PASSION FOR THE BEST

Daiwa Securities Group Sustainability Report 2008 Building a Sustainable Society

Index of GRI Guidelines

G3 Disclosure

Description

Page No.

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.

5-6

1.2

 

Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities.

5-6, 7-24

2. Organizational Profile

2.1

 

Name of the organization.

2

2.2

 

Primary brands, products, and/or services.

3-4

2.3

 

Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.

4

2.4

 

Location of organization's headquarters.

2

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.

2

2.6

 

Nature of ownership and legal form.

2, 27-28

2.7

 

Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries).

2

2.8

 

Scale of the reporting organization, including:
• Number of employees;
• 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); and
• Quantity of products or services provided.

2

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).

1

2.10

 

Awards received in the reporting period.

19, 54

3. Report Parameters

Report Profile

3.1

 

Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided.

1

3.2

 

Date of most recent previous report (if any).

1

3.3

 

Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.)

1

3.4

 

Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents.

53

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.

9-10

3.6

 

Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers).

1

3.7

 

State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report.

1

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.

Not applicable

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.

36, 48

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).

Not applicable

3.11

 

Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report.

47-48, 48(WEB)

GRI content index

3.12

 

Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report.

53(WEB) [GRI Content Index]

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).

51, 52

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.

27-28

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).

28

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.

27-28

4.4

 

Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body.

33-34, 40

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).

64, 71-72 (Annual Securities Report for FY3/08)
(In Japanese only)

4.6

 

Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.

28(WEB)

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.

28

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.

7, 30

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.

7-8, 29

4.10

 

Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance.

28, 33-34

Commitments to External Initiatives

4.11

 

Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization.

17-18, 32

4.12

 

Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses.

7

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.

23

Stakeholder Engagement

4.14

 

List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.

9

4.15

 

Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage.

9

4.16

 

Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group.

8, 30, 34, 36, 40-42 , 51,52

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.

11-24, 34, 36, 40

5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators

Economic

   

Disclosure on Management Approach

5-6, 27-28

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.

44, 49-50

EC2

CORE

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change.

6, 7, 11-16

EC3

CORE

Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations.

105(Annual Securities Report for FY3/08) (In Japanese only)

EC4

CORE

Significant financial assistance received from government.

Impact is insignificant

aspect: Market Presence

EC5

ADD

Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation.

None

EC6

CORE

Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation.

None

EC7

CORE

Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation.

None

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.

12, 20, 21-24,
21(WEB)
, 43-46

EC9

ADD

Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts.

14, 15-16

Environmental

   

Disclosure on Management Approach

19, 47

aspect: Materials

EN1

CORE

Materials used by weight or volume.

19, 48, 48(WEB)

EN2

CORE

Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials.

None

aspect: Energy

EN3

CORE

Direct energy consumption by primary energy source.

48

EN4

CORE

Indirect energy consumption by primary source.

48

EN5

ADD

Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements.

48

EN6

ADD

Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives.

12, 19-20

EN7

ADD

Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved.

19-20

aspect: Water

EN8

CORE

Total water withdrawal by source.

48(WEB)

EN9

ADD

Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water.

Impact is insignificant

EN10

ADD

Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused.

None

aspect: Biodiversity

EN11

CORE

Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.

Not applicable, as we have no branches in those areas

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.

Not applicable, as we have no branches in those areas

EN13

ADD

Habitats protected or restored.

Not applicable, as we have no branches in those areas

EN14

ADD

Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity.

20

EN15

ADD

Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk.

Not applicable, as we have no branches in those areas

aspect: Emisions, Effluents, and Waste

EN16

CORE

Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.

48

EN17

CORE

Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight.

None

EN18

ADD

Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved.

14, 15-16, 19-20, 48

EN19

CORE

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight.

None

EN20

CORE

NO, SO, and other significant air emissions by type and weight.

None

EN21

CORE

Total water discharge by quality and destination.

Impact is insignificant

EN22

CORE

Total weight of waste by type and disposal method.

48(WEB)

EN23

CORE

Total number and volume of significant spills.

Not applicable, due to the nature of our business

EN24

ADD

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 applicable, due to the nature of our business

EN25

ADD

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.

Not applicable, due to the nature of our business

aspect: Products and Services

EN26

CORE

Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation.

19-20, 48

EN27

CORE

Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.

Not applicable, due to the nature of our business

aspect: Compliance

EN28

CORE

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Not applicable

aspect: Transport

EN29

ADD

Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce.

None

aspect: Overall

EN30

ADD

Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type.

None

Labor Practices and Decent Work

   

Disclosure on Management Approach

37

aspect: Employment

LA1

CORE

Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region.

2, 38

LA2

CORE

Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region.

None

LA3

ADD

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations.

39-40

aspect: Labor/Management Relations

LA4

CORE

Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.

40

LA5

CORE

Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements.

None

aspect: Occupational Health and Safety

LA6

ADD

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.

None

LA7

CORE

Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of workrelated fatalities by region.

None

LA8

CORE

Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases.

39

LA9

ADD

Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions.

None

aspect: Training and Education

LA10

CORE

Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category.

None

LA11

ADD

Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.

38

LA12

ADD

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews.

38, 38(WEB)

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.

38

LA14

CORE

Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category.

None

Human Rights

   

Disclosure on Management Approach

37, 40

aspect: Investment and Procurement Practices

HR1

CORE

Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening.

We have no operations in areas where there are special concerns about protection of human rights

HR2

CORE

Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken.

We have no operations in areas where there are special concerns about protection of human rights

HR3

ADD

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.

None

aspect: Non-Discrimination

HR4

CORE

Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken.

32(WEB)

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.

Not applicable, due to the nature of our business

aspect: Child Labor

HR6

CORE

Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor.

Our business entails no risk of using child labor

aspect: Forced and Compulsory Labor

HR7

CORE

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.

Our business entails no risk of using forced labor

aspect: Security Practices

HR8

ADD

Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations.

None

aspect: Indigenous Rights

HR9

ADD

Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken.

Not applicable

Society

   

Disclosure on Management Approach

31-32, 43

aspect: Community

SO1

CORE

Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting.

None

aspect: Corruption

SO2

CORE

Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption.

32

SO3

CORE

Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures.

17-18, 32

SO4

CORE

Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption.

Not applicable

aspect: Public Policy

SO5

CORE

Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying.

23

SO6

ADD

Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country.

None

aspect: Anti-Competitive Behavior

SO7

ADD

Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes.

Not applicable

aspect: Compliance

SO8

CORE

Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations.

Not applicable

Product Responsibility

   

Disclosure on Management Approach

5-6, 17-18, 28

aspect: Customer Health and Safety

PR1

CORE

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.

Not applicable, due to the nature of our business

PR2

ADD

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.

Not applicable, due to the nature of our business

aspect: Product and Service Labeling

PR3

CORE

Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements.

12-14

PR4

ADD

Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes.

Not applicable

PR5

ADD

Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.

36

aspect: Marketing Communications

PR6

CORE

Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

32

PR7

ADD

Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes.

Not applicable

aspect: Customar Privacy

PR8

ADD

Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.

32(WEB)

aspect: Compliance

PR9

CORE

Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.

Not applicable

Financial Services Sector Supplement: Pilot Version 1.0

Item

Indicator

Page No.

Social performance indicators

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) management

CSR1

CSR policy

5-6, 7, 30

CSR2

CSR organisation

29

CSR3

CSR audits

None

CSR4

Management of sensitive issues

11-24, 27-28

CSR5

Non-compliance

Not applicable

CSR6

Stakeholder dialogue

8, 12, 22, 24, 30, 34, 36, 41-42, 46, 51, 52

Internal social performance

INT1

Internal CSR Policy

5-6, 37-40

INT2

Staff turnover and job creation

37(Job Creation)

INT3

Employee satisfaction

None

INT4

Senior management remuneration

None

INT5

Bonuses fostering sustainable success

None

INT6

Female-Male salary ratio

None

INT7

Employee profile

38

Performance to society

SOC1

Charitable contributions

22, 43-44, 44(WEB), 45

SOC2

Economic value added

50

Suppliers

SUP1

Screening of major suppliers

None

SUP2

Supplier satisfaction

None

Retail banking

RB1

Retail banking policy (socially relevant elements)

None

RB2

Lending profile

None

RB3

Lending with high social benefit

None

Investment banking

IB1

Investment policy(socially relevant elements)

7, 11-16

IB2

Customer profile: Global transaction structure

2

IB3

Transactions with high social benefit

12-16(transaction amount)

Asset management

AM1

Asset management policy (socially relevant elements)

11

AM2

Assets under management with high social benefit

11-16

AM3

SRI oriented shareholder activity

None

Insurance

INS1

Underwriting Policy (socially relevant elements)

None

INS2

Customer Profile

None

INS3

Customer Complaints

None

INS4

Insurance with High Social Benefit

None

Environmental performance indicators

F1

Description of environmental policies applied to core business lines

11

F2

Description of process(es) for assessing and screening environmental risks in core business lines

None

F3

State the threshold(s) at which environmental risk assessment procedures are applied to each core business line

None

F4

Description of processes for monitoring clients' implementation of and compliance with environmental aspects raised in risk assessment process(es)

None

F5

Description of process(es) for improving staff competency in addressing environmental risks and opportunities

None

F6

Number and frequency of audits that include the examination of environmental risk systems and procedures related to core business lines

None

F7

Description of interactions with clients/investee companies/business partners regarding environmental risks and opportunities

13

F8

Percentage and number of companies held in the institution's portfolio with which the reporting organisation has engaged on environmental issues

None

F9

Percentage of assets subjected to positive, negative and best-in-class environmental screening

None

F10

Description of voting policy on environmental issues for shares over which the reporting organisation holds the right to vote shares or advise on voting

None

F11

Percentage of assets under management where the reporting organisation holds the right to vote shares or advise on voting

None

F12

Total monetary value of specific environmental products and services broken down according to the core business lines

13

F13

Value of portfolio for each core business line broken down by specific region and by sector

None

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