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0,The balance included in-kind donations prepared in accordance with B4SI guidelines.,1
1,"Internal controls and risk management The Board, through the Audit Committee, is responsible for ensuring that suitable internal control systems to prevent and detect fraud and error are designed and implemented by the third-party service providers to the Company and is also responsible for reviewing the effectiveness of such controls.",0
2,This analysis does not take into account the energy mix related to the electricity consumption of the TTV portfolio issuers.,0
3,"Change in Chief Financial Officer and plc Board Chair positions Clare Bousfield stepped down from the Board with effect from 1 October 2021 and transitioned into the role of Managing Director of our Retail & Savings business, for which Clare continued to receive salary and benefits reflective of her new role.",0
4,Consideration and prioritisation of climate risk is also built into the decision-making and governance processes and is a requirement of key strategic Board risk assessment papers.,0
5,We are working with a broad range of clients and expect to see growth in our Derivatives division as we continue to evolve the nature of solutions we offer in both the institutional and wholesale space.,0
6,Training The training delivered is designed to ensure that employees can adapt to their roles and develop their skills.,1
7,"In our business segment of Fund Investment Services, our aim is to achieve sustainable growth in managed and advised assets.",0
8,"The fees for the non-executive Directors are determined within the limits (not to exceed £300,000 per annum) set out in the Company’s Articles of Association, or any greater sum that may be determined by special resolution of the Company.",0
9,"For the individual risk measure, we use an adjusted ß (beta) of 0.6.",0
10,"Over the year, we accelerated efficiency measures to achieve the full amount of our € 150 million gross cost savings objective ahead of schedule.",0
11,It should be noted that the Supervisory Board does not include any member representing employees and/or employee shareholders and that the Company is not bound by any obligation to make such an appointment (under the provisions of Article L.226-5-1 of the French Commercial Code).,0
12,"Colleague welfare, as well as customer focus, has been at the centre of everything we have tried to do during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as work patterns flexed and changed.",1
13,They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.,0
14,"On 30 April 2021, the Company announced its intention to implement a “zero discount” policy to seek to manage the discount or premium to net asset value and gave instructions to Winterflood to implement the policy on the Board’s behalf.",0
15,The Board The UK Corporate Governance Code recommends that the Board should include a balance of executive and non-executive Directors (and in particular independent non-executive Directors) such that no individual or small group of individuals can dominate the Board’s decision making.,0
16,All employees have periodic individual evaluation interviews.,1
17,"These included the “In conversation with” series in which the Chief Executive and other key members of senior management presented items such as the half year results, strategy and sustainability.",0
18,"They also have the responsibility for disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern.",0
19,"We do not take a linear approach to decarbonisation because this can create unintended consequences: such as incentivising divestment to pass the problem onto someone else, and missing out on transition related opportunities.",0
20,A highly-diversified London and Euronext-listed closedend fund investing in private equity limited partnerships.,0
21,"One year ago, around 20 percent the portfolio value was still attributable to investments that had been in the portfolio for more than five years.",0
22,See “Section 6.1.3.4 – Catastrophe (Cat) risk and exposure controls” for further information on risk mitigation actions.,0
23,"In accordance with our fundamental diversity concept, we also take into account the knowledge and skills required for the proper performance of tasks and the necessary experience of the employees in the composition of the two levels below management.",1
24,These funds are also available for investments.,0
25,"Addressing these risks requires a systemic shift in global production and consumption, and in the way the financial sector allocates capital.",0
26,Adjusted profit before tax increased by 24% to € 774 million in 2019 (2018: € 625 million) as we recorded higher revenues.,0
27,"Fifth resolution – (Ratification of the co-opting of Mr Remmert Laan as member of the Supervisory Board) The General Shareholders’ Meeting, acting under the quorum and majority requirements for Ordinary General Meetings, having reviewed the Manager’s report and the report of the Supervisory Board, approves the co-opting by the Supervisory Board at its meeting of 6 December 2018 of Mr Remmert Laan as member of the Supervisory Board to replace the resigning Mr Jean-Pierre Denis for the remainder of his term of office, i.e.",0
28,Life divisions where it operates may depend on external factors such as economic risks and political risks.,0
29,All data in graphs as of 31 December 2021.,0
30,The weighted average warming potential across counterparties is 2.7 °C (based on the counterparties modelled for scenario analysis).,0
31,This section summarises the remuneration awarded to Executive and Non-Executive Directors for services during the year ended 30 June 2015 and compares this to remuneration awarded for the prior year.,0
32,On 19 October 2020 the Company entered into a £25 million revolving credit facility agreement with State Street Bank International GmbH.,0
33,"In general, where a sustainability risk event occurs in respect of an individual asset, there is the potential for a negative impact on, or an entire loss of, its value.",0
34,"Refer also to Appendix A - Notes to the Corporate Financial Statements, Note 14 - Compensation of the Corporate Officer.",0
35,The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) are a response to the global challenges we face and Tikehau Capital naturally wishes to support SDG 8 — Decent work and economic growth.,1
36,More information about the Group is available on the Claranet website: www.claranet.fr.,0
37,"Following the reopening of the public tender offer, Tikehau Capital held in concert with Sofidy, GSA Immobilier, Sofidiane, Makemo Capital, AF&Co, and Mr Antoine Flamarion and Mr Christian Flamarion, 1,250,029 shares issued by Selectirente, representing as many voting rights, equivalent to 81.03% of the share capital and voting rights of Selectirente.",0
38,"For 2013, the Lloyd's Channel Syndicate (49 employees at 31 December 2013) is 100% subsidiaries of SCOR Global P&C SE, managed independently of the Group in terms of human resources and not aggregated in the division.",0
39,They are also responsible for ensuring that the Annual Report includes information required by the Disclosure Rules of the UK Listing Authority.,0
40,Our Retail and Savings business financial performance was impacted by our Wealth business experiencing increased competitive pressure due to consolidation in the market and the move to digital post COVID-19.,0
41,"Where there is sufficient heterogeneity among companies listed in a particular market, we take into account the performance of these on various ESG measures, of which climate metrics are a key component.",1
42,The benefit of these visits is recognised to give a valuable understanding of colleagues’ opinions and their working environment.,1
43,"In 2017, following the restructuring in preparation for the initial public offering, the Company replaced its subsidiaries as signatory to the UN PRIs which now cover a wider scope.",0
44,"Sofidy is a leading asset manager in the Real Estate management sector in France and Europe, involved in the creation and development of investment and savings products particularly focused on retail and office Real Estate.",0
45,"They need to be well designed, they need to bemarketed, they need to be attractively priced and they need to performwell.",0
46,"The potential impacts of sustainability risk events on the Company’s portfolio include degradation of issuer cashflow and consequent inability to meet debt servicing obligations, and inability to continue to actively and competitively participate in its chosen markets.",0
47,"Our Operational Risk Framework defines our approach to the identification, assessment, management and reporting of operational risks and associated controls across the business including IT, data and outsourcing arrangements.",0
48,This year we will be asking our shareholders to support our climate transition plan through a specific “Say on Climate” resolution to be put to our shareholders at our AGM.,0
49,"These valuation techniques involve some level of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which will depend on the price transparency for the instrument or market and the instrument’s complexity.",0
50,"Climate targets and commitments As an asset owner, sustainability is a key part of our decision-making.",0
51,Sustainability: Long-term objectives and performance parameters as well as variable compensation granted on a deferral basis guarantee sustainable work on further success and business development.,0
52,"Key focus on positive customer outcomes and quality of customer engagement; Support for the Group’s purpose and values to build a safe, respectful and inclusive culture through remuneration policies and schemes that promote and reward good conduct and behaviours for the benefit of our customers and colleagues; and Promotion of a positive culture for employees and customers with demonstrable alignment to remuneration outcomes where our standards for conduct and behaviours are not met, including a robust individual performance assessment process and malus and clawback policy.",1
53,Enhanced Board reporting on employee engagement from September 2021.,1
54,"Over 2021, the Board considered M&G plc’s social purpose, the flagship programmes within social purpose; how colleagues have been engaged in community and charity work and how we compare to other listed companies.",1
55,"Rather, the expertise contributed individually by each of the Supervisory Board members combined shall ensure that all fields of expertise are covered by the Supervisory Board as a whole.",0
56,"We continue to diversify our savings and investments business to respond to developing customer needs in terms of products, distribution and servicing.",0
57,"Since financial year 2007/2008, a part of the financial resources not needed in the near term has been invested in securities.",0
58,The Directors present their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31st May 2012.,0
59,"They do not eliminate the risk of failure to achieve business objectives and, by their nature, can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against misstatement or loss.",0
60,"The outcomes expected of the Committee The Audit and Risk Committee assists the Board in discharging its responsibilities with regard to financial reporting, monitoring the integrity of the Group’s financial statements, and reviewing the effectiveness of the Group’s internal controls and risk management systems.",0
61,Private Debt has achieved strong growth in a climate of more stringent regulations weighing on the banking sector.,0
62,Health and safety is an indispensable component in all the Group’s projects and activities.,1
63,"Level 3 includes non-listed securities on an active market, where a significant portion of the valuation refers to non-observable data.",0
64,One measure of loyalty is the employees’ years of service to the Company: investment managers and senior executives have been with DBAG for an average of seven years (previous year: eight years).,0
65,"The Company may purchase and hold shares as treasury shares up to a maximum amount equal to 10% of the nominal value of the issued ordinary share capital at that time, rather than cancelling them.",0
66,"The diverse range of the members’ educational and professional backgrounds includes banking, business administration, social sciences.",1
67,The final determination of the variable compensation is subject to the resolution of the shareholders´ meeting.,0
68,Voting outcomes at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 The following table provides the voting outcomes at the May 2021 AGM for the 2020 Annual Remuneration Report and the Directors’ Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders in 2020.,0
69,Values Values describe the behaviours that the business considers to be critical to success.,1
70,"The framework will be based on individuals’ capabilities, and designed to empower our employees, encourage innovation, unlock our performance culture, and enable the execution of our overall strategy.",1
71,Sustainability has been a hot topic within financial communications for some time now.,1
72,Application of the accounting policies requires making judgements that can materially influence the reported amounts in the financial statements.,0
73,"Although partly affected by COVID-19 this also reflects our commitment to purchase renewable electricity, with 98% of our electricity use provided by renewable energy.",0
74,"Additionally, reduced liquidity limits the possibility of terminating relations with an issuer whose ESG profile deteriorates significantly.",1
75,Company that undertakes to cover the portion of a risk ceded to it by the insurer.,0
76,"As such, each of these entities must therefore comply with the obligations set out in EMIR when entering into over-the-counter derivatives contracts, in particular: (i) offsetting OTC derivatives considered by ESMA as being eligible for offsetting, (ii) putting in place risk mitigation techniques for contracts not cleared by a central counterparty and (iii) transparency requirements.",0
77,"In particular, the growth opportunities open to countries in the eurozone have improved in the course of 2017, according to the IMF.",0
78,"In terms of direct real estate investments, we are strengthening our consideration of physical and transition risks (specifically energy efficiency and net zero carbon performance) by undertaking work to set interim targets at fund levels.",0
79,"Viability statement Ahead of the Company’s fifth annual general meeting in 2024, the Board will formulate and submit to Shareholders proposals (which may constitute a tender offer or other method of distribution) to provide Shareholders with an opportunity to realise the value of their Ordinary Shares at NAV per Ordinary Share less costs.",0
80,"In March 2020 we decided to prioritise two areas for action: climate change, and diversity and inclusion, and to hold ourselves accountable with specific commitments in these areas.",1
81,"The crankcases are used in engines installed in generators for decentralised energy supply (but also for data centres belonging to Facebook and Google), and as energy supply or power units on ships, in locomotives and in other large-scale vehicles.",0
82,"If there is more than one general partner, they shall share this amount between themselves as they see fit.",0
83,"Several stages in such transactions cannot be categorised as pure Asset Management functions, but rather as a complementary arranger function: (i) the borrower auditing phase (financial, legal, operational, etc.",0
84,"The primary objective of Internal Audit is to provide independent and objective assurance to the Board and Executive Management regarding the adequacy of the design and effectiveness of the systems of internal control, including risk management, governance and operational processes.",0
85,"At least one independent member, who can serve as the chairperson of the audit and risk committee, shall have specific knowledge and experience in applying accounting principles and internal control procedures.",0
86,"During the year to 31st May 2012 the Committee met on four occasions principally to review and approve the quarterly assessment of the profit share pool, and allocations therefrom to Directors and senior employees, and the semi-annual salary review including both the overall level of awards and individual awards to Directors and senior employees.",0
87,No security has been furnished as guarantee for the Syndicated Credit Agreement.,0
88,"In this regard, in particular, attention should be placed on the integrity, personality, willingness to perform, professionalism and independence of the individuals proposed for election.",1
89,A regular governance process provides for regular interaction to identify changes in the client’s desired outcomes and solicits feedback on the actual outcomes experienced by the client.,0
90,"In addition four clients having achieved their funding objective, moved to buy in or buy out or moved to alternative arrangements.",0
91,While not set as a specific percentage a significant part of the annual cash bonus is linked to the Board evaluation of how the Executive team has delivered the outcome orientated culture of the Group.,0
92,Alongside this we will be looking to embed the new Supply Chain Modern Slavery Business Standard and enhanced processes into the business.,1
93,In September 2018 one-off IPO related awards under the DWS Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) Plan were granted to all DWS employees.,0
94,"Paragon Customer Communications has the following certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301.",0
95,"Such authority will expire at the conclusion of the Company’s next Annual General Meeting, or on 30th November 2013 (whichever is the earlier), unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company prior to or on that date.",0
96,"Investment management and third-party service provider arrangements The Board has overall responsibility for the Company’s activities, including the review of investment activity and performance and the control and supervision of all suppliers of services to the Company, including the Investment Manager.",0
97,"In addition, if there is a constructive obligation for the employing entity to pay deficit funding in respect of schemes where there is no unconditional right to a refund to any surplus, this is also recognised such that the financial position recorded for the scheme reflects the higher of any underlying IAS 19 Employee Benefits deficit and the obligation for deficit funding.",0
98,These plans pay stated percentages of eligible medical and dental expenses of retirees after a stated deductible has been met.,0
99,"Other information In accordance with French law, we have verified that the required information concerning the purchase of investments and controlling interests and the identity of the shareholders or holders of the voting rights has been properly disclosed in the management report.",0
100,"The companies dedicated to investment At the registration date of this Registration Document, Tikehau Capital conducts its Investment activities directly or through holding companies.",0
101,"As far as the current and the next two financial years are concerned, we expect to see a constant supply – in terms of number and volume – of investment opportunities on our market.",0
102,"Overall, the aforementioned changes resulted in an immaterial effect and were applied on a prospective basis in 2019.",0
103,This plan represents a contingent right to receive Deutsche Bank AG common shares after a specified period of time.,0
104,"Performance in 2021 The resilience of our capital position has been demonstrated over the period, with our shareholder Solvency II coverage ratio increasing by 36% to 218% at 31 December 2021, after paying dividends of £466 million.",0
105,The general partner of DBG Advising GmbH & Co. KG can terminate the management agreement with DBAG at three months’ notice to the end of a quarter.,0
106,"The Board does not consider Jonathan Punter or Angus Samuels to be independent by virtue of their shareholdings and directorships in PSG, a controlling shareholder of the Company.",0
107,The potential effect of these laws and regulations on the financial statements varies considerably.,0
108,The Shareholders’ Meeting of the General Partner is responsible for the compensation strategy of the Executive Board of DWS Management GmbH as well as for determining their level and structure of compensation.,0
109,"The Company is in particular committed to maintaining interest rate hedging greater than or equal to 50% of the amounts used under Tranche A of the Syndicated Credit Agreement for the duration of the loan; Change of control – The Syndicated Credit AgreementP provides for the option for each lender not to finance its participation in the event of drawdown and to terminate its commitment in the event of a change of control of the Company; Early repayment – Under the Syndicated Credit Agreement,P the majority of the lenders (i.e., lenders representing more than 2/3 of commitments) can decide to demand the total or partial early repayment of the amounts due under the Syndicated Credit Agreement in certain cases limited to those stipulated, which include non-payment, non-compliance of the commitments described above, the occurrence of a cross default or the occurrence of events having a material adverse effect on the assets and financial position of the Company or its ability to meet its payment obligations or any of its financial commitments.",0
110,Mr Christian de Labriffe was appointed as Chairman of the Company’s Supervisory Board at a meeting of the Board on 22 March 2017.,0
111,"Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.",0
112,We have expanded our operations in Europe to ensure that we can continue to grow and service our European customer base following the UK’s departure from the European Union.,0
113,"Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with French accounting principles and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.",0
114,"Disclosures Forum, supporting the development of investment decision useful nature-related financial disclosures.",0
115,The Managers approve the internal control systems put in place according to the risk management objectives defined.,0
116,"In addition, the committee was informed and advised on the DWS Group’s cultural change program and its plans to replace the current corporate title system with a functional role framework to support the transformation into a leaner, less hierarchical organisational structure.",1
117,"The Group has unused tax losses carried forward of £512m, primarily UK capital losses, on which no deferred tax is recognised.",0
118,"A review of the Group’s strategy, political or global risks for the Asset Management industry such as a return of the European sovereign debt crisis, uncertainties regarding the implementation of already adopted regulation as well as a slowdown of GDP growth may negatively impact the performance forecasts and thus, could result in an impairment of goodwill in the future.",0
119,The Board have appointed Peter Warry as the Senior Independent Director.,0
120,"This made it possible to bring new shareholders into the Company, such as the Singaporean investment management company Temasek (about €170 billion in assets under management), the Luxembourg insurance company La Luxembourgeoise, and the listed French investment management company FFP; as part of the reorganisation operations carried out onb) 7 March 2017 for the admission of the Company's securities to trading on the Euronext Paris regulated market, a recapitalisation through an in-kind contribution in the amount of €266,324,982 (share premium included) was completed on 21 December 2016.",0
121,Directors are required to comply with applicable law and SCOR SE’s by law (“statuts”).,0
122,The resulting gain or loss is recognised in the Income Statement.,0
123,"In order for a proxy appointment made by means of CREST to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a CREST Proxy Instruction) must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & Ireland Limited’s (EUI) specifications and must contain the information required for such instructions, as described in the CREST Manual.",0
124,Our flagship real estate fund family DWS Grundbesitz also continued to sustain strong demand in 2019.,0
125,In 2021 98% of our electricity use was provided by renewable energy (74% via procurement and 24% via EACs).,0
126,"Compared with the end of the financial year 2015/2016, we are faced with an improved macroeconomic environment with solid economic growth.",0
127,Many of our new employees have commented on how genuine they find our people.,1
128,By their nature forward looking statements relate to events and circumstances that could occur in the future and therefore involve the risk and uncertainty that the Group’s actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied in the forward looking statements.,0
129,"In the reporting year, no conflicts of interest were reported or otherwise apparent which would have to be reported to the General Meeting.",0
130,We have derived our materiality calculation based on a proportion of total equity as we consider it to be the most important financial metric on which shareholders would judge the performance of the Company.,0
131,"In response to a request made during this assessment, the Board Secretariat undertook to make every effort to provide the relevant documents further in advance of the meetings.",0
132,Sustainability risk As a responsible investor we consider the sustainability risks of all our investments and advice by taking into consideration ESG factors that have the potential to have a material financial impact and seek to incorporate them into our general risk management framework.,1
133,"First and foremost, the scale effect discussed previously (see paragraph (ii) above), resulting in a reduction of operating costs per unit under management and an increase in the asset base supporting the fee structure, should control changes to costs.",0
134,"As a result, we have deemed the probability of occurrence of the risk “Negative impact of general economy and economic cycles in certain sectors on earnings, financial and asset position of portfolio companies” to be “low” as opposed to “possible” since the end of the third quarter of 2016/2017.",0
135,"This means growing opportunities to invest in companies and projects which will transform our environment and society for the better, while also offering the potential for sustainable financial returns.",1
136,"The Group promotes sport and the related values such as readiness for personal effort, discipline, teamwork and respect for the rules and other players.",1
137,"Moreover, these devices are twinned in a remote backup data centre; security: Data drives are completely isolated from theP computer network.",0
138,"In accordance with German law, the members of the Supervisory Board must be reliable, must have the expertise required to perform their control function and to assess and monitor the businesses the company operates, and must commit sufficient time to the performance of their tasks.",0
139,Consequently we consider sustainability a “principal risk” which means that we recognise the considerable threats and the potential benefits that sustainability risk could have on our business and that of the companies that we invest in.,0
140,"Fondul Proprietatea, the Romanian-listed fund that now has a secondary listing in London, suffered due to its 40% exposure to the oil & gas sector.",0
141,"We were pleased to enhance the Board’s skills in this area through the appointment of Dev Sanyal, who has deep experience in sustainable energy, in particular solar, wind energy and hydrogen, and bioenergy integrated low carbon power.",0
142,Of the 191 Directors and employees at period end: one of 11 Directors; seven of 27 senior managers; and 49 of 180 staff were females.,1
143,"Culture The Directors are of the opinion that establishing and maintaining a healthy corporate culture amongst the Board and in its interaction with the Investment Manager, Shareholders and other stakeholders will support the delivery of its purpose, values and strategy.",1
144,"We are committed to working with all our suppliers and stakeholders to help end slavery, human trafficking, child labour or any other abuse of human rights.",1
145,Fees are accrued monthly and charged when the work has been completed.,0
146,Decarbonising industrial processes which generate excess heat remains one of the major challenges in the global fight against climate change – and the electrification of industrial heat is emerging as a significant decarbonisation opportunity.,0
147,The valuation of investment property inherently captures the impact of climate change if it were located in an area subject to climate change events.,0
148,"Total Eren is also developing numerous projects worldwide and has a portfolio of more than 2GW of assets under development, with the objective of achieving a net installed capacity of at least 3GW by 2023.",0
149,"In line with the Group's remuneration policy, the Company awarded free shares to Group employees as part of their variable remuneration for 2017 and 2018, under five free share plans for eligible employees and corporate officers of the Company or related companies or corporate groups, approved by the Manager on 30 March 2018 (for the two plans corresponding to the variable remuneration in respect of 2017), and on 18 February 2019 (for the three plans corresponding to the variable remuneration in respect of 2018).",0
150,"Its NAV decline of 9% was further exacerbated by the Romanian Leu falling by 5% versus the British Pound, costing British Empire 0.29% of NAV in total.",0
151,"In addition to formal Board meetings, the Chair maintains regular contact throughout the year with the Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer and members of the Group Executive Committee to discuss specific issues.",0
152,"The total compensation is calculated on the basis of 2,314 employees as at 31 December 2013.",0
153,Environment 40% of the responding companies had an environmental management system (EMS) in place and 7% were in the process of introducing one.,0
154,"The calculation of the severance payment is based on the annual compensation for the previous financial year and on the expected annual compensation for the current financial year, if applicable.",0
155,Net investment income better reflects the performance of assets invested by SCOR and therefore has replaced the investment income disclosed in the 2011 Registration Document and previous financial reporting.,0
156,"M&G Investments manages over 85% of the assets in the With-Profits Fund, with the remainder managed by firms which are not part of M&G plc.",0
157,"Accordingly, there are no differences in policy on the remuneration of Directors and the remuneration of employees.",0
158,Global Compact and to the “Principles for sustainable insurance”.,1
159,These factors are considered attractive for Tikehau Capital’s investor clients and seem to have contributed positively to the rapid growth of the Group’s assets under management in the past.,0
160,Our business is built on trust and we don’t take that lightly.,1
161,"Other than the service condition, there are no other performance conditions associated with this plan.",0
162,Tikehau Capital appointed a responsible investment specialist stemming from DWS' teams to the Advisory Board of the T2 Energy Transition Fund.,0
163,"We strive to promote sustainable standards that will balance the need to enhance our profitability while minimizing the risk that any association, action or inaction is perceived by stakeholders to be inappropriate, unethical or inconsistent with our values and beliefs.",1
164,Committee membership was reviewed in February 2022.,0
165,Appointments are made on merit and against objective criteria; care is taken to ascertain that appointees have sufficient time available to devote to their position.,0
166,"The trust is a fiduciary relationship in which the legal ownership of assets is undertaken by the trustee (in this case DBS Trustee Limited), which is responsible for holding it on behalf of the beneficial owners (in this case the holders of the listed shares in the trust).",0
167,Commitments to Board of Management members initially appointed to the Board up to 1 January 2001 for the first time provide for defined annual pension benefits.,0
168,"Limitations of scenario analysis As with any model, a wide range of assumptions which may or may not be true in practice underpin the calculated results.",0
169,"We measure our financial performance using the following key performance measures: IFRS profit before tax, adjusted operating profit before tax, net client flows (excluding Heritage), AUMA, shareholder Solvency II coverage ratio, total capital generation and operating capital generation.",0
170,These payments also include followon remuneration for former Board of Management members arising from older investments (investments agreed up to 31 December 2000 or entered into from 2001 to 2006).,0
171,"This includes ensuring each part of our business and M&G plc as a whole has sufficient resources to cover outgoing cash flows, under a range of severe but plausible scenarios.",0
172,"Accordingly, due to exceptional items that increased costs and reduced revenue against plan – primarily due to closing the thematic global equity strategy – the annual variable compensation proposal that was recommended for approval by the Committee included a voluntary zero cash bonus for all Executive Directors.",0
173,Compliance: The structure of the system and the determination of the individual compensation comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.,0
174,"The Board understood and recognised the need to constantly adapt and modify available resources to help colleagues access remote well-being support, advice and resources.",1
175,Any such catastrophic event may generate insured losses in one or more of the Group’s lines of business.,0
176,For the performance fee and fees from securities lending transactions this is when based on the contractual provisions any uncertainty from the performance-related nature of the fee component has been fully removed.,0
177,"Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc, Shires Income plc, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc and Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC.",0
178,Emission factor: Scope 1 and 3 reporting uses the UK DEFRA 2021 GHG Conversion Factors.,0
179,"This fosters a culture of integrity and conduct that is based on engagement with our clients, shareholders, regulators, employees and the broader community.",1
180,"With €22 billion in assets under management as at 31 December 2018 (1), Tikehau Capital firstly operates, within its Asset Management activity, comprising four business lines: Private Debt (see Section 1.4.2(a) (Private Debt activity) of this Registration Document), Real Estate (see Section 1.4.2(b) (Real Estate activity) of this Registration Document), Liquid Strategies (fixed income management/balanced and equities management) (see Section 1.4.2(c) (Liquid Strategies activity) of this Registration Document) and Private Equity (see Section 1.4.2(d) (Private Equity activity) of this Registration Document), and secondly, within its Direct Investments activity (see Section 1.4.3 (Direct Investments activity) of this Registration Document).",0
181,The dedicated T2 management fund is composed of Tikehau IM professionals and energy specialists seconded by Total.,0
182,"At the end of the purchase cycle, the acquired stock is matched in a ratio of one to one up to a maximum of ten free shares, provided that the employee remains at Deutsche Bank Group for another year.",0
183,The shareholder is indirectly exposed to interest rate risk through the value of future shareholder transfers from with-profits business and charges levied on unit-linked and asset management business.,0
184,"For longer durations where limited bond information is available, reasonable yield curve extrapolation methods are applied using respective actual swap rates and credit spread assumptions.",0
185,Climate impact on our investment portfolio We have conducted detailed work with analytics providers on scenario analysis to evaluate how various climate scenarios could affect the future value of our AUMA.,0
186,"The Risk and Audit Committees at M&G plc and subsidiary levels collectively monitor outstanding actions and embed plans in these and other areas, and ensure sufficient resource and focus is in place to resolve such actions within a reasonable timeframe.",0
187,"In case an award is modified such that its fair value immediately after modification exceeds its fair value immediately prior to modification, a re-measurement takes place and the resulting increase in fair value is recognized as additional compensation expense in the consolidated financials of the Group.",0
188,"Your Board thanks him for his wise counsel, commitment and for his considerable contribution since the inception of the Company.",0
189,"In addition, the Group aims to implement a platform to review ESG scores for investments by 2020, to enable it to identify ESG and climate risks and opportunities.",1
190,Financial assets increased by 7.9 million euros because the subsidiary is now included at its net asset value.,0
191,Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statement We have compiled our global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in accordance with the Companies (Directors’ Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018.,0
192,"In particular, the requirements set by local regulators can vary significantly and broadly determine the design and financing of the benefit plans.",0
193,As a result we have purchased carbon off-sets which cover our business travel and estimated colleague homeworking emissions in 2021.,0
194,The Manager representatives are involved in developing ESG and Climate policies.,1
195,"Microsoft, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have also joined the Business Alliance for Water and Climate (“BAFWAC”), which commits them to reducing water consumption in their respective supply chains in three ways: analysing, measuring and reducing.",0
196,"Through its innovative ThermalBattery™ energy storage solutions, EnergyNest enables the transfer of industrial waste heat into electricity and the use of renewable power in industrial heat processes.",0
197,"As at 31 December 2011, the calculation of debt taken into account in the ratio did not exclude accrued interest and therefore the ratio published in the 2011 Registration Document and previous financial reporting was 18.1% as at 31 December 2011.",0
198,Dr Woehrmann is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DWS Group entity DWS Investment GmbH.,0
199,The Directors are satisfied with the credit quality of counterparties representing balances neither past due nor impaired.,0
200,"Tikehau Capital has also begun to accelerate its commercial development outside Europe, particularly in priority countries in Asia, Oceania and North America.",0
201,The Supervisory Board agreed for the Audit and Risk Committee to continue to monitor risks arising from a low interest rate environment.,0
202,The PAC Chair also has a regular dialogue with the Plc Chair to escalate any issues that are required.,0
203,"Processes are executed by multiple Front-Office and control functions (Investment Guidelines, Risk, Legal, and Compliance) and governed by policies, procedures, and oversight bodies (committees and regional/global management boards).",0
204,"They are paid by the entity that benefits from the investment at the time when the latter is made and remunerate the preparatory work done by the Asset Management company to set up the deal (auditing, structuring, search for partners, negotiation of financial and legal terms, etc.).",0
205,This risk may become more pronounced as a consequence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on financial markets generally.,0
206,"Paris Agreement The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation, and finance, agreed in 2015.",0
207,"Sustainable Engagement was again positive at 75%, albeit lower than the 2020 outcome, resulting in threshold performance.",1
208,We are committed to procuring high quality off-sets externally verified by Gold Standard and Verified Carbon Standard and support the Oxford Principles for Net Zero Aligned Carbon Offsetting.,0
209,"Use of external accountants To prepare the statutory accounts of some of its companies as well as its consolidated accounts, the Group uses external accounting firms, which ensures regular control, in collaboration with Tikehau Capital Advisors, of the accounting documents and the processing of transactions impacting the Group.",0
210,For our non-UK offices salary review budgets are determined on the basis of economic and market data in each location.,0
211,Clare Chapman joined the Board on 15 March 2021.,0
212,"Indeed, under Regulation 575/2013/EU on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (the “CRR”), resulting from the Basel III Committee work, a retention rate of 5% of securitised assets is applied by law to the originating entities and therefore to Tikehau Capital Europe in the context of the management of its CLOs (the principle of the “retention piece”).",0
213,European assets invested abroad fell slightly due to the considerable increase in the value of the euro against other currencies in 2017.,0
214,"The CEO succession planning was discussed in prior years, and the Committee had recommended that CEO responsibilities should pass from Barry Olliff to Doug Allison in 2013.",0
215,"Governance Of the companies responding, 44% have appointed at least one independent member to the Supervisory Board or Board of Directors.",0
216,"The performance of the Fund Investment Services business segment requires an appreciable, preferably increasing level of managed and/or advised assets over the medium term; it is measured by sustainable growth in fee income for these services and its surplus over the relevant expenses.",0
217,"The Board believes that a flexible approach to share incentives, which encourages significant employee ownership, is consistent with both client expectations and shareholder objectives.",0
218,"The City of London Employee Benefit Trust (the “EBT”) (Resolution 10) In accordance with the Association of British Insurers’ Principles of Remuneration, the prior approval of shareholders should be obtained before 5% or more of the Company's issued share capital is held on behalf of the EBT.",0
219,Product innovation is fundamental for us to meet the requirements of our diversified client base.,0
220,Chief among these is scenario modelling.,0
221,Achieving an improved strategic position of the portfolio companies would justify deriving a higher multiple from that.,0
222,"Our climate strategy and targets Strategy Climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse are now recognised as a global risk in terms of likelihood and impact, affecting all geographies, sectors and economies.",0
223,"Persistent or repeated attempts at fraud, conflicts of interest or circumvention of existing policies and controls could have an adverse effect on the Group’s reputation and cause regulatory investigations and financial losses.",0
224,"Other operating income includes 0.9 million euros from the reimbursement of consultancy expenses by the DBAG funds; in the previous year, this time had included 1.3 million euros from the reversal of provisions for performance-related emoluments.",0
225,"Continuing to embed sustainability Last year, we committed to embedding sustainability across everything we do in our business, to help us deliver better long-term outcomes for our customers and clients, and stronger more resilient returns to shareholders.",1
226,The Group’s total net income (loss) from equity method investments is € 42 million in 2019 (2018: € 43 million).,0
227,"In our joint capacity as an asset manager and an asset owner, we are developing our resilience by transitioning to net zero through a mix of portfolio decarbonisation, investee engagement and ESG integrated investment approaches.",1
228,The total nominal amount of the bonds with warrants and convertible bonds may not exceed a total value of € 600 million.,0
229,"We have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities under, and we remain independent of the Company in accordance with, UK ethical requirements including the FRC Ethical Standard as applied to public interest entities.",0
230,"Throughout 2017, 1,000,000 warrants were granted to employees in the Group.",0
231,"If interviews are successful the Committee will make a recommendation to the Board covering skills, experience, time commitment and availability, diversity (ethnicity, gender and thought) and, in the case of Non-Executives, independence.",1
232,"Tikehau Capital is a Director on the Board of Directors of Claranet International Limited, parent company of the Claranet group and Director on the Board of Directors of Claranet Group Limited, Claranet group’s operating company.",0
233,"Pioneer in the clean energy value chain sector – Total Eren seeks to create and respond to new opportunities to deploy its fleet of power stations internationally, in countries committed to extending their generation capacity using renewables, or to energy-hungry industrial clients looking to cut the cost and environmental impact of their power supply.",0
234,"ESG Short for “Environmental, Social and Governance”.",1
235,Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.,0
236,"In particular, we announced that we target an adjusted costincome ratio of ~70% by the end of 2019 on the assumption of flat revenues year-on-year.",0
237,As a result an analysis of the Group’s assets by contractual maturity is not considered appropriate to evaluate the nature and extent of the Group’s liquidity risk.,0
238,"When referring to our investment net zero targets this includes Scopes 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions (including investments, operations, supply chain).",0
239,"The awards total £1,070,000 and will be converted into a number of shares subject to award based upon the share price following the announcement of the Group’s results for the year.",0
240,The model produces key outputs of Value at Risk and Temperature Alignment for each year of the projection period.,0
241,A shareholder may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the Annual General Meeting provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that shareholder.,0
242,An insurance policy for fire or flooding mitigates the associated financial risk.,0
243,"In total, 495 Group staff from 10 countries enrolled in the eleventh cycle that began in November 2019.",0
244,"To this end, the authorised intermediary and account-holder notifies the Company or its representative of the transfer of ownership and provides all necessary information.",0
245,The company is benefiting from the growing proportion of electrical and electronic components in vehicles and from the trend among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers towards outsourcing parts of their production.,0
246,During 2021 we made changes to our offices to reflect how our colleagues will use our spaces moving forward.,0
247,"In 2013, on average, approximately 18 hours of training were followed per employee.",1
248,The Board sets out its investment policies on page 34.,0
249,"Management incentives are now closely aligned to returning capital to shareholders through asset sales, which we believe is key to extracting value from this company.",0
250,ESG focus Environmental and climate issues have been a focus of the Board’s agenda in 2021.,1
251,Normal market conditions apply.,0
252,"Compensation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the period in which employees perform services to which the awards relate, or over the period of the tranches for those awards delivered in tranches.",0
253,All shares in Deutsche Beteiligungs AG are no-par value registered shares in financial year 2016/2017.,0
254,"In some geographies there is limited data and incomplete historical monitoring, and so the model is enhanced using simulated events set to forecast the impact of projected climate perils.",0
255,"However, based on its business activity, DBAG has the economic intention of providing finances to the co-investment vehicles in cases of investment decisions by DBAG funds for the purposes of profitably investing its capital and of aligning its interest with that of the fund investors.",0
256,"In addition, the applicable regulations could hinder the development of the Group’s business, increase its operating costs or prevent it from implementing its development or reorganisation plans.",0
257,It also produces hand-moulded castings of highly sophisticated engine blocks (cylinder crankcases) for large diesel and gas engines.,0
258,Evaluates the appropriateness of accounting policies used andP the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management in the consolidated financial statements.,0
259,"Where hot-spots have been identified, we will undertake further analysis to evaluate asset specific exposure and climate resilience.",0
260,"Risk assessments We have an Environmental Policy which is applicable to all of our offices internationally which details the requirements we have set for our own environmental footprint from the operation of our buildings, business related travel and our supply chain.",0
261,The companies are governed by French law unless otherwise stated.,0
262,We have formal processes of training and accreditation to advance and motivate our employees in order to support the continuity of our client engagement business model.,1
263,Personal accident is a cover provided by SCOR Global Life.,0
264,"Here, there are no new climate policies introduced beyond those already implemented.",0
265,Aspire is providing 12-month secondments in investment and client focused distribution roles.,0
266,Our priority for 2022 is to develop an appropriate NZAOA interim carbon emission reduction target for 2030 and will continue to build on this with the addition of targets for our externally-managed portfolios.,0
267,"The expected benefits from future or completed acquisitions may not materialise in the timeframe and at levels expected and could affect the financial position and earnings of Tikehau Capital, as well as its prospects.",0
268,"In addition, the emergence of details of a new COVID variant, Omicron, in late November also contributed to spreads widening.",0
269,DB Group has an independent specialised valuation control group within its Finance function which governs and develops the valuation control framework and manages the valuation control processes which covers the valuation of financial instruments across all levels of the fair value hierarchy.,0
270,"Since these contracts are easily renewable, the cost of renewal is minimal, and they have a long history of renewal, these agreements are not expected to have a foreseeable limit on the contract period.",0
271,"Filling carbon data gaps In order to understand and manage climate risk in our investment portfolios, and guide our transition towards net zero, we need to be able to assess and monitor portfolio level carbon emissions closely.",0
272,"In this context, the Group's recruitment policy aims to promote, wherever possible, applications from women, whenever there are vacancies, and particularly for investment roles.",1
273,"As a result, more countries are deferring the statutory retirement age, which in turn is leading to a widening savings gap.",0
274,Unit value of the share on the allocation date: €23.74 corresponding to the share price on 29 March 2018 (€25.80) to which an 8% discount is applied to take into account the absence of dividend rights over the vesting period.,0
275,During 2021 we delivered many sessions on this topic to leaders and their teams.,0
276,"The Head of Risk is responsible for the organisation of this Committee, and in particular has the role of ensuring (i) the presence and participation of its members, (ii) the quality of the valuation documents presented and the consistency of the methods used, and (iii) that decisions on valuations adopted are written up in reports.",0
277,Governance manuals have been updated in response to the Board’s Governance review.,0
278,"In January 2019, one-off IPO related awards under the DWS Equity Plan - DWS Performance Share Units (PSUs) were granted to each Executive Board member in the amount of € 1,000,000 (for full-time employment).",0
279,"The term ‘segment manager’ also identifies a function, not necessary a single manager with a specific title.",0
280,The Group has set out its commitments under the Paris objective to net zero carbon emissions by 2030 within their own business and 2050 across all investments portfolios in Climate change and TCFD disclosures on page 45.,0
281,We currently operate in these markets under the P-Solve and Meridian brands.,0
282,"Created in 1828, Bureau Veritas is a global leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification (‘TIC’), delivering high quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.",1
283,"This included 862 colleagues who dedicated 7,280 hours of volunteer service in their communities.",1
284,"However, climate is one of many interconnected environmental systems on Earth, which carry potentially catastrophic economic and social risks if human activity puts too much strain on them.",0
285,"In 2018, the Group continued its internationalisation strategy with the opening of an office in New York in 2018 and Tokyo in 2019.",0
286,"Under IAS 19: Employee Benefits and IFRIC 14: IAS 19-The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction, the Group can only recognise a surplus to the extent that it is able to access the surplus either through an unconditional right of refund or through reduced future contributions relating to ongoing service of active members.",0
287,Both legal restructurings took place as at 1 January 2013.,0
288,"Although it has no legal or regulatory obligation to compensate the losses suffered by its funds, Tikehau Capital could decide on a voluntary basis to provide financial assistance to its funds suffering significant losses, particularly in order to ensure that its clients do not withdraw their assets quickly.",0
289,"Further, the committee received regular reports on the impact of long-term interest rates on DWS Group and discussed related management actions with the Chief Risk Officer.",0
290,"We are a leading asset manager with € 767 billion in assets under management (AuM) as at December 31, 2019.",0
291,"In reaching this conclusion the Board has considered budgeted and projected results of the business including a formal five year plan for the Group with several scenarios, projected cash flow and regulatory capital requirements, and the risks that could impact on the Group’s liquidity and solvency over the next 12 months.",0
292,The audit opinion expressed above is consistent with our report to the Audit Committee.,0
293,The information reported by the Company concerning the remuneration of its corporate officers (Manager and members of the Supervisory Board) are described and justified in Section 4.3.1 (Remuneration of the Manager-General Partner) of this Registration Document.,0
294,"Sustainable investment opportunities In 2021 we grew our Planet + range of sustainably-focused products to 20, with c.£5 billion in AUMA.",0
295,"This improvement is related to the focus on improving investment performance, the development and launch of in demand investment strategies, and proactive steps to deliver investment propositions with more sustainable outcomes.",0
296,"This includes establishing the investment objectives, strategy and benchmarks, the permitted types or categories of investments, the markets in which transactions may be undertaken, the level of permitted gearing and borrowings, the amount or proportion of the assets that may be invested in any category of investment or in any one investment, and the Company’s treasury and share buyback policies.",0
297,The Non-executive Directors Session has been put in place in 2012.,0
298,"While COVID-19 restrictions have made the traditional in-person meetings difficult, we nonetheless view the AGM as a critical point of engagement with shareholders and we strive to ensure your voting support remains at the high levels we have seen in 2021.",0
299,"We have also read the disclosures of climate related information in the front half of the annual report and accounts as set out on pages 44 to 57, and considered consistency with the financial statements and our audit knowledge.",0
300,"Our Catalyst strategy has already committed over £1.2 billion to sustainably-focused private assets, and just after the financial year closed we announced our plans to further bolster our capacity in this area by acquiring a controlling stake in responsAbility, a leading player in impact investing, based in Europe and specialising in emerging markets.",1
301,"The capital reserve comprises, unchanged, amounts achieved in the issuance of shares in excess of the nominal value.",0
302,"Despite the partial data coverage, this gives an indication of how each portfolio might behave in each scenario.",0
303,The four objectives above are equally weighted at 25% of the target figure for the Deutsche Bank Group component of the STA.,0
304,Where necessary the Chairman discusses the responses with each Director individually.,0
305,We were also delighted to announce our new Board Chair on 24 February 2022.,0
306,"All scenario analysis is, by its nature, uncertain.",0
307,We have reported our Scope 2 emissions using both the location and market-based methods in line with the GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance.,0
308,"This year, we partnered with the Leonard Cheshire Change 100 scheme, an initiative to support students with disabilities to gain work placements.",1
309,Also a Director of First Integrity Limited and Peckwater Limited.,0
310,Details of the Board’s Committees and their composition are set out on page 44 of this Report.,0
311,The agreed upon procedures did not constitute an audit engagement or a review of the Half Year Report.,0
312,The Board continues to believe that Paul Bradshaw is an independent Chairman for Code purposes.,0
313,"Regulation applicable to UCITS managers Tikehau IM and Sofidy manage and market UCITS in the European Union, and therefore must comply with strict rules on internal organisation, including requirements with regard to risk management and conflicts of interest, as well as rules of good conduct relating in particular to the amount of fees charged or information to be provided to clients.",0
314,"We are convinced that good deals have no wheels, and that local footprint is a key differentiating factor.",1
315,"Where the terms and conditions of options are modified before they vest, the change in the fair value of the options, measured immediately before and after the modifications, is recognised in the consolidated income statement over the remaining vesting period.",0
316,"Our HR Framework includes policies and standards for Diversity and Inclusion, Employee Relations, Remuneration, Talent, Resourcing, Performance and Learning.",1
317,"Dev’s indepth experience of sustainability and finance from his 32-year career at BP – where he led the company’s entry into solar and offshore wind power – and from his current role as Chief Executive Officer of VARO Energy Group AG, will be invaluable to us as M&G continues to embed sustainability in everything we do.",0
318,Most employees expressed alignment with the Group's values.,1
319,The purchase price to be paid per share upon exercise of the put options or upon the maturity of the forward purchase may not exceed by more than 10% or fall below 10% of the average of the share prices (closing auction prices of the DWS share in Xetra trading and/or in a comparable successor system on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange) on the last three stock exchange trading days before conclusion of the respective transaction in each case excluding ancillary purchase costs but taking into account the option premium received.,0
320,"This approach is in line with work done at the level of France Invest, the main French trade association for private investors, on the collaboration between stakeholders.",0
321,"When TREIC invests in vehicles managed by the Group, it is intended that the former will receive 25% of the carried interest from the vehicles concerned.",0
322,We also acknowledged the Board of Management’s risk report.,0
323,It reconciles its participants’ greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets (typically varying by 10% to 75% on scope 1 and 2) with the science-based climate data.,0
324,"The firm’s mandatory all-employee training, which was introduced for Board members in Q4 2021, included sessions on Customer Vulnerability.",1
325,The Executive Board steers DWS KGaA and its subsidiaries based on uniform policies and generally controls the entities of DWS Group within the limits of applicable laws.,0
326,They show the part of the benefit obligations that has been recognised in profit or loss by the reporting date.,0
327,"We have however ensured that the models have good coverage across all key funds and biggest counterparties, and cover three of our most significant asset classes: equities, debt securities and real estate.",0
328,Our success is based on a culture of professionalism and mutual respect.,1
329,"Mr Mathieu Chabran, who are inter alia owners of a portion of the share capital of Tikehau Capital Advisors, does not reflect an executive’s managerial incentive within the meaning of the AFEP-MEDEF Code.",0
330,Weighted Average Carbon Intensity: arithmetical3) average carbon intensities of portfolio companies weighted by their portfolio weights which allows exposure to high emission companies to be assessed.,0
331,"M&G plc will seek authority from its shareholders on an annual basis to issue shares up to a maximum amount, of which a defined number may be issued without preemption.",0
332,The fair value of the performance shares over and above the price paid for them by the employees was charged to the income statement.,0
333,"This study resulted in six patents and a review of the full operational installation: from the preparation of the wood (delivery, cutting and drying), to carbonisation and production of electricity with the pyrolysis gas produced by carbonisation.",0
334,"We have an infrastructure that has the capacity to support additional products and teams, we have the marketing resource, and we are keen to add to our Emerging Market capability, in particular as regards equities and perhaps bonds.",0
335,Our testing identified weaknesses in the design and operation of controls.,0
336,"Therefore the Group would only exit this position in the case of a significant diminution in value, or if the fund was closing or a third party buyer could be found.",0
337,"Where no market data is available for a particular instrument then pricing inputs are determined by assessing other relevant sources of information such as historical data, fundamental analysis of the economics of the transaction and proxy information from similar transactions, and making appropriate adjustments to reflect the actual instrument being valued and current market conditions.",0
338,"This procedure is based on regulations governing Tikehau Capital’s business and generally accepted professional codes of conduct, including key professional associations (AFG, France Invest) of which Tikehau Capital is a member.",0
339,"The bond issue agreement provides that any bondholder may obtain early redemption or repurchase of all or part of the bonds he owns at a price equal to the nominal value of the bonds (or, where applicable, the redemption price) plus accrued interest (See Section 2.2.4 (Liquidity and Capital Resources) of this Registration Document).",0
340,This Section describes the internal control procedures relating to the preparation and processing of Tikehau Capital’s financial and accounting information as they exist as at the registration date of this Registration Document.,0
341,ESG factors when determining our corporate strategy and new business initiatives.,1
342,"The search for return has always been there, but it seems clear that offering higher return ways for investors to increase wealth, at what might be considered a reasonable price, will be an increasing trend going forward.",0
343,"Lastly, it should be stated that around 60 senior corporate members have joined together to invest in a structure which owns an equity interest in Tikehau Capital Advisors and which receives 20% of the carried interest available on the funds managed by the Group.",0
344,The Company is committed to ensuring that any vacancies arising are filled by the most qualified candidates and recognises the value of diversity in the composition of the Board.,1
345,"Deutsche Telekom, which accounted for more than 51% of IREIT’s gross rental income as at 31 December 2018, has set ambitious targets for reducing its energy consumption and won the National German Sustainability Award in 2017.",0
346,Active Capital Management and Operational Efficiency Our seventh strategic priority is Active Capital Management and Operational Efficiency.,0
347,AUM/NUM The growth of our net management fee revenue results from the growth of our assets and notional under management and the stability of our management fees charged to clients.,0
348,"In the Eurozone, the government debt burden in some countries, especially in Italy, is a risk due to the fragile political situation.",0
349,"Tenure, election, reappointment and removal of Directors Directors are typically appointed by the Board and then put forward for election by shareholders at the subsequent AGM.",0
350,Carbonex's biomass power generation projects were selected for the Grenelle de l'Environnement (French environmental pact) in 2010 and for the French Energy Transition for Green Growth Act (wood-energy call for tenders) in 2017.,0
351,It can be considered a guide identifying sector leaders and engagement with the laggards to ultimately bring them into alignment.,0
352,In our opinion CEF’s are consumer products.,0
353,The fair value for the accounts shortfall is calculated with option pricing models using Monte-Carlo simulations including the behavioural risk of the client.,0
354,"Scope 1-2 for the Group This assessment was conducted on Scope 1, covering direct emissions from fixed or mobile sources controlled by the organisation, and Scope 2, covering indirect emissions associated with energy consumption.",0
355,"The Company has exposure to higher-yielding private debt arrangements, which may include debt securities of smaller companies, some of which may be privately owned, and thus may be less transparent in respect of environmental, social and governance and sustainability-related disclosures.",1
356,The spot rate on 21 October 2019 was used for the closing TSR.,0
357,"We receive regular briefings from Internal Audit throughout the year, and ask business owners to attend the Committee to explain actions being taken.",0
358,The financial statements of the material subsidiaries are prepared for the same accounting period as for the parent company.,0
359,The participation of ordinary shareholders in the General Shareholders’ Meeting of the Company takes place under the conditions provided for by law and the stipulations of Article 11.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association (See Section 4.2 (General Shareholders’ Meetings) of this Registration Document).,0
360,"Once every financial year, the Board of Management extensively informs the Audit Committee about DBAG’s risk exposure.",0
361,"The approach taken on external growth is one of flexibility, depending on the opportunities received or perceived and according to the strategy set by the Management, seeking the greatest complementarity with the Group’s existing activities.",0
362,Unit value of the share on the allocation date: €24.30 corresponding to the share price on 4 July 2018 (€27.00) to which a 10% discount was applied to take into account the absence of dividend rights over the vesting period.,0
363,Service Agreement between your company and the company Chardi Inc.,0
364,"Lines are open between 09:00-17:30, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays in England and Wales.",0
365,Certain colleagues have entitlement to higher levels of core benefits retained from their employment prior to 2020.,0
366,"Meantime the Group’s other products experienced different fortunes, with the Developed CEF and Frontier products performing strongly, but the Emerging Markets and Natural Resource equity strategies faring significantly less well.",0
367,Regular reports on investor sentiment and industry issues from the Company’s broker are submitted to the Board.,0
368,"Matters considered during the year During the year under review, the Audit Committee has ensured the effective assessment of the Company’s evolving risk environment, particularly given the continued challenging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the market for the majority of the year with markets recovering towards the end of the year.",0
369,"These are available to our analysts and investment teams to help them identify, understand and assess climate risks for different types of assets, drawing on a database of ESG information refreshed daily by our data vendors.",1
370,This capital increase was carried out with preferential subscription rights maintained at a price of €21 per new share and was subscribed in the amount of €239.8 million by cash contribution and €176.1 million by offsetting against debts with the equity convertible bonds issued by the Company in May 2015 (see Section 2.2.4 (Liquidity and Capital Resources) of this Registration Document).,0
371,"They may change or be modified due to uncertainties related in particular to the economic, financial, competitive and regulatory environment.",0
372,"The feedback provided was consolidated in a report, which was submitted – along with action items recommended by the Nomination Committee – to the Supervisory Board for its discussion and the adoption of measures.",0
373,"In early 2018, an accredited consultant on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Audits (referred to here by its French acronym “BEGES”) conducted an analysis of the offices in Paris, London, Brussels, Milan and Singapore.",0
374,"The Company has found that the issue of share awards to executives and employees has been a very useful tool in motivating and retaining key staff, and the Board intends to continue to maintain a flexible approach to share incentives and to seek to encourage significant employee ownership.",0
375,"In addition, the Group maintains unfunded contributory post-employment medical plans for a number of current and retired employees who are mainly located in the United States.",1
376,"As a result, the Board’s views on diversity principles are aligned with those expressed in the Hampton-Alexander Review regarding the proportion of women on boards and also the Parker Review about ethnic representation on boards, amongst other published commentaries.",1
377,Borrowings include operational borrowings attributable to shareholder-financed operations and other borrowings attributable to the With-Profits Fund.,0
378,"The score is an indicator of how we measure, disclose and manage our carbon emissions footprint.",0
379,Documents on display The terms and conditions of all Directors’ appointments are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office during normal business hours and at the AGM.,0
380,"Officer functions (Group Legal, Group Communication, Group Human Resources) and Group Chief Risk Officer expenses.",0
381,Our business is built on trust and we don’t take that lightly.,1
382,We have also made good progress towards pivoting the entire business towards sustainability.,1
383,Sustainability and Environmental Social Governance (ESG) risk has also been a key area of focus.,1
384,"Our plans to optimise and simplify our processes in the interests of our customers, business partners and employees will enable us to identify further opportunities for growth for the good of our business and to the benefit of the community.",1
385,These changes in the fair value of the guarantees will be reflected in Other Revenues.,0
386,Investments in companies whose performance is more strongly linked to consumer demand mitigate the effects of business cycles on the value of the portfolio.,0
387,"Carbon footprint of the diversified equity funds Tikehau Capital commissioned Trucost to carry out carbon benchmarks thanks to low exposure to the most polluting assessments of its main liquid funds at 31 December 2018. sectors (energy, materials, industries).",0
388,In particular we have seen continued growth in our DC Fiduciary model where we are the first provider to deliver a three year track record in this important arena.,0
389,Health represents a small proportion of SCOR Global Life’s portfolio.,0
390,Each member of the Supervisory Board should be able to build productive partnerships with key constituents including fellow Supervisory and Executive Board members.,0
391,"The new fee that will apply from the appointment date will be £525,000 per annum.",0
392,"We think giving people what they need from their homes now and in the future makes sense for the environment, for our business, and for our customers, who include millions of pensioners, savers and Prudential policyholders.",1
393,Consideration of individual performance The Committee considered performance assessments for the Executive Directors and concluded that the formulaic outcome of the STI was appropriate in the context of their personal contribution over the performance period.,0
394,"As such, Tikehau IM Asia and IREIT Global Group are subject to the laws, regulations, guidelines and recommendations laid down by MAS.",0
395,"In 2018, attendance fees were paid to him in respect of his duties as member of the Supervisory Board in 2017.",0
396,There will be only minor changes to the current accounting for lessors.,0
397,It will remain flexible in adding risk to the portfolio from both public and private markets as and when it sees value.,0
398,We attach particular importance to nurturing a corporate culture in which loyalty to the Company can prosper.,1
399,The Syndicated Credit Agreement provides for the option for each lender not to finance its participation of any possible drawdown and to terminate its commitment in the event of a change of control of the Company.,0
400,We also launched a green energy switching service for our UK colleagues.,0
401,These broadly align to the orderly 2°C scenario and a 4°C scenario.,0
402,The spend was split between a 4.25% budget for the majority of the workforce and 3% for those in senior management positions (with some variation in our international locations to reflect market conditions).,0
403,"We operate an International Sharesave in all other locations, providing the same opportunity as the UK Sharesave, subject to the rules/regulations that apply in each location.",0
404,This analysis enables us to assess the exposure of our portfolio to climate risk on a forward-looking basis using various scenarios.,0
405,Flagship programmes (urban regeneration; economic empowerment; and skills and education) support all our strategic priorities.,1
406,"While the US is still expected to show positive growth, the Eurozone is likely to achieve only a slight positive expansion in 2020.",0
407,"Like a stock corporation, the share capital of a KGaA is held by its shareholders.",0
408,"As outlined in the Company’s Prospectus at the time of the IPO, before the Company’s fifth Annual General Meeting in 2024, the Board will formulate and submit proposals (which may constitute a tender offer or other method of distribution) to provide Shareholders with an opportunity to realise the value of their Ordinary Shares at Net Asset Value per Ordinary Share less costs.",0
409,The Audit Committee reviews the Annual Report as a whole and makes recommendations to the Board.,0
410,"Local and responsible production – Buoyed by its new technology, Carbonex has been able to relocate the production of wood charcoal and briquettes in France, improve quality control, significantly reduce the use of fossil energy and avoid deforestation.",0
411,"As a business regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, we hold prudent levels of capital resource in order to ensure our financial stability.",0
412,All plan assumptions that have an impact on cash are included in the projection of financial resources.,0
413,"Regarding the estimate of the long-term results of the selected portfolio companies, we verified that this estimate had been derived from the individual company projections and had been approved at the level of the portfolio company by the latter’s supervisory body.",0
414,We have a zero waste to landfill commitment for our UK offices where we have operational control and promote this as best practice for all other offices.,0
415,"The Nomination Committee continues to lead transparent selections, with weight given to gender, ethnicity and diversity of thought.",1
416,The change in the balance of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities does not equal the deferred tax expense/(benefit).,0
417,SASB The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is an ESG guidance framework that sets standards for the disclosure of financially material sustainability information by companies to their investors.,1
418,Our M&G plc Supply Chain Modern Slavery Business Standard supports the management of Modern Slavery risk and how we approach third party supplier relationships.,1
419,"The review concluded that the Directors’ qualifications, effectiveness, performance and contribution to the Board are of a high standard.",0
420,"Options exercised in the context of a full donation for a total amount of EUR 1,174,495.9.",0
421,"In fulfilling its supervisory tasks, it monitored the General Partner and advised the Executive Board.",0
422,"Thus, in the event of the poor performance of the assets of funds that have employed leverage, the relevant funds and their shareholders or unitholders could see their position adversely affected by the existence of financing and the lending banks’ priority rights on the assets and income concerned.",0
423,"Waste We aim to reduce the volume of waste each of our offices generate, maximise recycling rates and minimise the amount we send to landfill.",0
424,It defines the high-risk and excluded sectors and behaviours.,0
425,"An example is our investment in Storegga Geotechnologies, which you can read more about on page 39.",0
426,The number of shares definitively acquired is based on the performance of a level of published revenues from the Group's Asset Management business as at 31 December 2019.,0
427,Our approach to scenario modelling is to incorporate bottom-up analysis (derived from security specific data) into a scenario parameterised in a topdown fashion.,0
428,"Through our second line assurance responsibilities, we’re ensuring that internal controls remain effective and that internal audit is providing strong third line assurance.",0
429,"Forward-looking statements therefore speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.",0
430,Nature and purpose Amendment dated 20 December 2018 to the service agreement between your company and the company Parc Monceau SARL on 29 March 2017.,0
431,The expected credit loss model (ECL) is applicable to DWS Group.,0
432,"Under the equity method, the Group’s share of profit or loss of its joint ventures and associates is recognised in the income statement and its share of movements in other comprehensive income is recognised in other comprehensive income.",0
433,"Except for the employee representatives, the members of the Supervisory Board are elected by the shareholders of DWS KGaA at the General Meeting.",0
434,"Under a £107 million and two £53.6 million revolving loan facilities between the Company and the bank named therein as lender (Lender) dated 27 March 2019 (the Facility), in the event that any person or group of persons acting in concert directly or indirectly gains control of the Company and its subsidiaries, then the Lender may elect within a prescribed time frame to be replaced by a new lender, or to cancel its commitment, under the Facility whereupon the Company shall be required to repay each loan made to it, together with accrued interest and all other amounts accrued under the Facility, which shall in each case be immediately due and payable, on the last day of the interest period for that loan.",0
435,"The Company indirectly holds 18,878,569 ordinary shares in P-Solve Holdings Limited which carry 100% of the voting rights.",0
436,"The effects of the compensation systems on risk, capital and liquidity management shall be assessed and it shall be ensured that the compensation systems and the group-wide compensation strategy – in consideration of the corporate culture – are aligned to achieving the objectives set out in the business and risk strategies of DWS Group.",0
437,Dr Woehrmann has also assumed the responsibility for setting the overall DWS Group ESG and Sustainability strategy.,1
438,"As set out on page 77 of the Strategic Report, M&G plc faces the potential risk of the facilitation of financial crime and continues with the programme of work to ensure that the controls that operate across the Group are sufficiently comprehensive and resilient to mitigate this risk in line with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, and complete any necessary remediation where appropriate.",0
439,The largest suppliers in the period have been professional service firms.,0
440,Details of the Committee Members’ experience are given in the biographical information on page 38.,0
441,"The valuation guidelines set out further details on IPEVG provisions, insofar as the latter are vague or undefined, in order to allow them to be applied in intersubjectively clear terms to DBAG.",0
442,"In light of these Court rulings, at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, the Group has recognised an estimated allowance for GMP equalisation within the IAS 19 valuation for all the UK schemes – comprising £43m for PSPS, £20m for SASPS, and £6m for M&GGPS as at 31 December 2021 (2020: £48m for PSPS, £21m for SASPS and £6m for M&GGPS).",0
443,"In the medium to long term, our operations and investment portfolios will be exposed to physical risks resulting from extreme weather events and to the impact of climate change on other environmental systems such as biodiversity and water, and through them on health, living standards and social stability.",0
444,"Executive Directors are eligible to participate in UK all-employee share plans, which currently comprises HMRC-approved Sharesave and SIP plans, on the same terms as other employees.",0
445,"Appointment of Proxy by Joint Shareholders In the case of joint shareholders, where more than one of the joint shareholders purports to appoint one or more proxies, only the purported appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted.",0
446,"This independent spirit has forged an investment culture of conviction, sometimes going against market trends, in keeping with the desire of Tikehau Capital to provide enhanced added value for its investor clients.",0
447,"In the disorderly 2°C scenario, downside impacts to asset values are initially mild but then become greater after 2030, as greater investment is needed to adapt to climate change.",0
448,"Supporting our ambition to build the most inclusive culture, our colleagueled diversity networks provide invaluable support and networking opportunities for our people globally.",1
449,"As a result, there was no material impact from climate on our key audit matters.",0
450,Our focus on client outcomes aligns us with our clients and results in a business with low attrition rates.,0
451,"The Chief Human Resources and Director of Public Policy and Regulation retired at the end of 2021 and, as of 1 January 2022, the new combined role of Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer was created as an Executive Committee member.",0
452,"Remuneration philosophy The Group’s remuneration philosophy is based on rewarding people for their individual performance, their division’s performance and the overall performance of the Group.",0
453,"The acquisition of Sofidy has enabled Tikehau Capital to expand its range of Real Estate funds and thus improve its business mix, to reach out to new investor categories and extend its know-how in the field of Real Estate investment solutions thanks to the strong synergies between the two groups.",0
454,"In addition, the Supervisory Board concurred with the proposal of the Executive Board for the appropriation of distributable profit and resolved the Report of the Supervisory Board.",0
455,Employees of the Real Estate activity 19 (excl.,0
456,"Specialised in plant chemistry, since 1932, the DRT group has developed rosin and turpentine extracted from pine resin.",0
457,"The Whistleblowing policy is supported by our Speak Out programme that includes different reporting channels, such as EthicsPoint which is a confidential reporting system provided by an independent external service provider.",1
458,"The Managers, with the power of sub-delegation under the conditions provided by law, enjoy the broadest powers to decide and implement said authorisation, to specify, if necessary, its terms, and the procedures for executing the share buyback and, in particular, to place any market order, enter into any agreement, allocate or reallocate the acquired shares to purposes allowed under applicable law and regulations, set the procedures for ensuring, where applicable, the rights of holders of securities giving access to equity or other rights giving access to equity in accordance with legal and regulatory provisions and, where applicable, enforce contractual clauses providing for other cases of adjustment, to make any disclosures to the AMF or any other competent authority and any other formalities and, generally speaking, to undertake any necessary actions.",0
459,Financial debt Financial debts are recognised at their historical cost.,0
460,"Within our equity portfolios, the assets that are exposed to greatest downside are our holdings in industrials, materials and energy, as companies operating in this sector are exposed to transition risk in the 4°C scenario, the sector most exposed to downside impacts is consumer discretionary, with industrials, materials and energy performing relatively better.",0
461,"Internally, presentations and training are delivered by Group employees and cover awareness on compliance, explanation of the various business lines and Group products, talent management (management, annual interviews, best recruitment and mentoring practice, welcome meetings for new recruits and business culture, etc.).",1
462,"We have updated the sustainability requirements in our Supplier Code of Conduct and now require all suppliers to have clear procedures in place to ensure direct and indirect environmental impacts associated with goods and services are understood, measured and managed.",1
463,"The audit partner was previously the engagement partner involved with the audit of PSG, P-Solve and RAMAM.",0
464,Similarly the remaining emissions will be offset.,0
465,"Total Eren held workshops on PV power, environmental protection and public health for local communities.",1
466,"The middle-office teams monitor, whenever the net asset value is published, that the valuation data used by the custodian comply with decisions taken and that all closing elements have been properly integrated.",0
467,"The Committee confirms that the non-audit work undertaken by the Company’s Auditor satisfies, and does not compromise, the tests of the Auditor’s independence, objectivity, effectiveness, resources and qualification.",0
468,The Board of Management knows of no other restrictions relating to voting rights or the transfer of shares.,0
469,"The membership of the Company’s Audit Committee comprises four independent non-executive Directors, namely Lynn Ruddick, David Cardale, Allan Bufferd, and Rian Dartnell.",0
470,"We earned a higher than planned margin on our annuity business due to favourable benefits from longevity and expense assumption changes, which offset lower than expected operating profit before tax from our Asset Management business.",0
471,"Tikehau Capital’s activities have a low level of health and safety events, access to gyms at reduced prices for employees, etc.).",1
472,"In the event that our desired risk appetite is breached, a predefined escalation governance matrix is applied so these breaches are highlighted to the respective committees.",0
473,"The purpose of this reserved issue was to strengthen employees’ personal interest in the Group (particularly at the point of exercising these equity warrants), to reinforce the alignment of interests between the Group and its employees, and to encourage them with the Group’s future performance.",0
474,"Considering all significant aspects of the Group’s relationship with the IMEs, the Directors are of the opinion that although the Group manages the investment resources of the IMEs, the existence of: termination provisions in the Investment Management Agreements (IMAs) which allow for the removal of the Group as the investment manager; the influence exercised by investors in the control of their IMEs and the arm’s length nature of the Group’s contracts with the IMEs; and independent Boards of Directors of the IMEs, the Group does not control the IMEs and therefore the assets, liabilities and net profit are not consolidated into the Group’s financial statements.",0
475,"We aspire to be a thought leader, to innovate, and to advance understanding of sustainability issues.",1
476,"The employer’s contribution on behalf of all permanent employees, including executive Directors, is 12.5% of basic salary, except where local overseas regulations stipulate otherwise.",0
477,"At its meeting on December 13, 2019 the Supervisory Board dealt with the results of the review of the efficiency of its work.",0
478,Provisions are measured based on management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.,0
479,"However, we are cognisant of the need to encourage good corporate governance and sustainable business practices and, if necessary, vote for changes to board composition where this is not the case.",1
480,It has been pleasing to see that financial controls remain robust and that high quality financial reporting continues to be delivered.,0
481,"Depending on the nature of the businesses and their industries, qualitative or quantitative criteria used in regard to social aspects may vary: human resources policy, social risk, employee safety and work-related accident rates.",1
482,Reminder:  Scope 1: carbon footprint from fixed or mobile sources controlled by the organisation.,0
483,"Information Systems, a Head of Finance, a Head of Human Resources and a Risk Manager.",0
484,"In addition, Tikehau IM and Sofidy, which manage and market UCITS, must comply with the requirements of the UCITS V Directive, which includes provisions on remuneration substantially similar to those contained in the AIFM Directive.",0
485,"Where the Group does not control these entities (as it is deemed to be acting as an agent) and they do not meet the definition of associates, they are carried at FVTPL within equity securities and pooled investment funds in the consolidated statement of financial position.",0
486,Further information is given in the Viability Statement (unaudited) on pages 24 to 25 and the Going Concern Statement on page 25.,0
487,"It makes a report at the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, in which it indicates in particular, the irregularities and inaccuracies noted in the annual and consolidated financial statements for the financial year.",0
488,"This pioneering blend of digital technology and human advice allows us to deliver outcomes much more efficiently, giving UK customers access to financial advice in an understandable, affordable and sustainable way.",0
489,The financial resources serve DBAG for investments in financial assets and loans and receivables.,0
490,"After a dividend of 1.20 euros was paid out in February 2017, this corresponds to an increase of 6.20 euros per share, or 26.5 percent – the third- highest return on equity reported since IFRS accounting was implemented.",0
491,"In order to take into account the existing forecasting uncertainty and the earlier date for the impairment test, we examined the effects of possible changes in expected net changes in cash flows of the managed mutual funds, the effective fee rate and the assumed long-term growth rates, or the discount rate used, on the recoverable amount by calculating alternative scenarios and comparing them with the Company's figures (sensitivity analysis).",0
492,"This will be achieved by launching further DBAG funds with new investment strategies that we have not pursued to date, or by ensuring that a successor fund exceeds the size of its predecessor.",0
493,"Every year, our One Voice employee opinion survey tracks what our people think of life at M&G, showing us what we are getting right and where we can improve.",1
494,"Total capital generation is the total change in Solvency II surplus capital before dividends and capital movements, and capital generated from discontinued operations.",0
495,"Our net zero commitments are supported by a number of initiatives, from implementation of our coal policy, to updating our product range, continuing to transition our existing European funds to SFDR Article 8/9 standard on sustainable investing.",0
496,"This plan outlines the steps that we’ve committed to undertake by putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do: as an investor, employer and business partner and as a company run in the long-term interests of our shareholders.",1
497,"No member of the Supervisory Board or the Board of Management holds shares, share options or other derivatives representing 1 percent or more of the subscribed capital.",0
498,"Continuing the development of open-ended funds (“Liquid Strategies”) – The Group considers that open-ended funds are a pillar of its growth, alongside the development of closed-end funds (see Section 1.4.2(c) (Liquid Strategies activity) of this Registration Document).",0
499,"If after engagement we feel that investees cannot or will not commit to a credible phase-out plan by 2030 for OECD and EU countries, or 2040 for developing countries, they will become candidates for divestment.",0
500,"A specific Board training session also took place, which included discussion on the Board’s role in establishing culture.",1
501,Our offices have video conference facilities which are used extensively for client meetings to reduce travel for us and our clients.,0
0,Significant environmental issues. ,0
1,We are committed to maintaining and enhancing our reputation for responsible business practices and will continue to promote our standards in line with our Business Principles.  ,1
2,"We create and maintain a positive, healthy and safe working environment that promotes diversity, inclusion and respect.  ",1
3,"The firm's mandatory all-employee training, which was introduced for Board members in Q4 2021, included sessions on Customer Vulnerability.  ",1
4,"Engaging with stakeholders (including Shareholders) will allow the Company to make the most of their contributions, ensure that the Company fulfils its obligations and build long-term value for all stakeholders.  ",0
5,"""The United Nations Global Compact"" (""UNGC"") and ""The Principles for Responsible Investment"" (""PRI"") are examples of initiatives that have been adopted by several companies, including SCOR SE.  ",1
6,We have adopted a Group-wide policy on equal opportunities.  ,1
7,The company has an active programme to promote sustainable consumption and production.  ,1
8,We carry out comprehensive background checks on all new employees and regularly review their behaviour during the course of their employment.  ,1
9,The environmental requirements applicable to the Group's production process are set out in the environmental permits applicable to the individual production sites.  ,0
10,"The initial remuneration for the Group Managing Director is competitive in the current market, and the total remuneration takes into account the Group’s current business development and financial position.  ",0
11,"The Board is committed to continuing this trend, demonstrated through its substantial support for the introduction of a number of new policies and programmes.  ",0
12,"The results are presented to the Supervisory Board, the Management Board and the Executive Committee for review.  ",0
13,The Board is responsible for the Company's strategic direction and risk management.  ,0
14,The Group is committed to protecting biodiversity through its sustainable development policies and initiatives.  ,0
15,"At year-end, the Group employed 11,045 people, including 7,749 in France.  ",0
16,"The review of the audit plan includes a detailed review of the risk profile, including the risk assessment performed by the Company’s internal control function.  ",0
17,The principal aim of our Corporate Governance framework is to ensure that the highest standards of corporate governance are maintained.  ,0
18,"The Company is committed to foster and maintain an environment that is free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation.  ",1
19,"We are committed to integrating ESG factors into the investment process, and are working on a new ESG framework.  ",1
20,Changes in the company's ownership and control structure were also considered.  ,0
21,"The company is committed to maintaining an effective system of internal controls, including policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.  ",0
22,"This position is not remunerated, but is a key management function, reporting directly to the Board, with the mandate to promote good corporate governance, enhance risk management and safeguard the interests of the Shareholders.  ",0
23,"However, we are cognisant of the need to encourage good corporate governance and sustainable business practices and, if necessary, vote for changes to board composition where this is not the case.  ",1
24,We are introducing LEED v4 and we will achieve our first project certification in 2017.  ,0
25,We have not established sufficient internal control over our financial reporting to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  ,0
26,The Board of Directors of the Company consists of eight directors.  ,0
27,The Group has also implemented a code of conduct for its employees.  ,1
28,A chart on page 18 shows the results of an analysis of social media and news articles.  ,0
29,The company was founded in 1846 as a manufacturer of surgical instruments and was the first major medical equipment supplier to require sales representatives to have graduated from a medical college.  ,0
30,"In the year ended 31 December 2016, the Company's total investment income amounted to $8.8 billion.  ",0
31,"We also provide access to external services, including health and well-being, financial services and training.  ",1
32,Our employees are the most important aspect of our business.  ,1
33,The Board has recently reviewed the Group's policies and guidelines on whistleblowing and harassment.  ,1
34,The Company has implemented a clear set of rules to ensure that no improper payments are made to any public official or third party.  ,0
35,"We are committed to promoting a safe and healthy working environment, where employees are treated fairly and with respect, and where they can reach their full potential.  ",1
36,"As of December 31, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors consisted of seven members: two executive directors, two general directors, two independent non-executive directors and one employee representative.  ",0
37,The Company considers that the purpose of the audit is to provide an independent opinion as to whether the financial statements of the Company give a true and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs.  ,0
38,"The main objective of the new policy is to reduce our CO2 emissions and better integrate the social, environmental and economic aspects in our activities.  ",1
39,The turnover of the company increased by 4.1% to € 67.7 billion.  ,0
40,We are committed to promoting gender diversity in the workplace and our management team consists of over 50% women.  ,1
41,"The Group's recruitment policy aims to promote, wherever possible, applications from women, whenever there are vacancies, and particularly for investment roles.  ",1
42,"If any such election is not made by the due date, the executive must defer the compensation and benefits received during the prior year and make a section 83(b) election within 30 days after the due date.  ",0
43,"In the social sphere, our focus on the world in which we operate, both locally and globally, involves us in building lasting relationships with partners who share our vision.  ",1
44,"We are also committed to realizing our market leadership in ""Sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility"" (""CSR"") activities.  ",1
45,We have formal processes of training and accreditation to advance and motivate our employees in order to support the continuity of our client engagement business model.  ,1
46,"We have a strong commitment to ""Doing the Right Thing"" and fostering a culture of integrity and compliance.  ",1
47,The operating company will provide a comprehensive information and communication strategy to ensure that the Group's stakeholders are kept fully informed of the Group's activities and performance.  ,0
48,The Company will support the local community through the activities of its staff and the support of local non-profit organisations.  ,1
49,"We also hold that a focus on long-term performance, whether for an individual or for a company, is the only rational strategy. ",0
50,"Our Board of Directors has established a Risk Committee, which meets regularly to review the risk profile of the Company and to oversee the risk management of the Company.  ",0
51,The decision-making process is a continuous process which draws on the experience of all members of the Executive Committee.  ,0
52,The Company also strives to maximize the benefits from its participation in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) by using the positive influence of the DJSI as an investment marketing tool.  ,1
53,"The Board is responsible for ensuring that the Company is managed in a sound, efficient and ethical manner and that the interests of shareholders are properly protected.  ",0
54,The Board has an active social responsibility policy and an Employee Forum.  ,1
55,"The Company is committed to conducting its business activities in a responsible manner, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and in an environmentally, socially and economically responsible manner.  ",1
56,The Inclusion Council is the Group's advisory body on inclusion and diversity.  ,1
57,"The Board is comprised of seven members, including the Chairman and six non-executive Directors.  ",0
58,We also have an active lending policy to support the local economy.  ,1
59,The Group's remuneration policies and practices do not encourage excessive risk-taking.  ,0
60,"In addition, the Group supports the development of young talent in the area of music.  ",1
61,"The firm is committed to transparency and the sharing of information with clients, and this is reflected in the firm's publications and communications.  ",0
62,The Group will continue to develop and implement an employee assistance programme to support the personal development and well-being of employees.  ,1
63,"We have a strong commitment to the conservation of natural resources, water and energy.  ",0
64,"The Group is currently involved in a number of initiatives to make its business more environmentally sustainable, including reducing its use of paper in favour of more environmentally friendly media.  ",0
65,We have a strong commitment to improving our social and environmental performance and this is reflected in our Corporate Governance Statement on our website.  ,1
66,The Group's risk management policy is designed to ensure that any risks that arise are identified and assessed in a timely manner and that appropriate controls are in place.  ,0
67,We are committed to building a sustainable business that delivers long-term value for all our stakeholders.  ,1
68,"As part of the company's governance process, an annual report on the company's social and environmental performance is published.  ",1
69,The governance framework will be based on clearly defined and transparent principles.  ,0
70,Our company has no debt and has no plans to borrow any money.  ,0
71,The Company's remuneration policy is designed to be consistent with the Company's overall strategy in order to attract and retain the skills and talents required to drive the business forward.  ,0
72,"This applies to all BlackRock funds, funds of funds and third party discretionary managed accounts.  ",0
73,The Company is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its employees and contractors.  ,1
74,"In addition, the Board has introduced a policy to ensure that the financial and social performance of each of the Group's service lines and regions is reported in the report.  ",1
75,"The Group's overall strategy is aimed at reducing its environmental footprint and to achieve this, the Group is committed to reducing its emissions by 20% compared to 2006.  ",0
76,We will continue to actively work with all stakeholders to contribute to the eradication of malaria in the country.  ,1
77,"We have also introduced a Whistleblowing and Ethics programme for employees, which has been designed to encourage honesty and respect for our policies.  ",1
78,"Transparency on environmental, social and governance issues is a key element of communication with our stakeholders.  ",1
79,"The Company and its directors are committed to the highest standards of corporate governance, ethical conduct and compliance with all laws and regulations.  ",0
80,Ethical and values-based behavior are not only a means to an end but are also the end in themselves.  ,1
81,The Group has committed to instilling a culture of integrity and complying with the highest ethical standards through a combination of internal controls and business-led initiatives.  ,1
82,"CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby businesses recognise their responsibility to their stakeholders and the wider community, and take action to address the needs of society and the environment.  ",1
83,"Our strategy of social engagement is designed to support our business priorities, reduce environmental impact and enhance our reputation.  ",1
84,The Board has established a remuneration committee that has reviewed and approved the remuneration arrangements for the Executive Directors and their independence from the Company and its subsidiaries.  ,0
85,"The Company's significant subsidiaries include the Corporate Centre, a 60% subsidiary established for the purpose of managing the group's worldwide group-wide corporate and administrative operations.  ",0
86,"It has been a difficult period for the Group. However, we are confident that the actions taken on the following key priorities will drive growth in the near term and place the Group on a stable footing for the future. ",0
87,"In 2017, the Group reduced its water consumption by 5% compared to 2016.  ",0
88,We are committed to being a provider of choice for our clients in the markets in which we operate.  ,0
89,"The Board, the Executive Management and the Group's employees are committed to promoting and maintaining high standards of business conduct and ethics.  ",1
90,"The report provides detailed data on areas such as the number of visits per week, the number of customers served and the number of items on the menu.  ",0
91,The availability of the appropriate skills in the market is assessed to ensure that internal resources can meet project requirements.  ,0
92,The Board has established a remuneration committee which is responsible for establishing the remuneration of the executive directors and the other key management personnel.  ,0
93,The Board has a policy of encouraging diversity on the Board.  ,1
94,We pride ourselves on providing a safe working environment for our employees.  ,1
95,"In accordance with French law, we have verified that the required information concerning the purchase of investments and controlling interests and the identity of the shareholders or holders of the voting rights has been properly disclosed in the management report.  ",0
96,"The Group has a commitment to a safe and healthy working environment, and to ensuring that its employees are aware of the risks associated with their work and how to avoid them.  ",1
97,We believe that a pipeline of future low-carbon energy sources is essential to ensure that we mitigate the worst effects of climate change.  ,0
98,"The rich variety of activities and services includes lectures, seminars, workshops, excursions, cultural activities and sports.  ",1
99,The Group is committed to supporting the communities in which we operate through a variety of initiatives.  ,1
100,Employees are consulted regularly through the Group's Works Council.  ,1
101,"The policy is supported by our Speak Out programme that includes different reporting channels, such as EthicsPoint which is a confidential reporting system provided by an independent external service provider.  ",1
102,We are committed to continuous improvement and strengthening of the internal control environment of the company.  ,0
103,"The Group's policies are designed to ensure that the Group and its employees, advisers and agents act in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulations.  ",0
104,This includes the submission of an annual report on our policies and procedures and the development of an online training program for all employees.  ,1
105,The Company's Quality Management System complies with the requirements of the International Standard for Quality Management (ISO 9001:2008).  ,0
106,"Our network of stewards, who come from all levels of the organisation, help to spread the word about our policies and encourage others to speak up.  ",1
107,"In view of the current financial situation in Europe, the Group has established a number of measures to reduce its risk exposure.  ",0
108,"In the coming months, we will be rolling out a comprehensive programme of training, communications and action to address the issues.  ",1
109,"The board of directors was fully informed of the risks facing the company; in particular, it was informed of the strategy for prevention and mitigation of such risks and the progress made in implementing this strategy.  ",0
110,Our business activities are subject to regulation by various regulatory authorities.  ,0
111,The Board of Directors is responsible for the operation of the Company and the achievement of its objectives.  ,0
112,Performance of the group's activities are subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors and its Committees and/or the Management Board.  ,0
113,This is explained in the financial information that is provided in the bidder and target's respective annual reports and accounts.  ,0
114,The Board has reviewed the Company's system of internal control and has determined that the system provides reasonable assurance that the Company's financial statements are free from material misstatement.  ,0
115,The Company is committed to ensuring that any vacancies arising are filled by the most qualified candidates and recognises the value of diversity in the composition of the Board.  ,1
116,"ESG is the integrated management of environmental, social and governance factors, which may affect a company's financial performance.  ",1
117,"In this context, the BEE Black Economic Empowerment law did not encourage companies and other business entities to increase the number of Black shareholders.  ",1
118,"Our policy is to comply, and to encourage compliance with laws and regulations that are applicable to us.  ",0
119,"The Group's key ESG policies are set out in our Group statement on sustainable business, which we refer to as our Sustainability Report.  ",1
120,The Group also has a number of ongoing partnerships with external stakeholders and runs a number of long-term awareness-raising activities.  ,1
121,"Our commitment to fair trading and sustainable sourcing is demonstrated by our membership of the Fairtrade Foundation, and our membership of the Ethical Trading Initiative.  ",1
122,"The Company is committed to increasing the number of women on the Board, and to supporting its female employees with a range of initiatives, including flexible working.  ",1
123,"We are committed to good corporate governance and ethical behaviour, and to ensuring that our business and our supply chain are slavery free.  ",1
124,We have been a member of the FTSE4Good index since 2001 and the FTSE4Good Environmental Leaders Europe index since 2001.  ,1
125,The Company is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact .  ,1
126,The European Commission has been informed of the intention to prepare a tender offer for the shares of Daimler AG.  ,0
127,"The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the appointment of Ramesh Narayanan as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from September 1, 2011.  ",0
128,"In the event that the annual general meeting does not fix a date for the next annual general meeting, the directors must call the annual general meeting at the next convenient time.  ",0
129,"The company has an extensive programme of CSR, including a commitment to meeting the UN Global Compact principles.  ",1
130,"We are committed to working with all our suppliers and stakeholders to help end slavery, human trafficking, child labour or any other abuse of human rights.  ",1
131,"In 2015, we adopted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and made a commitment to integrate the principles into our business activities.  ",1
132,"We have a policy of sourcing responsibly and will have policies on suppliers, labour, the environment and the consumer that are aligned, to the extent possible.  ",1
133,We aim to reduce energy use and CO2 emissions while increasing the use of renewable energy.  ,0
134,We have a well-established quality management system (QMS) that has been certified to standard ISO 9001:2008 by an accredited certification body.  ,0
135,"The Board, through the Nomination Committee, is responsible for overseeing the selection of candidates for appointment as directors.  ",0
136,"At least annually, the highest ranking executive officers of the company are evaluated by the Board of Directors.  ",0
137,"Our total consolidated assets amounted to €1,376.9 million at 31 December 2016, an increase of €92.6 million compared to 31 December 2015.  ",0
138,The Group's Group Sustainability Report 2016 and accompanying Sustainability Report Summary are available on our website.  ,1
139,"The Group is committed to conducting its business in an ethical manner, and in accordance with the requirements of the laws and regulations applicable to its operations and the Group's Code of Conduct.  ",0
140,"As regards the board, it would be appropriate to have one or two more independent directors with relevant skills and experience, to ensure that the board has appropriate expertise to assess these risks.  ",0
141,The Group is committed to providing its employees with a safe and healthy working environment. ,1
142,"We comply with all applicable laws, including trade and economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.  ",0
143,The Company has decided not to make a recommendation to the Annual General Meeting concerning the appointment of the Company's Auditor.  ,0
144,The Board is advised by an independent and non-executive Chairman.  ,0
145,The company is committed to hiring employees from diverse backgrounds and providing training to develop their skills.  ,1
146,The Company is committed to improving the health and safety of its employees and to protecting the environment.  ,1
147,"The Group's Board of Directors and management team believe that the Group's shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers, local communities and other stakeholders are best served by the Group's continued independence.  ",1
148,"To maintain the integrity of the system, we will not tolerate any violations of the Code, including the illegal use of personal information or the abuse of the trust of our customers.  ",0
149,We have adopted a policy of continuous improvement and go beyond the regulatory requirements.  ,0
150,The Company will continue to monitor the situation and will cooperate fully with any government investigation that may result.  ,0
151,"The value of the Company’s investment in these instruments was £1,049,073,000.  ",0
152,"The Board is responsible for the maintenance of adequate internal control and for the establishment and monitoring of adequate internal control procedures, including the company's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.  ",0
153,It is too early to evaluate the effect of the Sustainability Report on the way the organisation is viewed by its stakeholders.  ,1
154,The Group's operations are conducted in a socially responsible manner.  ,1
155,The Group periodically reviews the effectiveness of its internal control system.  ,0
156,"This year, we have re-examined our approach to sustainability reporting and have updated our reporting cycle and methodology to ensure we present our sustainability performance in a more consistent and comprehensive way.  ",0
157,The company's investment in environmental protection is recognised in the way it invests in training and safety.  ,1
158,"In the last decade, several initiatives have been designed to promote the welfare of the Group's staff, as well as its local communities, and to respect and protect the environment.  ",1
159,The Board believes that the Company's corporate structure and capitalization are currently in compliance with the listing standards of the TSX.  ,0
160,"We are committed to the highest standards of corporate governance and ethics, as set out in the Criminal Justice Act, the Proceeds of Crime Act and the Bribery Act.  ",0
161,We have a strong commitment to corporate social responsibility and are a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact.  ,1
162,"In line with the requirements set out in the EU Regulation on Corporate Governance of Credit Institutions, the Board confirms that it oversees the compliance of the Bank with the legal and regulatory requirements.  ",0
163,We have had a number of opportunities to meet with their management teams to discuss their plans and objectives and to share our knowledge and expertise.  ,0
164,"We have developed a Human Rights Policy, which is available on our website and sets out our commitment to respect human rights at all times when doing business.  ",1
165,"[T]he Committee is responsible for the appointment, evaluation and compensation of Directors.  ",0
166,The Group Management Board endorsed the Group's Code of Conduct and the Group's Statement of Ethics and Business Conduct.  ,1
167,"If we do not receive the requested permits by the end of 2014, we will be unable to develop the planned capacity until such time as the permits are issued.  ",0
168,"The Board has reviewed the Company's governance and considers that the Company's Board has the appropriate mix of skills, diversity, experience and competencies to provide the Company with effective and efficient governance.  ",1
169,"The Group will review the impact of the East Japan Railway Company Act on its business strategy and management, but at this stage it is not expected to have a material impact on the way the Group conducts its business.  ",0
170,The board of directors have reviewed the financial statements and have taken responsibility for their content.  ,0
171,The risk of climate change is not one the company can ignore.  ,0
172,Sustainability The Group has an active programme of work to promote the sustainable use of resources and minimisation of waste.  ,0
173,We recognize the importance of corporate governance and compliance.  ,0
174,The audit committee will have a majority of independent directors who are not officers of the company.  ,0
175,This statement focuses on the material risks and uncertainties that the Group's Management Board and the Board of Directors currently consider to be relevant to the Group.  ,0
176,"The Group's reputation is an important asset, and our brands are an important element of this asset.  ",0
177,We will take steps to ensure that our employees and officers comply with the law and that our financial reporting is in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.  ,0
178,"For over two decades, we have been active in the fight against global climate change and we continue to work hand in hand with the government in order to achieve the objectives set by the Paris Climate Agreement.  ",0
179,"The Company, which is not a legal entity under French law, has a single member.  ",0
180,We are looking forward to working with the new team and achieving further successes in the future.  ,0
181,"Our board of directors has determined that the company is not a ""public interest company"" within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  ",0
182,The Board and the management team have a strong commitment to the concepts of corporate governance and corporate citizenship.  ,0
183,The company has a zero tolerance policy with regard to bribery and corruption and is committed to actively promoting ethical business practices.  ,0
184,"Prudential requirements (e.g. Basel II) are being met with regard to risk management, governance and regulatory compliance.  ",0
185,"The report includes a discussion of the Group's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance in the period.  ",1
186,"The company has a well-established Engineering and Technology Club, with a strong reputation for student social and networking activities.  ",1
187,The Group's organisational structure is aligned with the current economic and business environment.  ,0
188,The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the Group's corporate governance.  ,0
189,"We use a combination of direct, indirect and strategic engagement approaches to influence the actions of governments and others.  ",0
190,The Group has a Code of Conduct that applies to all of its employees.  ,1
191,We are committed to the highest standards of quality and service in all we do and our award-winning customer care and delivery teams work hard to ensure the smooth and successful delivery of our products and services.  ,0
192,"The Board has delegated the responsibility of compliance with the Company's internal policies and procedures, including those relating to risk management and the Code of Business Conduct, to the Chief Executive Officer.  ",0
193,A core environmental value is to develop and implement energy-efficient technologies.  ,0
194,"The Company's major environmental risks include air emissions, water discharges and wastewater, solid waste, contaminated land, climate change and the potential effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the atmosphere.  ",0
195,We are committed to ensuring that our operations are conducted responsibly and with respect for human rights and the environment.  ,1
196,The Company has set up a special committee to monitor the Company's compliance with the new guidelines and to provide advice to the Board and management on matters relating to the implementation of the guidelines.  ,0
197,"Corporate citizenship: Since its inception in the USA, the Starbucks Foundation has been a key part of Starbucks' commitment to Corporate Citizenship.  ",1
198,"ESG Environment, social and governance factors are increasingly important to the Company's stakeholders.  ",1
199,"We need to be aware of these risks and, where we cannot eliminate them, mitigate them using appropriate internal controls and procedures.  ",0
200,We are committed to a zero tolerance policy for unethical conduct.  ,0
201,Our suppliers' activities support our overall business strategy and are in compliance with our Corporate Responsibility policy.  ,1
202,The Group continues to pay particular attention to reducing its impact on the environment and is committed to the principles of sustainable development.  ,0
203,"We have a number of initiatives in place to promote diversity and inclusion within the business, including an emphasis on gender balance within our programme.  ",1
204,The Group encourages its employees to engage in voluntary work for associations or for the benefit of the community.  ,1
205,"In 2011, we were certified as an A-rated employer by the Ethical Trading Initiative in recognition of our commitment to ethical principles in our employment practices.  ",1
206,The Company has an interest in ensuring the protection of the environment in which it operates.  ,0
207,"In addition, the Company has substantially reduced its carbon emissions and taken a number of steps to promote a sustainable future.  ",0
208,We are committed to supporting the communities in which we operate and in which our employees live and work.  ,1
209,"While the content of the code is ultimately a matter for the board itself, the board will want to ensure that the code is being applied in a transparent and consistent way.  ",0
210,Each plan has a different set of eligibility criteria and benefits that varies significantly from the other plans.  ,0
211,"The Company's environmental policy is to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and to continuously improve our environmental performance by reducing the environmental impact of our activities and increasing the use of renewable and recycled products.  ",0
212,The Group has a policy to reward employees for outstanding performance.  ,0
213,"The Group has a policy of zero tolerance towards bribery and corruption and of compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the UK Bribery Act 2010. We also have a comprehensive whistleblowing policy.  ",0
214,"For this reason, the Company has adopted a policy for the preparation of management accounts which conforms to the IFRS.  ",0
215,The Board has considered the report of the Audit Committee on the financial reporting and internal control systems of the Company.  ,0
216,"We have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities under, and we remain independent of the Company in accordance with, UK ethical requirements including the FRC Ethical Standard as applied to public interest entities.  ",0
217,"We are committed to a responsible and sustainable palm oil policy, in line with the RSPO Principles and Criteria.  ",1
218,As part of our commitment to corporate governance we have a high level of internal audit coverage.  ,0
219,"We have a diverse team of 11,000 employees around the world, of whom 66% are women, and we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the best talent.  ",1
220,"The Group's culture is based on a set of values that underlie our business strategy, as well as the way we do business.  ",1
221,The inclusion of an equivalent indicator of value at the portfolio level would benefit investors interested in long-term performance.  ,0
222,"The Group is committed to investing in its people and we aim to provide an inclusive, engaging and rewarding work environment, where people are enabled to maximize their potential.  ",1
223,The Group strives to maintain good relations with its suppliers and to be aware of their environmental and social performance.  ,1
224,"For the year ended 31 December 2010, we paid out €8.4m in the form of dividends to our shareholders.  ",0
225,A regular governance process provides for regular interaction to identify changes in the client's desired outcomes and solicits feedback on the actual outcomes experienced by the client.  ,0
226,The Company has a commitment to the protection of the environment and is involved in various environmental activities.  ,0
227,"The success of our global sourcing strategy and the key role played by our suppliers in ensuring that our products meet our quality and sustainability standards and our values of respect, care and honesty.  ",1
228,"We are committed to creating a successful, sustainable business that is economically, socially and environmentally conscious.  ",1
229,The Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) function has now become a key component of the company's culture and is embedded into the strategic framework of the company.  ,1
230,"The Company has a Code of Conduct and a whistleblowing policy, the details of which are available on the Company's website.  ",1
231,"We will concentrate our efforts on improving our processes around the assessment and approval of all projects, and to ensure that appropriate, timely and effective action is taken to address all high, medium and low risks we identify.  ",0
232,The responsibility for the Group's business activities rests with the management.  ,0
233,"Emissions from the UK House are predominantly from electricity use, transport and food waste.  ",0
234,The Board's commitment to the sustainable development of the Group is underpinned by strategic and operational risk management.  ,1
235,"For the year ended 31 December 2018, the Group's total operating profit before tax was $1,281 million, an increase of $138 million (12.1%) on the prior year.  ",0
236,The company has a comprehensive and effective whistleblowing policy which is prominently displayed throughout the Company's global offices.  ,0
237,A key component of our social and corporate responsibility strategy is to provide financial and non-financial support and to encourage community involvement in the areas of our properties in which we operate.  ,1
238,"The Board has adopted a formal governance and risk management statement, which is reviewed annually.  ",0
239,The Board of Directors is composed of 10 Directors and 1 alternate Director.  ,0
240,"The Board will continue to monitor the Company's overall compliance with the Code and, where necessary, recommend that the Company makes appropriate changes to its policies, procedures and practices.  ",0
241,"The Board considers that the Group's corporate governance structure and processes are in line with good practice, designed to promote effective and efficient decision-making and aligned with the regulatory framework.  ",0
242,Our portfolio companies are also required to appoint a chief compliance officer and a board committee to oversee the reporting of conflicts of interest.  ,0
243,The Company is committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce and is vigilant in implementing its policies and practices to prevent discrimination of any kind.  ,1
244,SASB The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is an ESG guidance framework that sets standards for the disclosure of financially material sustainability information by companies to their investors.  ,1
245,The Board is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance and has adopted a Code of Business Conduct.  ,0
246,"The Company considers that, as a general rule, it is important that the Directors and senior management should own, directly or indirectly, shares in the Company.  ",0
247,The social policy package included a reduction in the statutory minimum wage.  ,1
248,The Board of Directors is responsible for Risk Management at the Company.  ,0
249,"The firm has a team of experienced lawyers who concentrate on the following core areas of the law: Corporate and Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Financial Services and Real Estate.  ",0
250,The Company is committed to operating in compliance with the requirements of all the Environmental and Health and Safety laws and regulations in the countries where it operates.  ,1
251,We have not identified any issues that require disclosure under the current Dutch Corporate Governance Code.  ,0
252,The Board is currently considering the merits of establishing a Gender Pay Gap reporting regime.  ,1
253,"The Company takes all reasonable steps to ensure that the Company, its subsidiaries and its business operations do not cause damage to the environment.  ",0
254,"The Company will maintain a flexible approach to share incentives, and to encourage significant employee ownership.  ",0
255,"A number of Group-wide policies and procedures are in place to monitor and control conflicts of interest, including a conflicts of interest policy for the Board of Directors.  ",0
256,The level of remuneration payable to directors shall be sufficient to attract and retain individuals who are able to make a positive contribution to the performance of the Company.  ,0
257,"In 2012, the Group achieved a strong environmental performance in terms of the management of its risks and its environmental impacts.  ",0
258,The Company is committed to respecting the environment and is working to reduce its impact on the environment.  ,0
259,"Measures have been introduced to improve the transparency of the remuneration of directors and executives and to strengthen the governance, corporate social responsibility and risk management function.  ",1
260,"The Board of Directors, acting through the Audit Committee, monitors compliance by the Company's Internal Audit function with the Group Code of Conduct and Ethics, which includes a zero tolerance policy on fraud and corruption.  ",0
261,"The group offers a diverse range of products and services to its customers, including retirement, investment and protection products, general insurance, life assurance, mortgages and savings.  ",0
262,The Company is committed to sustainable development and to conducting its business in an ethical manner.  ,1
263,"The risk management process is intended to provide an integrated and consistent approach to managing and controlling business, market, credit, liquidity, legal, operational and strategic risk.  ",0
264,We have set in place an effective process for establishing procedures and systems to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.  ,0
265,The Company has also established a register of any shareholder who has notified the Company of an interest in owning or disposing of 5% or more of the Company's issued share capital.  ,0
266,"But the company was recently honored for its corporate social responsibility efforts, winning the 2013 Corporate Responsibility Award for its “relentless commitment to excellence in delivering social and environmental value.”  ",1
267,We have a dedicated team who manage a portfolio of relationships with key suppliers in order to gain better understanding of their business models and sustainability practices.  ,1
268,"The company's approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (""CSR"") is integrated into the development of its strategy, the activities of its operating divisions and its corporate structure.  ",1
269,"We have always sought to conduct our business in a socially responsible manner and we are committed to acting ethically and responsibly for our shareholders, colleagues, customers, suppliers, communities and the environment.  ",1
270,"The Group's business activities are conducted in a manner consistent with the Group's Core Values, which are integral to the Group's culture.  ",1
271,The Board of Directors is responsible for the Company's activities and controls and is accountable to the shareholders.  ,0
272,"Regulatory environment The Company is subject to various European Union and United States laws and regulations, including those relating to the protection of human subjects and the environment.  ",0
273,"The members of the audit and risk committee shall have appropriate technical knowledge and experience, and should have knowledge of the company's business model, products and services. They should have a sound knowledge of the financial markets.  ",0
274,We are committed to increasing the percentage of profits invested in social purpose activities.  ,1
275,"The Company's Board of Directors approves the annual budget, the annual work program and the financing plan, which are submitted to the General Shareholders' Meeting for approval.  ",0
276,"In addition, the group will seek to be good corporate neighbours and will work with our neighbours and the local community to pursue our shared goals.  ",1
277,The Board is responsible for ensuring that the Group's systems and controls are designed and maintained to ensure that its policies and procedures are implemented effectively.  ,0
278,The Group has now been awarded the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Excellence Award for the fifth time since 2007.  ,0
279,"The Company's social policy is fully aligned with the Group's overall strategy, goals and processes.  ",1
280,The Group's aim is to reach a carbon-neutral status by 2025.  ,0
281,"The first step in this process is to develop a better understanding of the business and its various contexts, followed by a process to identify risks and opportunities.  ",0
282,Our Company and its subsidiaries are largely self-insured.  ,0
283,Environmental protection is a fundamental part of the Group's responsibility.  ,0
284,It is working with a range of stakeholders to improve the social and environmental impact of its supply chain.  ,1
285,"In order to reduce the impact of climate change, we are continually improving the efficiency of our operations.  ",0
286,"Our sustainability strategy is embedded in our business practices, policies and decision-making.  ",1
287,"The Group identifies a large number of risks, including those that could have a significant impact on the Group¹s ability to achieve the objectives set for it.  ",0
288,"Our firm's investment process is firmly rooted in fiduciary duty, and is informed by the fiduciary duty principles of prudence, loyalty and due care, as well as the duty of disclosure.  ",0
289,The company has been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2009.  ,1
290,The Board has adopted the proposed code of conduct and code of ethics for the members of the Board of Directors.  ,0
291,The Group has developed a corporate governance code which is distributed to all Group employees.  ,0
292,"Moreover, the Board's responsibilities as a fiduciary to the Company, its Shareholders and beneficiaries and the wider community are paramount.  ",0
293,"The Directors believe that the Company's success depends upon the efforts of all of its employees, and as such, has established a number of initiatives to support its people strategy. ",1
294,The Company is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and has participated in their Director Education Program for more than 5 years.  ,0
295,"We are committed to improving the way we work, and to reducing our environmental impact.  ",0
296,The Company also has a Code of Conduct that states that employees shall not commit any act of bribery or corruption.  ,0
297,"The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice, including those relating to the environment, health and safety and social responsibility.  ",1
298,The Company is committed to ensuring that any vacancies arising are filled by the most qualified candidates and recognises the value of diversity in the composition of the Board.  ,1
299,"We shall not ask, either directly or indirectly, for any gift or favour or for any special treatment for employees, customers, suppliers, partners or any other person.  ",1
300,SRI Short for œSocially Responsible Investment.  ,1
301,This is to be achieved by engaging our suppliers in an open dialogue to improve performance.  ,0
302,The Group will ensure that the tax due to the State is paid in full and on time.  ,0
303,"In March 2018, the company announced that it would increase its investment in sustainability by $500 million over five years.  ",1
304,The Group has a policy of sustainable development and this is integrated into the Group's Risk Management Policy and all other relevant policies.  ,1
305,"The Company made a donation to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity in 2016 of £110,000.  ",1
306,"In April 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company determined to join the FTSE4Good Index Series.  ",1
307,"The Group's sustainability reporting highlights its environmental impacts, environmental policy and performance, energy and carbon management, water usage, waste management, health and safety and community engagement.  ",1
308,The group is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.  ,1
309,We will strengthen the compliance function and its control framework.  ,0
310,The Company also undertakes a thorough analysis of the potential risks and opportunities arising from the Group's social and environmental performance.  ,1
311,"The Board's Corporate Governance Statement, revised in December 2005, sets out the Company's commitment to sound corporate governance.  ",0
312,The Group is committed to managing its business and operations responsibly and to protecting the environment.  ,1
313,Each of the following investment vehicles is governed by the board of trustees of the relevant trust.  ,0
314,"The company is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance, which it considers to be an integral part of its activities.  ",0
315,"The value of this Group contribution was €1,624,000 in 2010 and €1,320,000 in 2011.  ",0
316,"In 2017, we worked with a supplier to address their compliance with the Modern Slavery Act (2015) and we are satisfied that they have taken appropriate action in response to the issues raised. ",1
317,We are moving to a living wage for all our employees by 2022.  ,1
318,We aim to increase the proportion of our staff that have been through the train-the-trainer programme.  ,1
319,"This is to be done by enhancing the policies, procedures and practices.  ",0
320,"The Board is committed to ensuring that the Company operates in accordance with the highest ethical standards, and takes its responsibility to uphold ethical business practices seriously.  ",0
321,"We are proud to be supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which include a target to enable sustainable consumption and production patterns.  ",1
322,The social impact of our work is one of the key non-financial factors we consider when assessing our overall performance and when making decisions about future projects.  ,1
323,"The report covers our performance on the key social and environmental issues that contribute to the Group's economic, environmental and social sustainability.  ",1
324,The Board is ultimately responsible for the Company's overall strategic direction and the protection of its long-term interests.  ,0
325,The Group¿s environmental policy is to comply with the applicable legal and regulatory requirements and to implement best practices.  ,0
326,The Company is committed to operating in accordance with high ethical standards and is committed to operating in a manner that is consistent with good corporate governance.  ,0
327,"Over the last year, we have been working hard to ensure that our business is sustainable.  ",1
328,We are dedicated to the safety and well-being of our employees and contractors.  ,1
329,"A number of factors may affect the time taken to resolve a complaint, such as the nature of the complaint and the number of other complaints at the same time.  ",0
330,"The Company's values as an employer are based on fair and transparent treatment of all employees, regardless of gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status or family status.  ",1
331,We are committed to operational excellence and quality of service.  ,0
332,"Decent Work and Development Impact Goals The Group's vision is to be a leader in sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia that contributes to the economic, social and environmental development of local communities.  ",1
333,The company's target is to reduce the environmental footprint of its operations to 90% of the global industry average by 2030.  ,0
334,"Our employment practices include the promotion of women into leadership roles and a focus on making work more flexible, including part-time and job-share opportunities.  ",1
335,"ESG issues, such as climate change, can also have a material impact on value.  ",1
336,The Company's procedures for the identification and reporting of conflicts of interest have been developed to ensure that the directors' and executives' duties to NWS are not materially and adversely affected by other interests they may have.  ,0
337,"We have a broad and integrated HR framework which is truly global, with a number of regional and global policies and programmes. ",0
338,We are a leading employer of choice in the region with a strong emphasis on gender balance and diversity within the workforce.  ,1
339,"The Company's operations are subject to numerous environmental laws and regulations, including those relating to air and water quality, the discharge of materials into the environment, and the protection of endangered species and other sensitive environmental resources.  ",0
340,"The Group has been audited since 2002 by an auditor based in Switzerland. In 2014, the statutory auditors of the Group were the audit firms Ernst & Young SA and PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit SA.  ",0
341,"We are committed to social investment, which includes providing financing and financial services to assist in the development of businesses that provide sustainable goods and services or generate positive social impact.  ",1
342,"We monitor the effectiveness of our controls through our internal audit function, which is independent of the operating divisions and reports directly to the Audit Committee.  ",0
343,"During the year under review, the Group continued to make progress in its sustainability initiatives and to implement sustainable development practices in all its facilities throughout the world.  ",1
344,"Following this analysis, we believe that the commitments made by the Group to the United Nations Global Compact, UN Global Compact, are relevant and that the Group is a responsible corporate citizen.  ",0
345,We are working with our partners in government to ensure the protection of the rights of employees and their families.  ,1
346,"The group's mission is to create the best possible experience for our guests, and that means being a responsible citizen, employer and neighbour. ",1
347,". . . in addition, it has established a Compliance Committee to oversee compliance with laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Company and to provide guidance to the Risk Committee on regulatory matters.  ",0
348,"The Board has an Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee, each of which has a written Charter.  ",0
349,"In view of the common ownership of the Company and the Subsidiaries, the Group consolidates the Subsidiaries.  ",0
350,Compliance: The structure of the system and the determination of the individual compensation comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements.  ,0
351,"In 2013, the Director responsible for ESG was appointed as an executive member of the Board.  ",1
352,"We have been tracking our carbon emissions and energy consumption since 2012, and in 2017, we set ourselves a goal to become carbon neutral by 2020.  ",0
353,"We expect that the Group's employees, agents and other persons acting on its behalf will comply with all applicable laws and regulations and SCOR SE's by law (œstatuts).  ",0
354,"The plan is based on a number of parameters, including the employee's position, the employee's length of service and the objective results of the company.  ",0
355,The Company's Board of Directors has a diversity of skills and experience that allows it to make a full assessment of the Company's business and prospects and to make decisions on behalf of the Company's shareholders.  ,1
356,"The objective of the updated Code is to protect the reputation of the company, protect the rights of its employees, avoid the risk of reputational damage, and to protect its business interests.  ",1
357,We are committed to protecting the environment and reducing the impact our operations and products have on the environment.  ,0
358,We are committed to providing a healthy and positive working environment for our employees and are committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment.  ,1
359,"The Company, through its subsidiaries and other interests, has been undertaking a number of projects to improve the quality of living in urban areas.  ",1
360,"It is expected that all directors will discharge their duties with due care and diligence, within their respective areas of responsibility.  ",0
361,The Group has no outstanding grants under any equity incentive plan.  ,0
362,Accelrys is committed to sustainability and to being a socially responsible member of the communities in which we conduct business.  ,1
363,The Company has developed a culture of integrity and ethical behavior based on the highest standards of professional conduct and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  ,1
364,"The Board of Directors is composed of nine members, all of whom are non-executive.  ",0
365,"Within the context of sustainability reporting, ""transparency"" means that the information provided is accurate, complete, relevant, timely, and understandable to stakeholders. ",1
366,"We have a clear and transparent structure of governance and reporting, with an effective and efficient group structure that can serve the needs of a large and complex business and provide appropriate controls.  ",0
367,"These include the introduction of an Occupational Health and Safety policy, and the development of a framework for managing health and safety risks.  ",1
368,A performance management system based on the balanced scorecard is implemented.  ,0
369,SASB The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board is an ESG guidance framework that sets standards for the disclosure of financially material sustainability information by companies to their investors.  ,1
370,"In 2009, the Company adopted the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.  ",0
371,The Company's long-term strategy envisages a progressive increase in the share of electricity generated from renewable sources.  ,0
372,"The Board of Directors has a duty to consider and promote the interests of all stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, communities, suppliers and the environment.  ",1
373,The US Department of Justice has recently made significant changes to its merger notification procedure to reduce the burden on filers.  ,0
374,"The Group has become a member of the United Nations Global Compact, the UN initiative on corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.  ",1
375,The firm will continue to develop its strong culture of innovation and entrepreneurship that promotes the development of new products and services and the use of technology.  ,0
376,"This report is designed to provide you with an understanding of how we conduct our business, our values and the Company's strategic direction.  ",1
377,"We will continue to work to improve the representation of women in the workplace, the diversity of our workforce and the gender balance of our Board.  ",1
378,"However, the Group did not participate in the last Common Assessments and has not received any Common Assessments or Common Assessments Plus ratings to date.  ",0
379,A new joint venture was established with a subsidiary of the world's largest independent producer of wood pellets to establish a wood pellet production facility in the United States of America.  ,0
380,"The aim of the information and consultation procedure is to ensure that employees and their representatives are consulted in good time, and are kept fully informed of the measures contemplated.  ",0
381,We have also committed to work with the Forest Stewardship Council (œFSC) to develop a policy to support improved supply chain management of timber products.  ,0
382,"The Board has been particularly mindful of the need to maintain the Company's financial flexibility and its capacity to attract, grow and retain a talented, diverse workforce.  ",1
383,"We have a robust approach to managing risk, which encompasses the identification and assessment of risks, the establishment of policies and procedures to control and manage those risks and an organisation-wide approach to communicating and monitoring risks.  ",0
384,The amount of provision for doubtful debts is the best estimate of the Company's probable liability for credit losses.  ,0
385,"The Board of Directors, supported by the Audit Committee, has oversight of the Company's risk management and internal control processes.  ",0
386,This system is designed to enable our customers to build the widest possible picture of risks and opportunities arising from the interaction of a variety of factors.  ,0
387,"A large part of the Group's assets is exposed to the financial markets, thereby exposing the Group to the risk of losses resulting from fluctuations in interest and exchange rates.  ",0
388,We have initiated a comprehensive programme of actions to strengthen our governance processes and our capability to manage risks and opportunities.  ,0
389,"The Board has reviewed the policy annually to ensure that it remains relevant, and that we are focusing on the areas of most impact. ",0
390,My wife and I have a strong sense of social justice and I am pleased to be able to support the work of this organisation in its efforts to provide safe and secure homes for the most disadvantaged people in society.  ,1
391,"The Board is responsible for the Group's strategy and the implementation thereof, and for approving the annual operating budget and draft financial statements.  ",0
392,"The Board of Directors is responsible for the stewardship of the Corporation's resources, and for the oversight of the management of its affairs.  ",0
393,The Group has an active board of directors and a strong and active Shareholders' Committee.  ,0
394,"The Company's Board of Directors is committed to ensuring that the Group complies with all applicable laws, regulations and ethical guidelines.  ",0
395,Our Business Plan for 2018–2021 has been approved by shareholders and sets out the strategic objectives for the Group.  ,0
396,The Company is subject to the Corporate Governance Code for the Pharmaceutical Industry in France.  ,0
397,The Company is a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and has been certified as a sustainable palm oil producer by the RSPO.  ,1
398,"We are also working on a variety of cost reduction initiatives, including engineering improvements and process changes in our production facilities.  ",0
399,"The association is a non-profit organization established in 1993, which promotes collaboration and cooperation among its members.  ",1
400,"We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our activities and products, and our aim is to operate as an environmentally responsible company.  ",0
401,"The Company is fully committed to ensuring that its employees are treated equally, irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, disability, marital status, political opinion, nationality, religion, sexual orientation or age.  ",1
402,The board of directors is responsible for approving the general policies of the Company and for overseeing the management thereof.  ,0
403,A 'sustainable procurement' policy and supporting procedures were developed.  ,1
404,The Best Management Practices (BMPs) are mandatory requirements set by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS).  ,0
405,A high carbon intensity of electricity supply may be a factor in the choice of location.  ,0
406,"The Company is in the process of developing a Water Conservation Policy, which is expected to be completed during the current fiscal year.  ",0
407,We are also working to reduce energy consumption in our data centers and to increase the energy efficiency of our products.  ,0
408,An independent report on the Company's corporate governance in relation to the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities was published in March 2010.  ,0
409,"In 2011 the Group implemented a new sustainability strategy, entitled ""From Stagnation to Growth"".  ",1
410,The Group is subject to a range of regulatory requirements and the continued maintenance of our regulatory compliance is a key management focus.  ,0
411,"In any situation of systemic or significant non-compliance with laws and regulations, there is a risk that the Group could suffer financial loss, incur penalties or other sanctions, or be required to cease conducting business.  ",0
412,"The Group is committed to upholding the highest standards of corporate governance, which are fully integrated into its culture.  ",0
413,"The Company's Board, Management and employees are committed to ensuring that the Company is a safe and secure working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect.  ",1
414,"The company is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, which commits it to respect and promote human rights, labour standards, and the environment.  ",1
415,"The Management Board consists of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the General Counsel.  ",0
416,The Company does not have any share incentive plans.  ,0
417,"The purpose is to provide all our employees with a safe and healthy working environment, to support the safety and health of our employees and to support the health and safety of all of our stakeholders.  ",1
418,The group's goal is to achieve a 10% return on invested capital by 2015.  ,0
419,"We have implemented a comprehensive sustainability strategy that is based on the three pillars of Social responsibility, Environmental responsibility and Good Governance.  ",1
420,"The Company has adopted a ³Fit for the Future² strategy to evolve and modernise itself, and to remain competitive on the market and meet the challenges of the future.  ",0
421,"This is achieved by means of a series of meetings, including the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, both of which are open to the public.  ",0
422,"The Board believes that the Company's long-term success depends on the achievement of the Company's environmental, social and governance targets by all stakeholders.  ",1
423,We promote the involvement of our employees in the implementation of the Group's Sustainable Development Strategy and foster their contribution in its implementation through a total of 20 working groups.  ,1
424,We have been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2010 and have been certified by the RSPO since January 2014.  ,1
425,We have a comprehensive range of health and safety policies and procedures in place.  ,1
426,We have internal policies and procedures to ensure that we are conducting our activities in an ethical and socially responsible manner.  ,1
427,The Group is committed to conducting its business in accordance with the highest ethical standards.  ,0
428,The Company is committed to ensuring that any vacancies arising are filled by the most qualified candidates and recognises the value of diversity in the composition of the Board.  ,1
429,"Our board is made up of a number of non-executive directors, including the chief executive of a local authority, a current and former police officer, and a local councillor.  ",0
430,The Company has a comprehensive health and safety program in place that is designed to ensure that all of its employees are safe while they work.  ,1
431,"Furthermore, the code of conduct is updated regularly and is available on the company's website (www.google.com).  ",1
432,"A strong, healthy and engaged workforce is fundamental to the success of any organisation.  ",1
433,"We are committed to reporting transparently on our initiatives, both in the annual report and in our sustainability report.  ",1
434,It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors to monitor on a regular basis the risks of the Group and to ensure that adequate risk management systems are in place.  ,0
435,"The performance of the Board and Committees is reviewed through the Remuneration Committee, and the Chairman is required to provide an annual performance report on the Committee's activities to the Board.  ",0
436,The Company is committed to ensure that its business activities do not cause or contribute to environmental damage and that the Company has in place environmental protection systems and processes to minimise the effects of its activities on the environment.  ,0
437,"Our vision is to be the employer of choice in the market, enabling our people to develop their skills, to maximise their contribution to the success of the business and to enjoy their work.  ",1
438,"On behalf of the Company, the Board of Directors is pleased to present its Corporate Responsibility Report for 2018.  ",1
439,The new Government is committed to continuing the programme of fiscal consolidation and we will continue to take difficult decisions in order to reduce debt as a share of GDP over the medium term.  ,0
440,"In addition, the Legal and Compliance Department and the Audit Committee regularly monitor the results of the independent auditor.  ",0
441,"The diversity and inclusion programme is focused on the recruitment and development of women, as well as on the protection of the rights of migrant workers.  ",1
442,The Company's policy is to ensure that the Company's operations do not cause damage to the environment.  ,0
443,This is a significant investment in the future development of the Group and I am confident that it will further enhance the Company's status and reputation.  ,0
444,"The Company is subject to various laws, rules and regulations applicable to its business.  ",0
445,"During the year under review, we continued to support the ongoing development of a number of young players, including through our sponsorship of the Arsenal FC Foundation.  ",1
446,The Group has established a Sustainable Development Committee that provides advice and monitors the implementation of the Group's environmental policy.  ,0
447,The Board and senior management are committed to developing and maintaining a culture of integrity and ethical conduct.  ,1
448,We are looking to embed the new Supply Chain Modern Slavery Business Standard and enhanced processes into the business.  ,1
449,"The Group has an Environmental Management System in place that addresses a number of environmental issues, including those relating to the use of energy, water and natural resources and waste management.  ",0
450,The Company's remuneration policy aims to link the interests of management with those of the shareholders and to provide incentives for the Company's management to perform well.  ,0
451,We have a strong focus on training and developing our people to help them reach their potential in their job and life.  ,1
452,The Office of the Chairman will also conduct a review of the remuneration and benefits provided to the Chairman and the related party transactions in respect of the Chairman's remuneration.  ,0
453,The Company will also make every effort to improve the effectiveness of its sustainability reporting.  ,0
454,"This includes a requirement to establish a Code of Conduct and a Code of Ethics, which are applicable to all employees, consultants and agents of the Company.  ",1
455,We are developing a governance framework which will be implemented in 2017 to guide the Board in its decision-making.  ,0
456,"Our strategy recognises that there are a number of factors that can affect the overall performance of the Group, including the economy in which we operate and the political and regulatory environment.  ",0
457,"In line with the requirements of the CSA, we are implementing a new compliance management system and have appointed a compliance officer.  ",0
458,"To ensure the independence of the Board, the shareholders of DWS KGaA agreed at the Annual General Meeting on 21 May 2015 to reduce the number of members of the Supervisory Board to six.  ",0
459,"One of the key principles of this approach is that the Group will continue to pay dividends to shareholders, whilst also delivering long-term value creation.  ",0
460,We will continue to work with our suppliers and consumers to reduce the environmental impact of our activities.  ,0
461,The Board has delegated responsibility for the implementation of the Policy to the Group Chief Executive and the Group Chief Executive has delegated responsibility for the implementation of the Policy to the Chief People Officer.  ,0
462,Our policy is to require each of our directors and executive officers to notify the Board promptly of any potential conflict of interest and to recuse themselves from any discussion or decision with respect to that potential conflict.  ,0
463,"In particular, the Corporate Governance Code recommends that the Board should oversee the development of a corporate strategy, including an appropriate response to environmental, social and governance issues.  ",1
464,"In order to increase the impact of the investment teams' efforts, the Board has also created a Social Impact Committee.  ",1
465,"ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. ",1
466,"We are committed to the highest ethical standards and business practices, including compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.  ",0
467,The Company has a Code of Conduct and Ethics which is made available to all employees and is available on the Company's website.  ,1
468,The Board has formally delegated authority to the relevant Board Committees and Management.  ,0
469,"The company has a policy of sponsoring local, county and national charities and events.  ",1
470,Our Global Supply Chain Management Policy (the “Policy”) is a key component of our commitment to support the achievement of our corporate responsibility goals.  ,1
471,"We are committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct in our business dealings and in all aspects of our relationships with customers, suppliers, employees, shareholders, the communities in which we operate and the general public.  ",1
472,We also support and encourage efforts in the community.  ,1
473,The Board of Directors of each Subsidiary is comprised of at least one female director.  ,1
474,"The Group attaches considerable importance to the development of its staff, adapting the training programmes to the changing needs of the business. ",1
475,"We believe that running a responsible business is not just the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do.  ",1
476,"Where there is significant risk of harm to the environment or the reputation of the Group, senior management will report the matter to the Board.  ",0
477,The Committee believes that the relationship between the Company and the communities in which it operates is of fundamental importance.  ,1
478,The Group has a Code of Conduct which applies to all Group employees and is aligned with the standards of the United Nations Global Compact.  ,1
479,The Group's remuneration policy is designed to support the delivery of the Group's strategy and its operating and financial objectives.  ,0
480,"In 2017 we reviewed our policy on non-executive directors' remuneration, which we felt was in need of updating.  ",0
481,"This was a difficult decision, but was necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of the business.  ",1
482,"If a country has a lower ranking than other countries in the same region, then it is deemed to have a low level of governance.  ",0
483,These restrictions are applicable to all directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries and have been communicated to them.  ,0
484,This is a result of the Group's adoption of a foreign currency hedging policy and the prevailing exchange rate differences between the US dollar and the euro.  ,0
485,The Group's key performance indicators for the Group's corporate governance and sustainability framework are measured and reported on by the Group. ,0
486,"We also have a clear code of conduct to address integrity, conflict of interest, and fraud.  ",1
487,"We can provide a high-quality product using the most advanced technology and the best materials, and we can make our clothes in the right size to fit the customer.  ",0
488,The Group is committed to ensuring that any vacancies arising are filled by the most qualified candidates and recognises the value of diversity in the composition of the Board.  ,1
489,We also continue to focus on the environmental impact of our operations.  ,0
490,"In 2016, the Board of Directors and the administrative board of the Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH (GNS) agreed to end their cooperation.  ",0
491,The Company is committed to managing and improving its environmental impact and is striving to become 100% carbon neutral.  ,0
492,The Group has also identified key social and environmental issues that are relevant to its business activities and is working to address these effectively.  ,1
493,"In the UK, we have a long-standing commitment to reducing waste, and we have ambitious recycling targets for our stores and for our packaging.  ",0
494,"The Board has a clear understanding and recognition of the need to constantly adapt and modify available resources to help colleagues access remote well-being support, advice and resources.  ",1
495,The Company is not a subject to supervision under the provisions of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.  ,0
496,"In addition, the Group has an active policy for the prevention of conflict minerals in its products and is in the process of developing a conflict minerals disclosure policy, in line with SEC and EU expectations.  ",1
497,"The main objectives of the Regulation are to ensure that the directors' responsibilities are clearly defined, their independence is protected and that they are accountable for their decisions.  ",0
498,"We are committed to communicating the most relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics, through publications, web portals and events, in order to keep our investors informed.  ",1
499,"In the case of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has adopted a policy for the nomination of its members.  ",0
0,"Political, social or economic instability in the regions in which our manufacturers are located could cause disruptions in trade, including exports to the U.S.",0
1,"SVP level and beyond The Company leadership team is supported by Company’s senior-level leadership and their respective teams, with dedicated business and functional expertise focused on climate-related risks and opportunities or on matters which may be affected by such risks and opportunities, including health, safety, environment and carbon; risk; strategy and sustainability (which includes our carbon ambition, policy and economics teams).",1
2,The Group’s activities detailed in the ESG section on pages the Group’s diversity objectives.,1
3,Equal pay for equal work: assessments and action We recognise the importance of equal pay and take our responsibility for driving this ambition both within and beyond our organisation.,1
4,"€committed to 136 health and water projects since 2007 2025 commitment Local sourcing of agricultural ingredients in Africa: 50% increase in volume   Over the past decade, our local sourcing projects in Africa have helped create jobs, supported the sustainable development of the agricultural sector and improved the lives of rural communities.",1
5,Since the COVID-safety of its people as its first priority.,1
6,"Further, such measures could lead to constraints on production and supply and access to new reserves, particularly due to the long term nature of many of Company’s projects.",0
7,"exposure to a wide range of health, safety, security and environmental risks could cause harm to people, the environment and our assets and result in regulatory action, legal liability, business interruption, increased costs, damage to our reputation and potentially denial of our licence to operate.",1
8,We create equal opportunity in the moments that matter.,1
9,See the section 'A fair and safe workplace' for further equal pay strategy information.,1
10,"Geopolitical risk is inherent to many regions in which we operate, and heightened political or social tensions or changes in key relationships could adversely affect the group.",0
11,"The Committee consists of representatives from the Accounting, Controlling & Risk Management and Internal Audit & Security Departments, along with officers from the human resources, procurement, trading, finance, taxes and IT functions, which are highly relevant to accounting.",0
12,I am confident in our ability to continue to meet the urgency of the challenges and opportunities ahead for our clients and deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity for all.,0
13,> We are advocating a phased transition period to at least safety and provide sufficient time for the regulatory approval and transition to alternative low GWP propellants.,0
14,"> Discussions took place with governments and policymakers to increase understanding of the business model and regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, to support investment in life sciences and to improve access to new medicines.",0
15,"These relationships create a “closed loop” in that we have direct access to information at both ends of the card transaction, which distinguishes our integrated payments platform from the bankcard networks.",0
16,"We believe our patients and society will require products that have the smallest possible environmental impact, without sacrificing medical efficacy or safety.",1
17,"The sectors in which we operate face increasing challenges to attract and retain diverse, skilled and capable talent.",1
18,"> Project started with peers in pharmaceutical industry (Energize) to enable access to renewable energy in supply chains with a start in the US and the EU, and plans to expand into less mature markets. Change in raw material or sourcing cost.",0
19,The Made Together pillar of the Group’s ESG framework is focused on nurturing an inclusive workplace that offers great opportunities for people to grow and develop.,1
20,"The climate crisis also poses risks to public health, with rising global temperatures increasing the prevalence of respiratory and cardiovascular disease, changes in water-borne illnesses, allergen distribution and concentration, as well as mental health effects.",0
21,"Key enablers of our growth strategy include: Our People—As a talent- and innovation-led organization, across our entire business our people have highly specialized skills that drive our differentiation and competitiveness.",0
22,"Our Watersheds – looks beyond traditional water usage to prioritise the health of local watersheds, especially in water-stressed areas.",0
23,"Similarly, physical risks such as extreme weather, which may be affected or intensified by climate change, are covered in our principal risks related to safety and operations.",0
24,Phase II – the phase of clinical research which includes the controlled clinical activities conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug in patients with the disease under study and to begin to determine the safety profile of the drug.,0
25,social security contributions) employer part - Borne Employee taxes paid (incl.,0
26,The Federal Reserve also permitted stock repurchases equal to the amount of share issuances related to expensed employee compensation.,0
27,"Pursuing real-world evidence programmes that improve understanding of disease epidemiology and burden, treatment effectiveness and safety, and health economics.",0
28,"They need to include safety in all their decisions, support their employees to adhere to the LSCs and lead by example.",1
29,"Integration Low carbon energy Resilient hydrocarbons For our most senior leaders, remuneration measures are aligned with our strategy, shown above, while maintaining a balance with delivery against the financial frame of our investor proposition, and with our core value, safety.",1
30,"• Encouraging community involvement by promoting various charitable, philanthropic, and social awareness programs, which fosters a collaborative and rewarding work environment.",1
31,"It is changing our planet irreversibly, with warming reaching critical tolerance thresholds for health.",0
32,"Best Buy Health provides digital health solutions in active ageing, virtual care, and consumer health.",0
33,"Percentage increases for executive directors will not exceed increases for the wider workforce, other than in specific circumstances identified by the committee (e.g. in response to a substantial change in responsibilities).",0
34,"Cash and equivalents (excluding securities with original maturities up to current and non-current, and Marketable securities and short-term investments (excluding securities): The carrying amounts approximate the fair values as the items are short-term in nature or, for cash held in banks, are equal to the deposit amount.",0
35,"Long-term incentive The Long-term incentive (LTI) is designed to drive and reward sound business decisions for Company’s longterm health, and to align the Executive Board with shareholder interests by linking rewards to Company’s share price performance.",0
36,"Mr Kobrine received salary, benefits and pension contribution for the balance of his notice period to 24 January 2021, totalling $48,363.",0
37,"The S&SC also received regular reports from the CEO and SVP S&OR on operational risk, including regular reports prepared on the group’s health, safety, security and environmental performance and operational integrity.",1
38,"In addition, we engage in platform trust and safety services on behalf of clients, including content moderation, which could have a negative impact on our employees due to the nature of the materials they review.",0
39,"Company Annual Report and Form Working with contractors Through documents that help bridge between our policies and those of our contractors, we define the way our safety management system co-exists with those of our contractors to manage risk on a site.",1
40,"market framework is based on a combination of market sizing, regulation, marketing, PEST analysis (Political, Economic, Social, and Technological), and other factors to create a clear understanding of the addressable market opportunities.",0
41,"To support this commitment, the Company provides benefits-eligible associates and their families with access to free and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program, as well as free access to Headspace, a mediation and mindfulness app, and also provides regular programming on financial planning and mental-health.",1
42,"Launched in designed to shape, own and drive talent leadership potential towards destination roles.",0
43,"Opportunity levels Base salary is set with reference to the scope of responsibilities, personal experience and skills and competitive market data.",0
44,We will work closely with NGO Partner Africa on Human Rights audits in Africa Middle East & Eastern Europe region.,1
45,We set up initiatives with experts and NGOs where actions are needed – from conducting integrated socioeconomic impact assessments to improving the working conditions of brand promoters globally and embedding human rights in local sourcing initiatives.,1
46,"Recent developments Stakeholder expectations, including those of employees, towards companies, their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies and performance, is on the rise.",0
47,The Company engages with its workforce through a number of different channels (as set out in more detail on pages 48 and 49).,0
48,Fair and safe working conditions for third-party employees in Nigeria Taking care of our third-party employees is a key focus of our Human Rights practices.,1
49,"Inclusion and diversity Diversity is integrated across our Code of Ethics and associated workforce policy, and we promote a culture of diversity, respect and equal opportunity, where individual success depends only on personal ability and contribution.",1
50,"For defined benefit plans, retirement benefits are based on such factors as an employee’s pensionable salary and length of service.",1
51,The channels outlined on this page ensure that the Board has direct access to the views of the global workforce; provide meaningful information and data that the Board can use when considering the impact of its strategic decisions on employees; and provide opportunities for meaningful dialogue.,0
52,"Data management in healthcare is moving beyond storing data, to focusing on extracting insights on population health management and value-based care to improve health outcomes and personalised healthcare.",0
53,"The services provided by the Company primarily include finance, information technology, human resources and certain other administrative services.",0
54,"Social – Positive impact in our communities Local sourcing of agricultural ingredients in Africa: Key performance indicator Baseline Measurement/units Key Definitions Scope % increase in volume of locally sourced agricultural ingredients 2020 Growth in the total quantity of local raw materials compared to 2020, reported in a percentage of increase.",1
55,"There is competition for scarce talent with market-leading skills and capabilities in new technologies, and our competitors have directly targeted our employees with these highly sought-after skills and will likely continue to do so.",0
56,"If an Executive Director resigns or is summarily dismissed, salary, pension and benefits will cease on the last day of employment and there will be no further payments.",0
57,"Oil demand rebounded with global oil consumptionc increasing by to 96.4mmb/d for the year (+6.0%) on the back of the economic recovery, supported by the increasing vaccination roll-out and gradual lifting of public health measures.",0
58,"At the same time, there is a need to reduce harmful emissions from human activity.",0
59,€invested in community projects since 2015 Company Africa Foundation The Company Africa Foundation will continue to support the health and well-being of communities in sub-Saharan Africa by providing vital access to healthcare and clean water.,1
60,"In the programme had reached 1.18 million youths with health information and trained 73,000 peer educators in 30 countries.",0
61,"Evaluated the approach to governance of risk and recommended to the board for approval the allocation of the principal risks across the board and committees (including climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy and process safety, personal safety and environmental risks).",0
62,"• Bernard Looney’s salary will increase by £1,392,519 following the 2022 annual general meeting.",0
63,"In performance in safety, security and sustainability, the committee will focus on the continued goal to eliminate tier 1 process safety incidents by 2025 and the implementation of Company’s net zero ambition and associated aims and targets.",1
64,"The impact criteria outlined on page health and safety, environmental, financial and non-financial (such as regulatory impact) criteria and are to be used for assessing risks, including climate-related risks.",0
65,"See Safety, page Such events or conditions, including a marine incident, or inability to provide safe environments for our workforce and the public while at our facilities, premises or during transportation, could lead to injuries, loss of life or environmental damage.",1
66,"In addition, in there were no material labour disputes, litigation, or health and safety related fines or sanctions imposed on Company. Discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind are not tolerated in any aspect of the business, including in recruitment, pay, promotions, training and dismissals.",1
67,"The lifestyle brand creates trend-forward apparel that allows teens to experiment with their style, while exploring the duality of who they are both on social media and in real life.",0
68,"We believe that the attraction,  retention and management of qualified talent is integral to our success in advancing our strategies and key business priorities and avoiding disruptions in our business.",0
69,"Political developments, increased supply from new oil and gas or alternative low carbon energy sources, technological change, global economic conditions, public health situations (including the continued impact of the COVID-pandemic or any future epidemic or pandemic), the introduction of new carbon costs and the influence of OPEC+ can impact supply and demand and prices for our products.",0
70,Working closely with payers and providers to understand their priorities and ensure appropriate patient access to our medicines.,0
71,"> meeting with external legal advisers > meeting with the external auditor > when possible, visits to various sites including R&D centres, commercial sites and operations facilities in the UK, Sweden, the US and elsewhere > access to a reading room which provides information on the Group, including financial performance, pipeline information, policies including the Global Standard on Dealing in Company Securities and rules relating to inside information, investor and analyst reports, and media updates.",0
72,"Company plc may redeem, at its option, any Class X ordinary share for a redemption price equal to the par value of the Class X ordinary share.",0
73,"Phase I trials with small groups of healthy human volunteers (small molecules) or patients (biologics) to understand how the potential medicine is absorbed into the body, distributed and excreted.",0
74,"In addition, Board members obtain information through the Board committees in which they participate and which are also attended by relevant EC members and management representatives from human resources, finance, legal and the business.",0
75,"In addition, positions we take or do not take on social issues may be unpopular with some of our employees or with our clients or potential clients, which may in the future impact our ability to attract or retain employees or clients.",1
76,"When considering executive remuneration, the Committee takes into consideration our global workforce, looking to ensure the global total reward offering is competitive, compelling and aligned to our business performance, while supporting a culture where everyone feels valued and included, as outlined in the table on page 120.",1
77,"As the Company must maintain excess availability equal to the greater of million under the ABL Facility, borrowing available to the Company under the ABL Facility was $248.3 million as of January 29, 2022.",0
78,In November plans to future accrual (and removed any salary link) from 31 December 2017.,0
79,Access to healthcare: we are working towards a future where all people have access to sustainable healthcare solutions for life-changing treatment.,1
80,> Pursuing a flexible pricing approach that reflects the wide variation in global health systems.,0
81,"Developing an inclusive culture rooted in respect, care and commitment as well as seeking diversity, supporting social mobility, and welcoming and developing talent wherever we find it.",1
82,"• Review workforce policies and practices, and in particular those that have an impact on talent and capability, diversity and inclusion and engagement and culture (including employee wellbeing).",1
83,The Directors believe that the Board as a whole is responsible for gathering views of the workforce and consequently chose not to implement any of the three methods of workforce engagement prescribed in the UK Corporate Governance Code.,0
84,"In Governance (ESG) strategy, which comprises Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I), Financial Confidence, and Climate Solutions pillars, with long-term goals and initiatives to guide our efforts in the years ahead and provide a shared sense of purpose for our work.",1
85,"Depending on the nature and speed of any such changes and our response, these changes could increase costs, reduce our profitability, reduce demand for certain products, limit our access to new opportunities, require us to write down certain assets or curtail or cease certain operations, and affect investor sentiment, our access to capital markets, our competitiveness and financial performance.",0
86,"Wider workforce activities Company aspires to offer a well-balanced, progressive and structured approach to reward, with appropriate variations by business area and location.",1
87,The vesting of the LTI award for performance period 2019-2021 is subject to Company N.V. performance on four financial measures with equal weight.,0
88,"We provide a broad spectrum of treatments in many different disease areas, allowing for significant access to patients in need of our innovative medicines.",0
89,"These frameworks include three pillars -transparency, accountability and the development and attraction of diverse talent.",1
90,"Free Cash Flow (FCF) Free Cash Flow is calculated as net cash provided by operating activities adjusted for: (i) purchases of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and (ii) proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment Productivity growth Productivity is calculated as workforce in the last three months.",0
91,Multilateral and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Company partners with multilateral organisations and NGOs to deliver science-based health programming that addresses global health issues and supports the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.,1
92,The reporting period of the safety data presented in this chapter is December reflected the 2021 full year period.,0
93,"In certain deepwater fields Company has booked proved reserves before production flow tests are conducted, in part because of the significant safety, cost and environmental implications of conducting these tests.",0
94,"We added approximately to our global workforce, creating significant employment opportunities in our communities, and donated $54 million in COVID-19 surge relief.",1
95,Strengthening our local talent pipeline An important element to ensuring the success of our EverGreen strategy is having the right people in the right place.,1
96,"Delivering on the Promise of Technology and Human Ingenuity The power of this unique combination is in full view, for example, at Halliburton, a leader in providing products and services to the energy industry.",0
97,"Our approach to ESG and sustainability is fundamental to the Group’s long-term growth ambitions, as we continue to build the business into a global online betting and gaming leader.",1
98,"These include reviews by the people and governance committee of Company’s ways of working, regular updates from the EVP people and culture, information from employee pulse surveys and feedback from both the NED workforce engagement sessions and the global engagement sessions led by the CEO, such as ‘Keeping Connected’.",0
99,"With respect to short term inflation, industry specific benchmarking remains supportive of the reasonableness of the provision cost estimates, with no significant 2021 inflation impact observed.",0
100,"Across the enterprise, the representation of women in senior roles increased to above our target of 47.5%.",1
101,"They included process and control improvements, awareness-raising, training and disciplinary measures.",1
102,"The programme is aimed at creating a powerful community of female ambassadors across the business, enabling individuals not only to progress themselves, but also to inspire other women to the same.",1
103,"In this new way of operating and we expect the increased transparency, accountability and speed to further support future growth and profitability.",0
104,"Determining the price of our medicines while considering their full value for patients, payers and society, and reflecting factors such as clinical benefit, cost-effectiveness, improvement to life expectancy and quality of life.",0
105,"Health and well-being Risk for incidents of child, forced or compulsory labour An explanation of the operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of child labour, forced or compulsory labour.",1
106,"In this time of rapid and impactful change to global society, we continue to support the business to respond to constantly shifting priorities – always putting people first.",1
107,"Moreover, tracking technologies (such as cookies, SDKs, JavaScript and other forms of local storage), which are subject to stricter standards of consent and transparency, both under the GDPR and the e-Privacy Directive.",0
108,"Working in a preventive way, we want to minimise reactive behaviour and minimise interruptions from extreme weather events across our operations and value chain.",0
109,"It demands concerted effort by multiple players including governments, NGOs, consumer groups, police forces, legislators, retailers, hospitality venues, community groups and more.",0
110,We will accelerate our efforts to support the social agenda and be even more ambitious and bold in promoting moderate consumption of alcohol.,1
111,"The amount and type of liquidity resources we maintain can vary over time, based upon the results of stress scenarios required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as additional stress scenarios required under our liquidity risk policy.",0
112,"For instance, we note Company’s commitment to family-friendly leave policies, recognition of Company as a top global employer in Stonewall’s list of the best multinational employers for LGBT+ staff, and a fourth consecutive 2021 Corporate Equality Index which measures adoption of non-discrimination policies, equitable benefits for LGBT+ employees and families, and supporting an inclusive culture and corporate social responsibility.",1
113,"Within the UK, Company has matched increases in the real living wage which exceeds the national minimums, and remains a real living wage employer.",1
114,"It showed that three of the in scope entities meet the equal pay requirements and are within the applicable thresholds and the fourth entity, the smallest, meets the equal pay requirements for salary and slightly underachieves the parity level for overall compensation (salary plus actual bonus).",1
115,"Supplier Code Compliance Procedure We are committed to conducting business with integrity and fairness, with respect for people, the law and our values.",1
116,• We partnered with the Fair Wage Network to increase our understanding of the different definitions of fair wages and to benchmark against their extensive fair and living wage database.,1
117,The Company supports its associates in giving back to the community through volunteering by offering associates a paid volunteer day each year for eligible volunteer work.,1
118,Civil Code   Company N.V. is not a ‘structuurvennootschap’ within the meaning of Section Code.,0
119,"In Jamaica, Red Stripe and the local industry body ran a series of virtual, knowledge-sharing fora to raise awareness of responsible selling and serving of alcohol.",1
120,Civil Investigative Demand from the CFPB seeking information on sales practices related to consumers.,0
121,"As of in compliance with the new Dutch Act on a more balanced ratio of men and women on management and supervisory boards of large companies, the profile of the Supervisory Board and the Diversity Policy of the Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Executive Team have been updated and reflect that a minimum of 1/3 of the seats of the Supervisory Board shall be held by women and a minimum of 1/3 of the seats shall be held by men.",1
122,"Skills for the future Training provided Average hours of training per person that the organisation’s employees have undertaken during the reporting period, by gender and employee category (total number of hours of training provided to employees divided by the number of employees).",1
123,"This was in recognition of the need to use clear language to ensure everyone can understand how they apply to their role, what they can do to make workplaces safe and to shift the emphasis from process to behaviour.",1
124,These high scores demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the wellbeing of our employees.,1
125,"Additional points of focus were the planning and findings of internal audits, Company’s exposure to risk pursuant to the German Corporate Control and Transparency Act (KonTraG), the risk management system of Company Supply & Trading, data security, compliance matters as well as legal and tax issues.",0
126,Undertakings are made to employees who raise genuinely held concerns in good faith under the procedure that they will not be dismissed or subject to any discrimination or victimisation as a result of his/her action.,1
127,"To achieve our commitment, we begin by assessing wages across all operating companies against the Fair Wage network and close any wage gaps by the end of 2023.",1
128,The committee monitored processes and performance in mitigating personal security and cyber security risks.,0
129,An example of this is our in-house developed player behaviour monitoring technology called the Observer.,0
130,"This policy considers the elements of a diverse composition in terms of nationality, gender, age and background, including expertise and experience.",1
131,Other contingencies   Brazil civil cases Part of other contingencies relates to civil cases in Brazil.,0
132,"Building such a system will require collaboration, within the right policy framework, between business, government, academia and civil society.",0
133,"In reviewing the succession pipeline, the committee recognizes the challenges faced by women and those from minority groups, and particularly the additional issues they face in progressing to senior roles.",1
134,"The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct (the Code) and a policy ""Behaviour Standards - Standards of Business Conduct"" setting out parameters for ethical behaviour and business practices which applies to all of the Company's Directors, officers and employees.",1
135,"None of our executive officers has any family relationship with any other executive officer, and none of our executive officers became an officer pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person.",0
136,"To show its commitment to an inclusive, fair and equitable world, our operating company in Brazil leveraged the strength of Amstel by committing of the brand’s media budget to raise awareness and support the LGBTQIA+ community, including most recently launching the “I Am What I Am” campaign.",1
137,The target LTI opportunities for salary for the CFO.,0
138,‘Most Influential Corporate Board Directors’; by in 2020; and by Transition Economist TE100 as one of the ‘Women of the Energy Transition’ in 2021.,1
139,"For each business area, we selected appropriate variables from the WBSCD Scenario Catalogue representing what we consider to be the primary area of exposure to the energy transition, and the full range of ‘family’ (using the ‘world’ values in the Catalogue except for gas price, see table on page 64).",0
140,"We also retained our position as one of Bloomberg LP Gender-Equality Index 2021, which distinguishes companies committed to transparency in gender reporting and advancing women’s equality.",1
141,"The current distribution of female employees across functions and the percentage of women in Group management positions drives our current gender pay gap, which we are considering and looking to address going forward.",1
142,measures the analyst community uses to evaluate the Company and compare it to its peers.,0
143,"In Europe, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) imposes legal and compliance obligations on companies that process personal data of individuals in the EU, irrespective of the geographical location of the company, with the potential for significant fines for non-compliance (up to 4 percent of total annual worldwide revenue).",0
144,For our will be the same as the 2021-23 cycle at 500% of salary for Bernard and 450% of salary for Murray.,0
145,"Our activities could also be severely affected by conflict, civil strife or political unrest.",0
146,Despite progress at last year’s COPon an unsustainable path and has yet to move decisively towards a net zero society.,0
147,Wage level (%) Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage.,1
148,There are also instances where governments have provided wage subsidies through direct payments to the Company’s associates.,0
149,Lead paint matters Since in the US alleging injury to persons and property caused by lead pigment in paint.,0
150,"Diversity: senior leaders Our senior management, as defined in the Corporate Governance Code reports comprise 49% women (2020 43%) and 26% Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME individuals (2020 25%).",1
151,"Commentary: During in the proportion of female employees across our business, from 40% to 38%, reflecting changes in our location strategy (the closure of Antigua that historically had a high number of female representatives); the expansion of core functions that are typically more male dominated (e.g. product and technology); and the disruption from COVID-19.",1
152,Retired German employees take their pension benefit typically in the form of an annuity.,0
153,"We strive to create a positive impact on our community by advancing sustainability efforts in our global home offices, stores network and supply chain.",1
154,"In addition, various countries in the EU have introduced domestic data protection laws incorporating the GDPR requirements.",0
155,It is the number one betting brand in the UK in terms of awareness and is a top-three brand by revenue across both retail and online sports betting in the UK.,0
156,Equal treatment and opportunity of our employees is a key driver for an inclusive environment.,1
157,We have now closed the majority of these fair wage gaps meaning Wage Network.,1
158,We committed to equal pay for equal work (or work of equal value) between female and male colleagues.,1
159,"Appointments and succession plans are both based on merit and assessed against objective criteria with the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion as central considerations.",1
160,"As such laws are interpreted and applied (in some cases, with significant differences or conflicting requirements across jurisdictions), compliance and technology costs will continue to increase, particularly in the context of ensuring that adequate data governance, data protection, incident management, resiliency, third party management, data transfer, security controls and account access mechanisms are in place.",0
161,"By delivering the energy the world needs today… Performing while transforming As we transform Company, we remain committed to delivering for our customers, partners, suppliers, employees, society and investors.",1
162,"Damage to our reputation and loss of consumer confidence for these or any other reasons could lead to adverse consumer actions, including boycotts, negative impacts on investor perception and could impact our ability to attract and retain the talent necessary to compete in the marketplace, all of which could have a material adverse impact on our business, as well as require additional resources to rebuild our reputation.",0
163,"Our employees and dependents have access to broad medical services, such as screening and lab tests, medicines and pharmacy, health benefits, disease prevention and health promotion projects (such as HIV, malaria, COVID-trainings and educations.",1
164,• Bernard is a deferred member of a UK final salary pension plan.,0
165,prohibiting merchants from differentially surcharging our cards or steering a customer to use another network’s card or another type of general-purpose card (“anti-steering” and “non-discrimination” contractual provisions) violate U.S. antitrust laws.,0
166,"In particular, the risk of an economic recession, change of law, trade restrictions, inflation, fluctuations in exchange rates, devaluation, nationalisation, financial crisis or social unrest could adversely affect our revenues and profits.",0
167,"Detailed control procedures cover management accounting, purchases and payments, financial reporting, capital expenditure requests, project appraisal, environment, health and safety, IT security, compliance, and other risk management issues.",0
168,Company® solution to help reduce alcohol-related harm and encourage responsible behaviour.,1
169,We work to expand availability and accessibility of our life-changing medicines to people around the world.,1
170,120 extended leadership team are women and our goal is to increase this.,1
171,"Compliance with ASX Corporate Governance Council Good Practice Recommendations create awareness in all employees of their rights and responsibilities with regards to fairness, equity and respect for all aspects of diversity.",1
172,For all operating companies to track and monitor improvements in the area of equal pay for equal work.,1
173,"Due to the continued COVID-agenda regularly included subjects such as health and safety of the employees, the impact of COVID-19 and mitigating measures and the development of the Company’s strategy aimed at determining how best to sustain growth and success under volatile circumstances.",1
174,"Promoting a fair, supportive, and positive working environment that enables its business – to flourish.",1
175,"Pay equity at Company means that our people receive pay that is fair and consistent when considering similarity of work, location and tenure at career level.",1
176,"With the largest research and development budget in the industry, we are consistently pushing the boundaries of motor and drive technology for the benefit of our customers and society.",0
177,"Wherever we work in the world, we aim to make a positive impact on people and the communities in which they live through our community investment.",1
178,"The modules included in the training relate to inclusive practices, such as: provide equal opportunities, seek multiple points of view, be transparent, communicate inclusively, give and receive feedback, develop self-awareness, etc.",1
179,We believe our ambition is both good business and supports society’s drive towards the Paris goals.,0
180,"Civil claims have been received from customers, principally in Austria, claiming refunds due to lack of local licensing.",0
181,"Those requirements include that each of the Company and AENB must be “well capitalized” and “well managed,” and AENB must have received at least a “satisfactory” rating on its most recent assessment under the Community Reinvestment Act of (the CRA).",0
182,"Within the health area, mental health has been identified as an emerging risk.",0
183,"There are a number of motivations for cyber threat actors, including criminal activities such as fraud, identity theft and ransom, corporate or nation-state espionage, political agendas, public embarrassment with the intent to cause financial or reputational harm, intent to disrupt information technology systems and supply chains, and to expose and exploit potential security and privacy vulnerabilities in corporate systems and websites.",0
184,"We may be exposed to risks and costs associated with cyber-attacks, data protection, credit card fraud and identity theft that could have a material adverse impact on our business.",0
185,"We have established and continue to maintain policies and a governance framework to comply with applicable privacy, data protection, data governance and information and cyber security laws and requirements, meet evolving customer and industry expectations and support and enable business innovation and growth.",0
186,"We have committed to clear targets on inclusion and diversity and inclusion related to gender, culture and pay gap.",1
187,"The pandemic is also reinforcing the fact that companies succeed best when they are truly part of society, when they are driven by their purpose; a purpose that is sustained by the profit we make and our returns to you, our shareholders.",0
188,"The latest Hampton-Alexander Report, published in February Company PLC as one of the top 10 best performers in the FTSE 100 for representation of women on the combined executive committee and their direct reports.",1
189,"Amongst other things, its level depends on the number of participants in the plan, the amount of salary and the age structure of the participants.",0
190,"As society evolves, the number of adults who don’t drink alcohol or who wish to reduce their alcohol consumption continues to grow in markets around the world.",0
191,"Integration of the customer-facing aspects of our strategy with our production of biofuels, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electricity also helps to provide security of supply and access to higher margins in a potentially supply-constrained faster transition.",0
192,"Vermont US Attorney Investigation In April Investigative Demand from the US Attorney’s Office in Vermont and the Department of Justice, Civil Division, seeking documents and information relating to Company’s relationships with electronic health-record vendors.",0
193,"and meals allowance; For Yariv Dafna include relocation related payments including housing, and schooling, and one-off costs in association with his move from Israel to the UK (£259,000) as well as car allowance and health, disability and life insurance; (£49,000).",0
194,"Inspired by HEI-Life, a number of local best practices have been shared through the HEI-Life community, fostering a culture where people openly discuss and address well-being while embracing enjoyment of life.",1
195,We aspire to be the employer of choice for existing and future talent seeking a purpose and value-driven organisation that provides a world of opportunities in one global company.,0
196,"from members of the workforce with diversity in representation of seniority, tenure with Company, business sector and geographic location to promote balance across the full range of Company’s activities.",1
197,"and South Africa Committed to net-zero emissions by 2025 and already powering our offices and centers globally with 50% renewable electricity 7 60% 50% Leading from the top with a diverse Board of Directors are racially and ethnically diverse are women 8 Overall, we continued to invest at an even higher level than ever before.",1
198,"We have selected three of our BaBW commitments to be included as long-term incentive performance measures: carbon emissions reduction, water efficiency and percentage of women at senior manager level.",1
199,"INTR O D u C TI O N Company’s financial framework mirrors the company’s ambition for improved performance and reflects increased accountability, transparency and speed in decision making.",0
200,"These assumptions are used to determine the projected benefit obligation at the year end and hence the surpluses and deficits recorded on the group's balance sheet, and pension and other post-retirement benefit expense for the following year.",0
201,"The Company continuously reviews representation, pay, and promotion among associates with diverse backgrounds, including those in senior leadership positions.",1
202,Company continuously monitors existing and emerging environmental issues and regulations across the globe to ensure awareness and compliance and to prepare the business for future changes.,0
203,One fatal accident was a road traffic accident and one occurred during renovation work.,0
204,"At Company we strive to conduct our business in a responsible way, respecting the human rights of our workers and everyone we come into contact with.",1
205,"Based on our understanding of the Group and industry, we identified that the principal risks of non-compliance with laws and regulations related to patent protection, product safety (including but not limited to the US Food and Drug Administration regulation), anti bribery and competition law (including but not limited to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and tax legislation, and we considered the extent to which non-compliance might have a material effect on the financial statements.",0
206,"We are committed to stay ahead to help our customers address the world’s energy challenges, transform industries to reach new levels of performance and embed sustainability, all to leave behind a world for future generations that is at least as healthy and prosperous as the one we inherited.",0
207,"Over the last decade, we have significantly reduced the accident frequency in our operations but we still see fatalities as a result of our business.",1
208,Social – Embrace Inclusion and Diversity Gender balance across senior management: Key performance indicator Baseline Measurement/units Key Definitions Scope Percentage of women in senior management N/A Percentage of women senior managers in the full senior management population (men – women – others) as of 31 December.,1
209,"In Switzerland, under the revised Swiss Federal Act on Gender Equality (GEA) that came into force last year, legal entities with more than analysis.",1
210,Bria’s supportive manager made sure that she felt comfortable talking with colleagues and pitching ideas.,0
211,"These action plans will focus on improving equal pay, but also on gender representation, opportunity for promotion and gender balance in management teams.",1
212,"They also have access to a vast and extensive health services network, available through our local partnerships and insured by qualified private health insurance companies.",1
213,"Last year, we also highlighted the need to improve gender diversity on the Board of Directors.",1
214,We also work to advocate for global healthcare policies that support the unique needs of the rare disease community.,0
215,"Information on how the Group has considered other factors, such as communities, is also set out in Contributing to society from page with our stakeholders on page 80.",1
216,"The Board views gender, nationality, cultural and ethnic diversity among Board members as important considerations when reviewing its composition, and has met the recommendations of the Hampton-Alexander and Parker Reviews.",1
217,"• The useful economic lives of the group’s refining assets may be shortened as society moves towards 'net zero' emissions targets and Company seeks to achieve its net-zero ambition, such that the depreciation charge is materially understated.",0
218,"Until Board and the Diversity Policy of the Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Executive Team stated that the Supervisory Board shall pursue that at least 30% of the seats shall be held by men and at least 30% by women.",1
219,"We also intend to disclose any amendments to our Code of Conduct, or waivers of our Code of Conduct on behalf of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Controller, on our website.",0
220,"Besides nature-based solutions, we looked into water saving tools and other infrastructure such as river education centres and rainwater harvesting systems to support the watershed.",0
221,"We further increased efforts to support mental health and well-being by introducing HEI-Life, a holistic framework to enable employees to thrive and to empower them to take care of themselves and others along the lines of professional, emotional, social and physical well-being.",1
222,"Therefore, the Company believes that the attraction,  retention,  and management of qualified talent representing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets - and fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment - are integral to its success in advancing the Company’s strategies and key business priorities and avoiding disruptions in the business.",1
223,Strategy is to create leadership capacity to drive zero fatal accidents and serious injuries at work shifting our focus from an accident-based approach to building capacity for identifying and mitigating potential risks.,1
224,"We embrace the unique skills, insights, and experiences held by individuals with both seen and unseen disabilities and are committed to creating a supportive culture by providing reasonable accommodations during the interview/hiring process that continue as needed throughout employees’ careers and development within Company.",1
225,"On behalf of the Compensation Committee, I thank you for your continued trust in Company and for your consistently supportive feedback.",0
226,"> Discussions took place with key stakeholders, e.g. regulators, policy makers, patient groups and the medical community to inform strategy, clinical development and how to best address unmet needs.",0
227,We started conducting human rights risk assessments and action planning workshops in 2016.,1
228,"Operational and compliance failures, deficiencies in our control environment or an inability to maintain an ethical workplace and high standards of business conduct can expose us to reputational and legal risks as well as fines, civil money penalties or payment of damages and can lead to diminished business opportunities and diminished ability to expand key operations.",1
229,"• Annual grant of performance shares, representing the maximum outcome: 450% of salary for the CFO.",0
230,– The accompanying company financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of Company N.V. as at with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.,0
231,"Fair wage: A wage that supports a decent standard of living for employee and his/her family and is reasonable for the type of work done and sufficient to meet employees’ basic needs for food, shelter, education for their children and some discretionary income.",1
232,The GNC is also responsible for maintaining an orientation program for new Board members and an ongoing education program for existing Board members.,0
233,"All factories that we partner with are contractually required to adhere to the Company’s Vendor Code of Conduct, go through social audits which include on-site walk-throughs to appraise the physical working conditions and health and safety practices, and review payroll and age documentation.",1
234,"See “A major information or cyber security incident or an increase in fraudulent activity could lead to reputational damage to our brand and material legal, regulatory and financial exposure, and could reduce the use and acceptance of our cards” under “Risk Factors” for additional information.",0
235,South Africa recovered well against two further alcohol sales bans and social unrest in July.,0
236,We would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of those who died in this tragic event.,0
237,Retail investors In May we held our annual event for retail investors in conjunction with the UK Shareholders’ Association (UKSA) and the UK Individual Shareholders Society.,0
238,This programme was successfully delivered during to participate and hear the views of a wide range of workforce members.,1
239,"From strategy to implementation Last year, we began implementing our a low-carbon society.",0
240,"• If a government client discovers improper or illegal activities in the course of audits or investigations, we may become subject to various civil and criminal penalties, including those under the civil U.S. False Claims Act, and administrative sanctions, which may include termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspensions or debarment from doing business with other agencies of that government.",0
241,Adherence to the Code of Conduct is required at all times and the Board actively promotes a culture of quality and integrity.,1
242,"In several jurisdictions in the US, Company has been named as a defendant in lawsuits involving plaintiffs claiming physical injury, including Fournier’s Gangrene and necrotising fasciitis, from treatment with Farxiga and/or Xigduo XR.",0
243,"As a result, the vesting of the LTI grant for performance period 2019-2021will be equal to 71% of the vesting at target level.",0
244,"It increases motivation, workforce cohesion, productivity and quality and reduces the cost of health and safety incidents over time.",1
245,She felt empowered to own her projects and benefited from a supportive learning environment.,1
246,"Apart from his family, his Company colleagues provided a strong support system at that tough time.",1
247,All surpluses and deficits recognized on the group balance sheet in respect of pension and other post-retirement benefit plans are allocated to Other businesses and corporate.,0
248,"In addition to the financial assumptions, we regularly review the demographic and mortality assumptions.",0
249,"The sale of apparel, personal care products and accessories for men, women and kids is a highly competitive business with numerous participants, including individual and chain specialty apparel retailers, local, regional, national and international department stores, discount stores and online-exclusive businesses.",0
250,Our code of conduct explicitly prohibits engaging in bribery or corruption in any form.,1
251,"Where an individual is appointed to the Executive Board through internal promotion or following a corporate transaction (e.g. an acquisition), the Board retains the ability to honour any legally binding legacy arrangements agreed prior to the appointment.",0
252,We aim to significantly improve our safety performance by executing major risk reduction programmes for each of these risks.,1
253,The provisions of the law on the reassignment of responsibility for nuclear waste disposal stipulate that accountability for the shutdown and dismantling of the assets in Germany as well as for packaging radio active waste remains with the companies.,0
254,"We described our thinking in last year’s report, and signalled that the was likely to be the first of two adjustments to move Murray’s base salary to be more in line with that of his predecessor.",0
255,Our code of conduct is based on our values and sets clear expectations for how we work at Company.,0
256,"Today women make up Team, 30% of all management positions and 40% of brewery managers across Vietnam as we continue on the path to full gender balance.",1
257,"supplementary information http://www.Company.com http://www.Company.com/sustainability Our commitment to climate change The COVID-the need to build resilience across society, economies and healthcare systems globally.",0
258,"Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters and remuneration Company continues to demonstrate significant commitment to ESG matters, not only through the purpose and net zero ambition announced with our new strategy in 2020, but also through the use of relevant measures in the scorecards for annual bonus and long-term incentive plans.",1
259,"Creating a diverse and inclusive workforce in Vietnam We are cultivating an inclusive workforce in Vietnam to enhance adaptiveness and resilience by bringing together a diverse pool of knowledge, experience and skill sets.",1
260,"Failure of the Company, our subsidiaries, colleagues, contractors or agents to comply with the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act and other similar laws can expose us and/or individual colleagues to investigation, prosecution and potentially severe criminal and civil penalties.",0
261,"At the same time, we contributed to the health of society and the planet, notably in our efforts to tackle the biggest public health crisis of our lifetime and reduce our carbon footprint.",1
262,Further information on our ESG goals and accomplishments can be found in our Sustainability Report and in the separate Non-financial Report in accordance with Section German Commercial Code.,1
263,"Our EverGreen ambition requires us to unleash the full potential of our people, attract the best diverse talent and grow them to their full potential.",1
264,"In the first half of practitioners through support to virtual and hybrid meetings, fostering a culture of lifelong learning by supporting the delivery and the management of digital learning, and standardising and automating adverse events reporting, product quality complaints and medical information requests.",0
265,Fatal accidents (as disclosed on page Community impact 15.,0
266,We are determined to play our part by embracing fairness and inclusion in our operations and supply chain.,1
267,Respecting human rights in high-risk contexts We recognise that we may face human rights dilemmas in countries that are politically less stable or where human rights are compromised.,1
268,"Vermont US Attorney Investigation In the US, in April Civil Division, seeking documents and information relating to Company’s relationships with electronic health-record vendors.",0
269,"Our core focus remains to continue building a strong, diverse talent pipeline with an employeecentric mindset.",1
270,"The Company continues to expand its international brand reach, create brand awareness and develop local expertise through various wholesale, franchise, and licensing arrangements.",0
271,"Our commitment is reflected in the fact that each dimension is sponsored by a member of our Group Executive Committee, with our CEO Björn Rosengren being the sponsor for gender diversity.",1
272,People Core metrics Disclosures Health and well-being continued The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury; high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities); recordable work-related injuries; main types of work-related injury; and the number of hours worked.,1
273,"Action plans include for example, embedding structural checks and controls in all our processes involving pay decisions to ensure these decisions do not unfairly discriminate and are gender neutral.",1
274,"Our integrated payments platform allows us to analyze information on Card Member spending and build algorithms and other analytical tools that we use to underwrite risk, reduce fraud and provide targeted marketing and other information services for merchants and special offers and services to Card Members, all while respecting Card Member preferences and protecting Card Member and merchant data in compliance with applicable policies and legal requirements.",0
275,"We take a holistic approach to well-being, providing resources that address the physical, financial and emotional health of our colleagues.",1
276,"Legislators and regulators in the United States and other countries in which we operate are increasingly adopting or revising privacy, data protection, data governance, account access and information and cyber security laws, including data localization, authentication and notification laws.",0
277,"While demographic and other changes are driving an increased demand for healthcare, continued advances in science and digital technologies are driving innovation and improvements in healthcare.",0
278,"As such, there is some uncertainty as to whether the courts of Ireland would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained against us or our directors or officers based on U.S. federal or state civil liability laws, including the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal or state securities laws, or hear actions against us or those persons based on those laws.",0
279,"I spoke with the majority of Company’s largest investors, who remain overwhelmingly supportive of our Executive Directors and the Company’s strategic ambition.",0
280,These include the rights of our workforce and those living in communities potentially affected by our activities.,1
281,"The importance of diversity is described in the Diversity Policy of the Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Executive Team, which considers the elements of a diverse composition in terms of nationality, gender, age and background including expertise and experience.",1
282,"Cash flows after the first growth rate equal to the expected 30-year compounded average inflation, in order to calculate the terminal recoverable amount.",0
283,• Implementing the Board’s diversity policy which is described below (including considering the gender balance of senior management and their direct reports).,1
284,"We expect and encourage our contractors and their employees to act in a way that is consistent with our code of conduct and take appropriate action if those expectations, or their contractual obligations, are not met.",1
285,"business practices, privacy and data protection, management, workplace culture, merchant acceptance, financial condition, response to political and social issues or catastrophic events (including our response to the COVID- 27 disasters) and other subjective qualities.",0
286,"This could result in the loss or misuse of data or sensitive information, including employees’ and customers’ personal data, injury to people, disruption to our business, harm to the environment or our assets, legal or regulatory breaches, legal liability and significant costs including fines, cost of remediation or reputational consequences.",0
287,His skill set further diversifies and strengthens the overall demographic and attributes of the board.,0
288,"They include areas such as net-zero industry transitions, responsible value chains, sustainable technologies, ESG measurement, consumer experiences, and developing sustainable organizations, leadership and learning.",1
289,"– The global people strategy, including succession planning and talent management.",0
290,"Tragically though, we lost a colleague in a fatal accident at our Castellón refinery in Spain, and a cyclist in the UK died in an accident with one of our contractors’ road tankers.",0
291,The measurement date used for the Company’s employee benefit plans is December 31.,0
292,"This programme will support our goal to increase the proportion of women in leadership roles across our business, and particularly within technology.",1
293,"from food, housing and education to healthcare, transportation and some discretionary income and savings.",0
294,"During feedback session with members of two BRGs focused on ethnic minority groups, the USAAN (US-based ‘African American Network’) and the PEN (UK-based ‘Positively Ethnic Network’).",1
295,"Address harmful use Harmful drinking is damaging to individuals and the people around them as well as to society, our industry and our reputation.",1
296,"This means achieving gender balance at senior levels, paying all Company employees a fair wage and ensuring fair living and working standards for third-party employees and brand promoters.",1
297,"With our leading technologies and talented people, we are confident that Company will continue to go from strength to strength while living up to the expectations of its stakeholders and making a valuable contribution to a more sustainable society.",1
298,"We work with local and global partners to raise awareness and offer training, screening and reducedcost treatment, as applicable.",1
299,"> Ethics and transparency: we seek to create positive societal impact and embed ethical behaviour in all our business activities, markets and value chain.",1
300,"The Supervisory Board notes that, in its opinion, gender is only one element of diversity, and that experience, background, knowledge, skills and insight are equally important and relevant criteria in selecting new members as is also reflected in its profile.",1
301,"To address this risk, we have launched an internal well-being programme.",1
302,"Nevertheless, it is not possible to rule out a lack of availability of IT infrastructure or a breach in data security.",0
303,"For example, UNLEASH is a new talent management programme launched in Africa, Middle East & Eastern Europe (AMEE) region.",0
304,"The Executive Director Global Audit has direct access to the Audit Committee, primarily through its Chairperson.",0
305,"The Group’s Human Resources dashboard allows data at all locations, including key metrics such as employee age, gender, ethnicity, and length of service.",0
306,"We drive accessibility of medicines for diverse, equitable and inclusive patient groups through company policy and programming, including core pricing principles and access programmes.",1
307,"So far, we have identified fair wage gaps for our direct employees in seven operating companies and already closed these gaps in the majority of them.",1
308,There are annual performance evaluations to ensure employee development is aligned with business goals and we empower managers to recognise individual successes throughout the year.,0
309,"Our sustainability approach Our ambition is to harness the power of science and innovation in ways that have a positive impact on society, patients, healthcare systems and the environment, through actions for the long term.",1
310,"We actively encourage everyone to Speak Up when they have questions or concerns about potential misconduct such as fraud, discrimination, harassment or corruption, also anonymously.",1
311,"The people and governance committee reviews workforce policies and practices and their alignment with Company’s strategy, purpose, values and culture and conducts workforce engagement measures.",1
312,"Various regulators, U.S. states and territories are considering similar requirements or have adopted laws, rules and regulations pertaining to privacy and/or information and cyber security that may be more stringent and/or expansive than federal requirements.",0
313,We would like to extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends.,0
314,"Communication of policy commitments: workers and external stakeholders Our Code of Business Conduct, Human Rights Policy and Supplier Code are available in all relevant languages (around information is accessible to intended audiences.",1
315,"Aim and wellbeing of our employees, contractors and local communities.",1
316,"These laws and regulations include, but are not limited to: trade, transportation and logistic laws, including tariffs and import and export regulations; tax laws and regulations; product and consumer safety laws; anti-bribery and corruption laws; employment and labor laws; antitrust or competition laws; data privacy laws; and environmental regulations.",0
317,"As would be expected from an international business, ethnic diversity varies between the Group’s office locations.",1
318,"Such data could be wrongfully accessed or used by employees, customers, suppliers or third parties, or lost, disclosed or improperly processed in breach of data protection regulations.",0
319,"Our unique culture places significant emphasis on empowering employees, together with an overarching focus on wellbeing.",1
320,Awareness and focus on human rights risks has increased significantly throughout the last three years.,1
321,"In addition, the Remuneration Committee discussed and prepared a revision of the Remuneration Policy for the Executive Board to include ESG-related performance measures in the Long-term incentive plan (LTIP).",1
322,This analysis includes actual employee population and salary details in an operating company.,0
323,"The evaluation identified the need for continued education and briefing sessions to develop further Board members’ knowledge and understanding of rare diseases and Alexion, Company Rare Disease, acknowledging that the appointment of two new Board members from Alexion during underpin the Board’s level of expertise in this area.",0
324,"– Sustainable volume: measured in accordance with the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI): The efficient production of safe, high quality agricultural products, in a way that protects and improves the natural environment, social and economic conditions of farmers, their employees and local communities, and safeguards the health and welfare of all farmed species.",1
325,"However, when changes in base salary are considered, broader factors are taken into account, including but not limited to the individual and business performance and the internal pay relativities.",1
326,We take every opportunity to raise awareness and keep our employees engaged through continuous communications on our responsible business conduct principles.,1
327,Third-party vendors fail to comply with our Vendor Code of Conduct or any third parties with which we have a business relationship with fail to represent our brands in a manner consistent with our brand image.,0
328,"The Company is committed to providing a safe working environment for our people, as well as supporting our people in achieving and maintaining their health and well-being goals.",1
329,"Having said that, we are cognisant of the Parker Review recommendations regarding ethnic diversity and will also take these considerations into account in our future appointments The Board is pleased to confirm that it has achieved the Hampton-Alexander Review target of on the Board.",1
330,"Any errors, failures or delays in complying with AML and counter-terrorist financing laws, perceived deficiencies in our AML programs or association of our business with money laundering, terrorist financing, tax fraud or other illicit activity can give rise to significant supervisory, criminal and civil proceedings and lawsuits, which could result in significant penalties and forfeiture of assets, loss of licenses or restrictions on business activities, or other enforcement actions.",0
331,"If this net revenue reduction was solely due to reductions in oil prices in isolation, it reflects an indicative decrease in the carrying amount of using price assumptions for Brent oil broadly in the middle of the range of prices associated with a pre-publication version (see page the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) 'family' of scenarios considered to be consistent with limiting global average temperature to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.",0
332,"Increasing our focus on parity, Company® announced several upcoming sponsorships of women's sports, including UEFA Women's Football and the Formula 1 W Series.",1
333,"In the normal course of the group’s business, Company group entities are subject to legal and regulatory proceedings arising out of current and past operations, including matters related to commercial disputes, product liability, antitrust, commodities trading, premises-liability claims, consumer protection, general health, safety, climate change and environmental claims and allegations of exposures of third parties to toxic substances, such as lead pigment in paint, asbestos and other chemicals.",0
334,"As the availability of quality (emergency) health care services varies across the large number of countries and regions in which we operate, ensuring access to quality medical care to our national and international employees and their family members remains a priority.",1
335,"Form Furthermore, the global regulatory environment is increasingly complex and demanding with frequent new and changing requirements surrounding , information security and privacy, including the China Cybersecurity Law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.",0
336,Recent health trends may lead to an increased risk of consumers making claims.,0
337,"By calibrating the WBCSD Scenario Catalogue underpinning our strategic planning (for example, oil price or EV demand/utilization), we were able to model the impact of each variable across the full range of scenarios and each scenario family, on associated 2030 expected earnings (adjusted EBITDA) for the business area(s) with which that variable was associated.",0
338,"Reporting on sustainability We updated our sustainability materiality assessment process in our sustainability frame as well as external developments related to sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.",1
339,See the section 'Foundation – Respecting human rights' for more detail on our Supplier Risk management programme.,1
340,"> Contribution to society – their delivery across access to healthcare, environmental protection, ethics and transparency to lead in sustainability.",1
341,"Digital and cyber security risk: including user access controls, misuse of information and systems and disruption of business activity.",0
342,"The board, as a whole, is supportive of the group’s employee-led business resource groups (BRGs) which centre around specific themes including, among others, ethnicity, sexual orientation, working parents and people with disabilities.",1
343,"> Taking bold action on climate, recognising the interconnection between the health of people, society and our planet.",1
344,Company has established ‘Put Safety First’ as its top priority for employees and contractors at all levels.,1
345,"• Our analysis supports our view that our strategy is resilient to a range of climaterelated oil price scenarios including those consistent with well-below outcomes.a Having identified that oil price associated with the most extreme cases of the family of 1.5°C scenarios was the only variable with the potential to have financial impacts of sufficient materiality to potentially impact the resilience of our strategy, we then considered the resilience of our strategy to this potential downside.",0
346,"The safety strategy focuses on implementing programmes, processes and tools to address key risks including road safety, contractor safety as well as developing strong health and safety leadership and culture.",1
347,Our stance on political activity is defined in our code of conduct.,1
348,"With social impact, we want to make a positive difference for communities based on what matters most for that community.",1
349,"Two of the four main board committees are chaired by a female director, one of whom holds the position of senior independent director.",1
350,"Listening to our employees We treat people equally and fairly and employ, reward and promote, based on the principle of equal opportunity.",1
351,"In partnership with its customers and associates, the Company is proud to support community partners with a focus on youth mental health and wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion and environmental advocacy.",1
352,"As a result, the assumptions used to value the liabilities for the Group’s main retirement benefit obligations are updated every quarter.",0
353,"Our commitments We include targets on our global scorecard to increase representation of women in leadership positions, as well as to increase the percentage of leaders from Emerging Markets and Japan that report into our Senior Executive Team (SET).",1
354,"With the appointment of Aradhana Sarin as CFO, there are five women on our Board (total).",1
355,"Benefits consist primarily of retirement, insurance and healthcare plans that are designed to provide a reasonable level of support for the employees and their dependants in case of retirement, disability or death.",1
356,"Female promotions target Female promotions as a percentage of total annual promotions, with a target of 50% compared to the 2021 baseline of 39%.",1
357,A new cultivation protocol has been piloted by two farms to produce barley with a lower environmental footprint without reducing farmers’ income or product quality.,0
358,The Code is regularly reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure it reflects the highest standards of behaviour and professionalism necessary to maintain confidence in the Group's integrity.,0
359,"Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to play a critical part in decarbonizing this sector and we are working at pace to promote SAF availability, accessibility and affordability.",1
360,The Articles of Association provide entitlement to the directors’ pensions and death and disability benefits to the directors’ relations and dependants respectively.,0
361,The Board considered: investors; communities; employees; governments; regulators; patients; the impact of the Company’s operations on the community and environment; the long-term success of the Company; and maintaining high standards of business conduct.,1
362,"As always, our priority is the safety and wellbeing of our colleagues, and we are also taking steps to back our impacted customers and communities.",1
363,"Difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, and a severe disruption and instability in the global financial markets or deterioration in credit and financing conditions may affect our access to capital necessary to fund business operations or address maturing liabilities.",0
364,– Assessment: Evaluation of possible pay gap per employee per operating company in scope.,1
365,We will use the findings to raise awareness among our suppliers on potential water risks and develop programmes to manage them in the coming years.,0
366,The table below illustrates life expectancy assumptions at age expected to retire in 2041 (2020: 2020 and 2040 respectively).,0
367,By the end of have a social impact initiative signed-off and have started implementation.,1
368,"Variable compensation is provided through short-term and long-term incentives based on strategic, financial and ESG objectives, recognizing Group, Business Area and Corporate Function performance as well as individual performance.",1
369,Our activities are focused on healthcare in the community and supporting science education.,1
370,"We use a global cybersecurity framework and a global cybersecurity community to address confidentiality, integrity and availability risks.",0
371,Our aim is to ensure that the employees at our sites leave work at the end of each day as healthy as when they arrived.,1
372,"Contributing to society by improving access to healthcare, environmental protection, and ethics and transparency, as well as delivering our Ambition Zero Carbon programme.",1
373,"However, there is more to be done across all these areas to better manage the Group’s governance and its impact on the environment and society (generally referred to as ESG) in order to support the Group’s long-term, sustainable growth plans.",1
374,"Percentage of employees per employee category, by age group, gender and other indicators of diversity (e.g. ethnicity).",0
375,"(a) Represents mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae. (b) Represents investments in Corporate debt securities and debt securities issued by Community Development Financial Institutions.",0
376,"Through our Positive Sourcing Programme, we promote ethical behaviour among our suppliers.",1
377,"We reinforced our commitment to ethical behaviour through our of Ethics training, which was delivered to relevant employees and third parties.",1
378,"By understanding patients’ unique needs, we can research and develop innovative medicines, support access and advocate for the rare disease community.",0
379,"Discrimination against Company cards could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, particularly where it only or disproportionately impacts credit card usage or card usage generally, our Card Members or our business.",0
380,"The contractual terms of the hybrid bonds allow the group to defer coupon payments and the repayment of principal indefinitely, however their terms and conditions stipulate that any deferred payments must be made in the event of an announcement of an ordinary share or parity equity dividend distribution or certain share repurchases or redemptions.",0
381,One is gender equality when filling leadership roles within the company.,1
382,The Company also provided associates with access to vaccinations by hosting multiple vaccine and booster clinics for global home office and distribution center associates.,1
383,"The actuarial calculations are made by external actuaries based on inputs from observable market data, such as corporate bond returns and yield curves to determine the discount rates used, mortality tables to determine life expectancy and inflation numbers to determine future salary and pension growth assumptions.",0
384,"In addition, if we are unable to attract and retain talent at the associate level without adequate succession plans, our business could be adversely impacted as competition for such qualified talent is intense, and we cannot be sure we will be able to attract, retain and develop a sufficient number of qualified individuals in future periods.",0
385,– Equal pay for equal work between female and male colleagues.,1
386,"Such meeting shall be held within eight weeks of the request and shall deal with the subjects as stated by those who wish to hold the meeting, failing which the shareholders may seek judicial leave to call a general meeting.",0
387,"The Customer Safety and Due Diligence department are trained to consider a customer’s age across all of its customer risk profiling, ensuring enhanced protection and care for younger customers.",1
388,Our employees want to know they are part of a business that cares about their wellbeing and supports their professional development.,1
389,"These were mostly digital meetings, but the gradual lifting of lockdown restrictions opened opportunities to visit Company’s new EV charging infrastructure on London’s Park Lane, colleagues in front-line roles during a visit to Aberdeen, and representatives from the local community surrounding our proposed low carbon hydrogen projects on Teesside in England.",0
390,"Cyber security The severity, sophistication and scale of cyber attacks continues to evolve.",0
391,These factors also explain the slight decrease in the share of women in management positions.,1
392,"Base salary Every year, peer group and base salary levels are reviewed, and the Remuneration Committee may propose adjustments to the Supervisory Board.",0
393,"While the board aspires to achieve gender parity, progress against diversity targets is sensitive to the size of the board.",1
394,"To do so, we must offer a brand portfolio that stands out and is impactful in today's society.",1
395,Provision is made for employees’ long service leave and annual leave entitlements not expected to be settled wholly within after the end of the annual reporting period in which the employees render the related service.,0
396,"During the year, as part of our focus on diversity and talent development we launched our inaugural SheLeads development programme for women at feedback from the initial participants.",1
397,Growing our female talent pool Achieving our commitment on gender balance among senior management will require a strong pipeline of talents.,1
398,"We are confident that all male and female colleagues are paid equally for comparable roles, and that all our colleagues have the same opportunities for progression and development.",1
399,„ Earned a top ESG rating in the 2021 GRESB® assessment.,1
400,"Priority Ethics and transparency Ensuring ethical, open and inclusive behaviour across our organisation and value chain.",1
401,"Our commitments are raising the bar on climate action, accelerating efforts to support the social agenda and driving our brands to be more ambitious in ensuring consumers around the world always have a zero alcohol choice while promoting moderate consumption of alcohol.",1
402,The Group also introduced new game design features across its full range of slots content in line with a new industry code of conduct aimed at reducing the risks associated with gambling.,1
403,Pensions and other post-retirement benefit assumptions are reviewed by management at the end of each year.,0
404,"Human Rights Audits We have now conducted including four in 2021, in Haiti, Hungary, the US and Papua New Guinea.",1
405,"Engaging, inspiring and mobilising our entire global workforce will be key to delivering our Brew a Better World strategy and their input has helped shape our commitments.",0
406,"The Committee also discussed the monitoring, review, education and improvements made to support assurance that the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking is eliminated, to the fullest extent practicable, from Company’s supply chain.",1
407,"Company’s Electrification Business Area is meeting growing demand for safe, smart and sustainable electrification by tackling some of society’s greatest challenges.",0
408,"• Murray’s salary to increase by to £800,000 from the annual general meeting, see further details on page 117.",0
409,Lost Time Accident Frequency (per 1 Company personnel fatalities: 1 in Mexico.,0
410,A percentage of the CEO's salary and associate costs are capitalised in line with the Company's policy for capitalising costs directly relating to pre-feasibility and exploration.,0
411,Serious injury: Work related accident that caused permanent disability or long-term health effect or required hospitalisation overnight.,0
412,"Violations of these laws or regulations by us, our employees or any of these third parties could subject us to criminal or civil enforcement actions (whether or not we participated or knew about the actions leading to the violations), including fines or penalties, disgorgement of profits and suspension or disqualification from work, including U.S. federal contracting, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, including our results of operations and our reputation.",0
413,"Product safety and integrity What could happen? Poor quality or contamination of Company products, be it accidental or malicious, could result in health hazards, reputational damage, financial liabilities, disruption of the supply chain and product recalls.",0
414,"We innovate and partner to transform solutions across the patient care pathway – from prevention, raising awareness, diagnosis and treatment, to post-treatment and wellness.",0
415,"Given the significant number of transactions that are completed annually, it is vital to maintain constant operation of our computer hardware, telecommunication systems and software systems, and maintain data security.",0
416,"A copy of the code of ethics can be found at Company.com/ codeofethics Company also has a code of conduct, which is applicable to all employees, officers and members of the board.",1
417,"We strive to treat our employees with fairness, integrity, honesty, courtesy, consideration, respect, and dignity, regardless of gender, race, nationality, age, sexual orientation or other forms of diversity.",1
418,"Many of our Brew a Better World commitments directly touch local communities, for example guaranteeing at least a fair wage for all our employees worldwide, raising working and living standards for third-party employees, contributing to healthy watersheds in areas where water is scarce and supporting smallholder farmers in Africa.",1
419,"When it comes to our suppliers, our target is that is covered by Sustainable Supply Base Management (SSBM), which covers all aspects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, including preserving resources.",1
420,Human rights remains as a Top Priority Risk.,1
421,"have and disclose a process for periodically evaluating the performance of the board, its committees and individual directors; and have and disclose a diversity policy; through its board or a committee of the board set measurable objectives for achieving gender diversity in the composition of its board, senior executives and workforce generally; and The company secretary of a listed entity should be accountable directly to the board, through the chair, on all matters to do with the proper functioning of the board.",1
422,"This includes stretch assignments, internal career pathing, self-awareness exercises, and active coaching.",0
423,"Additionally, if a third party claims to have licensing rights with respect to merchandise we have produced or purchased from a vendor, we may be obligated to remove this merchandise from our inventory offering and incur related costs, and could be subject to liability under various civil and criminal causes of action, including actions to recover unpaid royalties and other damages.",0
424,"Employee benefits Wages, salaries, bonuses, social security contributions, paid annual leave and sick leave are accrued in the period in which the associated services are rendered by employees of the group.",0
425,"These commitments run in parallel with our social sustainability priorities, such as Human Rights and strong international labour relations.",1
426,"Observer measures changes in individual customers’ gaming behaviour, such as unexpected increases in time or money spent on the site.",0
427,"As businesses and transport networks seek to bridge the gap that divides us from a fossil-free future, we offer our customers practical and proven technologies that help.",0
428,"More recently, we have expanded privacy rights to California residents who are not covered by GLBA, pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act.",0
429,"In particular, the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) entered into force in May laws of the US states in which Company operates, having a significant effect on the Company’s privacy and data protection practices, as it introduced various changes to how personal information should be collected, maintained, processed and secured.",0
430,"We innovate with a strong focus on digital to drive operational efficiencies, empower our workforce and engage better with our customers.",1
431,"Company has adopted a code of conduct, which applies to all employees and members of the board.",1
432,That’s why our strategy looks much more holistically at the health of local watersheds.,0
433,"We disclose our ESG performance in a combined Annual Report, on our website and via social media channels.",1
434,"Similarly, our reputation could be damaged by actions or statements of current or former clients, directors, employees, competitors, vendors, alliance partners, joint venture partners, adversaries in legal proceedings, legislators or government regulators, as well as members of the investment community or the media, including social media influencers.",0
435,"To drive progress on our journey towards being fully gender balanced, our commitment is to have women in senior management roles by 2025 and 40% by 2030.",1
436,"designated internal Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) and it continuously revamps its policies and procedures on relevant matters including exercising user rights and data retention, data sharing with third parties, security policies, as well as reviewing necessary product and IT implementation.",0
437,Mental health and wellbeing In access to a range of mental health support services.,1
438,"We also find that the ‘non-financial’ reward elements are essential to a supportive culture, with the wellbeing of staff and family playing an increasingly prominent role in Company’s employment proposition.",1
439,The opportunity to stipulate the response time should also apply to an intention as referred to above for judicial leave to call an AGM pursuant to Section of the Dutch Civil Code.,0
440,"Helping customers become energy efficient In both to raise awareness of the advanced technologies that can mitigate climate change, and drive collective action to reduce energy consumption worldwide.",0
441,"Although the pandemic severely curtailed their ability to gather for tree-planting events, Richm ond Trees maintained a group of dedicated volunteers to care for the trees already planted, contributing to climate solutions in their community.",0
442,"LLegal proceedings regarding provisions in our merchant contracts, including non-discrimination and honor-all-cards provisions, could have a material adverse effect on our business and result in additional litigation and/or arbitrations, changes to our merchant agreements and/or business practices, substantial monetary damages and damage to our reputation and brand.",0
443,Community engagement is key; harmful drinking hits communities and local stakeholders know better than anyone what the issues are and how best to approach them.,1
444,"A fair wage is often higher than the minimum wage and should be sufficient for a decent standard of living, covering the basic needs of the employee and him/her family - from food, housing and education to healthcare, transportation and some discretionary income and savings.",1
445,"Reported matters also could lead to audits or investigations and other civil, criminal or administrative sanctions.",0
446,"For more information, see People from page Contribution to society Our sustainability performance indicators measure the progress of our environmental, social and governance practices.",1
447,"forms of discrimination, which could result in a decrease in cards-in-force and transaction volumes.",1
448,"Fair wage is not structurally depended on variable factors, such as working overtime or incentive pay.",1
449,Double the number of women in senior management roles to employee engagement score in our industry.,1
450,"Made key investments in senior talent, including welcoming our first Chief Digital and Technology Officer, and combined our existing user experience, data and analytics and information technology teams.",0
451,"In determining the costs of site restoration, there is uncertainty regarding the nature and extent of the restoration due to community expectations and future legislation.",0
452,"Recent developments Despite our continuous efforts to provide safe working conditions, several fatal accidents occurred in underlining the importance of realising further improvements in the area of safety.",1
453,"This year we raised the bar on our environmental, social sustainability and responsible consumption aspirations with our refreshed Brew a Better World 2030 commitments.",1
454,"The increase in incidents during the year continues to be driven by low-impact incidents and may be attributed to stronger first-line monitoring, a company environment where employees feel comfortable raising concerns, and evolving external regulations and enforcement priorities (i.e. data privacy globally).",1
455,We also enabled employees to share access to the Headspace meditation app with two family members.,1
456,"With its modern design and rich amenities, brightest talent as we build upon the success of our products, innovate for the future, and bring new digital identity and privacy solutions to our 3,500 healthcare customers worldwide.",0
457,"At next year’s AGM, we intend to seek shareholder support for our environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.",1
458,"– Any fatal accidents when occurring with Company Company assets (e.g. trucks), Company materials (e.g. promotion materials), Company Company products or Company Company services (e.g. events), including such fatal accidents involving contractor personnel when work was carried out as ordered by or on behalf of the Company Company.",0
459,Aligning procurement decisions with human rights During the COVID-strategy in place with suppliers to support them where possible and to avoid adding additional pressures on their businesses.,0
460,Company remains focused on ensuring sufficient access to capital markets to finance long-term growth and to refinance maturing debt obligations.,0
461,"In addition, we may fail to identify or adequately assess the magnitude of certain liabilities, shortcomings or other circumstances prior to acquiring, investing in or partnering with a company, including potential exposure to regulatory sanctions or liabilities resulting from an acquisition target’s previous activities, or from an acquisition’s controls related to financial reporting, disclosure, and cyber and information security environment.",0
462,"Diversity and culture The board is fully supportive of Company’s UK, US and global frameworks for action which set out how we will advance and integrate diversity, equity and inclusion across our regions and the global businesses.",1
463,"Failure to meet product quality specifications could cause harm to people and the environment, damage our reputation, result in regulatory action and legal liability, and impact financial performance.",1
464,"Throughout the Company, the Company Life Saving Rules target the activities that carry the greatest safety risks to employees and contractors.",1
465,"The committee reviewed ongoing developments in Company’s digital environment, incorporating aspects of cyber security related to user access controls, the optimization of core services and the modernization of Company.",0
466,"Our information and cyber security program is designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.",0
467,"Community and social vitality Total tax paid The total global tax borne by the company, including corporate income taxes, property taxes, non-creditable VAT and other sales taxes, employer-paid payroll taxes, and other taxes that constitute costs to the company, by category of taxes.",0
468,"Learn more about our actions in the Social section of our website Our business is built on fairness, human connection and the joy of bringing people together.",1
469,The company’s obligations for employees’ annual leave and long service leave entitlements are recognised as provisions in the statement of financial position.,0
470,We strive to preserve the nutritional value of our by-products by recirculating them in animal and human food applications.,0
471,"Our I&D strategy includes transparent ambitions on gender balance, cultural diversity and development for people managers.",1
472,"discrimination and honor-all-cards provisions, subject to local legal requirements.",1
473,"Throughout the year, while discharging their duties, section requires a director to have regard, amongst other matters, to the: > likely consequences of any decisions in the long term > interests of the company’s employees > need to foster the company’s business relationships with suppliers, customers and others > impact of the company’s operations on the community and environment > desirability of the company maintaining a reputation for high standards of business conduct and > need to act fairly as between members of the company.",1
474,The Policy sets out the Board’s aim to maintain a composition of at least female Directors and at least one Director from an ethnic minority background.,1
475,"In June long-term strategic brand partnership with Authentic Brands Group (“ABG”) to leverage the Sports Illustrated brand and launch SI Sportsbook, in order to benefit from significant brand awareness and reduce the cost of customer acquisition and upfront brand investment required to build market share.",0
476,"The Supervisory Board has a diverse composition in terms of experience, gender, nationality and age.",1
477,"Our ambition is to transform the lives of patients with improved outcomes and a better quality of life, through more effective treatment and prevention, ultimately working towards a cure for some of the world’s most complex diseases.",1
478,"the BGC’s AdTech forum, which includes a particular focus on protecting younger gamblers through responsible and controlled advertising and promotion, and is committed to the BGC Industry Code for Socially Responsible Advertising.",1
479,"In particular, employees recognise Company’s contribution to society with our work on Vaxzevria and with the launch of Evusheld.",1
480,"The number of women employed by the Group and their employment classification are as follows: Diversity includes, but is not limited to, gender, age, ethnicity and cultural background.",1
481,"up (186% at CER) Approved in the US and the EU for the treatment of paediatric patients two years of age and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) who have symptomatic, inoperable PN.",0
482,"Sadly, we have been reminded that democracy, freedom and peace cannot be taken for granted and that we must stand up in support of them.",1
483,Additionally we have continued to have good access to the commercial paper markets.,0
484,"In these charts, fixed pay refers to base salary only, excluding pensions and other emoluments, and variable pay consists of the aforementioned Short-term and Long-term incentive opportunities, including the ‘deferral-and-matching’ proposition.",0
485,We also want them to recommend Company to their friends and family.,0
486,We have also met the Parker Review’s target for black and minority ethnic directors.,1
487,Company N.V. has issued a joint and several liability statements to the provisions of Section 2 of the Dutch Civil Code with respect to legal entities established in the Netherlands.,0
488,The Medical Settlement also includes an exclusive remedy provision regarding class members pursuing exposure-based personal injury claims for later-manifested physical conditions (LMPCs).,0
489,"Chaired by the Chief Privacy Officer, the Privacy Risk Management Committee, a sub committee of the ORMC, provides oversight and governance for our privacy program.",0
490,"Finally, the Advancing Climate Solutions pillar focuses on enhancing our operations and capabilities to meet customer and community needs in the transition to a low-carbon future.",0
491,All members of the Supervisory Board have access to the advice and services of the Company Secretary.,0
492,It is recognised that this leaves room for improvement on gender diversity.,1
493,"As a part of our Inclusion & Diversity strategy, we monitor the composition of our workforce by gender and nationalities, both at senior management level and for the total workforce.",1
494,"With the launch of EverGreen came three key areas of focus: having courageous leadership, contributing globally to an inclusive environment and fostering equal opportunity.",1
495,As a global business we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and leadership.,1
496,"Ethnic diversity Our global, US and UK frameworks for action guide how we aim to improve DE&I in Company.",1
497,"The policy refers to the diversity criteria of age, gender, ethnicity and educational and professional backgrounds.",1
498,We identified fair wage gaps for our employees in seven operating companies.,1
499,"In commitments under the Brew a Better World strategy, including paying a fair wage to our employees and ensuring fair living and working standards for third-party employees and brand promoters.",1
500,"• Continue our journey towards greater diversity on the board across all dimensions, aspiring to achieve gender parity and greater representation of those with an ethnic minority background over time.",1
501,"The programme involves around the world, offering a network, coaching, training and workshops in storytelling, personal presence and effective communication to other female colleagues.",1
502,"The Digital CORE is an essential part of our foundation, enabling a modern architecture that allows for speed, scalability and easier access to data.",0
503,"We seek to create positive societal impact and embed ethical behaviour in all our business activities, markets and value chain.",1
504,"The Code covers recruitment and selection, performance management, career development and promotion, transfer, training, retraining (including retraining, if needed, for people who have become disabled), and reward.",1
505,"The complaint alleges negligence by us, and seeks monetary damages, costs and attorneys’ fees and other related relief, relating to a data security incident involving unauthorized access to the reservations database of Starwood Worldwide Resorts, Inc. (“Starwood”), which was acquired by Marriott on September 23, 2016.",0
506,"Accountability for mitigating, monitoring and reporting on the most significant risks is assigned to functional directors who report on progress and residual risk levels three times per year to the Risk Committee.",0
507,"Across its global offices, support several charitable causes and organisations that matter to them and their communities, with a particularly well-established community involvement programme around its office in Herzliya, Israel.",1
508,Strategy is to ensure all our employees worldwide earn at least a fair wage.,1
509,"Looking beyond direct pay into the broader employee proposition, we note the strong emphasis on maintaining a supportive and inclusive working environment, and a general ‘culture of care’.",1
510,"They have the ownership, responsibility and accountability for assessing and mitigating risks.",0
511,All shares carry equal rights and are freely transferable (unless provided otherwise below).,0
512,"This will help provide greater awareness of the risks and opportunities that are considered, alternative options, while also bringing their experience to the decision-making process.",0
513,"The benefits figure includes benefits granted to employees which are not part of salary (e.g. medical insurance, meals, further education funds).",1
514,"Formerly held various planning and merchandising positions at Gap Inc., Target, and Marshall Fields.",0
515,"In the United States, certain of our businesses are subject to the privacy, disclosure and safeguarding provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and its implementing regulations and guidance.",0
516,"An increasingly negative perception in society towards alcohol could prompt legislators to implement further restrictive measures, such as limitations on availability, advertising, sponsorships, distribution and points of sale, and increased tax.",0
517,Achievements in > 48.1% of senior middle management roles and above are held by women > 72% of all critical manufacturing partners are rated ‘bronze’ or better by our sustainability framework (2025 target of 75%) > 83% of employee survey respondents feel that Company has a ‘Speak Up’ culture.,1
518,"The EverGreen strategy has been build on our value creation model, the Green Diamond, which puts growth, profit and capital on equal footing with sustainability and responsibility.",1
519,"With COVID-the social challenges the world faces, we must take decisive and collective action to create a fairer, more equal and safer society.",1
520,"The three key growth drivers for our businesses are: resource efficiency through electrification and automation, where we are global leaders, occupying number are accountable for growth and decision-making has been moved closer to the market; and the acceleration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) drivers for energy efficiency and automation.",1
521,"The impact of COVID-others, to ensure the health and safety of employees and pro-actively take business measures and mitigations.",1
522,"AGM discussing broad ranging remuneration matters including the rationale for 2021 remuneration decisions, gender pay, safer gambling and the development of the Group’s ESG strategy.",1
523,"In addition, digital operations are subject to numerous risks, including reliance on third-party computer hardware/software and service providers, data breaches, violations of laws, including those relating to online privacy, credit card fraud, telecommunication failures, electronic break-ins and similar compromises, and disruption of internet service.",0
524,"Focus on Gilly Hicks growth by increasing domestic and international awareness through new store experiences, engaging product launches and thoughtful marketing.",0
525,"Changes in the legal or regulatory environment affecting responsible sourcing, supply chain transparency, or environmental protection, among others, may result in increased compliance costs for us and our business partners.",1
526,"Company monitors trends and developments in the ESG area across the globe, to make sure we respond adequately and in a timely manner to increasing societal expectations.",1
527,"Looking ahead, we are boosting our strategic capabilities, talent attraction and development to ensure we have the best people, the right culture and strong organisational health.",1
528,"Expected future payments incorporate anticipated future wage and salary levels, durations of service and employee departures and are discounted at rates determined by reference to market yields at the end of the reporting period on government bonds that have maturity dates that approximate the terms of the obligations.",0
529,We also increased the proportion of women in senior management to from 13.5 percent in 2020.,1
530,"This includes engagement with our employees, suppliers and other stakeholders, as well as the impact of our operations on the community and environment.",1
531,Good governance platform Our Good Governance platform in the Africa Middle East & Eastern Europe region addresses human rights related topics specific to the region.,1
532,"In the published in 2021, we were named as the highest-ranking pharmaceutical company in the FTSE 100 for representation of women on the combined executive committee and their direct reports, and we moved up from sixth place to third place in the list of the Top 10 Best Performers.",1
533,"We therefore propose to increase Murray’s salary by which, in our view, appropriately reflects his many contributions.",0
534,• Considered Company’s control and assurance framework in respect of Company’s ESG reporting and climate-related metrics.,1
535,"We are harnessing the power of science and innovation to deliver a positive impact to society, healthcare systems and the environment through actions for the long term.",1
536,He has been instrumental in a number of workforce-based initiatives to promote a diverse and inclusive environment.,1
537,"Through programmes such as SheLeads, as a company that empowers female leadership.",1
538,"More broadly, I am proud of the role we are playing in contributing to the health of society and the planet.",1
539,"Up to of patients with asthma have severe asthma and account for approximately 50% of asthma-related costs. 1 in 10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the third leading cause of death worldwide, affecting one in 10 people over the age of 40.",0
540,"When determining remuneration for an Executive Board member, the Supervisory Board will, at the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee, consider the role’s requirements, business needs, the individual’s skills and experience and the relevant external talent market.",0
541,"There is nothing more important than the health and safety of our people and I am proud of how our colleagues, customers, and suppliers continued to adapt and support one another.",1
542,"The scope of entities included in the reporting is equal to the basis of consolidation as per our financial statements, unless otherwise stated.",0
543,"Action plans will focus on improving equal pay and also gender representation, opportunity for promotion and gender balance in management teams.",1
544,"We aim to provide equal opportunity in recruitment, career development, promotion, training and reward for all employees – regardless of ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.",1
545,low-carbon society Demand for energy and material is expanding in step with the world’s population growth and the pursuit of higher living standards.,0
546,"We have also been subject to regulatory actions and may continue to be the subject of such actions, including governmental inquiries, investigations, enforcement proceedings and the imposition of fines or civil money penalties, in the event of noncompliance or alleged noncompliance with laws or regulations.",0
547,"In considering new Board appointments, diversity (including of gender, age and professional and educational background) is one of the criteria considered by the Nominations Committee in accordance with the Board’s Diversity Policy.",1
548,Our commitment in this regard is made tangible by the fact that achievement of ESG targets has a direct impact on the level of Executive Board remuneration.,1
549,"While there is always room for improvement, I am proud of the progress we have made, particularly in ensuring gender balance in our leadership teams.",1
550,"From a gender perspective, the board is comprised of four female directors and six male directors, representing representation (2020 45%, 2019 42%).",1
551,"Walking the talk on the path to an inclusive, fair and equitable world Company has always believed in fairness, human connection and the joy of true togetherness.",1
552,No person has applied for leave of Court to bring proceedings on behalf of the company or intervene in any proceedings to which the company is a party for the purpose of taking responsibility on behalf of the company for all or any part of those proceedings.,0
553,"Today, this is more needed than ever – from addressing climate change and water scarcity to creating a fair, equal and healthy society.",1
554,These four performance measures have equal weight to minimise the risk that participants over-emphasise one performance measure to the detriment of others.,0
555,"Enabling the delivery against our BaBW commitments is embedded throughout the business and across functions, for example driven by Supply Chain (Net zero carbon emissions and Healthy Watersheds), Procurement (Net zero carbon emissions and Sustainable Sourcing), People (Inclusion and Diversity and Health and Safety) and Commerce (Responsible Consumption).",1
556,Engagement with its communities is an important part of be able to engage in rich community life both in and out of work is an important factor of their wellbeing.,1
557,"With our 2030 diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy, we seek to increase diversity across all dimensions, including gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations.",1
558,"> Leveraging technology across prevention and awareness, diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment and wellness to deliver better patient outcomes.",0
559,The extension of the UK partnership with Marks & Spencer until at least provides further confidence that the UK forecourts offer can evolve as customers’ behaviour changes.,0
560,"The Board is committed to ensuring that issues such as safer gambling, the climate change agenda, diversity and inclusion, and community engagement are consistently incorporated into the Group’s strategy and decision making.",1
561,"In 2021, 18,000 new employees joined Company operating companies across the globe (22% of the total workforce).",0
562,"Across, and often within, each WBCSD Scenario Catalogue family (BAU, well-below 1.5°C), the range of some of the variables selected for the scenario analysis is significant, reflecting the complexity and interdependencies of the energy transition, as shown in the table on page 64.",0
563,"In addition, we have experienced increasing wage pressures in recent years related to the cost of labor at our third-party manufacturers, at our distribution centers and at our stores.",0
564,"The assumptions used may not necessarily be borne out in practice, due to the inherent financial and demographic uncertainty associated with making long-term projections.",0
565,"The pre-approved audit-related services, which the Committee believes are services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s Financial Statements, included certain services required by law or regulation, such as financial statements, audits of employee benefit plans and capital market transactions.",0
566,"In charge), primarily comprising the deferred tax impact of the remeasurements of the net pension and other post-retirement benefit liability or asset.",0
567,Risk assessment use energy and other resources efficiently; and encourage the adoption of similar standards by the entity's principle suppliers and contractors with particular emphasis on exploration contractors. work with industry peers to raise standards; The Company recognises the importance of environmental and occupational health and safety (OH&S) issues and is committed to the highest levels of performance with the systematic identification of environmental and OH&S issues to ensure they are managed in a structured manner.,1
568,"SVA is a compilation, review and validation of scientific data in relation to quantity, quality, accessibility and local capabilities, has an inventory and analysis of water-related risks, stakeholder mapping and proposed list of solutions.",0
569,"We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience increased costs associated with protecting confidential information through the implementation of security technologies, processes and procedures, including training programs for associates to raise awareness about phishing, malware and other cyber risks, especially as we implement new technologies, such as new payment capabilities or updates to our mobile apps and websites.",0
570,The Group present Adjusted EBITDA since it is the main measure the analyst community uses to evaluate the Company and compare it to its peers.,0
571,"Continued to expand our merchant network, adding over maintaining virtual parity acceptance in the U.S.",0
572,I am pleased that Company’s board already meets the FTSE Women Leaders Review targets of appointed to the position of senior independent director.,1
573,Just transition Aim energy transition which advances human rights and education.,1
574,In dismissed approximately 26 Company employees for non-conformance with our code of conduct or unethical behaviour (2020 50c).,1
575,"IARD works and collaborate with public sector, civil society and private stakeholders to advance this shared mission.",1
576,"Subject to approval, these three ESG-related performance measures will replace the current Operating Profit performance measure in our long-term incentive plan.",1
577,"Our employees and dependents have access to broad medical services including screening and lab tests, medicines and pharmacy, health benefits, disease prevention and health promotion projects, emergency evacuations, health trainings and educations.",1
578,"Our ability to succeed may be adversely impacted if we are not able to attract, retain and develop talent and future leaders, including our executive officers.",0
579,"Distell is a highly regarded, resilient business with leading brands, a talented workforce and a strong track record of innovation and growth in Africa.",0
580,We are upskilling our regional talent pipeline through the Uncage Management Team Fast Track (MTFT) Programme.,0
581,We believe in responsible tax behaviour as an essential part of our sustainability strategy.,0
582,"It facilitates accountability, transparency and speed in Company.",0
583,"The Group is dealing with these civil claims with help from its local advisors, and has taken proactive steps to mitigate its risk from these claims.",0
584,The Company family holds 88.86% of L’Arche Green N.V.,0
585,"This includes diversity of gender, social and ethnic backgrounds as well as cognitive and personal strengths.",1
586,"Growing awareness of climate change and customer sustainability targets will provide impetus for business growth as we provide products, services and solutions that increase efficiency and reduce customers’ energy use and carbon emissions.",0
587,"The Code of Business Conduct and its underlying policies set out Company’s commitment to conduct business with integrity and fairness, and respect for the law and our values.",1
588,"a The costs of managing plan investments are offset against the investment return, the costs of administering pension plan benefits are generally included in current service cost and the costs of administering other post-retirement benefit plans are included in the benefit obligation.",0
589,Other civil complaints – economic loss All but one of the economic loss and property damage claims from individuals and businesses that either opted out of the EPD Settlement and/or were excluded from that settlement have been settled or dismissed.,0
590,The Supervisory Board has the power to revise the amount of the STI payout to an appropriate amount if the STI payout that would have been payable in accordance with the agreed payment schedule would be unacceptable according to standards of reasonableness and fairness.,0
591,"On issued an Order affirming the initial decision and directing Company to pay a civil penalty of $20.16 million and to disgorge $207,169 in unjust profits.",0
592,Launched globally in Inclusive Practices are designed to spread awareness and understanding of how to practice inclusion.,1
593,"In addition to the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations, Company’s key principles and rules on corporate governance are laid down in Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Company Board Governance Rules (which includes the governance rules of Company’s Board committees and the Company Related Party Transaction Policy, which was prepared based on the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance and the independence criteria set forth in the corporate governance rules of the New York Stock Exchange), and the Company Code of Conduct.",0
594,"breach or failure of our or third parties’ digital infrastructure or cyber security, including loss or misuse of sensitive information could damage our operations, increase costs and damage our reputation.",0
595,"Ratio of the basic salary and remuneration for each employee category by significant locations of operation for priority areas of equality: women to men, minor to major ethnic groups, and other relevant equality areas.",1
596,"With reference thereto, the Supervisory Board is committed to retain an active and open attitude as regards selecting female candidates.",1
597,"These may include an accommodation allowance (where to relocate), use of a company car (or car allowance), health insurance (or a contribution towards a health insurance scheme), “study fund” (a common savings benefit in Israel), disability and life assurance, relocation expenses, directors’ indemnities and directors’ and officers’ insurances to the extent permitted by law and other ad hoc benefits at the discretion of the Committee.",1
598,"At the same time, we help our customers save energy, reduce waste and extend the lifetime of their equipment with solutions that increase product quality and durability.",0
599,"We zoom in on key issues like carbon, water, responsible consumption, human rights, local sourcing and the opportunities and challenges of doing business in Africa.",1
600,"The SET retains strategic management of the costs excluded from Reported financial information in arriving at Core financial measures, tracking their impact on Reported Operating profit and EPS, with operational management being delegated on a case-bycase basis to ensure clear accountability and consistency for each cost category.",0
601,"Examples include our virtual ‘What’s Brewing' Seminar for investors and our attendance at COP-met with civil society, government officials and young climate activists.",1
602,"This value creation model puts growth, profit and capital on equal footing with sustainability and responsibility.",1
603,"The charter details the composition, responsibilities and code of conduct under which the Board operates.",0
604,"Political instability, changes to the regulatory environment or taxation, international trade disputes and barriers to free trade, international sanctions, expropriation or nationalization of property, civil strife, strikes, insurrections, acts of terrorism, acts of war and public health situations (including the continued impact of the COVID-epidemic or pandemic) may disrupt or curtail our operations, business activities or investments.",0
605,"People, see from page 83,100 employees 2020: 76,100 2019: 70,600 48.1% of our senior roles are filled by women 87% of employees believe strongly in Company’s future direction and key priorities 78% of employees believe there is effective collaboration between teams Commitment to society We recognise the interconnection between our business, the needs of society and the limitations of our planet.",1
606,"These vendors are expected to respect local laws and have committed to follow the standards set forth in the Company’s Vendor Code of Conduct, which details the Company’s dedication to human rights, labor rights, environmental responsibility and workplace safety.",1
607,"At operating company level, accountability for driving our ambition lies with the Managing Director/General Manager of the operating company.",0
608,"Our risk-based approach The current four step Supplier Code Compliance Procedure allows us to identify and evaluate potential risks with our suppliers and execute mitigating actions to address the following issues: anti-bribery and anti-corruption, sanctions, political exposure, negative media coverage related to issues such as labour and human rights, health and safety, fraud, fair competition and money laundering.",1
609,"We are committed to operating in a way that recognises the interconnection between business growth, the needs of society and the limitations of our planet.",1
610,"Taking a long-term approach, Company has a strategy that is focused on watershed health to protect water resources.",0
611,"The framework requires the assessment of operational risk events to determine root causes, impact to customers and/or us, and resolution plan accountability to correct any defect, remediate customers, and enhance controls and testing to mitigate future issues.",0
612,"Listening to the voices of our people provides the input to ensure that they have the tools and resources to do their jobs and the right learning opportunities, and that they experience a positive, respectful and inclusive work environment.",1
613,"• The CEO and other executive directors are required to maintain shareholdings equivalent to and 450% of salary respectively, including for two years post employment (2020 policy).",0
614,"Leaving employment will normally preclude the conversion of units into shares, but special arrangements apply for participants that leave for qualifying reasons.",0
615,"To guide our operating companies, we have included respecting human rights in high-risk contexts in our global Human Rights Policy and designed a set of ‘Golden Principles’ and corresponding actions.",1
616,"Fair wages also take into account factors such as family size, number of individuals employed per family and hours worked.",1
617,"ex cl us iv ity + ye ar s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Inspired by our Values and what science can do, we are focused on accelerating the delivery of life-changing medicines that create enduring value for patients and society.",1
618,"To achieve our commitment, we begin by assessing wages across all operating companies against the Fair Wage Network and aim to close any wage gaps by the end of 2023.",1
619,"In the UK, we launched a Women and Allies Network which provides a safe environment for all colleagues to be part of the conversation.",1
620,"Investor preferences and sentiment are influenced by environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations including climate change and the transition to a lower carbon economy.",1
621,We are committed to continuing to invest in our colleagues and their wellbeing to further differentiate Company as an innovative workplace and enable us to attract the best talent.,1
622,"We are also a company rooted in family, one that thinks in generations to serve the needs of all stakeholders.",1
623,"Our regulators are increasingly focused on ensuring that our privacy, data protection, data governance and information and cyber security-related policies and practices are adequate to inform customers of our data collection, use, sharing and/or security practices, to provide them with choices, if required, about how we use and share their information, and to appropriately safeguard their personal information and account access.",0
624,"The assessment put forward a small number of recommendations concerning the Board’s role in ESG, risk and reputation management, and future requirements in the skills matrix of new Board members, all of which were comprehensively addressed by the Board during the course of last year.",1
625,"further put in place adequate contractual measures with respect to sharing and transferring data with third parties, reviewing its privacy notices and other customer notifications and reviewing the current data security framework on an ongoing basis.",0
626,The Group is dealing with these civil claims with help from its local advisors.,0
627,Our people are diversity and an average age of 35.,1
628,"They are a vital part of our company and we are committed to taking steps to ensure that they work reasonable hours in a safe, healthy work environment and earn a fair wage.",1
629,"In the US, group companies also provide post-retirement healthcare to eligible retired employees and their dependants (and, in certain legacy cases, life insurance coverage); the entitlement to these benefits is based on the employee remaining in service until a specified age and completion of a minimum period of service.",0
630,"During requires it to encourage a diverse and inclusive working environment in the boardroom, where everyone is accepted, valued and receives fair treatment according to their different needs and situations without discrimination or prejudice.",1
631,Our family roots are special to our company and foster a strong sense of belonging.,1
632,"We look at our water impacts contextually, including internal water usage and wastewater management, and external promotion of water security beyond our brewery walls.",0
633,"There have been improvements in the quality and cadence of information flows from management to the board, a risk governance review has been completed and board education sessions have been directed at strategic priorities, such as the emerging renewables and low carbon energy businesses, climate change risk and how Company is mitigating it consistent with its financial and sustainability aims.",0
634,"Ethical behaviour Anti-corruption who have received training on the organisation’s anti-corruption policies and procedures, broken down by region.",1
635,"A fair and safe workplace We believe in fairness, human connection and the joy of bringing people together.",1
636,"Our code of conduct and our values and behaviours, applicable to all employees, are central to managing this risk.",1
637,"This process includes identifying Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks.",1
638,This is a bold ambition and achieving it will require us to strengthen our pipeline of women talent at levels below senior management.,1
639,– A deep-dive on carbon footprint and social sustainability.,1
640,"We rely on the experience and skills of our executive officers and associates, and the failure to attract or retain this talent, effectively manage succession, and establish a diverse workforce could have a material adverse impact on our business.",1
641,"Our Global Standard on External Funding covers community investment and provides guidance to ensure a consistent, transparent and ethical approach around the world, based on local need.",1
642,By 25 percent of senior management roles are filled by women.,1
643,"We regularly review our compensation practices to ensure colleagues in the same job, level and location are compensated fairly regardless of gender globally, and race and ethnicity in the United States.",1
644,The Supervisory Board also reviewed the Executive Board’s actual base salary and short-term and long-term variable remuneration versus the labour market peer group median.,0
645,"Each year, a target number of performance shares is conditionally granted based on the aforementioned target LTI opportunity percentage of that year, the base salary of that year, and the closing share price of of the preceding year.",0
646,"Pay equity Company believes that a culture of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity is critical to our business success and makes us stronger.",1
647,"In business collective made up of 500 CEOs and their companies, to drive lasting change for people around the world living with a disability.",1
648,"In accordance with the board’s policy, the board as a whole aspires to have greater representation of those from an ethnic minority over time.",1
649,We recently closed our acquisition of umlaut and are excited to welcome industry-leading engineers and consultants to the Company family.,0
650,Retiring US employees typically take their pension benefit in the form of a lump sum payment upon retirement.,0
651,"In rights review approach and perform risk-based regional human rights reviews in Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific.",1
652,"Our aim is to encourage employees to express their opinions and to prevent and detect any behaviour not in line with our Values, Code of Ethics and Global Standards.",1
653,"By far the most significant positive impact we can have is through innovative technologies that reduce energy consumption and emissions, which improves quality of life for citizens around the world.",0
654,Keeping people safe We monitor and report on key workforce personal safety metrics in line with industry standards.,1
655,"We identify barriers to care and contribute towards health system strengthening by training providers and addressing gaps in awareness, education, prevention and diagnosis.",1
656,"This includes a collaboration with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), an economic community representing production in East Africa.",0
657,We are committed to ensuring gender balance across our senior management with the goal of by 2025 and 40% by 2030.,1
658,"Dividends and Share Repurchases” under “MD&A” and Note RRegulation in the areas of privacy, data protection, data governance, account access and information and cyber security could increase our costs and affect or limit our business opportunities and how we collect and/or use personal information.",0
659,We are committed to paying all Company employees a fair wage and to ensuring fair living and working standards for third-party employees and brand promoters.,1
660,"Increasing the gender diversity in the Company's senior management is a key priority for the Company, as also reflected in the other sections of this Annual Report.",1
661,and diverse workforce to deliver our purpose and strategy.,1
662,"E. Workforce policies Based on our Values, expected behaviours and key policy principles, the Code of Ethics empowers our workforce to make decisions that are in the best interests of the Group, society and the Company.",1
663,"If our factories are unwilling or not able to meet the standards set forth within the Company’s Vendor Code of Conduct, it could limit the options available to us and could result in an increase of costs of manufacturing, which we may not able to pass on to our customers.",0
664,"Activities during the year Learning and development activity is divided between developmental and educational needs, mandatory training (being training that all Company employees undertake such as code of conduct and cyber risk, among others) and site visits.",0
665,"Credit rating downgrades could potentially increase financing costs and limit access to financing or engagement in our trading activities on acceptable terms, which could put pressure on the group’s liquidity.",0
666,"We develop and maintain systems and processes aimed at detecting and preventing information and cyber security incidents and fraudulent activity, which require significant investment, maintenance and ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies and regulatory requirements change, new vulnerabilities and exploits are discovered and as efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated.",0
667,"Hoperations by switching fuel from natural gas to low carbon hydrogen, enabling their manufacturing facilities to produce low carbon products as society progresses towards a net zero future.",0
668,"marketing our products to consumers in several diverse demographic markets effectively, including through social media platforms which have become increasingly more important in order to stay connected to our customers; as our digital sales penetration has increased.",0
669,"With health and well-being as a key priority at Company, we focused on supporting our employees to stay safe, to make good choices regarding wellness, manage stress and connect with others in a positive and meaningful way.",1
670,"Geopolitical conditions, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, severe weather, widespread health emergencies or pandemics, information or cyber security incidents (including intrusion into or degradation of systems or technology by cyberattacks) and other catastrophic events can have a material adverse effect on our business.",0
671,"To complement the programme, a range of other activities were undertaken throughout the year for the board to engage with members of the workforce.",1
672,Empowering employees through our Code of Ethics to make decisions in the best interests of the Group and society.,1
673,Social sustainability The pandemic and the recovery ahead have underlined the importance of caring for our people and the people connected to our business.,1
674,In 40% reduction in the vehicle collision rate and a 68% reduction in the work-related injury rate from the 2015 baseline.,1
675,"After her degree and an internship at Company, Iga joined the Company Ability team in Poland where she found an ideal environment to develop and learn as one of the growing number of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.",1
676,"Given his continued strong performance for the company, we propose to adjust Bernard’s salary by for the majority of the wider workforce in the UK.",0
677,"Prosperity Core metrics Disclosures Employment and wealth generation Absolute number and rate of employment group, gender, other indicators of diversity and region.",1
678,in Africa We are making social sustainability and human rights part of how we do business with third-party service providers in Africa.,1
679,"Aim equity and inclusion for our workforce and customers, and to increase supplier diversity spend to $1 billion.",1
680,"Following publication of the ESG datasheet, we identified minor data reporting corrections and implemented methodological improvements which have impacted the previously reported aim 3 figures.",1
681,Equal treatment and opportunity of our employees are key drivers for an inclusive environment.,1
682,"We recognize the importance of health and wellbeing, supporting livelihoods, treating people with respect and working to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion.",1
683,We are also building leadership capacity to create a safe working culture that puts safety first.,1
684,"Disclosure is required if certain company personnel have knowledge of “credible evidence” of a violation of federal criminal laws involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or improper gratuity, a violation of the civil U.S. False Claims Act or receipt of a significant overpayment from the government.",0
685,"In implemented a new Global Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Standard that describes our commitment to, management of and accountability for SHE.",1
686,"Any fatal accidents involving permanent, fixed-term or temporary personnel in case the fatal accident occurred on the premises owned or rented by the Company Company (e.g. headquarters, the production or warehousing site (incl.",0
687,"For example, recent government initiatives in the U.S. or changes to existing laws, such as the adoption and implementation of national, state, or local government proposals relating to increases in minimum wage rates, may increase our costs of doing business and adversely affect our results of operations.",0
688,The remuneration policy of the Executive Board and a potential proposed amendment to include ESG-related performance measures in the long-term incentive plan.,1
689,> Education and information on advances in medical science.,0
690,"2021 Annual Report 2 Company Institute is a nonprofit environmental organization and fiscal sponsor to more than seventy-five projects working in the areas of conservation, energy and climate, women?s environmental leadership, international and Indigenous communities, sustainability and community resilience, and more.",1
691,"Human rights BV Our Code of Ethics and Human Rights Statement commit us to respecting and promoting international human rights – not only in our own operations, but also in our wider spheres of influence, such as our third-party providers.",1
692,"Each Division has full accountability for its results and carries the responsibility for business development, and research and development for leading technology to secure a number market position.",0
693,"Safety First remains our number one company behaviour, and our goal is to invest in leadership capacity to drive zero fatal accidents and serious injuries at work.",1
694,"Contributing to society is a fundamental part of our commitment to make a difference to people and our strategic ambition to lead in sustainability, as part of being a great place to work.",1
695,Our representation goals to increase minority and women representation and retain our key talent.,1
696,"Our brand and reputation are also associated with our public commitments to various corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, including our goals for sustainability and inclusion and diversity.",1
697,The topic of alcohol and health is under scrutiny in many markets.,0
698,"For temporary and outsourced staff, we remain fully committed to the principles of welfare, employment rights and nondiscrimination.",1
699,"In the interest of fairness, Company has not set a minimum earnings threshold for this population and allows all of the retail population to participate.",1
700,"We are fostering a global community of over Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Ambassadors who help curate action plans to address local challenges in partnership with leadership teams spanning topics of culture, race, gender and more.",1
701,Our investors are also a vital part of Company’s community.,1
702,"Variable pay Where a Director leaves for certain specified reasons such as retirement, as a result of injury, illness or disability or otherwise with the agreement of the Committee (sometimes referred to as “good leaver” reasons) the following will apply: Annual bonus and annual bonus deferred shares Subject to performance, a bonus may be payable at the discretion of the Committee pro-rata for the portion of the financial year worked.",0
703,Senior leaders in key functions have expanded their commitments to grow the female talent pool below senior management levels to ensure we develop and support the managers of the future.,1
704,Our human rights policy and our code of conduct help us do that.,1
705,"Similarly, we are exposed to risk from bankruptcies, liquidations, insolvencies, financial distress, restructurings, consolidations, operational outages, cyber security incidents and other similar events that may occur in any industry representing a significant portion of our network volumes, which could negatively impact particular card products and services (and volumes generally) and our financial condition and results of operations.",0
706,We are focused on creating a sense of belonging and community across our brands.,1
707,"Our Health, Safety and Well-Being We are committed to creating a place where people can be successful both professionally and personally.",1
708,This is at the heart of how Company operates and why I am so proud of our relentless pursuit of the delivery of life-saving medicines and our wider contribution to society and the planet.,1
709,"This mindset is supported by our Diversity & Inclusion Strategy inclusive culture and equal treatment of everyone, regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, etc.",1
710,"We already do a lot to promote circularity in our operations – reusing spent grains in animal and human food sources, recovering biogas and organic fertiliser through our wastewater sludge, recycling water within our breweries and increasing our returnable bottles.",0
711,"The court dismissed plaintiffs’ federal antitrust claim, numerous state antitrust and consumer protection claims and their unjust enrichment claim.",0
712,"The Board has also adopted a Reporting and Escalation Procedure to ensure timely reporting of internal reportable events including bugs, technical failures, information security malfunctions and marketing and other operational incidents which may affect customers.",0
713,"Changes in the legal or regulatory environment affecting responsible sourcing, supply chain transparency, or environmental protection, among others, including regulations to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, to discourage the use of plastic or to limit or to impose additional costs on commercial water use may result in increased compliance costs for us and our business partners, all of which may negatively impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.",0
714,Each officer’s age is indicated by the number in parentheses next to his or her name.,0
715,"Supply chain and business execution risks continued Failure in information technology or cybersecurity Significant disruption to our IT systems, including breaches of data security or cybersecurity, or failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations may result in losses or regulatory penalties, which could harm our reputation and materially affect our financial condition or results of operations.",0
716,"Examples of such other laws and regulations are those relating to anti-bribery and corruption, competition and data privacy laws, and human rights.",1
717,board received updates on community and environmental matters.,1
718,"(c) Share purchases under publicly announced programs are made pursuant to open market purchases, transactions (including employee benefit plans) or other purchases, including block trades, accelerated share repurchase programs or any combination of such methods as market conditions warrant and at prices we deem appropriate.",0
719,"Amstel ULTRA and Amstel more health-conscious consumer group, and this year served up a partnership with Rafa Nadal, the new global ambassador for the brands, spreading an important message of moderation and responsible consumption as part of an active and balanced lifestyle, as seen in our first campaign together – ""Choose Your Way to Live"".",1
720,"In respect of other forms of diversity, one member of the board self-identifies as being from a non-white ethnic minority background.",1
721,This included consideration of how the risk management process was embedded in the Group and the Committee assuring itself that management’s accountability for risks was clear and functioning.,0
722,Fair wage for employees: close any gaps Our commitment is to ensure all our employees worldwide earn at least a fair wage.,1
723,"These targets align with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, which address global challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, prosperity and peace and justice.",1
724,"This requires the efficient production of safe, high quality agricultural products in a way that protects and improves the natural environment, social and economic conditions of farmers, their employees and local communities, and safeguards the health and welfare of all farmed species.",1
725,She has proudly witnessed how women are playing a bigger role in engineering.,1
726,"WTW is a member of the Remuneration Consultants’ Group, which is responsible for the stewardship and development of the voluntary code of conduct in relation to executive remuneration consulting in the UK.",1
727,Demographic assumptions The mortality assumptions are based on country-specific mortality tables.,0
728,"The Division offers digitally enabled controls for HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security in addition to low-voltage products including conventional wiring accessories, industrial plugs and sockets, emergency lighting, DIN-rail products, and enclosures ideal for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications.",0
729,Our aim is to provide equal opportunities for all and reduce stereotypes about women as part of our commitment to the UN’s Women’s Empowerment Principles.,1
730,"The Company offers a broad assortment of apparel, personal care products and accessories for men, women and kids, which are sold primarily through its digital channels and Company-owned stores, as well as through various third-party arrangements.",0
731,The LSCs put people front and centre because safety is about people and their behaviours and must be owned by everyone.,1
732,"We are subject to numerous, and sometimes conflicting, legal regimes on matters as diverse as anticorruption, import/export controls, content requirements, trade restrictions, tariffs, taxation, sanctions, immigration, internal and disclosure control obligations, securities regulation, including ESG initiatives, anti-competition, anti-money-laundering, data privacy and protection, government compliance, wage-and-hour standards, employment and labor relations and human rights.",1
733,"Foundation: Our ways of working  We know that we can only be successful if we lead with integrity and fairness, with respect for the law and in line with our values.",1
734,The United States currently does not have a treaty with Ireland providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.,0
735,"In August regarding “Conflict Minerals”, as required by section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.",0
736,The workforce engagement programme supports the UK Corporate Governance Code requirement that the board establishes a mechanism to have meaningful and regular dialogue with the workforce to capture key insights and to bring the employee voice into the boardroom.,1
737,Our Contribution to society KPI is based on our Sustainability scorecard.,1
738,"As a major employer and purchaser of raw materials, our biggest contribution to the social and economic well-being of communities is through our core business – the jobs we create, the businesses we support and the taxes we pay.",1
739,The Board will determine on an annual basis LTIP specific ESG measure(s) and related targets.,1
740,Respecting local tax regimes and paying our fair share is a fundamental responsibility of the Company to the communities on which we rely.,1
741,We have refreshed our Company Global Talent strategy to set the foundation to build talent management as a strategic capability for Company.,0
742,In early April personal injury cases from the consolidated multi-district proceedings.,0
743,"For example, failure to comply with the GDPR may lead to regulatory enforcement actions, which can result in monetary penalties of up to to discontinue certain data processing operations, civil lawsuits, or reputational damage.",0
744,"In addition, Company has expanded its gender ambition to cover all levels of the business and the board will oversee Company’s progress.",1
745,We will continue strengthening both a Talent mindset and skill-set in our leaders to build a full and diverse leadership pipeline.,1
746,"Recent developments Across many geographies, law enforcement has increased over the past years, in particular with regard to anti-bribery and corruption, competition and data privacy laws, and human rights.",1
747,"Compliance with current or future privacy, data protection, data governance, resiliency, data transfer, account access and information and cyber security laws could significantly impact our collection, use, sharing, retention and safeguarding of consumer and/or colleague information and could restrict our ability to fully maximize our closed-loop capability or provide certain products and services or work with certain service providers, which could materially and adversely affect our profitability.",0
748,"Although it received huge support by the local community and obtained all relevant environmental permits, there was disagreement among stakeholders on the potential impact it could have on a nearby archaeological site.",0
749,"We believe that our executive directors should have a material interest in the company, both during their tenure and after they leave Company.",0
750,"The impact of war, acts of terrorism, mass casualty events, social unrest, civil disturbance or disobedience could have a material adverse impact on our business In the past, the impact of war, acts of terrorism, mass casualty events, social unrest, civil disturbance or disobedience and the associated heightened security measures in response to these events have disrupted commerce.",0
751,"The supervision of the Executive Board by the Supervisory Board includes the achievement of the Company’s objectives, the corporate strategy and the risks inherent in the business activities, the design and effectiveness of the internal risk and control system, the financial reporting process, compliance with primary and secondary legislation, the Companyshareholder relationship and corporate social responsibility issues that are relevant to the Company.",1
752,"Any determination that any aspects of the importation of free of charge medications into Brazil as set forth in the Tax Assessment are not, or were not, in compliance with existing laws or regulations could result in the imposition of fines, civil penalties and, potentially criminal penalties, and/or other sanctions against the Group, and could have an adverse impact on the Group’s Brazilian operations.",0
753,Overview In framework of engagement to build on existing mechanisms for the board to engage with Company’s workforce.,0
754,"With our world-class technologies, marketing and trading capabilities, we have developed an innovative, diversified and flexible integrated business model enabling us to both provide more LNG to the region and increase our access to downstream gas markets.",0
755,"The Supervisory Board notes that gender is a construct and is, in the opinion of the Board, only one element of diversity.",1
756,"This role extends to the leadership team’s management of personal and process safety risks, security and cyber security risks, operational, environmental and social risks, ethics and compliance risks and modern slavery risk management.",1
757,"Purpose and key features Outcomes for Salary and benefits • Fixed remuneration reflecting the scale and complexity of our business, enabling us to attract and keep the highest calibre of global talent.",0
758,Role of the Board The Board acknowledges its accountability to shareholders for creating shareholder value within a framework that protects the rights and interest of shareholders and ensures the Company is properly managed.,0
759,"• The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requires reporting on the storage, use and releases of certain quantities of listed hazardous substances to designated government agencies.",0
760,"As health and wellbeing remains a priority for consumers, we are expanding our lower-calorie, lower-alcohol and non-alcoholic beer with Desperados Virgin Mojito and Lagunitas non-alcoholic IPA.",1
761,"To encourage vigilance among our employees, our cyber security training and awareness programme covers topics such as phishing and the correct classification and handling of our information.",0
762,"Company HealthCare Foundation – a Delaware, US not-for-profit corporation and a Pharmaceuticals, organised for charitable purposes, including to promote public awareness and education of healthcare issues and support eligible non-profit organisations in alignment with its mission.",0
763,"The Group’s primary targets are to increase the number of women in senior management roles (female representation is at to 25% at Vice President and 19% at Director levels), and in the research and development (R&D) teams.",1
764,This may also impact our ability to attract and retain talent to compete in the marketplace.,0
765,"Failure of our systems as well as cybersecurity incidents could lead to business disruption, loss of confidential information, unauthorised access to our data, as well as a breach of data privacy regulations.",0
766,> Strategies to secure critical systems and processes. > Regular cybersecurity and privacy training for employees.,0
767,"An example of this is our in-house developed player behaviour monitoring technology called the Observer, which uses sophisticated algorithms to flag unusual or potentially concerning customer activity to our highly trained safer gambling team.",1
768,"An adverse outcome in these proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, require us to change our merchant agreements in a way that could expose our cards to increased merchant steering and other forms of discrimination that could impair the Card Member experience, result in additional litigation and/or arbitrations, impose substantial monetary damages and damage our reputation and brand.",0
769,"We are subject to numerous laws and regulations designed to protect this information, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the United Kingdom’s GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (and its successor the California Privacy Rights Act that will go into effect on January and state laws governing the protection of privacy, health or other personally identifiable information and data privacy and cybersecurity laws in other regions.",0
770,"This strong brand awareness is built around our key values, which are continually reinforced throughout our activities, promotions and advertising campaigns.",0
771,"Further, like other companies in the retail industry, during the ordinary course of business, we and our vendors have in the past experienced, and we expect to continue to experience, cyber-attacks of varying degrees and types, including phishing, and other attempts to breach, or gain unauthorized access to, our systems.",0
772,Key Performance Indicators Our Great Place to Work strategy is built around two priorities: Contribution to the enterprise and Contribution to society.,1
773,"Despite these benefits, board members recognized that the optimum meeting format was in-person, as this maximized opportunities for interaction among board members, and also with the Company leadership team and the workforce more generally.",0
774,We have conducted a gap analysis to assess the extent to which our existing processes and public disclosures on climate risks (in our annual report and CDP submission) align with the recommendations of the TCFD.,0
775,Patients and patient networks Payers Investor community Healthcare professionals Academic and R&D partners Commercial collaborators and partners Overview Significance of the stakeholder to the business Patients are at the heart of what we do.,0
776,We are raising the bar by committing to equal pay for equal work (or work of equal value) between female and male colleagues.,1
777,"For example, the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors oversees the Company’s strategies, policies and practices regarding social issues and trends, including diversity and inclusion initiatives, health and safety, human rights, and philanthropy and community investment matters.",1
778,Murray is a deferred member of a US final salary pension plan.,0
779,Provisions for contractually defined nuclear obligations relate to all obligations the value of which is specified in contracts under civil law.,0
780,Through its payout in both cash and investment shares it also drives and rewards sound business decisions for Company’s long-term health while aligning Executive Board and shareholder interests at the same time.,0
781,"Transforming healthcare delivery through a focus on: > Impacting and improving the whole patient experience, from disease prevention and awareness, diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment to wellness.",0
782,"Monitored management’s progress in the execution of Company’s strategy, with updates from the CEO and CFO at board meetings covering, among other matters, performance against Company aims 1-3 and a sustainability and ESG update.",1
783,"Changes to some of these assumptions, in particular the discount rate and inflation rate, could result in material changes to the carrying amounts of the group's pension and other post-retirement benefit obligations within the next financial year, in particular for the UK, US and Eurozone plans.",0
784,We make it a foundation to do business with respect for people’s dignity and human rights.,1
785,"First and most important is the quality and behaviour of operational management, the first line of defence.",0
786,"In countries outside the United States, regulators continue to focus on a number of key areas impacting our card-issuing businesses, particularly consumer protection (such as in the European Union (EU), the United Kingdom and Canada) and responsible lending (such as in Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore), with increasing importance on and attention to customers and outcomes rather than just ensuring compliance with local rules and regulations.",0
787,"As this global consumer trend for health and wellness continues, we see a great future for low-calorie and non-alcoholic beer.",1
788,"The company’s obligations for short-term employee benefits such as wages, salaries and sick leave are recognised as part of current trade and other payables in the statement of financial position.",0
789,We know that we must continue to empower customers to make safe and responsible decisions about their gambling.,1
790,We monitor for emerging threats and vulnerabilities to manage our physical and information security.,0
791,% of fair wage assessment across operating companies and % of direct employees in assessed operating companies that earn at least a fair wage 13.,1
792,"It has driven us to innovate and collaborate to protect the environment, support local communities and make a positive contribution to society – all with a focus on delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).",1
793,"The conversations covered topics such as the composition and expertise of the Supervisory Board, access to information, frequency and quality of the meetings, leadership developments, quality and timeliness of the meeting materials, and the nature of the topics discussed during meetings.",0
794,"from prevention, awareness, diagnosis and treatment to post-treatment and wellness; and commit to humanitarian relief, grants and donations.",1
795,The framework includes risk-based third-party due diligence and internal and external awareness and training.,1
796,"By information including packaging recycling symbols, legal drinking age symbols and a QR-code linking to further information on alcohol and health.",0
797,"• Accounting policies  Shareholders’ equity  The translation reserve and other legal reserves were previously formed under, and are still recognised in accordance with, the Dutch Civil Code.  A. Company disclosures  A.",0
798,"Projects will vary from creating access to water to addressing unemployment, tackling inequality and more.",1
799,"This consists of controls designed to identify, protect, detect, respond and recover from information and cyber security incidents.",0
800,"In addition, the Company maintains the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan which provides retirement income to its former Chief Executive Officer for life, based on averaged compensation before retirement, including base salary and cash incentive compensation.",0
801,Later he suffered an accident that left him partially immobile for a few months.,0
802,"a refreshed set of harmonized ‘safety leadership principles’, designed to guide behaviour and ways of working across Company – driving a robust, consistent safety culture.",0
803,"Human rights We believe everyone deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity.",1
804,"WWe may not be successful in our efforts to promote card usage through marketing and promotion, merchant acceptance and Card Member rewards and services, or to effectively control the costs of such investments, both of which may materially impact our profitability.",0
805,"The contribution rates in the pension plan have not changed for several years, and only age driven adjustments were applied.",0
806,Prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union (EU) and comply with the financial reporting requirements included in Part Civil Code.,0
807,of the action and drive a sense of community.,1
808,"For the benefit of society, we want to be valued and trusted by our stakeholders as a sustainable source of great medicines over the long term.",1
809,"A listed entity should disclose whether it has any material exposure to environmental or social risks and, if it does, how it manages or intends to manage those risks.",1
810,Equal pay: Comparable salary levels for male and female employees on similar type of jobs in an operating company.,1
811,"Together with local communities and government agencies, we brought the river behind our brewery back to life within three years and increased access to water for communities.",1
812,will set and prospectively disclose appropriate ESG target(s) on an annual basis.,1
813,"Engagement with the workforce The Board and its ESG Committee take a keen interest in the welfare of environment, and embraces its overall responsibility for the people within the Company.",1
814,"Melody is an advocate for the advancement of women in energy as the prior executive sponsor of the Chevron Women’s Network, a member of the advisory board for McKinsey Advancing Women in Energy and through other venues.",1
815,"We aim to empower consumers by making it easier to select the right beverage for the right occasion, everywhere and at any time of day.",0
816,"Company is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.",0
817,"Alexion neither admitted nor denied any wrongdoing in connection with the settlement but paid $SEC, consisting of amounts attributable to disgorgement, civil penalties, and prejudgment interest.",0
818,We are stepping up our focus to deliver continuous productivity improvements and raising the bar of our environmental and social sustainability ambitions.,1
819,"We launched new trainings for security staff in line with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, focusing on operations in volatile environments.",1
820,Each is designed to change habits by advocating positive behaviours rather than criticising bad behaviour.,0
821,"The Directors’ diverse range of skills, experience and industry knowledge, and ability to exercise independent and objective judgement, help the Board to operate effectively in its oversight of delivery of the Group’s strategy, generation of shareholder value and contributions to wider society.",1
822,"The expression is generally used in relation to the environment, society and governance (ESG).",1
823,"• Focusing on the health and safety of its associates by investing in various wellness programs throughout the year that are designed to enhance the physical, financial, and mental well-being of its associates globally.",1
824,"As of contribution as new executives under Dutch employment contract below the Executive Board, which is currently 18% of base salary.",0
825,Farah credits her supportive colleagues and a great working environment for keeping her motivated to keep learning and developing as a service engineer at Company.,0
826,Employees volunteer with community groups and via direct donations too.,1
827,"Through unlocking the full potential of our people and organisation, we are on a journey to create a workplace and culture that attracts, develops and retains talent who embody our new purpose and values.",1
828,"The lawsuits seek various remedies including compensation to lead-poisoned children, cost to find and remove lead paint from buildings, medical monitoring and screening programmes, public warning and education of lead hazards, reimbursement of government healthcare costs and special education for lead-poisoned citizens and punitive damages.",0
829,"To fully complete the decentralized way of working at Company, our focus area in will be to make sure that we also have accountability, transparency and speed within all of the Divisions.",0
830,"In addition, our employees continue to face challenges in their well-being, given the additional financial, family and health burdens that many employees have experienced and could continue to experience because of the pandemic that may negatively impact our people’s mental and physical health, engagement and retention.",1
831,"Group companies are also subject to environmental claims for personal injury and property damage alleging the release of, or exposure to, hazardous substances.",0
832,"The Supervisory Board is keen to embrace diversity at large and considers gender, experience, background, nationality, knowledge, skills and insight are equally important and relevant criteria in selecting new members.",1
833,– Compliance with the Company Code of Conduct.,0
834,"A machine learning model supporting our revenue and margin growth is now operational in our markets to analyse how much of incremental sales are driven by promotions, recommending how the promotion strategy can be improved and estimating cannibalisation of other products while a promotion is running.",0
835,"Our analytic models deliver both cost savings and generate revenue, and they include models such as minor stop analysis, promotion optimisation, churn prediction and spend analysis.",0
836,a session was held with members of our business resource groups that focus on ethnic diversity.,1
837,"furthermore uses services provided by third parties, including in its Sport vertical during the transition to Company’s new proprietary platform, game providers including live casino, payment service providers, KYC and age verification providers, which if disrupted due to general economic conditions or otherwise, may impact Company’s operations.",0
838,The board is also supportive of awareness training sessions and ‘huddles’ including those hosted this year on neurodiversity and mental wellbeing.,1
839,"In particular, in many parts of the world, including countries in which we operate and/or seek to expand, practices in the local business community might not conform to international business standards and could violate anticorruption laws, or regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.",0
840,"We also participated in advocacy initiatives through platforms like the Alliance for CEO Climate Leaders, the Net Zero movement, the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking, the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition and the United Nations ‘Orange the World’ campaign against gender violence.",1
841,"Furthermore, the resignation rate of these attendees is lower than the overall target population (Women as Leaders attendees compared with 7.6% for women in mid- to senior-level roles).",1
842,"Changes to our product portfolio, growing insights of hazards associated with potential food contaminants, growing consumers’ concern on food safety and a more complex legal environment, make it necessary to constantly take action to adapt and respond to these changes, to assure food safety for our consumers.",1
843,"Third-party employees are an important part of our Company and we take responsibility for ensuring they work reasonable hours in a safe, healthy and decent environment and that they earn a fair wage, which are all embedded in the working standards.",1
844,"Digital skills programme A particular focus of the learning and development programme for enhancing digital skills, intended to empower the board’s oversight of Company’s digital strategy.",0
845,We are refreshing our Talent Management strategy to align to our Evergreen ambitions and the external environment changes.,0
846,In September General of Canada sought leave to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of Canada.,0
847,"2018 8,244 3,805 41.7 198 91 6.1% 2019 7,112 3,726 42.9 166 87 5.6% 2020 1,261 835 41.9 30 20 -11.9% 2021 8,437 4,228 40.8 207 104 12.2% 1 Total remuneration for the CEO and CFO as per note 13.3 Related Parties (i.e. fixed salary, short and long term incentives, pension contributions and other emoluments).",0
848,"For example, by taking over the operation of certain portions of our clients’ businesses, including functions and systems that are critical to the core businesses of our clients, by contributing to the design, development and/or engineering of client products, or by providing various operational technology solutions, we may be exposed to additional and evolving operational, regulatory, reputational or other risks specific to these areas, including risks related to data security.",0
849,Payments made to the Employee Benefit Trust upon vesting of share awards recognised as part of the consideration for the acquisition of Alexion are recognised within investing activities in the Group’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.,0
850,– Put Safety First by creating leadership capacity to drive zero fatal accidents and serious injuries at work.,1
851,"We follow the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and our Human Rights policy, Supplier Code and due diligence process guide us to understand, avoid and address our human rights related risks.",1
852,"The Board is provided each year with a comprehensive overview of the Company workforce, covering a wide range of metrics and measures (including trends around gender diversity, leadership, ethnic diversity and age profile).",1
853,"for salary and slightly underachieves the parity level for overall compensation (salary plus actual bonus), as it has employees from different businesses assigned with different bonus plans, leading to varying levels of bonus payments.",0
854,in building and maintaining healthy habits across all aspects of wellbeing.,1
855,"In bonus scorecard will remain unchanged for employees and we will expand sustainability measures in the long-term incentive plan scorecard for group leaders, through two social measures; employee engagement and an improvement in ethnic representation.",1
856,"The primary areas of focus for the UKGC were responsible gambling and prevention of underage gambling, consumer protection, and anti-money laundering.",1
857,"Governance During gender pay policy and disclosure requirements and fully performed its regular activities, which include formulating the Compensation Report, preparing the “say-on-pay” vote for the AGM, reviewing the terms of departure for members of the EC, and recommending to the Board the performance measures and targets for the EC as well as the compensation of the Board, the CEO and the EC members.",1
858,These targets have been approved by the Board and accountability for delivery has been defined.,0
859,"Among other things, GLBA imposes certain limitations on our ability to share consumers’ nonpublic personal information with nonaffiliated third parties and requires us to develop, implement and maintain a written comprehensive information security program containing safeguards that are appropriate to the size and complexity of our business, the nature and scope of our activities and the sensitivity of customer information that we process.",0
860,"This was set at salary, in line with rates for new non-retail UK hires at that time.",0
861,"• Bernard’s salary to increase by general meeting, in line with the budget for the majority of the wider workforce in the UK.",0
862,"It requires management to take responsibility and covers financial and non-financial reporting disclosures, financial reporting controls, compliance with the Code of Conduct and other Company Rules, as well as fraud and irregularities.",0
863,€total tax contribution in 2021 2030 commitment A social impact initiative in 100% of our markets every year Our new commitment is that 100% of markets will have a social impact initiative every year.,1
864,"Stage Determination of Executive Directors’ bonuses For annual bonus, the fairness of the formulaic Group scorecard outcome is considered in the context of overall business performance and the experience of shareholders.",0
865,"The Vendor Code of Conduct details our dedication to employing leading practices in human rights, labor rights, environmental responsibility and workplace safety.",1
866,The war against Ukraine demonstrates that peace and freedom are by no means a matter of course in Europe and that we must take decisive action to preserve these ideals.,0
867,"In collaboration with UNICEF and Plan International, we support research, advocacy and education to help young people make better choices for healthier lives.",1
868,"These risks differ by country and include topics such as discrimination, excessive working hours, harassment, road safety and working conditions of third-party employees and farm workers.",1
869,The Company’s stores continue to play an essential role in creating brand awareness serving as physical gateways to the brands.,0
870,"Ensuring, and setting standards for ethical behaviour and compliance within the Group's own governing documents, including the Group's Code of Conduct and corporate governance standards.",0
871,"Company’s EVP people and culture, SVP reward and wellbeing, and the committee’s independent advisors attend meetings, other executives may attend where necessary.",0
872,• We advanced initiatives that support a just transition for the Company workforce and for people living in communities where we operate.,1
873,Healthy Heart Africa conducted over for elevated blood pressure and Young Health Programme (YHP) reached more than six million young people through prevention and education programmes in over 30 countries.,1
874,A guest speaker provided insights on global social trends relevant for the Company.,1
875,"to help players understand and manage their gambling behaviour, enabling them to see their play clearly, and use quick and simple tools to limit their activity.",1
876,"Contents http://www.Company.com http://www.Company.com/annualreport Inspired by our Values and what science can do, we are focused on accelerating the delivery of life-changing medicines that create enduring value for patients and society.",1
877,"We developed specific LSCs for people managers who play a crucial role in the health, safety and well-being of employees and contractors.",1
878,"In addition, we maintain cyber crisis response procedures and regularly test our procedures to remain prepared and reduce the risk of harm to our business operations, customers and third parties in the event of an information or cyber security incident.",0
879,"Additionally, our employees are coming together in Employee Resource Groups, including the Company UK Women and Allies network, the Women Leadership Forum in the USA, Company Open and Proud (HOP) in several countries and many more.",1
880,UBL has built its position as the undisputed market leader in India with a strong network of breweries across the country and a fantastic portfolio led by its iconic Kingfisher brand family.,0
881,"As an equal opportunity employer, we base all decisions about employment, training, and promotion on individual merit and operational needs.",1
882,"However, a higher increase may be proposed in the event of a role change or promotion, or in other exceptional circumstances.",0
883,"Data on fair wages is obtained through the Fair Wage Network, an independent NGO.",1
884,"But she felt her career stalling, and one of the reasons was there were very few women in the field.",0
885,"Recognizing the latter, we realize that, as a global company, the opportunity to become more ethnically diverse deserves the same focus and energy that we have put to gender representation and an inclusive environment.",1
886,Expenses related to employees that voluntarily leave Company are reversed as they will not receive any shares from the LTIP.,0
887,Our goal is for every employee to feel a strong sense of belonging and psychological safety.,1
888,"To quantify and prove the results, we carried out a Social Return on Investment analysis which shows that every €programme has translated into a powerful €2.43 of social value.",1
889,Create leadership capacity to drive zero fatal accidents and serious injuries at work We continue to put Safety First as our number one company behaviour.,1
890,"Explore further: Tackling social challenges and putting people first, pages Company N.V.",1
891,"We have reviewed data from Company’s gender and ethnicity pay gap analyses and are satisfied that, while there are pay gaps, these are mainly attributable to difference in representation across the pay hierarchy and not an indicator of bias in programmes or decision-making.",1
892,"As of February dollar-for-dollar, 100% pay equity for women compared to men in every country where we operate.",1
893,"Employee share trust ownership rights The trustee of the Company Employee Benefit Trust (the EBT, the Trustee) will not exercise voting rights attached to shares held in the EBT (Shares).",0
894,"In our core business, which covers all Group activities with the exception of Coal / Nuclear, the share of women in executive positions was 19 % at the end of 2021.",1
895,Although has also delivered many positive cultural shifts such as making us more human and bringing about the agility in our workforce to serve our customers differently.,1
896,Data protection requirements may also affect new and emerging markets.,0
897,"When requested, we allowed early payments, prefunded orders and gave long term commitments through orders and shared access to our personal protective equipment.",0
898,We continue to invest in enhancements to cyber security capabilities and engage in industry and government forums to promote advancements to the broader financial services cyber security ecosystem.,0
899,"These plans cover a large portion of the Company’s employees and provide benefits to employees in the event of death, disability, retirement, or termination of employment.",1
900,No other demographic assumptions have changed since they were updated in 2019 following the actuarial valuation.,0
901,"Two employee share trusts, Company Employee Benefit Trust and Company Share Retention Trust, waived their rights to a dividend on the Ordinary Shares they hold and instead received nominal dividends.",0
902,Forward-looking committee decisions When making pay decisions for the wider workforce for been especially sensitive to the wage trends being experienced across the globe.,0
903,Access to capital: Concerns about the energy transition could reduce the appetite of banks or debt investors to finance hydrocarbon activity.,0
904,The target STI opportunities for salary for the CFO.,0
905,"For selected component audit teams, the group audit team provided detailed written instructions, which, in addition to communicating the requirements of component audit teams, detailed significant audit areas and information obtained centrally relevant to the audit of individual components, including awareness for risks related to management override of controls.",0
906,"Tackling social challenges and putting people first Embrace inclusion and diversity At Company, we believe that embracing inclusion and diversity sparks joy and fosters a sense of true togetherness.",1
907,Our new building is designed to encourage interaction between our scientists and the surrounding scientific and medical community.,0
908,"As a leading provider of electrification solutions for industry, infrastructure and transport – sectors that account for three-quarters of global energy consumption – Company is a key enabler of a low-carbon society.",0
909,"To ensure healthcare coverage, Company counts on more than 430 health professionals worldwide.",0
910,"We invest in employee development – with a focus on driving safe, reliable and compliant operations, and on building technical, functional and leadership capability.",0
911,"Through employee engagement, we are working to amplify the voices of our workforce so that people can act as catalysts for positive change.",1
912,"In particular, an increased consumer focus on health and well-being is resulting in a growing interest in low-alcohol, low-calorie and low-carb propositions.",1
913,Retirement eligibility is dependent upon age and/or years of service.,0
914,"As each of our Divisions have full ownership and accountability for their respective strategies, performance and resources, we have determined our reporting units to be at the Division level, which is one level below our operating segments of Electrification, Motion, Process Automation and Robotics & Discrete Automation.",0
915,"These legal proceedings involve various lines of business and a variety of claims (including, but not limited to, common law tort, contract, application of tax laws, antitrust and consumer protection claims), some of which present novel factual allegations and/or unique legal theories.",0
916,"Accordingly, the Board has developed the following objectives regarding gender diversity and aims to achieve these objectives as Director and senior executive positions become vacant and appropriately qualified candidates become available: achieve a diverse and skilled workforce, leading to continuous improvement in the achievement of its corporate goals; The Company has a formal policy and comprehensive procedures on continuous disclosure.",1
917,"Employees, contractors or other third parties who have a question about our code of conduct or see something that they feel is unethical or unsafe can discuss this with their managers, supporting teams, works councils (where relevant) or through OpenTalk, a confidential and anonymous helpline operated by an independent company.",1
918,"Conversely, an increase in oil, gas and product prices may not improve margin performance as there could be increased fiscal take, cost inflation and more onerous terms for access to resources.",0
919,"We received a favourable score of ‘I am finding ways to balance managing my family needs while keeping up with my most important work responsibilities’ and 91% for ‘I am getting the support I need (from my manager, team, etc.) during this time’.",1
920,"Gender equality Overall, the proportion of women employed across Company remained at workforce in 2021 (39% in 2020).",1
921,"Our key risks integrate material economic, environmental and social issues, including impacts of climate change, information security and data privacy.",1
922,"We use these values as part of our recruitment, promotion and individual performance management processes.",0
923,Our plan for the next year is to expand the scope of our Supplier Risk Management programme to include additional risk drivers (e.g. 'cyber security' and 'human trafficking & modern slavery') to improve consistency and oversight.,1
924,The majority of Employee benefit provisions relate to Executive Deferred Compensation Plans.,0
925,"Diversity, equity and inclusion One of the most striking conversations we had in US colleagues representing ethnic minority groups.",1
926,"Alternatively, increased support from our stakeholders could enable access to additional capital and new investors, strengthening our ability to deliver our strategy and enabling faster growth of our low carbon businesses.",0
927,The majority of suppliers already had access to our Supplier Finance schemes which allow them to access early payments.,0
928,"Through our relationship with GamCare, delivered powerful effective Problem Gambler Awareness training to our employees to help them understand the signs and impact of problem gambling.",1
929,"We conduct an annual pay equity review, and our last review was conducted in February 2021.",1
930,– Equal work: Positions in Company that are comparable to each other.,1
931,"Tier Tier 1 events are losses of primary containment from a process of greatest consequence – causing harm to a member of the workforce, damage to equipment from a fire or explosion, a community impact or exceeding defined quantities.",0
932,"In addition to maintaining oversight of the Company's executive management and operations, the Board monitors substantive issues such as ethical standards and social environmental responsibilities.",1
933,Health and well-being – #stopCOVID It has been a challenging time for all in the past year as we continued to navigate the pandemic and adjust to a new normal.,1
934,Conflict in Ethiopia intensified leading to increased social tension and lower growth.,0
935,"Currently, four out of ten) of the Supervisory Board members are female.",1
936,are filled by women Commercialisation skills We need a strong global commercial presence and skilled people to ensure that our medicines are available when needed and that patients have access to them.,1
937,• Risk: Performance targets for the incentive schemes provide appropriate rewards for stretching levels of performance without driving behaviour which is inconsistent with the Company’s risk profile.,0
938,"related to the violation of applicable laws, rules, regulations, contractual obligations, or the non-adherence to privacy policies, disclosures, or standards that apply to the processing of personal data.",0
939,Contributes to net zero We believe that our strategy enables Company to make a positive contribution to the world achieving net zero GHG emissions and meeting the Paris temperature goals – outcomes which we believe to be in the best interests of Company as well as beneficial to society generally.,0
940,"Community investment BV We aim to make a positive impact on people in all the communities where we are present, supporting programmes to advance patient health, increase access to care, drive scientific innovation and build resiliency.",1
941,The Group is focused on reinvigorating its local community involvement throughout the local COVID related policies allow.,0
942,This training is designed to ensure they have the knowledge and understanding to conduct daily tasks in compliance with international standards on security and human rights and with our policies regarding human rights and ethical conduct.,1
943,In February Civil Investigative SuCompanyoena from the Attorney General’s Office for the State of Vermont seeking documents and information relating to Company’s contract pharmacy recognition policy under the 340B Drug Pricing Program.,0
944,"We increased his salary in budget for the majority of the wider workforce in the UK, based on his performance and market comparables.",0
945,The Board compensation paid for the previous was below the amount approved by the shareholders due to the voluntary donation of 10 percent of fees for a six-month period during 2020 to fight the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.,1
946,"The benefits include, but are not limited to, company car, fuel and health insurance.",1
947,"Against that backdrop, we continued to transform Company by moving accountability to our Divisions, increasing efficiency, making our operations safer and more sustainable, and redesigning our leadership development and succession planning.",0
948,The principles of reasonableness and fairness may allow the Executive Board to refuse the request.,0
949,"After making these adjustments, we believe we maintained pay equity in 2021 for colleagues across genders globally and across races and ethnicities in the United States.",1
950,The investigation arose from Alexion’s disclosure of a civil settlement with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in July investigation into possible violations of the FCPA.,0
951,Reporting entity  The Company financial statements of Company N.V. (the ‘Company’) are included in the consolidated financial statements of Company N.V.  Basis of preparation  The Company financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part the Dutch Civil Code.,0
952,Pension benefits may be provided through defined contribution plans (money purchase schemes) or defined benefit plans (final salary and other types of schemes with committed pension benefit payments).,0
953,"In order to achieve the long-term temperature goal set out in Article peaking of greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible, recognizing that peaking will take longer for developing country parties, and to undertake rapid reductions thereafter in accordance with best available science, so as to achieve a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, on the basis of equity, and in the context of sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.",0
954,"Various privacy laws impose compliance obligations regarding the handling of personal data, including the crossborder transfer of data, and significant financial penalties for noncompliance.",0
955,"Our distribution center operations are susceptible to local and regional factors, such as system failures, accidents, labor disputes, economic and weather conditions, natural disasters, demographic and population changes, as well as other unforeseen events and circumstances, such as COVID-19.",0
956,"We believe that the attraction, retention, and management of qualified talent representing diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets, and fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is integral to our success in advancing our strategies and key business priorities.",1
957,The Women in Sales initiative continues to be a top priority for commerce.,1
958,Attendees of our development programmes are less likely to resign and have higher rates of promotion.,1
959,"This means, among other things, that it is responsible for setting and achieving the operational and financial objectives of the Company, the strategy to achieve these objectives, the parameters to be applied in relation to the strategy (for example, in respect of the financial ratios), the Company culture aimed at long-term value creation, the associated risk profile, the development of results and corporate social responsibility issues that are relevant to the Company.",1
960,"See our DE&I report at Company.com/diversity For more on the composition of our board, see page Inclusion To promote an inclusive culture we provide leadership training and support employee-run advocacy groups in areas such as gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability.",1
961,Our Vendors are expected to respect local laws and have committed to following the standards set forth in our Vendor Code of Conduct.,0
962,We made a commitment to increase the percentage of women in senior management to and 40% by 2030 on the path to gender balance.,1
963,"Public and employee scrutiny of Company should it not conform to society’s expectations to mitigate our potential negative impacts on the world and maximise our positive contribution, can lead to significant reputational damage to the Company or to the brands.",0
964,Pensions and benefits We offer market-aligned wellbeing benefit packages reflecting market practice in each country in which we operate.,1
965,In engagement and an improvement in ethnic representation.,1
966,"A global crisis coordination structure was put in place and global measures, guidelines and policies were set to protect our employees, their family members and ensure business continuity.",1
967,"Over worldwide have completed Inclusive Leadership training, and we have doubled the representation of women in our senior manager population since 2011.",1
968,"As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, and the spokesperson of the internal employee group, Encompass Pride, Jorge has felt welcomed by everyone at Company and wants others to feel as comfortable as he does at work.",1
969,"Called the Women Interactive Network, the programme aims to support our rising female talents all over the world and across all functions.",1
970,"Litigation matters may include, but are not limited to, contract disputes, employment-related actions, labor relations, commercial litigation, intellectual property rights, product safety, environmental matters and shareholder actions.",0
971,"We are building an inclusive culture, ensuring our people feel a strong sense of belonging, providing fair and progressive policies, equal pay for equal work, listening and dialogue sessions.",1
231,"Furthermore, in May and November of each year, it publishes specific details on the previous quarter.",0
131,"Post-acquisition, PPMSA is presented within fee-based revenues and operating expenses, with non-controlling interests removed to arrive at adjusted operating profit before tax.",0
208,180 homes at The Mill near Cardiff city centre – let through a combination of market rent and discounted or social rent.,0
111,"Workflows, internal control processes and escalation protocols designed to achieve predictable outcomes.",0
172,"When needed, recommendations are given to underwriters and local management.",0
45,"The Company may before this authority expires, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if the power conferred by this resolution had not expired.",0
205,the comparability between the twelve-month reporting period and the previous year is therefore limited.,0
159,"Declaration by the Person responsible for the Registration Document and for the annual financial report “We hereby declare, after having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case, that the information contained in this Registration Document is, to our knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import.",0
30,"priorities Change from last year We operate in highly regulated markets and interact with a number of regulators across the globe, in an environment where the nature and focus of regulation and laws remain fluid.",0
237,"Lastly, the Group has introduced a series of presentations called “Tikehau 360°” essentially calling on high-level external stakeholders from all walks of life to broaden the perspectives of their employees and enrich their general culture.",1
141,"In 2013, SCOR Global Life’s gross written premiums increased by 11.1% to EUR 5,405 million compared to EUR 4,864 million in 2012 (EUR 3,620 million in 2011).",0
133,"Fiona Clutterbuck took the role of Interim Chair in early 2021 and, at the same time, Clare Thompson took on Senior Independent Director (SID) duties.",0
215,"1,558,808 The amounts recognised at acquisition date in respect of trade receivables acquired in the business combination approximate their fair value.",0
118,"The Financial Plan for DWS Group, which had earlier been approved by the Executive Board, was reviewed.",0
120,Transactions between DWS KGaA and its subsidiaries meet the definition of related party transactions.,0
171,"1 Basis of preparation and significant accounting policies continued 194 | M&G plc Annual Report and Accounts 2021 1.5.29 Property, plant and equipment (PPE) PPE includes Group occupied properties and other tangible assets, such as computer equipment, motor vehicles, leasehold improvements and fixtures and fittings.",0
95,"To ensure a seamless complaint and feedback process, the Bank has provided various communication channels for customers.",0
239,The change in fair value of -585 thousand euros (previous year: 126 thousand euros) is recognised in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in “Unrealised gains/ (losses) on available-for-sale securities”.,0
203,"Some companies’ emissions declined in 2020 as a result of reduced operational activity due to COVID-19, which may result in these companies appearing to make more progress towards a lower temperature alignment than would otherwise have been expected.",0
189,The Committee considers at each meeting an agenda that is risk based and focused on the key and emerging risks impacting our business.,0
19,Liquidity risks Solvency is monitored and ensured in accordance with banking regulations.,0
233,Performed a retrospective test over the NAV valuations for each fund to assess if the fund valuations reported in the audited financial statements in the prior year were materially consistent with the NAV valuation statements available at the time.,0
31,Risk oversees the application of the liquidity risk framework and adherence to the risk appetite as approved by the Executive Board.,0
210,The Board carried out a skills audit during the year and will continue to do so on an annual basis concurrently with the Board evaluation.,0
113,"Outlook Your Company’s portfolio (including irrevocable commitments) is now 62% invested in private (non- listed) assets, with an additional investment of some 11% in illiquid publicly listed assets which are intended to be held to maturity.",0
25,"Lease financing is recorded at the value of amortised tangible assets plus due and unpaid interest, default interest and fees.",0