GRI Content Index
| GRI Standards | General Disclosures | Reference/Direct Answer/Reasons for Omissions | External Assurance | |
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| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | Organisational Profile |
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| 102-1 | Name of organisation | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-2 | Activities, brands, products, and services | Our Core Responsibilities | ✔ | |
| 102-3 | Location of headquarters | Hong Kong, 43/F Revenue Tower, Wanchai | ✔ | |
| 102-4 | Location of operations | Hong Kong only | ✔ | |
| 102-5 | Ownership and legal form | Part of the Hong Kong SAR Government | ✔ | |
| 102-6 | Markets served | DSD provides wastewater and stormwater drainage services to the general public in Hong Kong. | ✔ | |
| 102-7 | Scale of the organisation | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
| 102-8 | Information on employees and other workers | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
| 102-9 | Supply chain | Stakeholder Engagement Activities DSD works closely with its partners, leveraging their expertise and experience to assist us in implementing various wastewater and stormwater drainage projects. |
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| 102-10 | Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain | No significant change | ✔ | |
| 102-11 | Precautionary Principle or approach | Governance Approach | ✔ | |
| 102-12 | External initiatives | Highlights of the Year Stakeholder Engagement Activities |
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| 102-13 | Membership of associations | DSD holds membership in the following associations: The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research(IAHR) - Hong Kong Chapter; The Hong Kong Green Building Council; The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM); and The NEC Users’ Group. | ✔ | |
Strategy |
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| 102-14 | Statement from senior decision-maker | Director’s Statement | ✔ | |
Ethics and Integrity |
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| 102-16 | Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour | Governance Approach We request our staff to adhere to the highest ethical standard. If any suspected corruption cases are reported, they will be submitted to the Independent Commission Against Corruption for further investigation. |
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Governance |
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| 102-18 | Governance structure | Governance Approach | ✔ | |
| 102-20 | Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics | Governance Approach | ✔ | |
| 102-32 | Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting | About this Report | ✔ | |
Stakeholder Engagement |
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| 102-40 | List of stakeholder groups | Governance Approach | ✔ | |
| 102-41 | Collective bargaining agreements | Nil | ✔ | |
| 102-42 | Identifying and selecting stakeholders | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-43 | Approach to stakeholder engagement | About this Report Governance Approach |
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| 102-44 | Key topics and concerns raised | About this Report Governance Approach |
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Reporting Practice |
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| 102-45 | Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-46 | Defining report content and topic Boundaries | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-47 | List of material topics | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-48 | Restatements of information | There is no such re-statement in this Report. | ✔ | |
| 102-49 | Changes in reporting | No significant change | ✔ | |
| 102-50 | Reporting period | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-51 | Date of most recent report | December 2016 | ✔ | |
| 102-52 | Reporting cycle | Our Sustainability Report has been published annually since 2012-13. | ✔ | |
| 102-53 | Contact point for questions regarding the report | Feedback Form | ✔ | |
| 102-54 | Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | About this Report | ✔ | |
| 102-55 | GRI content index | About this Report Appendix 2 - GRI Content Index |
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| 102-56 | External assurance | DSD will continue to seek external assurance of its Sustainability Report. | ✔ | |
| GRI Standards | Topic-specific Standards | Reference/Direct Answer/Reasons for Omissions | External Assurance | |
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Economic Economic Performance |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
| GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 | 201-1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ |
| 201-2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change | Governance Approach Environmental Management |
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Indirect Economic Impacts |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Stakeholder Engagement Activities | ✔ | |
| GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 | 203-2 | Significant indirect economic impacts | We strive to enhance the capability of contractors, in particular through the promotion of knowledge and experience in relation to Occupational Health and Safety. For more details, please refer to Chapter 10 Stakeholder Engagement Activities. Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data |
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Procurement Practices |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
DSD adopts the procurement policy of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. For details, please refer to http://www.fstb.gov.hk/tb/en /guide-to-procurement.htm. |
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| GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 | 204-1 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | 100% | ✔ |
Environmental Materials |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Environmental Management | ✔ | |
| GRI 301: Materials 2016 | 301-1 | Materials used by weight or volume | Environmental Management Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data |
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Energy |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Governance Approach Environmental Management |
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| GRI 302: Energy 2016 | 302-1 | Energy consumption within the organisation | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ |
| 302-2 | Energy consumption outside of the organisation | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
| 302-3 | Energy intensity | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
| 302-4 | Reduction of energy consumption | Environmental Management Meeting the Targets |
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Water |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Governance Approach Environmental Management |
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| GRI 303: Water 2016 | 303-1 | Total water withdrawal by source | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ |
| 303-3 | Water recycled and reused | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
Biodiversity |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Environmental Management | ✔ | |
| GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 | 304-1 | Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | Environmental Management DSD is committed to environmental protection, and strives to reduce the impact of our projects on the natural environment. A good example is the improvement works at Lam Tsuen River at Tai Po. With an affected area up to 100,000 square metres, we collaborated with green groups to protect aquatic species. |
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Emissions |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Governance Approach Environmental Management |
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| GRI 305: Emissions 2016 | 305-1 | Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | Environmental Management Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data |
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| 305-2 | Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | Environmental Management Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data |
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| 305-3 | Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions | Environmental Management Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data |
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| 305-5 | Reduction of GHG emissions | Environmental Management | ✔ | |
Effluents and Waste |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Our Core Responsibilities | ✔ | |
| GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016 | 306-1 | Water discharge by quality and destination | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ |
| 306-2 | Waste by type and disposal method | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ | |
| 306-3 | Significant spills | During the year, a total of 14 sewage spills were reported and the total volume of sewage spill was about 36,750 cubic metres. (smaller than 0.01 per cent of our annual sewage treated). Corrective actions were taken immediately without causing any significant environmental impacts. | ✔ | |
Environmental Compliance |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Meeting the Targets | ✔ | |
| GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016 | 307-1 | Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | No non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations in 2016-17. | ✔ |
Social Occupational Health and Safety |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Stakeholder Engagement Activities Care for Our Staff |
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| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2016 | 403-2 | Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities | Appendix 1 - Key Statistics and Data | ✔ |
Socioeconomic Compliance |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 103-2 103-3 |
Meeting the Targets | ✔ | |
| GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance 2016 | 419-1 | Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | No non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area in 2016-17. | ✔ |
