GRI Index ’07
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| 1 Strategy and Analysis |
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| 1.1 Statement of organization’s vision |
| • At Hbc, our goal is to foster and enhance sustainable business practices... |
| 2 Organization Profile |
| 2.1 Name of reporting organization |
| • Hudson’s Bay Company (Hbc) is Canada’s largest diversified general... |
| 2.2 Major products or services |
| • Hudson’s Bay Company (Hbc) is Canada’s largest diversified general... |
| 2.3 Operational structure of organization |
| • Hudson’s Bay Company (Hbc) is Canada’s largest diversified general... |
| 2.4 Description of major divisions |
| • Hudson’s Bay Company (Hbc) is Canada’s largest diversified general... |
| 2.7 Markets served |
| • With more than 600 stores and nearly 70,000 associates located in every province of Canada... |
| 3 Report Scope |
| 3.1 Reporting period |
| • Reporting period |
| 3.2 Date of most recent report |
| • Date of most recent previous report |
| 3.3 Reporting cycle |
| • Reporting cycle |
| 3.4 Contact point for questions |
| • Contact point for questions re CSR |
| Environment Indicators |
| EN5 Energy saved due to conservation improvements |
| • Tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions |
| EN8 Total water withdrawal by source |
| • We recognize that we need to reduce the use of water in our operations... |
| EN16 Greenhouse gas emissions |
| • Tracking greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions... |
| EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved |
| • We monitor our annual GHG emissions across six sources... |
| EN20 NOx, SOx and other emissions by air type |
| • From its 2000 baseline year, Hbc reduced its emissions by 19 percent to the end of 2007... |
| EN29 Additional indicator: significant environmental impacts of transportation |
| • In 2007, Hbc expanded the number of B20 biodiesel fuel trucks to 17... |
| Social Performance: Labour Practices |
| LA1 Breakdown of workforce |
| • Hbc is one of Canada’s largest employers with over 55,000 full-time equivalent... |
| LA7 Standard injury, lost day and absentee rates |
| • Hbc believes that all injuries are preventable... |
| LA11 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning |
| • Continuous learning |
| LA12 Employee benefits beyond those legally mandated |
| • Associate discount privilege |
| Social Performance: Human Rights |
| HR1 Description of policies, guidelines, corporate structure and procedures to deal with human rights relevant to operations |
| • Monitoring our supply chain |
| HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers that have undergone screening on human rights |
| • Auditing our top vendors |
| HR4 Total number of incidents of discrimination and action taken |
| • Main issues for 2007 |
| HR8 Employee training on policies |
| • Merchant training |
| HR5 Freedom of association policy |
| • Freedom of association and collective bargaining |
| HR6 Description of policy excluding child labour |
| • No child labour |
| HR7 Description of policy to prevent forced and compulsory labour |
| • No forced labour |
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