GRI Index
The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines is an internationally accepted
framework for reporting an organization's economic, environmental and social performance to a diverse
number of stakeholders worldwide. This report has been prepared using the G3 version of the GRI
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
We self-declare this report as achieving Application Level B.
For more information on the GRI, please see www.globalreporting.org.
| Category | Description | GRI Indicator | Source* | Page # |
| Strategy and Analysis | CEO statement Key impacts, risks and opportunities |
1.1 1.2 |
SR SR |
4-5 9-11; 14-15; 18-19; 24-25; 28-29; 31-32; 37-38 |
| Organizational Profile | Company name Primary brands, products, and/or services Operational structure Location of headquarters Countries where Agrium operates Nature of ownership and legal form Nature of markets served Scale of the reporting organization Significant changes during reporting period Awards received |
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 |
SR SR SR SR SR SR AR SR SR SR |
i 2 2 2 3 2 21-26; 31-38; 51-53 2-3 2 45 |
| Report Profile Report Scope and Boundary GRI Content Index Assurance |
Reporting period Date of most recent previous report Reporting cycle Contact point for questions Report Scope and Boundary Process for defining report content Boundary of report Limitations on report scope or boundary Basis for reporting on non-wholly owned operations Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations Explanation of information restatements Significant changes in measurement GRI Content Index List of GRI indicators addressed Assurance Policy and current practice on external assurance of report |
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 |
SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR |
i i i 52 i i i i 46 46-47 NA 48-49 i |
| Governance Commitments to External Initiatives Stakeholder Engagement |
Governance structure, including major committees under the Board Independence of Board chair Independent, non-executive directors on Board Mechanisms for shareholder participation Link between compensation and Agrium's performance (including social and environmental performance) Processes for the Board to avoid conflicts of interest Process for determining qualifications and expertise of Board members for guiding Agrium's sustainability strategy Mission and values statements, internally developed codes of conduct or principles and policies Procedures of the Board for economic, environmental and social management Processes for evaluating Board performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental and social performance Application of the precautionary principle Initiatives Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles or other initiatives Association memberships Stakeholder groups engaged Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage Approaches to stakeholder engagement Key topics and concerns raised through stakeholder engagement |
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 |
PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR |
50-54 41 41-42 38-39 21 62 44; 64 49 54 45 25 i 51 i; 13 13 i; 13; 15-16; 19; 25; 29; 32; 35; 38-40 15; 23; 39 |
| Economic | Economic value generated and distributed Coverage of defined benefit retirement plan obligations Significant financial assistance received from governments |
SR AR SR |
EC1 EC3 EC4 |
30 115 36 |
| Environmental | Disclosure on Management Approach - Environment Direct energy consumption by primary source Indirect energy consumption by primary source Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements Total water withdrawal by source Habitats protected or restored Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved NO, SO, and other significant emissions Total water discharge by quality and destination Total weight of waste by type and disposal method Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation Environmental non-compliance and fines |
EN3 EN4 EN5 EN8 EN13 EN16 EN18 EN20 EN21 EN22 EN26 EN28 |
SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR |
44 42-43; 46 42-43; 46 38-39 40; 43-46 40-41 42; 46 38-39 40; 42; 46 43; 46 43; 46 10-11; 25-26; 32; 39 43; 46 |
| Social | Disclosure on Management Approach - Labor Practices Workforce Employee turnover rate Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements Standard injury and lost day rates and fatalities Average hours of training per employee per year Percentage of employees receiving regular performance reviews Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity Percentage of suppliers screened for human rights Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken Disclosure on Management Approach - Society Participation in public policy development Contributions to political parties Disclosure on Management Approach - Product Responsibility Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed Practices related to customer satisfaction Number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy |
LA1 LA2 LA4 LA7 LA10 LA12 LA13 HR2 HR4 SO5 SO6 PR1 PR5 PR8 |
SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR SR |
21 23; 47 23; 47 23 23; 47 19 20 47 35 21 35 11; 25; 33; 40 36; 47 27 25; 27; 32 25 26 |
| *Source: SR - Sustainability Report AR - Annual Report PR - Management Proxy Circular |
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