Global Citizenship
Citizenship Reporting GRI Index
The Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a large, multi-stakeholder network of experts in dozens of countries. GRI publishes the G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, which are now the global standard for non-financial reporting. Abbott uses the G3 Guidelines to inform its reporting and align itself with best practices. Since GRI does not currently provide guidance on sector-specific reporting in the health care field, we have tried to identify and report upon those issues that have the greatest relevance to our business and to our stakeholders.
Abbott's GRI G3 Index
The GRI G3 Index provides an overview of our reporting, compared to the GRI G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. It helps users locate relevant information and view our company's performance within the context of the topics and requirements covered by the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
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Citizenship Reporting Disclosures about the company profile |
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1.1 |
Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy |
1.2 |
Description of key risks and opportunities |
Organizational profile |
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2.1 |
Name of the organization |
2.2 |
Primary brands products and/or services |
2.3 |
Operational structure of the organization |
2.4 |
Location of organization's headquarters |
2.5 |
Number and name of countries where the organization operates |
2.6 |
Nature of ownership and legal form |
2.7 |
Markets served |
2.8 |
Scale of reporting organization |
2.9 |
Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure or ownership |
2.10 |
Awards received in the reporting period |
Report parameters |
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3.1 |
Reporting period for information provided |
3.2 |
Date of most recent report |
3.3 |
Reporting cycle |
3.4 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents |
3.5 |
Process for defining report content |
3.6 |
Boundary of the report |
3.7 |
State any specific limitations on the scope of the report. |
3.8 |
Basis for reporting |
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. Explain any decisions not to apply or substantially diverges from the GRI Indicator Protocols |
3.10 |
Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such restatement |
3.11 |
Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods applied in the report |
3.12 |
Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report |
3.13 |
Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance |
Governance, Commitments and Engagement |
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4.1 |
Governance structure of the organization including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks such as setting strategy or oversight for the organization. |
4.2 |
Indicate if 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 |
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 directors. |
4.4 |
Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. |
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) |
4.6 |
Processes of the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided |
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 |
4.8 |
Internally developed mission and values statements, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and the status of their implementation. |
4.9 |
Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance, including the identification and management of relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct and principles. |
4.10 |
Processes for evaluating the performance of the highest governance body, particularly with respect to economic, environmental and social performance |
4.12 |
Externally developed, economic, environmental and social charters, sets of principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or which it endorses. |
4.13 |
Membership 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. |
4.14 |
List of stakeholder groups engaged by organizations. |
4.15 |
Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders to engage. |
4.16 |
Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. |
4.17 |
Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement and how the organization has responded to those key issues and concerns, including through its reporting |
Disclosures on Economic performance |
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Management approach disclosures |
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Economic performance |
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EC1 |
Direct economic value generated (core) |
EC2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change (core) |
EC3 |
Coverage of organization's defined benefit plan obligations (core) |
Market presence |
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EC6 |
Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally based suppliers at significant locations of operation (core) |
Indirect economic impacts |
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EC8 |
Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro-bono engagement (core) |
Disclosures on Environmental performance |
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| Management approach disclosures Our Business Environmental Management and Policy |
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Materials |
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EN1 |
Materials used by weight or volume |
EN2 |
Percentage of materials used that are not recycled input materials |
Energy |
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EN3 |
Direct energy consumption by primary energy source (core) |
EN4 |
Indirect energy consumption by primary source (core) |
EN5 |
Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements (additional) |
EN6 |
Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives |
EN7 |
Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved (additional) |
Water |
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EN8 |
EN8 Total water withdrawn by source (core) |
EN9 |
EN9 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water |
Emissions, effluents and waste |
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EN16 |
Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight (core) |
EN17 |
Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight (core) |
EN18 |
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved (additional) |
EN19 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight |
EN20 |
NO SO and other significant air emissions by type and weight (core) |
EN21 |
Total water discharge by quality and destination (core) |
EN22 |
Total amount of waste by type and disposal method (core) |
EN23 |
Total number and volume of significant spills (core) |
EN24 |
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 |
Products & services |
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EN26 |
Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services and extent of impact mitigation (core) |
EN27 |
Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category |
EN28 |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations (additional) |
Transport |
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EN29 |
Significant environmental impacts of transporting goods and materials used for organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce (additional) |
Disclosures on Labor Practices and Decent Work |
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Management approach disclosures |
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Employment |
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LA1 |
Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region (core) |
LA3 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations |
Occupational health and safety |
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LA7 |
Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism and number of work related fatalities by region (core) |
LA8 |
Education, training, counseling, prevention and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families or community members regarding serious diseases (core) |
Training and education |
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LA11 |
Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings (additional) |
LA12 |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development review (additional) |
Diversity and equal opportunity |
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LA13 |
Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators of diversity (core) |
Disclosures on Human Rights |
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Management approach disclosures |
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Diversity and Equal Opportunity |
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HR1 |
Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include Human Rights clauses or that have undergone Human Rights screening |
HR2 |
Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on Human Rights and action taken (core) |
HR3 |
Total hours of employee training policies and procedures concerning aspects of Human Rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained (additional) |
Disclosures on Society impacts |
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Management approach disclosures |
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Corruption |
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S02 |
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption (core) |
S03 |
Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures (core) |
S04 |
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption (core) |
Public policy |
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S05 |
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying (core) |
S06 |
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians and related institutions by country (additional) |
S07 |
Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes (additional) |
Compliance |
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S08 |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations (core) |
Disclosures on Product responsibility |
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Management approach disclosures |
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Customer health and safety |
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PR1 |
Life cycle stages in which the health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement (core) |
Product and service labeling |
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PR3 |
Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements (core) |
Marketing and communications |
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PR6 |
Programs for adherence to laws, standards and voluntary codes related to marketing communications including advertising, promotion and sponsorship (core) |
Compliance |
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PR9 |
Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services |
Note: All data in the Global Citizenship section reflects activities prior to the separation of Abbott and AbbVie on January 1, 2013.
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