GRI 102

General Disclosures (2016)

102-1

Name of the organization

Yara International ASA

102-2

Activities, brands, products, and services

GRI, 9

102-3

Location of headquarters

Oslo, Norway

102-4

Location of operations

GRI, 7

102-5

Ownership and legal form

AR, 55-56

102-6

Markets served

GRI, 7-9; AR, 81-85

102-7

Scale of the organization

GRI, 7-9; AR, 81-85

102-8

Information on employees and other workers

GRI, 10-11

102-9

Supply chain

GRI, 9-10

102-10

Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain

GRI, 13

102-11

Precautionary Principle or approach

GRI, 19

102-12

External initiatives

GRI, 19

102-13

Membership of associations

GRI, 19

102-14

Statement from senior decision-maker

GRI, 3-5

102-15

Key impacts, risks, and opportunities

GRI, 12-13

102-16

Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

GRI 6, 37-38

102-17

Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

GRI, 38

102-18

Governance structure

GRI, 22-23; AR, 30-37

102-40

List of stakeholder groups

GRI, 18-19

102-41

Collective bargaining agreements

GRI, 18

102-42

Identifying and selecting stakeholders

GRI, 18

102-43

Approach to stakeholder engagement

GRI, 18

102-44

Key topics and concerns raised

GRI, 19-20

102-45

Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

GRI, 17; AR, 76-78

102-46

Defining report content and topic Boundaries

GRI, 14-16

102-47

List of material topics

GRI, 14-15

102-48

Restatements of information

GRI, 17

102-49

Changes in reporting

GRI, 17

102-50

Reporting period

2017

102-51

Date of most recent report

March 27, 2017

102-52

Reporting cycle

Annual

102-53

Contact point for questions regarding the report

GRI, 23

102-54

Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards

GRI, 23

102-55

GRI content index

This index

102-56

External assurance

GRI, 23

GRI 103

Management Approach (2016)

103-1

Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary

GRI, 14-16, 24-45

103-2

The management approach and its components

GRI, 24-45

103-3

Evaluation of the management approach

GRI, 24-45

GRI 201

201-1

Direct economic value generated and distributed

GRI 46

201-2

Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change

GRI, 45, 47

201-3

Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans

GRI, 48; AR, 105-110

GRI 202

Market Presence (2016)

202-2

Proportion of senior management hired from the local community

GRI, 45

GRI 203

203-2

Significant indirect economic impacts

GRI, 48

GRI 205

Anti-corruption (2016)

205-1

Operations assessed for risks related to corruption

GRI, 49

205-2

Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

GRI, 49

205-3

Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

GRI, 49

GRI 206

Anti-competitive Behavior (2016)

206-1

Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices

GRI, 49

GRI 301

Materials (2016)

301-1

Materials used by weight or volume

GRI, 50

301-2

Recycled input materials used

GRI, 50

GRI 302

Energy (2016)

302-1

Energy consumption within the organization

GRI, 50

302-3

Energy intensity

GRI, 51

GRI 303

Water (2016)

303-1

Water withdrawal by source

GRI, 51

303-3

Water recycled and reused

GRI, 51

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

GRI, 51

304-2

Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity

GRI, 52

304-3

Habitats protected or restored

GRI, 52

304-4

IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations

GRI, 52

MM1

Land disturbed or rehabilitated in the mining activities

GRI, 52

MM2

Sites requiring biodiversity management plan

GRI, 51

GRI 305

Emissions (2016)

305-1

Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

GRI, 52

305-2

Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

GRI, 52

305-3

Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

GRI, 53

305-4

GHG emissions intensity

GRI, 53-54

305-5

Reduction of GHG emissions

GRI, 54

305-7

Nitrogen oxides (NO_X), sulfur oxides (SO_X), and other significant air emissions

GRI, 55

GRI 306

Effluents and Waste (2016)

306-1

Water discharge by quality and destination

GRI, 55-56

306-2

Waste by type and disposal method

GRI, 56-57

306-3

Significant spills

GRI, 57

MM3

Overburden, rock, tailings and sludges from the mining

GRI, 57

GRI 307

Environmental Compliance (2016)

307-1

Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

GRI, 58

GRI 308

Supplier Environmental Assessment (2016)

308-1

New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria

GRI, 58

308-2

Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

GRI, 58

GRI 401

Employment (2016)

401-1

New employee hires and employee turnover

GRI, 59

401-2

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees

GRI, 60

401-3

Parental leave

GRI, 60

GRI 402

Labor/Management Relations (2016)

MM4

Number of strikes and lock-outs exceeding one week's duration, by country

GRI, 45

GRI 403

Occupational Health and Safety (2016)

403-1

Workers representation in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees

GRI, 61

403-2

Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities

GRI, 61

403-3

Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation

GRI, 62

403-4

Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions

GRI, 62

GRI 404

Training and Education (2016)

404-1

Average hours of training per year per employee

GRI, 62

404-2

Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs

GRI, 62

404-3

Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews

GRI, 63

GRI 405

Diversity and Equal Opportunity (2016)

405-1

Diversity of governance bodies and employees

GRI, 63

405-2

Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men

GRI, 63

GRI 406

Non-discrimination (2016)

406-1

Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken

GRI, 64

GRI 407

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining (2016)

407-1

Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk

GRI, 64

GRI 408

Child Labor (2016)

408-1

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor

GRI, 64

GRI 409

Forced or Compulsory Labor (2016)

409-1

Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor

GRI, 65

GRI 410

Security Practices (2016)

410-1

Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures

GRI, 65

GRI 411

Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2016)

411-1

Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples

GRI, 65

MM5

Operations taking place in or adjacent to Indigenous peoples’ territories, and operations or sites where there are formal agreements with Indigenous peoples’ communities

GRI, 45

GRI 412

Human Rights Assessment (2016)

412-1

Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments

GRI, 65

412-2

Employee training on human rights policies or procedures

GRI, 65

412-3

Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening

GRI, 66

GRI 413

Local Communities (2016)

413-2

Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities

GRI, 67

MM6

Significant disputes relating to land use, customary rights of local communities and Indigenous peoples

GRI, 45

MM7

Use of grievance mechanisms to resolve disputes relating to land use, customary rights of local communities and Indigenous peoples, and the outcomes

GRI, 45

MM10

Number and percentage of operations with closure plans

GRI, 44

GRI 414

Supplier Social Assessment (2016)

414-1

New suppliers that were screened using social criteria

GRI, 67

414-2

Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken

GRI, 67

GRI 415

Public Policy (2016)

415-1

Political contributions

GRI, 67

GRI 416

Customer Health and Safety (2016)

416-1

Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories

GRI, 69

416-2

Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services

GRI, 69

GRI 417

Marketing and Labeling (2016)

417-1

Requirements for product and service information and labeling

GRI, 69

417-2

Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling

GRI, 69

GRI 419

Socioeconomic Compliance (2016)

419-1

Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area

GRI, 68

Additional material topics not covered by GRI Standards

Yara topic

Food security

GRI, 14, 24

Yara topic

Agricultural productivity

GRI, 14, 24

Yara topic

Farmer profitability

GRI, 15, 24