Procedure for Defining Material Topics
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The Report content is defined considering stakeholders’ opinions, sustainability context, as well as completeness and accuracy of the data presented and their comparability against previous years.
The Gazprom Group’s Report complies with the GRI Standards principles in terms of its quality and content.
Reporting principles are described in Appendix 2
Stage 1. Compiling a list of potential material topics to be included in the Report
- Non-financial statements of leading Russian and international public companies, media publications, the Social Charter of the Russian Business, GOST R ISO 26000:2012, and the Principles of the United Nations Global Compact were analysed.
- Recommendations of the Council on Non-Financial Statements of the RUIE along with comments and proposals of FBK regarding the Report for 2018 were taken into account.
- A list of potential material topics corresponding to the Gazprom Group’s significant impacts on the economy and management, environmental protection, and interaction with society (personnel, population, and local communities in the Gazprom Group’s areas of operation) was compiled.
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After being reviewed and updated, the list of potential material topics included 29 items. The following new topics to be disclosed in the Report 2019 were identified: “Implementation of major gas transportation projects”, “Quality management”, and “Respect of human rights”.
Stage 2. Surveying stakeholder groups’ representatives and Task Force members
- An online surveyopros.onutc.ru/run/survey/dfaae9a7 of stakeholder groups was run with automatic result processing. The online survey covered 2,367 respondents (representatives of nineRepresentatives of the “Foreign regulators of energy markets” stakeholder group did not participate in the survey stakeholder groups), who were proposed to rank each topic using a three-point importance scale.
- The significance of the Gazprom Group’s actual impact within potential material topics was assessed by Task Force members using expert judgements. The activity involved 24 Task Force members.
- The survey results formed the basis for developing a materiality matrix.
Stage 2 outcome.
Ranked lists of material topics compiled with the help of stakeholder groups and Task Force members.
Stage 3. Developing a materiality matrix. Defining material topics
- The significance of the Gazprom Group’s impact within the material topics is shown along the vertical axis,
- The topic importance for stakeholder groups is shown along the horizontal axis.
Stage 3 outcome.
Developing a materiality matrix. The topics in the upper right-hand quadrant of the matrix were identified as the priority topics mandatory for disclosure.
Importance of topics for stakeholder groups
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| No. | Topic | Stakeholder groups with most interest in the topic (prioritised by extent of interest) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gazprom Group's procurement system and procurement localization | 9, 4, 5 |
| 2. | Gazprom Group’s economic performance | 2, 1, 5 |
| 3. | Innovations and R&D at the Gazprom Group | 2, 6, 5 |
| 4. | Implementation of major gas transportation projects | 3, 5, 1 |
| 5. | Gazprom Group’s efforts in replenishment of hydrocarbon reservesв | 3, 5, 1 |
| 6. | Quality management | 9, 8, 7 |
| 7. | Gazprom Group’s participation in political activities and international initiatives | 7, 9, 6 |
| 8. | Compliance with social, economic and environmental requirements of the law | 9, 4, 7 |
| 9. | Compliance with anti-trust and monopoly laws | 8, 9, 7 |
| 10. | Anti-corruption practices at Gazprom Group | 2, 5, 1 |
| 11. | Emissions management at Gazprom Group | 6, 3, 9 |
| 12. | Waste handling at Gazprom Group | 6, 9, 3 |
| 13. | Gazprom Group’s efforts to maintain acceptable water quality in the Group’s areas of operations | 6, 7, 9 |
| 14. | Gazprom Group’s efforts to preserve biodiversity | 7, 6, 9 |
| 15. | Energy saving and energy efficiency at Gazprom Group | 9, 6, 5 |
| 16. | Disturbed land remediation by Gazprom Group | 7, 9, 6 |
| 17. | Gazprom Group’s presence in the labour market and employment impact | 5, 6, 1 |
| 18. | Freedom of association and collective bargaining | 5, 1, 8 |
| 19. | Training and education for employees and prospective employees | 6, 5, 1 |
| 20. | Social benefits and non-financial motivation of the employees at Gazprom Group | 5, 6, 1 |
| 21. | Equal opportunities for all employees of Gazprom Group | 5, 1, 6 |
| 22. | Respect of human rights | 7, 6, 9 |
| 23. | Interaction with local communities in Gazprom Group’s areas of operationsя | 7, 9, 6 |
| 24. | Indigenous peoples in Gazprom Group’s areas of operations | 9, 6, 7 |
| 25. | Gazprom Group’s social projects | 9, 7, 6 |
| 26. | Natural gas vehicle fuel market development | 8, 9, 7 |
| 27. | Gas infrastructure expansion in the Russian Federation | 9, 6, 5 |
| 28. | Occupational health, industrial, and fire safety at Gazprom Group | 5, 1, 9 |
| 29. | Ensuring safer work of suppliers and contractors | 9, 8, 5 |
Disclosure of material topics in the Gazprom Group’s Sustainability Report 2019
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| Topics | Sections |
|---|---|
| Economy and Management | |
| [1] Gazprom Group’s procurement system and procurement localization (GRI 204) | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [2] Gazprom Group’s economic performance (GRI 201) | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [3] Innovations and R&D at Gazprom Group | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [26] Natural gas vehicle fuel market development | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [4] Implementation of major gas transportation projects | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [27] Gas infrastructure expansion in the Russian Federation | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [5] Gazprom Group’s efforts in replenishment of hydrocarbon reserves (GRI OG1) | Section 2. Our Operations |
| [6] Quality management (GRI 416) | Section 1. Our Governance |
| [8] Compliance with social, economic and environmental requirements of the law (GRI 307; 419) | Section 4. Our Workplace Safety Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| [9] Compliance with anti-trust and monopoly laws (GRI 206) | GRI Content Index |
| [10] Anti-corruption practices at Gazprom Group (GRI 205) | Section 1. Our Governance |
| Environment | |
| [11] Emissions management at Gazprom Group (GRI 305) | Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| [12] Waste handling at Gazprom Group (GRI 306; OG7) | Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| [13] Gazprom Group’s efforts to maintain acceptable water quality in the Group’s areas of operations (GRI 303, OG5) | Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| [14] Gazprom Group’s efforts to preserve biodiversity (GRI 304) | Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| [15] Energy saving and energy efficiency at Gazprom Group (GRI 302) | Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| [16] Disturbed land remediation by Gazprom Group (GRI 304) | Section 6. Our Responsibility to the Planet |
| HR Management | |
| [17] Gazprom Group’s presence in the labour market and employment impact (GRI 401; 402; 203) | Section 3. Our Personnel Section 5. Our Social Initiatives GRI Content Index Appendix to Our Personnel section |
| [18] Freedom of association and collective bargaining (GRI 407) | Section 3. Our Personnel |
| [21] Equal opportunities for all employees of Gazprom Group (GRI 405; 406) | Section 3. Our Personnel |
| [19] Training and education for employees and prospective employees (GRI 404) | Section 3. Our Personnel |
| [20] Social benefits and non-financial motivation of the employees at Gazprom Group (GRI 401) | Section 3. Our Personnel |
| Social Policy and Community Investment | |
| [22] Respect of human rights (GRI 412; 410) | Section 1. Our Governance |
| [23] Interaction with local communities in Gazprom Group’s areas of operations (GRI 413) | Section 3. Our Social Initiatives |
| [24] Indigenous peoples in Gazprom Group’s areas of operations (GRI 411, OG 9; 10) | Section 3. Our Social Initiatives GRI Content Index |
| [25] Gazprom Group’s social projects (GRI 203) | Section 3. Our Social Initiatives |
| Health and Safety | |
| [28] Occupational health, industrial, and fire safety at Gazprom Group (GRI 403) | Section 4. Our Workplace Safety |
| [29] Ensuring safer work of suppliers and contractors (GRI 403; 414) | Section 2. Our Operations Section 4. Our Workplace Safety |