Since 2002, Novozymes has relied on the GRI framework to guide its integrated reporting. We have followed the developments in the GRI Standards (previously known as GRI Guidelines) over the years and use them as a yardstick to measure our sustainability performance.

Reporting specifications

Novozymes refers to GRI Standard 101: Foundation 2016 to inspire its materiality assessment process. Our material issues have been identified through a robust assessment process and mapped with relevant GRI Categories and Disclosures.

We refer to GRI 102: General Standard Disclosures 2016 to provide information on organizational profile, strategy, ethics and integrity, governance, stakeholder engagement and reporting practices. This information is reported throughout The Novozymes Report 2018 under relevant report sections.

The GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 guides our reporting on the management approach to material issues. Our disclosure on material issues is contained in the Accounts and performance section of The Novozymes Report 2018. The disclosure on management approach includes information on four aspects:

1. Explanation of material topic and its boundary.
2. Significance of material topic to Novozymes.
3. Management approach, which describes how we manage the issue(s). This may include our strategy, policies, positions, commitments and targets, as well as any specific programs and initiatives in the area.
4. Monitoring and performance, which describes how we evaluate our management approach and our performance in the area.

Furthermore, we have reported topic-specific disclosures for each of the material issues identified under Economic, Environmental and Social categories by referring to the GRI 200 Economic Standard, GRI 300 Environmental Standard and GRI 400 Social Standard respectively.

The GRI Index provided here serves as a guide to where you can find more detailed information on general and topic-specific information reported throughout The Novozymes Report 2018.