UN Global Compact 2023 Communication on Progress

COMMUNICATION ON PROGRESS QUESTIONNAIRE

Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
What is the time period covered by your Communication on Progress? (MM/YYYY) – (MM/YYYY)
05/2022 - 04/2023
G1. Does the board/highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 2-12, 2-14, 2-22 (2021)
(Multiple choice -Select all that apply)
Issue an annual statement about the relevance of sustainable development to the company
Issue an annual statement that addresses impacts on both people and the environment
Issue an annual statement highlighting a zero tolerance for corruption
Sign off on organizational sustainability targets
Supervise Environmental, Social, and Governance reporting
Regularly review potential risks related to the business model
None of the above
Please provide additional explanation:
The Sesa Group and its management has always been committed to sustainable value generation policies and programmes for the benefit of its stakeholders and is sensitive to the issue of environmental responsibility. Aware of its social role, Sesa has embarked on a path intended to orient the organisation and its business activities in the direction defined by the 17 SDGs (Global Compact Goals).
G2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 2-23 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No, this is not a current priority
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, and the commitment is focused on our own operations
Yes, and the commitment includes our own operations and suppliers
Yes, and the commitment includes our own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships)
Human Rights
Labour Rights/ Decent Work
Environment
Anti-Corruption
Please provide additional explanation:
The Sesa Group intends to establish a relationship of trust with its customers and suppliers, based on principles of fairness and transparency. The creation of sustainable value by the Sesa Group is expressed in the relationships with customers and suppliers, based on continuous processes of collaborative dialogue. Supply chain risks are carefully monitored and mitigated through preliminary analyses and documentary requests that enable the thorough assessment of customers and suppliers in observance of the rules of compliance.

G3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Linked to: NASDAQ G6.1; GRI Disclosure 2-23 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)

No, this is not a current priority
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, focused on employee conduct
Yes, focused on employees and suppliers
Yes, focused on our own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships)
Human Rights
Labour Rights/ Decent Work
Environment
Anti-Corruption
Please provide additional explanation:
Sesa pays particular attention to the issue of compliance and the fight against corruption, developing numerous activities to verify compliance with the regulatory context, both external and internal, aimed at preventing the risks of non- conformity, whose non compliance could lead to sanctions, economic losses, harmful administrative measures, and reputational consequences. The fight against corruption is also the subject of the Company’s Internal Control System, the main instrument of which is the 231 Organisational Model.
G4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 2-13 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No one is specifically responsible for this topic
Yes, with limited influence on outcomes (e.g., limited access to internal information, limited decision-making authority)
Yes, with moderate influence on outcomes (e.g., has access to relevant information, reports to senior manager)
Yes, with direct influence of some outcomes (e.g., has access to relevant information, includes one or more senior manager with decision making rights)
Yes, with direct influence at the highest levels of the organization (e.g., has access to relevant information, includes most senior members of organization)
Human Rights
Labour Rights/Decent Work
Environment
Anti-Corruption
Please provide additional explanation:
Based also on the work carried out during the last financial year by the Corporate Sustainability Operations Committee, the Board of Directors established an internal Sustainability Committee with advisory and proposal-making functions to support the Board and the CEO in the field of sustainability.
G5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 2-9, 2-13 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No formal structure
Yes, and with limited influence on outcomes (e.g., limited access to internal information necessary to understand risks, poor representation from relevant departments or functions)
Yes, with moderate influence on outcomes (e.g., it includes representatives of some functions, departments, or business units most relevant for addressing the risks concerned, has access to relevant information, reports to senior manager)
Yes, with direct influence on some outcomes (e.g., it includes representatives of functions, departments, or business units most relevant for addressing the risks concerned, has access to relevant information, it involves one or more members of senior management)
Yes, and with direct influence at the highest level of the organization (e.g., full access to relevant information, it involves members at highest level of organization)
Human Rights
Labour Rights/Decent Work
Environment
Anti-Corruption
Please provide additional explanation:
In the financial year ended 30 April 2021, Sesa established an Operational Corporate Sustainability Committee reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and consisting of the heads of the main corporate functions of Sesa with the identification of a dedicated Sustainability Officer. The Committee, which meets periodically during the year, takes care of sustainability aspects by monitoring actions and programmes for the reduction of environmental and social impacts related to the Group’s activities.
Prevention
G6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 205-1 (2016)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No, this is not a current priority
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, related to our own operations
Yes, related to our own operations and suppliers [Prompts G6.1]
Yes, related to our own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships) [Prompts G6.1]
Human rights risks
Labour rights risks
Environmental risks
Corruption risks
Please provide additional explanation:
Climate change is a risk factor of increasing impact. In light of the climate change and the energy crisis resulting from, among other things, the emergence of the Ukrainian war, companies and organisations are being called upon to proactively address. The Sesa Group is involved in supporting the digital transformation and energy transition process of its stakeholders and intends to play a leading role in Italy and in the markets where it operates.
G6.1 During the assessment of risk, has your company reviewed those suppliers and/or other business relationships where the risk related to human rights, labour, environment and/or anti-corruption may be particularly severe?
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No
Yes
Human rights risks
Labour rights risks
Environmental risks
Corruption risks
Please provide additional explanation:
G7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 2-12, 2-23-a-ii, 3-1, 3-3-d (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No, this is not a current priority
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, related to our own operations
Yes, related to our own operations and suppliers [Prompts G7.1]
Yes, related to our own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships) [Prompts G7.1]
Human rights risks
Labour rights risks
Environmental risks
Corruption risks
Please provide additional explanation:
The Sesa Group adopts specific procedures to manage risk factors that may affect its ESG, economic, asset and financial situation. These procedures are the result of a company management guided by the values of the Group’s Code of Ethics (integrity, fairness and transparency, professionalism, sustainability and business continuity, attention to people and stakeholders) focused on pursuing sustainable growth objectives for stakeholders.
G7.1 During the due diligence process, has your company reviewed those suppliers and/or other business relationships where the risk of adverse impacts on human rights, labour, environment and/or anti-corruption may be particularly severe?
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 2-23-e, 3-1 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No
Yes
Human rights risks
Labour rights risks
Environmental risks
Corruption risks
Please provide additional explanation:
Concerns and Grievance Mechanisms
G8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
Linked to: Reporting Guidance on the 10th Principle Against Anti-corruption – B3; GRI Disclosure 2-26 (2021)
(Radial – Select One)
No, this is not a current priority
No, but we plan to within two years
Yes, we have an informal process (e.g., through supervisors, others) [Prompts G8.1]
Yes, we have a formal process [Prompts G8.1]
Please provide additional explanation:
Internal Audit, Whistleblowing, Supervisors, HR Manager
G8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 2-26 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No
Yes
Is the process communicated to all employees/workers in local languages
Is the process available to non-employees (e.g., suppliers, consumers, communities, and other business relationships)
Is the process confidential (e.g., whistleblowing process)
Are there processes in place to avoid retaliation
Can concerns be raised about suppliers or other business relationships (e.g., clients, partners, etc.)
Other
Please provide additional explanation:
Pursuant to the provisions of Legislative Decree 231/2001 and in line with the provisions of the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors appointed a Supervisory Board (“SB”), which is entrusted with the task of supervising the operation of and compliance with the 231 Model and ensuring that it is updated. The Supervisory Board supervises the operation of and compliance with the 231 Model and monitors and evaluates the state of implementation of prevention measures, reporting periodically to the Board of Directors and the Management Control Committee. Consistent with the principles of Legislative Decree 231/2001, the 231 Model of the Group provides for a channel for reporting violations, also in anonymous form (so-called Whistleblowing), with protection of the authors of reports and total confidentiality of their identity.
Lessons
G9. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No lessons are regularly captured
Conducts root cause analyses/investigation of incidents
Conducts root cause analyses/investigation and changes organizational policies, processes, and practices accordingly
Systematically conducts root cause analyses/investigation and leverages learnings to influence both internal and external affairs
Human Rights
Labor Rights/Decent Work
Environment
Anti-Corruption
Please provide additional explanation:
Sesa systematically conducts root cause analyses and investigation and leverages learnings to influence both internal and external affairs
Executive Pay
G10. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Linked to: CDP W6.4 (2022), CDP F4.3a (2022), CDP C1.3a (2022); Nasdaq G3 2335; GRI Disclosure 2-19 (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No, and we have no intention to change for this is not a current priority
No, but we plan to within two years
Yes
Human Rights
Labour Rights/Decent Work
Environment
Anti-Corruption
Please provide additional explanation:
Variable remuneration is linked to pre-determined qualitative and quantitative performance objectives that are measurable and consistent with the Group’s strategic objectives, aimed at promoting sustainable growth with the inclusion from 2021, in the MBOs of the Group’s key figures, of ESG objectives such as those of organisational climate, human capital satisfaction and environmental sustainability.
Board Composition
G11. Percentage of individuals within the company’s board/highest governance body by:
Linked to: ISAR D.1.2 (2019), ISAR D.1.3 (2019); GRI Disclosures 2-9 (2021), 405-1 (2016)
(Matrix – Percentage & Radial)
Number (Please input answer as a whole number (e.g., 95% = 95))
Not applicable
Total number of board members (#)
Male (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Female (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Non-binary (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Under 30 years old (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
30-50 years old (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Above 50 years old (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
From minority or vulnerable groups (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Executive (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Independent (%) Note: Please input answer as whole number (e.g., 95% = 95)
Please provide additional explanation:
Sesa adopts a governance model aimed at fostering the creation of sustainable long-term value and a virtuous collaboration between company and stakeholders. The Group’s objective is to pursue sustainable success through the creation of long-term value for the benefit of all stakeholders, as also formalised in the company’s Articles of Association. Furthermore, Sesa acts within the reference framework of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the fundamental Conventions of the ILO and on the basis of its Code of Ethics, which is also an integral part of the OrganisationalModel pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001. Sesa adopts, as of August 2021, a one-tier system of administration and control.
G12. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Linked to: Nasdaq G9.1
(Select all that apply)
National/local regulation on sustainability
Security exchange regulations
Non-Financial Reporting Directive of the European Union (NFRD)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB, now consolidated into the IFRS Foundation)
International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC, now consolidated into the IFRS Foundation)
Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB, now consolidated into the IFRS Foundation)
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Other voluntary frameworks (Please specify in text box) [Makes text box mandatory]
No sustainability reporting according to any frameworks nor regulations outside of this Communication on Progress
Please provide additional explanation:
This Consolidated Non-Financial Statement as at 30 April 2022 is an integral part of the Sesa Group’s Annual Integrated Report which, based on a framework issued by the IIRC (International Integrated Reporting Council), represents the most innovative reporting tool. Based on the analysis of the 6 key pillars - financial, infrastructural, organisational, human, relational, social and environmental - the Integrated Report allows for a sustainable and integrated strategic vision of all levels of the organisation, focusing not only on the dimension of sustainability but also on that of intangible capitals. The Group has prepared this document by choosing a “GRI – Referenced” approach to the international “GRI Standards” Guidelines prepared by the Global Reporting Initiative, updated to the 2020 version. To date, these Guidelines represent the most widespread and recognised European standard for non-financial reporting. Compliance with the provisions of Legislative Decree 254/2016 is ensured not only by the information contained in this Chapter, but also by cross-referencing to other sections of the Annual Integrated Report and other corporate documents, if the information is already contained therein or to which reference is made for further details.
Data Assurance
G13. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Linked to: CDP C10.1 (2022); GRI Disclosure 2-5 (2021)
(Select all that apply)
Limited assurance for minority of metrics (e.g., GHG emissions only)
Limited assurance for majority of metrics
Reasonable assurance for minority of metrics
Reasonable assurance for majority of metrics
Other (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
No assurance for any metrics
Please provide additional explanation:
The Sesa Group’s Annual Integrated Report was approved by the Board of Directors of Sesa SpA on 12 July 2022 and, in accordance with the provisions of Legislative Decree 254/2016, subjected to an opinion of conformity by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA (“limited assurance engagement” according to the criteria indicated by the ISAE 3000 Revised standard) and published on the institutional website of Sesa SpA (www.sesa.it).
Human Rights
Materiality (including Saliency)
HR1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights topics connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (e.g., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-2 (2021)
(Select all that apply)
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Child labour
Forced labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours) [Prompts additional line ‘Working conditions (wages, working hours)’ in Questions L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L11]
Freedom of expression [Prompts additional line ‘Freedom of expression’ in Questions HR2–HR7]
Access to water and sanitation [Prompts additional line ‘Access to water and sanitation’ in Questions HR2–HR7]
Digital security/privacy [Prompts additional line ‘Digital security/privacy’ in Questions HR2–HR7]
Gender equality and women’s rights [Prompts additional line ‘Gender equality and women's rights’ in Questions HR2–HR7]
Rights of indigenous peoples [Prompts additional line ‘Rights of indigenous peoples’ in Questions HR2–HR7]
Rights of refugees and migrants [Prompts additional line ‘Rights of refugees and migrants’ in Questions HR2–HR7]
Other [Textbox Mandatory]
No human rights topics have been identified as material
Please provide additional explanation:
Commitment
HR2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights topics? Matrix will be populated only for the human rights topics selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 2-23-a-iv, 2-23-b, 3-3-c (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No, and we have no plans to develop a policy
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, included within a broader policy or as a stand-alone policy
Digital security/privacy
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
Creating value for stakeholders also means protecting the information of all stakeholders and providing operational arrangements that preserve and enhance the value of information assets. Appointment of Diversity Manager.

Please input the year the relevant human rights policy was last reviewed
Year (YYYY)
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
HR2.1. For each human rights policy commitment, is it:
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 2-23-c, 2-23-d, 2-23-e (2021)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Aligned with international human rights standards
Publicly available
Approved at most senior level of the company
Applied to the company’s own operations
Applied to the company’s own operations and suppliers
Applied to the company’s own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships)
Developed involving human rights expertise from inside and outside the company
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
Prevention
HR3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights topics? Matrix will be populated only for the human rights topics selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-1-b, 3-3-f (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Please select the company’s highest level of engagement. Options progress from left to right.
No engagement on this topic
To better understand the risks/impacts in question
To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/impacts in question
To agree on a way to prevent/mitigate the risks/impacts in question
To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks/ impacts in question
To collaborate in the prevention/mitigation of the risks/impacts in question
Digital security/privacy
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
HR4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights topic?
Matrix will be populated only for the human rights issues selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce
Built capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., suppliers, consumers, communities)
Conducted an audit process and/or corrective action plan
Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders, in particular workers’ organizations, to address the issue
Collaborated with governmental or regulatory bodies
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
No action within reporting period
Digital security/privacy
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
Prevent and mitigate the risks/impacts associated with this human rights topic
HR5. Who receives training for the following human rights topics? Matrix will be populated only for the human rights topics selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
No training provided
Select employees
All employees
Contractors
Direct suppliers of the organization
Indirect suppliers of the organization
Other – such as partners, clients, etc.
Digital security/privacy
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
The Group also devotes particular attention to staff training on the processing of personal data, delivered through e-learning. As at 30 April 2022, approximately 2,000 hours of specific training on the topics in question (Privacy, GDPR and Cyber Security) had been provided.
HR6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights topics? Matrix will be populated only for the human rights issues selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Please select the company’s highest level of engagement. Options progress from left to right.
No monitoring of progress
Review topics on ad hoc basis
Set annual targets/goals, track progress over time (internal programmes only)
Set annual targets/goals, track progress over time (internal and external programmes)
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Digital security/privacy
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
Response and Reporting
HR7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy if it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights topic(s)?
Matrix will be populated only for the human rights topics selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d-ii (2021)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No remedy provided/enabled
Yes, remedy provided/enabled
No adverse impact identified or caused
Choose to not disclose
Digital security/privacy
Gender equality and women’s rights
Please provide additional explanation:
No adverse impact identified or caused
HR8. Briefly describe additional relevant practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including goals set and any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-3-c and 3-3-d (2021)
(Text Box)
Commitment to ensure and promote respect for human rights, a priority for the Group, in all business areas and among all stakeholders, whether they are Group employees or suppliers. Activities are carried out in accordance with the fundamental standards of human rights. The Group’s policies and practices are aligned with the International Charter of Human Rights, including the United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Core Conventions, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as well as the UN Global Compact Ten Principles. Sesa promotes sustainability and business ethics in the supply chain, carrying out audits on matters of human rights, environment, occupational health, and safety on its suppliers. Sesa protects occupational health and safety by means of training, awareness, and information.
Labour
Commitment
L1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles? For the user, the “Working conditions (wages, working hours)” option would be visible only if selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-c (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)

No, and we have no plans to develop a policy
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, included within a broader policy or as a stand-alone policy [Prompts L1.1]
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
In 2012, Sesa adopted its own Code of Ethics for the first time. To date, this Code has been extended and implemented by all major Group companies. The Group’s Code of Ethics describes a set of values and principles of conduct to which the Directors, Management and human resources of Sesa and its subsidiaries, as well as all those who work for it, are inspired by and comply with in the pursuit of the company’s objectives.

Please input the year the relevant labour rights policy was last reviewed
Year (YYYY)
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
Update of the Code of Ethics in 2021
L1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Linked to: ILO C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention 1981 (No. 155); GRI Disclosures 2-23-c, 2-23-d, 2-23-e (2021)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Aligned with international labour standards
Publicly available
Approved at most senior level of the company
Applied to the company’s own operations
Applied to the company’s own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships)
Developed in consultation with workers and their representatives
Developed involving labour rights expertise from inside and outside the company
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
The corporate policies defines the principles and general rules of conduct that must inspire Sesa’s activities.
L1.2. Does the existing company’s policy on freedom of association and collective bargaining:
Linked to: ILO C155 - Occupational Safety and Health Convention 1981 (No. 155); GRI Disclosures 2-23-c, 2-23-d, 2-23-e (2021)
(Multiple choice – Select all that apply)
Reference the respect for the right of all workers to form and join a trade union of their choice without fear of intimidation or reprisal and protect workers against acts of antiunion discrimination
Prohibit any acts of interference in trade unions
Facilitate the collective bargaining with the trade union representatives
Provide trade union representatives with information required for meaningful bargaining in the context of bona fide negotiations
Reference the respect for the right of workers to submit grievances without suffering
We do have a policy on freedom of association and collective bargaining, but it does not include any of these details
We do not have a policy on freedom of association and collective bargaining
Please provide additional explanation:
We do not have a policy on freedom of association and collective bargaining
Prevention
L2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights topics? For the user, the “Working conditions (wages, working hours)” option would be visible only if selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-1-b and 3-3-f (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Please select the company’s highest level of engagement. Options progress from left to right.
No engagement on this topic
To better understand the risks/impacts in question
To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question
To agree on a way to prevent/mitigate the risks/impacts in question
To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks/ impacts in question
To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question
Other (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced Labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
The company engaged stakeholders in order to assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks/ impacts in question
L3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights topic? For the user, the “Working conditions (wages, working hours)” option would be visible only if selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce
Built capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., suppliers, consumers, communities)
Conducted an audit process and/or corrective action plan
Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders, in particular workers’ organizations, to address the issue
Collaborated with governmental or regulatory bodies
Other (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
No action within reporting period
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
The company engaged stakeholders in order to provided internal training or set-up collective Action with peers or other stakeholders
L4. Who receives training for the following labour rights topics? For the user, the “Working conditions (wages, working hours)” option would be visible only if selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
No training provided
Select employees
All employees
Contractors
Direct suppliers of the organization
Indirect suppliers of the organization
Other – such as partners, clients, etc.
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
All employees received training on this labour rights topics
L5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights topics? For the user, the “Working conditions (wages, working hours)” option would be visible only if selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Please select the company’s highest level of engagement. Options progress from left to right.
No monitoring on progress
Review topics on ad hoc basis
Set annual targets/goals, track progress over time (internal programmes only)
Set annual targets/goals, track progress over time (internal and external programmes)
Other (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
The company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts with review topics on ad hoc basis
Performance
L6. Do(es) the existing collective bargaining agreement(s) provide(s) more favourable rights than those provided in legislation, where appropriate?
(Select all that apply)
Yes, by providing more favourable conditions related to wages
Yes, by providing more favourable conditions related to working hours
Yes, by providing more favourable conditions related to health coverage and/or sick leave
Yes, by providing additional rights not otherwise provided (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
There is (are) no existing collective bargaining agreement(s)
No
Please provide additional explanation:
Comprehensive benefits and welfare plan that includes services, initiatives and work-life balance programmes for the benefit of the Group’s employees and their families.
L7. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in managerial positions? (%)
Linked to: ISAR C.1.1
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Percent women (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Managerial position
Please provide additional explanation:
L8. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 405-2 (2016)
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Salary ratio (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Choose to not disclose
Women/Men(%)
Please provide additional explanation:
The Gender Pay Gap reported as of April 30, 2022 (difference in pay between genders expressed in points percentages with the same qualification) is equal to 8.74%, with an extremely positive figure for the category of managerial staff of 2.68%. This compares with a national figure (source: Eurostat index, 2020) of Gender Pay Gap of 16.5%.
L9. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
Linked to: ISAR C.3.2; GRI Disclosure 403-9 (2018)
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Frequency of injury (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Choose to not disclose
Frequency of injury
Please provide additional explanation:
One of the Sesa Group’s top priorities is to guarantee maximum health and safety for its human resources. A team of specialised resources (Human Resources Management, RSPP [Responsabile del Servizio Prevenzione e Prevenzione, prevention and protection service manager], Medical Officer, RLS [Rappresentante dei Lavoratori per la Sicurezza, workers' health and safety representative]) is responsible for ensuring a safe working environment that complies with current regulations, defining guidelines, coordinating monitoring activities and, where necessary, programmes to improve safety conditions.
L10. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate (injuries per worker)?
Linked to: ISAR C.3.2; GRI Disclosure 403-9 (2018)
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Incident rate (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Choose to not disclose [Makes text box mandatory]
Incident rate
Please provide additional explanation:
One of the Sesa Group’s top priorities is to guarantee maximum health and safety for its human resources. A team of specialised resources (Human Resources Management, RSPP [Responsabile del Servizio Prevenzione e Prevenzione, prevention and protection service manager], Medical Officer, RLS [Rappresentante dei Lavoratori per la Sicurezza, workers' health and safety representative]) is responsible for ensuring a safe working environment that complies with current regulations, defining guidelines, coordinating monitoring activities and, where necessary, programmes to improve safety conditions.
Response and Reporting
L11. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy if it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights topics? For the user, the “Working conditions (wages, working hours)” option would be visible only if selected in HR1.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-3-c and 3-3-d (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No remedy provided/enabled
Yes, remedy provided/enabled
No adverse impact identified or caused
Choose to not disclose [Makes text box mandatory]
Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Safe and healthy working environment
Working conditions (wages, working hours)
Please provide additional explanation:
No adverse impact identified or caused
L12. Briefly describe additional relevant practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour principles, including goals set and any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-3-c and 3-3-d (2021) for topics GRI 407 (2016), GRI 409 (2016), GRI 408 (2016), GRI 406 (2016), GRI 403 (2018)
(Text Box)
Sesa undertakes to respect the four fundamental labour standards of the ILO, as set out in the Declaration on Fundamental principles and Rights at Work: freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour; the effective abolition of child labour; and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in relation to employment and occupation. Sesa rejects all forms of discrimination and undertakes to maintain a working environment free from all form of violence and harassment. Sesa regulates relations with political organisations and trade unions exclusively on the basis of the laws, regulations, and agreements/contracts in force, ensuring the highest principles of transparency and fairness. Sesa undertakes initiatives to reconcile life and work. Sesa ensures the provision of training and professional development to its employees. Sesa promotes sustainability and business ethics at the supply chain, carrying out audits on human rights, environment, health and safety at work on its suppliers. Sesa protects health and safety at work through training, awareness and information initiatives.
Environment
Commitment
E1. Does the company have a policy commitment on the following environmental topics?
Linked to: CDP C4.1 (2022), CDP F6.1 (2022), CDP W6.1 (2022); GRI Disclosure 3-3-c (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020),GRI 302 (2016)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
No, and we have no plans to develop a policy
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes, included within a broader policy or as a stand-alone policy [Prompts E1.1]
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Climate change
Water
Oceans
Forests/biodiversity/land use
Air pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
Oceans, Forests, biodiversity, land use are not relevant issues for Sesa Group.
Please input the year the relevant environment policy was last reviewed
Year (YYYY)
Climate change
Water
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
Environmental Policy Sesa Group
E1.1. For each environmental policy commitment, is it:
Linked to: CDP C4.1 (2022), CDP F6.1 (2022), CDP W6.1 2022; GRI Disclosures 2-23-c, 2-23-d, 2-23-e (2021)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Aligned with international environmental standards
Publicly available
Approved at most senior level of the company
Applied to the company’s own operations
Applied to the company’s own operations and the value chain (including suppliers, consumers, communities, other business relationships)
Developed involving environmental expertise from inside and outside the company
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Climate change
Water
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
Prevention
E2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-1-b and 3-3-f (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016), and GRI Disclosure 201-2-a-iv (2016)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)

Please select the company’s highest level of engagement. Options progress from left to right.
No engagement on this topic
To better understand the risks/impacts in question
To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question
To agree on a way to prevent/mitigate the risks/impacts in question
To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks/ impacts in question
To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Climate change
Water
Oceans
Forests/biodiversity/land use
Air pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
E3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016), and GRI Disclosure 201-2-iv (2016)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce
Built capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., suppliers, consumers, communities)
Conducted an audit process and/or corrective action plan
Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders, in particular workers’ organizations, to address the issue
Collaborated with governmental or regulatory bodies
Other (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
No action within reporting period
Climate change
Water
Oceans
Forests/biodiversity/land use
Air pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
E4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016), and GRI Disclosure 201-2-a-iv (2016)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Please select the company’s highest level of engagement. Options progress from left to right.
No monitoring of progress
Review topics on ad hoc basis
Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal programmes only) [Prompts E4.1 and E4.2]
Set annual targets/goals, track progress over time (internal and external programmes) [Prompts E4.1 and E4.2]
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Climate change
Water
Oceans
Forests/biodiversity/land use
Air pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
E4.1. For each environmental topic for which the company sets timebound goals/targets, what kind of targets has the company set? Please give a description of targets (e.g., what is the target, absolute vs. intensity, externally verified, on track, etc.)
Linked to: CDP F6.1 (2022); GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016), and GRI Disclosure 201-2-a-iv (2016)
(Text Box)
The growing importance of extra-financial aspects in the definition of corporate strategies, the consideration that investors place on ESG issues in their investment choices, as well as the interest of all stakeholders in the Company’s modus operandi in the context that surrounds it, drive Sesa to systematically and transparently measure its impact on the environment and communities. Already equipped with a sustainable development model for years and committed to reducing its impacts through sustainability projects and initiatives, Sesa has decided to strengthen and further integrate sustainability into its business through the definition of KPIs and specific targets belonging to the environmental sphere (natural gas emissions, energy savings, green innovation, soil and biodiversity protection), social sphere (welfare, employee engagement, safety, gender diversity, responsible and sustainable supply chain, local communities) and governance sphere (governance structure and its functioning, infrastructure reliability, anticorruption, sustainable finance).
E4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals/targets, how is progress against target/goal tracked?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016), and GRI Disclosure 201-2-a-iv (2016)
(Matrix – Select all that apply for each line)
Progress is reviewed against goals annually or more frequently
Progress is reported internally to the most senior level
Progress is reported externally
Other (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Climate change
Water
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
E5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any impacts associated with the following environmental topic(s)?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d-ii (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016), and GRI Disclosure 201-2-a-iv (2016)
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Yes, remedy provided/enabled
No remedy provided/enabled
No adverse impact identified or caused
Choose to not disclose
Climate change
Water
Oceans
Forests/biodiversity/land use
Air pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & resource use
Please provide additional explanation:
Climate Action
E6. What were the company’s gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for the reporting period?
Linked to: CDP C6.1 (2022), CDP C6.3 (2022), CDP C6.5 (2022); GRI Disclosures 305-1, 305-2, 305-3 (2016); ISAR B.3.1; ISAR B.3.2
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
Measured Total Emissions (tCO2e)
We did not measure our gross GHG emissions [Please explain in the mandatory text box]
Scope 1 emissions
Scope 2 emissions
Please provide additional explanation:
SCOPE 2 (market based)
E7. What were the company’s gross Scope 3 global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for the reporting period?
Linked to: CDP C6.1 (2022), CDP C6.3 (2022), CDP C6.5 (2022); GRI Disclosures 305-1, 305-2, 305-3 (2016); ISAR B.3.1; ISAR B.3.2
(Multiple choice– Select one)
We fully measured Scope 3 GHG emissions [Please input the measured tCO2e in the text box below]
We partially measured Scope 3 GHG emissions [Please input the measured tCO2e in the text box below] [Prompts E7.1]
We did not measure Scope 3 GHG emissions
Please provide additional explanation:
We measure and report the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by our direct operations to verify the effectiveness of the implemented reduction strategies and to demonstrate our consistency with the Group investments in sustainable infrastructures and technological innovation, aimed at promoting economic growth, creating jobs and promoting the well-being of human resources.
E7.1. Which Scope 3 categories are included in the organization’s Scope 3 emissions calculation?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 305-3 (2016); CDP C6.5 2022
(Multiple choice – Select all that apply)
Purchased goods and services
Capital goods
Fuel- and energy-related activities
Upstream transportation and distribution
Waste generated in operations
Business travel
Employee commuting
Upstream leased assets
Downstream transportation and distribution
Processing of sold products
Use of sold products
End-of-life treatment of sold products
Downstream leased assets
Franchises
Investments
Other - upstream
Other - downstream
Unknown
Please provide additional explanation:
E8. What percentage of the company’s revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
Linked to: CDP C4.3c (2022), CDP4.2b (2022); (partially linked to) ISAR A.3.3
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Percent of revenue (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
R&D for low-carbon products/services
Please provide additional explanation:
E9. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 201-2-a-iv (2016)
(Select all that apply)
We have taken action to increase organization-wide resilience to climate change
We have taken action to increase resilience in our supply chains
We have taken action to increase resilience in the communities in which we operate
We have provided funding for climate change adaptation and resilience initiatives and projects
We have not taken actions to build climate change resilience in the reporting period
Unknown
Please provide additional explanation:
Energy/Resource Use
E10. Please report the company’s renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Linked to: ISAR B.5.1; GRI Disclosure 302-1 (2016)
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown)
% of total energy consumption (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Renewable energy consumption as % of total energy consumption:
Please provide additional explanation:
Technology
E11. What percent of the company’s revenue came from low-carbon products/services during this reporting period? If applicable, please give a description of the products/services included in your calculation (e.g., relevant certifications)
Linked to: SASB CG-MR-410a.1a; WEF Common Metrics
(Matrix – Text Boxes with option for Unknown or N/A)
Percent of total revenue (%) (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Low-carbon products and services/total revenue for the reporting period
Please provide additional explanation:
Materiality-specific Questions
E12. Which of the following has the company identified as material environmental topics connected with its operations and/or value chain (e.g. the most severe actual or potential negative impacts on people and/or the environment)?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-2 (2021)
(Select all that apply)
Water [Prompts questions E13 and E14]
Forests/biodiversity/land use [Prompts questions E15, E16 and E17]
Air pollution [Prompts questions E18]
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.) [Prompts questions E19, E20, E21]
None of these topics have been identified as material by the company
Please provide additional explanation:
Materiality-specific: Water
E13. Please provide details regarding the company’s water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Linked to: ISAR B.1.3; CDP W1.2b (2022), CDP W1.2d (2022); SASB CG-HP-140a.1; GRI Disclosures 303-3, 303-5 (2018)
(Matrix – Text Boxes with option for Unknown or N/A)
Volume of water in megaliters
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Total water withdrawal:
Fresh surface water withdrawal:
Groundwater withdrawal:
Brackish surface water/seawater withdrawal:
Produced water withdrawal:
Third-party water withdrawal:
Percentage of water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high water stress(%):
Total water consumption:
Fresh surface water consumption:
Brackish surface water/seawater consumption:
Produced water consumption:
Third-party water consumption:
Percentage of water consumed in regions with high or extremely high water stress(%):
Please provide additional explanation:
E14. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Linked to: CDP W1.3 (2022); CDP W1.3a (2022 )
(Matrix – Text Boxes with option for Unknown or N/A)
Cubic meter/$ OR cubic meter/product type (Please input a number e.g., 50)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Water intensity of products
Please provide additional explanation:
Materiality-specific: Forests, Biodiversity, and Land Use
E15. Please report the number and area (in hectares) of sites owned, leased, or managed by the company in or adjacent to protected areas and/or key biodiversity areas (KBA).
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 304-1 (2016); ISAR B6.1, WEF Common Metrics
(Matrix – Text Boxes with option for Unknown or N/A)
Number
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Sites
Hectares
Please provide additional explanation:
E16. What area (in hectares) of natural ecosystems was converted during the reporting period in areas owned, leased, or managed by the company?
Linked to: CDP F1.3 (2022); GRI Disclosure 304-1 (2016)
(Matrix – Text Boxes with option for Unknown or N/A)
Area (hectares)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Conversion of natural resources
Please provide additional explanation:
E17. Is the company supporting or implementing project(s) focused on ecosystem restoration and protection?
Linked to: CDP F6.11 (2022); GRI Disclosure 304-3 (2016)
(Matrix – Select one option or input a number per line)
No
No, but we plan to within the next 2 years
Yes, Project(s) area to date (hectares)
Forest ecosystem restoration
Other ecosystem restoration
Reforestation
Natural regeneration
Agroforestry
Set-aside land
Biodiversity offsetting
Please provide additional explanation:
Materiality-specific: Air Pollution
E18. Where applicable, please report the company’s emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 305-7 (2016); ISAR B.1.4
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Emissions (t)
Unknown (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
NOx
SOx
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
Particulate matter (PM10)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Other (Please provide additional information)
Please provide additional explanation:
Materiality-specific: Waste
E19. In metric tonnes, please report the company’s total weight of waste generated during the reporting period.
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 306-3 (2020); (partially linked to) ISAR B.2.1
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Waste generated (t)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Solid waste
Please provide additional explanation:
E20. Please report the percentage of the company’s waste that was hazardous waste (e.g., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 306-4, 306-5 (2020); ISAR B.2.3
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Hazardous waste ratio (%) (Please input a whole number e.g., 50% = 50)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Hazardous waste
Please provide additional explanation:
E21. Please report the company’s estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Linked to: WEF Common Metrics
(Matrix – Text Box with option for Unknown or N/A)
Single-use plastic (t)
Unknown
Not applicable (Please provide additional information in the mandatory text box)
Single-use plastics
Please provide additional explanation:
Overall Environment
E22. Briefly describe additional relevant practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including goals set and any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-3-c and 3-3-d (2021) for topics GRI 303 (2018), GRI 304 (2016), GRI 305 (2016), GRI 306 (2020), GRI 302 (2016)
(Text Box)
Thanks to the principles of protection and safeguard mentioned above, Sesa undertakes a series of initiatives aimed at reducing and preventing possible negative impacts on the environment deriving from the exercise of its activity. These include the choice of energy supply from renewable energy sources. Sesa constantly monitors its energy consumption and related emissions, promoting efficiency improvement programmes including those indicated below: • Monitoring and streamlining of waste production and development of recovery activities (separate waste collection). Improvement actions: Extension of the ISO 14001 environmental certification to all major Group companies and dissemination of the Environmental Policy; • Hybrid working and digital collaboration modes adopted by the Group, maintaining a predominantly physical work organisation model for all human resources and Group locations; • Improving the awareness levels of personnel working in or for the Group by implementing information and training programmes. Improvement actions: HR training; • Sensitisation of its suppliers and contractors on environmental management principles. Improvement actions: Awareness-raising activities towards employees and suppliers; • Commitment to actions to maximise energy savings in their offices or premises, in vehicle fleet management, favouring more efficient and less polluting technologies. Improvement actions: Efficient lighting (LED), controlled processes and energy-efficient materials, Green building projects and certifications (Leed); • Reduction in the use of energy resources per unit of gas fed into the grid. Improvement actions: plant maintenance and improvement; • Optimisation of the use of automotive fuels. Improvement actions: renewal of the vehicle fleet and innovative mobility management systems.
Anti-Corruption
Commitment
AC1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-c (2021) for the topic GRI 205 (2016)
(Radial – Select One)
No, it is not an immediate business priority
No, but we plan to within the next two years
Yes [Prompts AC1.1]
Please provide additional explanation:
AC1.1. If yes, in what year was this programme last reviewed? (YYYY)
(YYYY)
Programme last reviewed
Please provide additional explanation:
AC2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g., with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
(Radial – Select One)
No, but we plan to within the next two years
No, and we have no plans to develop them
Yes, included within a broader policy or as a standalone policy
Please provide additional explanation:

Prevention
AC3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
Linked to: WEF Common Metrics; GRI Disclosure 205-2 (2016)
(Select all that apply)
Select employees [Prompts AC3.1]
All employees [Prompts AC3.1]
Contractors [Prompts AC3.1]
Direct suppliers of the organization [Prompts AC3.1]
Indirect suppliers of the organization [Prompts AC3.1]
Other – such as partners, clients, etc. [Prompts AC3.1]
No training provided
Please provide additional explanation:
AC3.1. How often is such training provided?
(Matrix – Select one answer option per line)
One time only
Every two or more years
Every year
We do not collect this data
All employees
Please provide additional explanation:
AC4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-e (2021) for the topic GRI 205 (2016); SDG Action Manager - SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
(Select all that apply)
Review topics on ad hoc basis
Yes, through internal employee self-evaluations
Yes, through automated controls monitoring
Yes, through external independent monitoring
Yes, through other mechanisms (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
No, we do not monitor the anti-corruption compliance programme (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
Please provide additional explanation:
Performance
AC5. Please report the company’s total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year. If applicable, please describe the nature of the incidents in the text box below
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 205-3 (2016); WEF Common Metrics; ISAR D.2.1
(Matrix – Text Boxes with option for Unknown or N/A)
Number of incident(s) (Please describe the nature of the incidents in the text box below)
Unknown
Choose to not disclose
Confirmed during the current year, but related to previous years
Confirmed during the current year, and related to this year
Please provide additional explanation:
Response and Reporting
AC6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021) for the topic GRI 205 (2016); Reporting Guidance on the10th Principle Against Anti-corruption – B3
(Select all that apply)
Initial case assessment
Internal investigation
Review by risk/ethics committee
Review by board of directors
External audit/review
Other (Please provide additional information) [Makes text box mandatory]
Not applicable/no incidents in the reporting period
Please provide additional explanation:
AC7. Does your company engage in collective action against corruption?
Linked to: GRI Disclosure 3-3-d (2021) for the topic GRI 205 (2016)
(Radial – Select One)
No, but we plan to within two years
No, it is not an immediate business priority
Yes (Please explain) [Makes text box mandatory]
Please provide additional explanation:
AC8. Briefly describe additional relevant practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to implement the anti-corruption principle, including goals set and any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
Linked to: GRI Disclosures 3-3-c and 3-3-d (2021) for the topic GRI 205 (2016)
(Text Box)
Sesa pays particular attention to the issue of compliance and the fight against corruption, developing numerous activities to verify compliance with the regulatory context, both external and internal, aimed at preventing the risks of non- conformity, whose non-compliance could lead to sanctions, economic losses, harmful administrative measures, and reputational consequences. The fight against corruption is also the subject of the Company’s Internal Control System, the main instrument of which is the 231 Organisational Model. CONTROL SYSTEMS: INTERNAL COMPLIANCE, 231 MODEL, SUPERVISORY BODY, CODE OF ETHICS, CODE OF CONDUCT

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