Appendix F
GRI Reporting Initiative Index
GRI Reference
General Disclosures
Location or comment
General Disclosures
General Disclosures
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Name of the organisation
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Our Organisation
General Disclosures
Activities, brands, products and services
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Our Organisation |
General Disclosures
Ownership and legal form
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Our Organisation
General Disclosures
Market served
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Our Principle Objectives and Function |
General Disclosures
Scale of organisation
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Our Performance - People, Economic and Financial Highlights, Chair’s Review, Project Map
General Disclosures
Information on employees and other workers
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Supply chain
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain
Location or comment
In FY20 Landcom had no significant changes to the organisation size, structure, ownership or supply chain.
Principle 7*
General Disclosures
Precautionary principle or approach
Location or comment
General Disclosures
External initiatives
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Chairs Review |
General Disclosures
Membership of associations
Location or comment
Landcom’s main industry memberships include Green Building Council of Australia, Property Council of Australia, Master Builders Association, Urban Taskforce Australia, Urban Development Institute of Australia, Corporate Club of Australia, and Committee for Economic Development of Australia. |
General Disclosures
Statement from senior decisionmaker
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Key impacts, risks, and opportunities
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Chairs Review, Chief Executive Officers overview, Shaping our Year Ahead
APPENDIX B: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
General Disclosures
Values, principles, standards and norms of behaviour |
Location or comment
Landcom’s Code of Conduct Translation services are available on request |
General Disclosures
Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics |
Location or comment
Landcom’s Code of Conduct |
General Disclosures
Governance structure
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Governance Structure
General Disclosures
Delegating authority
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Governance Structure
APPENDIX B: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
General Disclosures
Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental and social topics
Location or comment
Consultation on sustainability targets is required as part of the Landcom Corporations Act 2001. See how we consulted here.
General Disclosures
Composition of highest governance body and its committees
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Corporate Governance, Our Governance Structure
Note: As a State Owned Corporation Landcom has Minister Shareholders, not cross-shareholding or controlling shareholders.
General Disclosures
Chair of highest governance body
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Nominating and selecting the highest governance body
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Conflicts of interest
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values and strategy
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Collective knowledge of highest governance body
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Evaluating highest governance body’s performance
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Identifying and managing economic, environmental and social impacts
General Disclosures
Effectiveness of risk management process
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Corporate Governance, Risk Management
APPENDIX B: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
General Disclosures
Review of economic, environmental and social topics
Location or comment
Landcom’s Board meet monthly, and Audit & Risk Management Committee meet every second month.
General Disclosures
Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting
Location or comment
Landcom’s Board reviews and approves the annual Sustainability Report.
General Disclosures
Communicating critical concerns
Location or comment
The Board is provided risk updates on a monthly basis. During the reporting period there were no risks of critical concern.
General Disclosures
Nature and total number of critical concerns
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Remuneration policies
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Executive Positions, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The majority of Landcom staff are employed in accordance with the Landcom Award 2019, which sets compensation for full time and part time employees. Landcom does not pay bonuses in any form.
General Disclosures
Process for determining remuneration
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Stakeholder’s involvement in remuneration
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Annual total compensation ratio
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio
Location or comment
Principle 3*
General Disclosures
Collective bargaining agreements
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Identifying and selecting stakeholders
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Approach to stakeholder engagement
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Key topics and concerns raised
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Entities included in the consolidated financial statements
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Financial Tables and Notes
General Disclosures
Defining report content and topic boundaries
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Restatement of information
Location or comment
Any re-statements are indicated using footnotes in the report.
General Disclosures
Contact point for questions regarding the report
Location or comment
Landcom website ‘Contact Us’
General Disclosures
Claims for reporting in accordance with the GRI
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Management approach
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Explanation of the material topic and its boundary
Location or comment
General Disclosures
The management approach and its components
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Evaluation of the management approach
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Economic performance
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Direct economic value generated and distributed
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Chair’s Review, FY20 Economic and Financial Highlights, Financial Tables and Notes
Note: all operations are within Australia
Principle 8*
General Disclosures
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change
General Disclosures
Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
General Disclosures
Financial assistance received from government
Location or comment
NA. Landcom is a State Owned Corporation.
General Disclosures
Indirect economic impacts
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Infrastructure investments and services supported
Location or comment
Refer to GRI 102-1 through GRI 102-7
General Disclosures
Significant indirect economic impacts
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Procurement practices
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Proportion of spending on local suppliers
Location or comment
Landcom is a NSW State Owned Corporation, with all operations within NSW (local). Procurement of immediate goods and services is all local to Australia.
Principle 10*
General Disclosures
Anti-corruption
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption
Location or comment
100% of Landcom operations were assessed for risks related to corruption.
Significant corruption risks identified included Procurement, Contract Management and Third Parties.
General Disclosures
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures
Location or comment
All Board and Executive Committee members received training on anti-corruption during the reporting period.
Landcom undertakes fraud and corruption awareness campaigns and training for all Staff, including annual refresher training on fraud and corruption or fraud and corruption related topics.
An Ethical Behaviour page is published on Landcom’s internal intranet and is accessible to all staff.
All service providers are required to comply with Codes of Conduct that require suppliers to meet high standards in relation to issues such as anti-corruption, environmental protection and social impacts.
General Disclosures
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken
Location or comment
Nil
Principle 8 & 9*
General Disclosures
Materials
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Materials used by weight or volume
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Recycled input materials used
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Reclaimed products and their packaging materials
Location or comment
NA –Landcom’s products are in the form of land and public infrastructure which is not supplied in physical packaging.
Principle 8 & 9*
General Disclosures
Energy
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Energy consumption within the organisation
General Disclosures
Energy consumption outside of the organisation
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Energy Intensity
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Reduction of energy consumption
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Reduction in energy consumption of products and services
Location or comment
Principle 8 & 9*
General Disclosures
Water and effluents
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Interactions with water as a shared resource
Location or comment
Landcom has an indirect relationship with water. The greatest impact our developments will have is on the future use by those who live, work and do business in the community once we have delivered it. We do not directly withdraw, consume or discharge water. This is why our targets focus on designing communities that will have low consumption by users, with forecast runoff meeting low impact pollutant loads. See how we established all Sustainable Places Strategy targets here.
General Disclosures
Management of water discharge-related impacts
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Water withdrawal
Location or comment
NA.
Landcom does not directly or materially withdraw or discharge water.
General Disclosures
Water discharge
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Water consumption
Location or comment
Principle 8 & 9*
General Disclosures
Biodiversity
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operational sites owned, leased, managed or adjacent to protected areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
Location or comment
Landcom activities taking place adjacent to protected or high biodiversity value are subject to legislative approvals.
Climate Resilient Places Pillar Overview
General Disclosures
Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Habitats protected or restored
Location or comment
General Disclosures
IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations
Location or comment
Principle 8 & 9*
General Disclosures
Emissions
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
Location or comment
Landcom’s most material Scope 3 emissions will come from the communities we create, once operational. We seek to reduce the future operational GHG emissions of these communities through the adoption of emissions reduction targets.
Climate Resilient Places Pillar Overview
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction
NSW Government Resource Efficiency Policy (GREP)
General Disclosures
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions
Location or comment
NA.
Landcom’s Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions are not material.
General Disclosures
GHG emissions intensity
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Reduction of GHG emissions
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances
Location or comment
NA.
Landcom does not emit any material ozone-depleting substances in our activities or products, or have any material air quality emissions. For details on how we are approaching air quality see Climate Resilient Places Pillar Overview.
General Disclosures
NOx, Sox and other significant air emissions
Location or comment
Principle 8 & 9*
General Disclosures
Effluents and waste
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Water discharge by quality and destination
General Disclosures
Waste by type and disposal method
General Disclosures
Significant spills
Location or comment
There were no significant spills during the financial year.
General Disclosures
Transport of hazardous waste
Location or comment
Climate Resilient Places Pillar Overview
Waste & Materials Performance Results
During the reporting period, contractors at Landcom development sites transported 820t of hazardous construction and demolition waste to processing facilities.
General Disclosures
Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff
General Disclosures
Environmental compliance
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
Location or comment
Nil.
General Disclosures
Supplier environmental assessment
Location or comment
General Disclosures
New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria
Location or comment
All service providers are required to comply with Codes of Conduct that require suppliers to meet high standards in relation to issues such as anti-corruption, environmental protection and social impacts.
Landcom has supplier panels set up for our main activities, including:
- Builders (17 suppliers)
- Civil works (10 suppliers)
- Landscaping (13 suppliers)
These panels are identified as having the potential to generate negative environmental impacts via works that may be undertaken. As part of the panels’ establishment environmental and sustainability criteria for evaluation. These panels are due to be renewed in May 2021 and we will continue to include environmental criteria in the evaluation.
These suppliers are required to prepare an environmental management plan, and to undertake independent audits against their plans when they undertake work for Landcom. During the reporting period we did not agree on any improvements with these suppliers or terminate any relationships as a result of assessments.
General Disclosures
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Employment
Location or comment
General Disclosures
New employee hires and employee turnover
Location or comment
GRI 102-8
General Disclosures
Benefits provided to full‑time employees that are not provided to temporary or part time employees
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Parental Leave
Location or comment
Total number of employees entitled to parental leave in accordance with the Landcom Corporation Act 2001:
Total number of employees that took parental leave during the reporting period, including with CEO discretion to approve beyond the bounds of the Landcom Corporation Act 2001:
Total number of employees returned to work from parental leave during the reporting period, or continue to be on parental leave at time of reporting:
A return to work rate of 75% for females, and 100% for males was reported during this period. The retention rate for women beyond 12 months was 50% based on two female employees.
General Disclosures
Occupational health safety
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Occupational health and safety management system
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Health, Safety & Environment, Risk Management
Landcom works with an integrated Health Safety and Environment Framework aligned to International.
General Disclosures
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Occupational health services
Location or comment
Standards ISO45001 and ISO14001. Our approach to Health, Safety & Environment is one of continuous improvement.
Landcom complies with the SafeWork NSW Code of Practice How to Management Work Health and Safety Risks, including identification.
Integrum is Landcom’s Health, Safety & Environment incident notification system for all HSE issues, including all: Significant Near Misses, Medical Treatment Injuries, Lost Time Injuries (in line with contractual requirements) and Environmental Incidents.
Once an incident has been entered into the system, Integrum has been configured to ensure all appropriate personnel are notified.
General Disclosures
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Health, Safety & Environment
Landcom has agreed to consult with workers through a Work Health and Safety Consultative Committee.
General Disclosures
Worker training on occupational health and safety
Location or comment
Landcom Supplier Code of Conduct
FY20 Annual Report, Health, Safety & Environment
General Disclosures
Promotion of worker health
General Disclosures
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships
Location or comment
Landcom Supplier Code of Conduct
403-8 Annual Report – Health Safety & Environment
General Disclosures
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Work-related injuries
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Work-related ill health
Location or comment
NA
Work-related ill health is not material to Landcom operations.
General Disclosures
Training and education
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Average hours of training per year per employee
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Measuring People Performance
General Disclosures
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Measuring People Performance
General Disclosures
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews
Location or comment
100% of Landcom employees receive performance reviews and career development reviews annually.
Principle 6*
General Disclosures
Diversity and equal opportunity
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Diversity of governance bodies and employees
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report – Corporate, Workplace Diversity Performance
As at the time of publication Landcom’s Board comprised three members, of which two are male over the age of 50, and one is female over the age of 50.
General Disclosures
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men
Location or comment
See GRI 404-1 for gender, age and other indicator diversity breakdown.
Award Staff: 5.7% pay gap on average in favour of men
Senior Management Contract: 2.2% pay gap on average in favour of men
Overall: 3.4% pay gap on average in favour of men
General Disclosures
Non-discrimination
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken
Location or comment
Nil
General Disclosures
Freedom of association and collective bargaining
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk
Location or comment
Principle 5*
General Disclosures
Child labour
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labour
Principle 4*
General Disclosures
Forced and compulsory labour
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour
Location or comment
Principle 1*
General Disclosures
Rights of indigenous peoples
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples
Location or comment
Nil
Principle 1 & 2*
General Disclosures
Human rights assessment
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments
General Disclosures
Employee training on human rights policies and procedures
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Significant investment agreements and contracts that included human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening
Location or comment
Landcom does not currently include human rights clauses in significant agreements or contracts.
For information on how we are addressing modern slavery as part of our approach to human rights see:
Accountable & Collaborative Places Overview
General Disclosures
Local communities
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs
General Disclosures
Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Supplier social assessment
Location or comment
General Disclosures
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria
Location or comment
Human Rights Performance Results
APPENDIX C: Modern Slavery Statement
All service providers are required to comply with Codes of Conduct that require suppliers to meet high standards in relation to issues such as anti-corruption, environmental protection and social impacts.
General Disclosures
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
Location or comment
Principle 10*
General Disclosures
Public policy
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Political contributions
Location or comment
As a government organisation Landcom is prohibited from making political contributions.
General Disclosures
Customer health and safety
Location or comment
General Disclosures
Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories
General Disclosures
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services
Location or comment
FY20 Annual Report, Health, Safety & Environment