GRI Content Index

Solvay supports the GRI Standards

As member of the GRI Gold Community, Solvay contributes to the GRI’s mission and is committed to advancing sustainability reporting. Solvay is also involved in the GRI Corporate Leadership Group on Integrated Reporting and Reporting on the SDGs Action Platform.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

GRI 101: Foundation 2016

GRI 102: General disclosures 2016

Disclosure	2017 Annual Integrated Report website	Disclosure Reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
102-1 Name of the organization	Summary of financial statements of Solvay SA	Fully
102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services	Who we are	Fully
102-3 Location of headquarters	Summary of financial statements of Solvay SA	Fully
102-4 Location of operations	Note F44 List of companies included in the consolidation scope	Fully
102-5 Ownership and legal form	Summary of financial statements of Solvay SA	Fully
102-6 Markets served	Innovative solutions for our markets	a.ii ; a.iii
102-7 Scale of the organization	Key figures	a.i ; a.ii ; a.iii
102-8 Information on employees and other workers	Workforce and turnover figures	Fully	SDG 8
102-9 Supply chain	Supply chain management	Fully
102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	Note F44 List of companies included in the consolidation scope Supply chain management	a.i
102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach	Product stewardship	Fully
102-12 External initiatives	Driving sustainability	Fully
102-13 Membership of associations	Membership of associations	Fully

Disclosure	2017 Annual Integrated Report website	Disclosure Reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker	Chairmen's message	Fully
102-15 Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Our approach to Risk Management	Fully

Disclosure	2017 Annual Integrated Report website	Disclosure Reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Commitments and policies	Fully	SDG 16
102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework	Fully	SDG 16

Disclosure	2017 Annual Integrated Report website	Disclosure Reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
102-18 Governance structure	Board of Directors: steers Solvay’s strategy	Fully
102-19 Delegating authority	Driving sustainability	Fully
102-20 Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	Accountability through self-assessment	Fully
102-22 Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	Structure and composition Two complementary governance bodies	Fully	SDG 5 SDG 16
102-23 Chair of the highest governance body	Structure and composition	Fully	SDG 16
102-24 Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	Board of Directors: steers Solvay’s strategy Board of Directors – Members Structure and composition Training	Fully	SDG 5 SDG 16
102-25 Conflicts of interest	Functioning of the Board of Directors	Fully	SDG 16
102-26 Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy	Driving sustainability	Fully
102-27 Collective knowledge of highest governance body	Training	Fully	SDG 4
102-28 Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance	Evaluation	Fully
102-29 Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts	Main characteristic of risk management and internal control systems	Fully	SDG 16
102-31 Review of economic, environmental, and social topics	Training	Fully
102-32 Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting	Materiality analysis	Fully
102-33 Communicating critical concerns	Functioning of the Board of Directors	Fully
102-34 Nature and total number of critical concerns	Functioning of the Board of Directors	Fully
102-35 Remuneration policies	Board of Directors compensation	Fully
102-36 Process for determining remuneration	Compensation report	Fully
102-37 Stakeholder's involvement in remuneration	Compensation report	Fully	SDG 16
102-40 List of stakeholder groups	Stakeholder engagement	Fully
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements	Labor relations	Fully	SDG 8

Disclosure	2017 Annual Integrated Report website	Disclosure Reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Solvay Way, constantly improving how we do business	Fully
102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement	Stakeholder engagement	Fully
102-44 Key topics and concerns raised	Stakeholder engagement	Fully

Disclosure	2017 Annual Integrated Report website	Disclosure Reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	Note F44 List of companies included in the consolidation scope	Fully
102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries	Reporting practices	Fully
102-47 List of material topics	Materiality analysis	Fully
102-48 Restatements of information	Reporting practices	Fully
102-49 Changes in reporting	Note F44 List of companies included in the consolidation scope	Fully
102-50 Reporting period	2017	Fully
102-51 Date of most recent report	2016	Fully
102-52 Reporting cycle	Annual	Fully
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report	Contact	Fully
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	GRI Content index	Fully
102-55 GRI content index	GRI Content index	Fully
102-56 External assurance	Assurance report of the Statutory Auditor on a selection of social, environmental and other sustainable development information	Fully

TOPIC SPECIFIC STANDARDS

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2016 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Our model for creating sustainable value
	103-2 The management approach and its components	A customer-centric strategy			SDG 1 SDG 5 SDG 8
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Seeking high ratings in sustainability
GRI 201: Economic performance 2016	201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed	Direct and economic value generated and distributed		Fully	SDG 2 SDG 5 SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 9
GRI 201: Economic performance 2016	201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	Note F31 Provisions		Fully

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Materiality analysis
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Local societal actions			SDG 1 SDG 5 SDG 8
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Local societal actions
GRI 201: Economic performance 2016	203-1 Infrastructure investments and services supported	Societal actions		Fully	SDG 2 SDG 5 SDG 7 SDG 9 SDG 11

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Materiality analysis
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach			SDG 1 SDG 5 SDG 8
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 204: Procurement practices 2016	204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers	Our suppliers	Currently unavailable. The missing definitions should be provided in the 2018 Solvay's Annual Integrated Report.	a	SDG 12

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Ressources and responsibilities			SDG 1 SDG 5 SDG 8
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Grievance mechanisms
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016	205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Ethics and compliance		Fully	SDG 16
	205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	2017 main actions	Currently unavailable. The information should be provided in the 2018 Solvay's annual integrated report.	a ; b ; c ; d ; e	SDG 16
	205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Important litigation		Fully	SDG 16

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework			SDG 1 SDG 5 SDG 8
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
GRI 206: Anti-competitive behavior 2016	206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices	Antitrust proceedings		Fully	SDG 16

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Raw materials
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Raw materials
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Raw materials
GRI 301: Materials 2016	301-1 Materials used by weight or volume	Raw materials		Fully	SDG 8 SDG 12

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-1 Energy consumption within the organization	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 12 SDG 13
	302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 12 SDG 13
	302-3 Energy intensity	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 12 SDG 13
	302-4 Reduction of energy consumption	SOLWATT® energy efficiency program		Fully	SDG 7 SDG 8 SDG 12 SDG 13

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 303: Water 2016	303-1 Water withdrawal by source	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 6
GRI 303: Water 2016	303-3 Water recycled and reused	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 6 SDG 8 SDG 12

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Greenhouse gas emission Air quality
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Greenhouse gas emission Air quality
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Greenhouse gas emission Air quality
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 12 SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15
	305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 12 SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15
	305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 12 SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15
	305-4 GHG emissions intensity	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15
	305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Waste and hazardous materials Water and wastewater Process accident and safety
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Waste and hazardous materials Water and wastewater Process accident and safety
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Waste and hazardous materials Water and wastewater Process accident and safety
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016	306-1 Water discharge by quality and destination	Water and wastewater		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 6 SDG 12 SDG 14 SDG 15
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016	306-3 Significant spills	Environmental accidents and remediation		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 6 SDG 12 SDG 14 SDG 15

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Importance	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016	307-1 Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	HSE-related proceedings		Fully	SDG 12 SDG 13 SDG 14 SDG 15

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016	308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	Together for sustainability		Fully
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016	308-2 Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Together for sustainability		Fully

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Recruitment, development and retention
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Recruitment, development and retention
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Recruitment, development and retention
GRI 401: Employment 2016	401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover	Workforce and turnover figures		Fully	SDG 5 SDG 8
GRI 401: Employment 2016	401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees	Solvay sets minimum social coverage standard through “Solvay Cares” for all its employees worldwide		Fully	SDG 8

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Employee engagement and wellbeing
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Employee engagement and wellbeing
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Employee engagement and wellbeing
GRI 402: Labor and management relations 2016	402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Not applicable. The minimum notice periods are based on local legislations and local collective agreements.	b	SDG 8

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 403: Occupational health and safety 2016	403-1 Workers representation in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees	The IndustriALL Agreement		Fully	SDG 8
	403-2 Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities	Occupational safety indicators		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 8
	403-3 Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation	Health indicators		Fully	SDG 3 SDG 8
	403-4 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	The IndustriALL Agreement		Fully	SDG 8

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Recruitment, development and retention
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Recruitment, development and retention
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Recruitment, development and retention
GRI 404: Training and education 2016	404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee	Development		Fully	SDG 4 SDG 5 SDG 8
	404-2 Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Development		Fully	SDG 8
	404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	Retention		Fully	SDG 5 SDG 8

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 405: Diversity and equal opportunity 2016	405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Indicators and objectives		Fully	SDG 5 SDG 8

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016	406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	Grievance mechanisms		Fully	SDG 5 SDG 8 SDG 16

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
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	Together for sustainability		Fully	SDG 8

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Importance	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016	411-1 Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people	Grievance mechanisms		Fully	SDG 2

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Grievance mechanisms
GRI 412: Human rights assessment 2016	412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments	Grievance mechanisms		Fully
GRI 412: Human rights assessment 2016	412-2 Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	Communication and training		Fully

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Societal actions
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Societal actions
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Societal actions
GRI 413: Local communities 2016	413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs	Societal actions		Fully
GRI 413: Local communities 2016	413-2 Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities	HSE-related proceedings		Fully	SDG 1 SDG 2

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management approach
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management approach
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Management approach
GRI 414: Supplier social assessment 2016	414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria	Together for sustainability		Fully	SDG 5 SDG 8 SDG 16

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Public policy
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Public policy
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Public policy
GRI 415: Public policy 2016	415-1 Political contributions	Solvay’s political contributions		Fully	SDG 16

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Product stewardship management system
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Product stewardship management system
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Product stewardship management system
GRI 416: Customer health and safety 2016	416-1 Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	Product stewardship management system Sustainable Portfolio Management		Fully
GRI 416: Customer health and safety 2016	416-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services	HSE-related proceedings		Fully	SDG 16

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Product stewardship
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Product stewardship
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Product stewardship
GRI 417: Marketing and labeling 2016	417-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling	HSE-related proceedings		Fully	SDG 16
GRI 417: Marketing and labeling 2016	417-3 Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications	HSE-related proceedings		Fully

GRI STANDARD	Disclosure	2017 Annual Report online	Reason (s) of ommission (s)	Disclosure reported	SDG Linkage to GRI Disclosures
GRI 103: Management approach 2016	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-2 The management approach and its components	Management of the legal, ethics and regulatory framework
	103-3 Evaluation of the management approach	Grievance mechanisms
GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance 2016	419-1 Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area	Important litigation		Fully	SDG 16

Solvay supports the GRI Standards

GRI 101: Foundation 2016

GRI 102: General disclosures 2016

Organizational profile

Strategy

Ethics and integrity

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting principles

TOPIC SPECIFIC STANDARDS

Economic

Economic performance

Indirect economic impacts

Procurement practices

Anti-corruption

Anti-competitive behavior

Environmental

Materials

Energy

Water

Emissions

Effluents and waste

Environmental compliance

Supplier Environmental Assessment

Social

Employment

Labor and management relations

Occupational health and safety

Training and education

Diversity and equal opportunity

Non-discrimination

Freedom of association and collective bargaining

Rights of indigenous peoples

Human rights assessment

Local communities

Supplier social assessment

Public policy

Customer health and safety

Marketing and labeling

Socioeconomic compliance