications		Covered
3.4	Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.	Contact us		Covered
Report scope and boundary
3.5	Process for defining report content, including: Determining materiality. Prioritising topics within the report; and Identifying stakeholders the organisation expects to use the report.	Focus areas Stakeholder engagement		Covered
3.6	Boundary of the report.	Annual Review/CR Summary		Covered
3.7	State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.	Annual Review/CR Summary		Covered
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 organisations.	Annual Review/CR Summary		Covered
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.	Annual Review/CR Summary		Covered
3.10	Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement.	Annual Review/CR Summary		Covered
3.11	Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods applied in the report.	Annual Review/CR Summary		Covered
GRI content index
3.12	Table identifying the location of the Standard disclosures in the report. Identify the page number or web links where the following can be found: Strategy and analysis Organisational profile Report parameters Governance, Commitments and Engagement Disclosure of Management approach per category Core performance indicators Any GRI additional indicators that were included; and Any GRI Sector Supplement indicators included in the report GRI Index	GRI Index		Covered
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 organisation and the assurance provider.	Assurance		Covered
Governance, Commitments and Engagement
Governance
4.1	Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organisational oversight.	Articles of Incorporation Corporate Governance report 2008		Covered
4.2	Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and if so, their function within the organisation�s management and the reasons for this arrangement).	Corporate Governance report 2008		Covered
4.3	For organisations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members.	Corporate Governance report 2008		Covered
4.4	Mechanisms for stakeholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. Include reference to processes regarding: Use of shareholder resolutions or other mechanisms for enabling minority shareholders to express opinions to the highest governance body; and Informing and consulting employees about the working relationships with formal representation bodies such as �work councils� and representation of employees in the highest governance body. Identify topics related to economic, environmental and social performance raised through these mechanisms during the reporting period.	Contact us Our people/Engagement Corporate Governance report 2008 Managing CR		Covered
4.5	Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements) and the organisation’s performance (including social & environmental performance.	Corporate Governance report 2008		Covered
4.6	Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.	Articles of Incorporation � Code of Conduct		Covered
4.7	Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organisation�s strategy on economic, environmental and social topics.	Corporate Governance report 2008 Articles of Incorporation		Covered
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. Explain the degree to which these: Are applied across the organisation in different regions and departments/units; and Relate to internationally agreed standards.	CR Policy & Commitments Code of Conduct		Covered
4.9	Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation’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. Include frequency with which the highest governance body assesses sustainability performance.	Corporate Governance report 2008 Managing CR		Covered
4.10	Processes for evaluating the highest governance body’s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.	Corporate Governance report 2008		Partially covered
Commitments to external initiatives
4.11	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation. Address the organisations approach to risk management in operational planning or the development and introduction of new products.	Safety in research and development Global Compact Member What Syngenta Thinks About		Covered
4.12	Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses. Include date of adoption, countries/operations where applied and the range of stakeholders involved in the development. Differentiate between non-binding, voluntary initiatives and those with which the organisation has an obligation to comply.	Code of Conduct Human rights		Covered
4.13	Members in associations and/or national/international advocacy organisations in which the organisation: Has positions in governance bodies Participates in projects or committees Provides substantive funding beyond routine membership dues; or Views membership as strategic	Stakeholder engagement		Covered
Stakeholder engagement
4.14	List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation E.g. communities, civil society, customers, shareholders and providers op capital, suppliers and employees, other workers and their trade unions.	Stakeholder engagement Our People / Engagement Supply chain Improving health in rural communities Secure storage Safe use attitudes survey		Covered
4.15	Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage. Includes process for defining stakeholder groups and for determining the groups with which to engage.	Stakeholder engagement		Partially covered
4.16	Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. E.g. surveys, focus groups, community panels, corporate advisory panels, written communication, management/union structures and other vehicles. Say whether any engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process.	Stakeholder engagement Safe use attitudes survey Our People / Engagement Annual Review 2008/CR summary		Covered
4.17	Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting.	What Syngenta thinks about... Focus areas		Covered

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Performance: Economic
Disclosure on Management approach - Provide a concise disclosure on the Management Approach items outlined below with reference to the following economic aspects; economic performance, market presence and indirect economic impacts
Aspect: Economic Performance
EC1	Core	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.	Annual Review 2008/CR summary Financial report 2008	Covered
EC2	Core	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation�s activities due to climate change.	Climate change	Partially covered
EC3	Core	Coverage of the organisation’s defined benefit plan obligations.	Financial Report 2008, p. 80-84, Note22	Covered
EC4	Core	Significant financial assistance received from government.		Not reported
Aspect: Market presence
EC5	Additional	Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation.		Not reported
EC6	Core	Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally based suppliers at significant locations of operation.		Not reported
EC7	Core	Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation.		Not reported
Aspect: Indirect economic impacts
EC8	Core	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro-bono engagement.	Syngenta Foundation (2) Safe use	Partially covered
EC9	Additional	Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.	Syngenta Foundation (2) Safe use	Partially covered

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Performance: Environmental
Disclosure on Management approach - Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following environmental aspects: materials, energy, water, biodiversity, emissions, effluents and waste, products and services, compliance, transport and overall
Aspect: Materials
EN1	Core	Materials used by weight or volume.		Input material volumes are tracked on local levels	Not reported
EN2	Core	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.		Input material volumes are tracked on local levels	Not reported
Aspect: Energy
EN3	Core		Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.	Energy and climate change	Covered
EN4	Core		Indirect energy consumption by primary source.	Energy and climate change	Partially covered
EN5	Additional		Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements.	Improving energy efficiency	Covered
EN6	Additional		Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives.	Climate change Conservation Agriculture	Partially covered
EN7	Additional		Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved.	Improving energy efficiency Climate change	Covered
Aspect: Water
EN8	Core		Total water withdrawal by source.	Water	Covered
EN9	Additional		Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.		Not reported
EN10	Additional		Percentage and total water volume of water recycled and reused.	Water	Partially covered
Aspect: Biodiversity
EN11	Core		Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity outside protected areas.		Not reported
EN12	Core		Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.	Conserving biodiversity	Covered
EN13	Additional		Habitats protected or restored.	Conserving biodiversity	Covered
EN14	Additional		Strategies, current actions and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.	Conserving biodiversity	Partially covered
EN15	Additional		Strategies, current actions and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.		Not reported
Aspect: Emissions, effluents and waste
EN16	Core		Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.	Energy and climate change	Covered
EN17	Core		Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.	Energy and climate change Emissions to air	Covered
EN18	Additional		Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.	Energy and climate change Emissions to air	Covered
EN19	Core		Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.	Emissions to air	Covered
EN20	Core		NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.	Emissions to air	Covered
EN21	Core		Total water discharged by quality and destination.	Effluents Destination is tracked on local level	Partially covered
EN22	Core		Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.	Waste	Covered
EN23	Core		Total number and volume of significant spills.	Environmental Compliance	Partially covered
EN24	Additional		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.		Not reported
EN25	Additional		Identity, size, protected status and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected but the reporting organisation’s discharges of water and runoff.		Not reported
Aspect: Products and services
EN26	Core		Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation.	Conservation Agriculture Water Climate change Stewardship	Covered
EN27	Core		Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.		Not reported
Aspect: Compliance
EN28	Core		Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations.	Financial Report 2008, Note 25	Covered
Aspect: Transport
EN29	Additional		Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organisation�s operations, and transporting members of the workforce.	Energy and climate change Annual review 2008 / CR Summary	Covered
Aspect: Overall
EN30	Additional		Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.	Financial Report 2008 Note 2, 25	Partly covered

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Performance: Labour Practices and Decent work
Disclosure on management approach - Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following labour aspects; employment, labour/management relations, occupational health and safety, training and education and diversity and equal opportunity. The ILO Tripartite Declaration Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises should be primary reference points
Aspect: Employment
LA1	Core	Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region.	Our people This is Syngenta - Employees	Covered
LA2	Core	Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender and region.	Our people	Partially covered
LA3	Additional	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations.		Not reported
Aspect: Labour/management relations
LA4	Core	Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.		Not reported
LA5	Core	Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.		Not reported
Aspect: Occupational health and safety
LA6	Additional	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programmes.	HSE Management	Partially covered
LA7	Core	Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, absenteeism, and number of work related fatalities by region.	Health & safety performance	Covered
LA8	Core	Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programmes in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.	Employee well being	Covered
LA9	Additional	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.		Not reported
Aspect: Training and education
LA10	Core	Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category.	Learning and development	Partly covered
LA11	Additional	Programmes for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing their careers.	Learning and development	Covered
LA12	Additional	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews.	Learning and development	Covered
Aspect: Diversity and equal opportunity
LA13	Core	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators of diversity.	Diversity	Partially covered
LA14	Core	Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category.	Code of Conduct Human rights	Partially covered

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Performance: Human rights
Disclosure on management approach -�Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following human rights; investment and procurement practices, non-discrimination, freedom of association and collective bargaining, abolition of child labour, prevention of forced and compulsory labour, complaints and grievance practices, security practices and indigenous rights. The ILO Tripartite Declaration Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises should be primary reference points
Aspect: Investment and procurement activities
HR1	Core	Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.	Supply chain	Partially covered
HR2	Core	Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken.	Tackling labor conditions on seed farms Annual Review/CR Summary Human rights	Partially covered
HR3	Additional	Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees that are trained.	Learning and Development	Partially covered
Aspect: Non- discrimination
HR4	Core	Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.	Compliance Helpline	Partially covered
Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective bargaining
HR5	Core	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.	None in own operations. Measures taken in the Supply chain: Tackling labor conditions on seed farms	Partially covered
Aspect: Child Labour
HR6	Core	Operations identified as having a significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour.	None in own operations. Measures taken in the Supply chain: Tackling labor conditions on seed farms	Partially covered
Aspect: Forces and compulsory labour
HR7	Core	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labour.	None in own operations. Measures taken in the Supply chain: Tackling labor conditions on seed farms	Partially covered
Aspect: Security practices
HR8	Additional	Percentage of security personnel trained in the organisation’s policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations.		Not reported
Aspect: Indigenous rights
HR9	Additional	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.		Not reported

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Performance: Society
Disclosure on management approach - Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following society aspects; community, corruption, public policy, anti-competitive behaviour and compliance
Aspect: Community
SO1	Core	Nature, scope and effectiveness of any programmes and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating and exiting.	Benefits for rural communities	Covered
Aspect: Corruption
SO2	Core	Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption.		Not reported
SO3	Core	Percentage of employees trained in organisation’s anti-corruption policies and procedures.	Code of Conduct	Partially covered
SO4	Core	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.	Compliance Helpline	Partially covered
Aspect: Public policy
SO5	Core	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.	Industry engagement Multi-stakeholder engagement Helping customers reduce their climate impact Biofuels Conserving biodiversity	Covered
SO6	Additional	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians and related institutions by country.		Not reported
Aspect: Anti-competitive behaviour
SO7	Additional	Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust and monopoly practices and their outcomes.	none	Covered
Aspect: Compliance
SO8	Core	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations.	Financial Report 2008, Note 25	Covered

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Performance: Product responsibility
Disclosure on management approach - Provide a concise disclosure on the management approach items outlined below with reference to the following society aspects; customer health and safety, product and service labelling, marketing communications, customer privacy and compliance
Aspect: Customer Health and safety
PR1	Core	Lifecycle 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.	Safety in research and development Safe use Secure storage Supply chain Code of Conduct	Covered
PR2	Additional	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and service during their life cycle, by type of outcomes.		Not reported
Aspect: Product and service labelling
PR3	Core	Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and service subject to such information requirements.	Safe use Code of Conduct	Partially covered
PR4	Additional	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labelling, by type of outcomes.		Not reported
PR5	Additional	Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.		Not reported
Aspect: Marketing communications
PR6	Core	Programmes for adherence to laws, standards and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion and sponsorship.	Code of Conduct	Covered
PR7	Additional	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes of concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes.	none	Covered
Aspect: Customer privacy
PR8	Additional	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.		Not reported
Aspect: Compliance
PR9	Core	Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.	none	Covered

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