Appendix III GRI Content Index
For the Materiality Disclosures Service, GRI Services reviewed that the GRI content index is clearly presented and the references for Disclosures 102- 40 to 102-49 align with appropriate sections in the body of the report. The service was performed on the English version of the report.
GRI Standards |
General Disclosures |
Reference/Direct Answer/Reasons for Omissions |
External Assurance |
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GRI 101: Foundation 2016 |
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GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 |
Organisational Profile |
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102-1 |
Name of the organisation |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
Core Responsibilities |
✓ |
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102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
Hong Kong, 43/F Revenue Tower, Wanchai |
✓ |
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102-4 |
Location of operations |
Hong Kong only |
✓ |
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102-5 |
Ownership and legal form |
Part of the Hong Kong SAR Government |
✓ |
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102-6 |
Markets served |
Hong Kong only |
✓ |
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102-7 |
Scale of the organisation |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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102-8 |
Information on employees and other workers |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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102-9 |
Supply chain |
Stakeholder Engagement |
✓ |
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102-10 |
Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain |
No significant changes |
✓ |
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102-11 |
Precautionary Principle or approach |
Governance Approach |
✓ |
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102-12 |
External initiatives |
Highlights of 30th Anniversary |
✓ |
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102-13 |
Membership of associations |
DSD holds membership in the following associations: The International Water Association; The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) - Hong Kong Chapter; The Hong Kong Green Building Council; The NEC Users' Group; and CITAC i-Club Corporate Member. |
✓ |
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Strategy |
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102-14 |
Statement from Senior decision-maker |
Director's Statement |
✓ |
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Ethics and Integrity |
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102-16 |
Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour |
Governance Approach |
✓ |
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Governance |
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102-18 |
Governance structure |
Governance Approach |
✓ |
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102-20 |
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics |
Governance Approach |
✓ |
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102-21 |
Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-23 |
Chair of the highest governance body |
Governance Approach |
✓ |
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102-32 |
Highest governance body's role in sustainability reporting |
Governance Approach |
✓ |
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Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-40 |
List of stakeholder groups |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-41 |
Collective bargaining agreements |
Nil |
✓ |
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102-42 |
Identifying and selecting stakeholders |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-43 |
Approach to stakeholder engagement |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-44 |
Key topics and concerns raised |
About the Report |
✓ |
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Reporting practice |
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102-45 |
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-46 |
Defining report content and topic Boundaries |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-47 |
List of material topics |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-48 |
Restatements of information |
There is no such re-statement in this Report. |
✓ |
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102-49 |
Changes in reporting |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-50 |
Reporting period |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-51 |
Date of most recent report |
December 2019 |
✓ |
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102-52 |
Reporting cycle |
Our Sustainability Report has been published annually since 2012-13. |
✓ |
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102-53 |
Contact point for questions regarding the report |
Feedback Form |
✓ |
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102-54 |
Claims of reporting in accordance |
About the Report |
✓ |
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102-55 |
GRI content index |
Appendix III - GRI Content Index |
✓ |
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102-56 |
External assurance |
About the Report |
✓ |
GRI Standards |
Topic-specific Standards |
Reference/Direct Answer/Reasons for Omissions |
External Assurance |
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Economic |
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Economic Performance |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 |
201-1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed |
Appendix II - 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 and Transparency on Public Funds and Assets Management |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 |
203-1 |
Infrastructure investments and services supported |
Core Responsibilities |
✓ |
203-2 |
Significant indirect economic impacts |
Core Responsibilities |
✓ |
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Procurement Practices |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 |
204-1 |
Proportion of spending on local suppliers |
Procurement of services and goods made by the DSD's Supplies Unit in 2019-20 are 100% local (i.e. Hong Kong) supplier / contractors or local agents. |
✓ |
Anti-corruption |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Anti-corruption 2016 |
205-3 |
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken |
No Confirmed incidents of corruption since 2013-14 |
✓ |
Environmental |
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Odour Control |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Climate Change and Mitigation and Adaptation |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Materials |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 301: Materials 2016 |
301-1 |
Materials used by weight or volume |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
Energy |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 302: Energy 2016 |
302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organisation |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
302-2 |
Energy consumption outside of the organisation |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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302-3 |
Energy intensity |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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302-4 |
Reduction of energy consumption |
Environmental Management |
✓ |
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Water and Effluents |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 |
303-1 |
Interactions with water as a shared resource |
Core Responsibilities |
✓ |
303-2 |
Management of water discharge-related impacts |
Core Responsibilities |
✓ |
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303-3 |
Water withdrawal |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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303-5 |
Water consumption |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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Biodiversity |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 |
304-3 |
Habitats protected or restored |
Innovation and Future |
✓ |
Emissions |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 305: Emissions 2016 |
305-1 |
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
305-2 |
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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305-3 |
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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305-5 |
Reduction of GHG emissions |
Environmental Management |
✓ |
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Waste |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 306: Waste 2020 |
306-1 |
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts |
Environmental Management |
✓ |
306-2 |
Management of significant waste-related impacts |
Environmental Management |
✓ |
|
306-3 |
Waste generated |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
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Environmental Compliance |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016 |
307-1 |
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations |
No non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations in 2019-20. |
✓ |
Supplier Environmental Assessment |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 |
308-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria |
The DSD welcomes suppliers to follow the green specifications or criteria. No new suppliers have been screened using environmental criteria so far. |
✓ |
Social |
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Reporting on Sustainable Development Agenda |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report |
✓ |
Grievance Mechanism |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report |
✓ |
Internal Communication Channel |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Employment Policy and Employee Ratio |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Employment 2016 |
401-1 |
New employee hires and employee turnover |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 |
405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
Appendix II - Key Statistics and Data |
✓ |
Occupational Health and Safety |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 |
403-1 |
Occupational health and safety management system |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
403-2 |
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
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403-3 |
Occupational health services |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
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403-4 |
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
|
403-5 |
Worker training on occupational health and safety |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
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403-6 |
Promotion of worker health |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
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403-7 |
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
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403-9 |
Work-related injuries |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
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Staff Training and Education |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Training and Education 2016 |
404-1 |
Average hours of training per year per employee |
Caring for Staff |
✓ |
Service Quality Standards |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
Customer Health and Safety 2016 |
416-2 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services |
No incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services in 2019-20. |
✓ |
Socioeconomic Compliance |
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GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 |
103-1 |
Management approach |
About the Report Governance Approach |
✓ |
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 2019-20. |
✓ |