| Governance structure and management systems |
| Governance structure of the organisation, including major committees under the board of directors that are responsible for setting strategy and for oversight of the organisation
|
| See the corporate governance section in the Annual Report 2004 |
| Percentage of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive directors
|
| See box on
composition of the board |
| Process for determining board members need to guide the strategic direction of the organisation including issues related to environmental and social risks and opportunities
|
| Not in place |
| Board-level process for overseeing the organisation's identification and management of economic, environmental and social risks and opportunities
|
| See the corporate governance section in the Annual Report 2004 |
| Linkage between executive compensation and achievement of the organisation's financial and non-financial goals
|
| See the corporate governance section and the
remuneration report in the Annual Report 2004 |
| Organisational structure and key individuals responsible for oversight, implementation and audit of economic, environmental, social and performance, and states of implementation
|
| See the directorate and management section of the Annual Report 2004 |
| Mission and value statements, internally developed codes of conduct or principles, and policies relevant to economic, environmental, social policies and implementation status
|
| See economic performance
section of the Report to Society 2004 and corporate governance section of the Annual Report 2004 |
| Mechanisms for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction to the board of directors
|
| Informal process in place. See discussion on communication with shareholders in the Annual Report 2004 |
| Social performance indicators: product responsibility |
| Core indicators | Additional indicators |
| Customers' health and safety |
| SO1. Description of policies to manage impacts on communities in areas affected by activities, as well as description
of procedures/programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring | SO4. Awards received relevant to social, ethical, and
environmental performance |
| See community section of this report | See the
community and environment sections of this report |
| Bribery and corruption |
| SO2. Description of the policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for organisations
and employees addressing bribery and corruption | |
| See corporate governance section of the Annual Report 2004 and the
case
study on Whistle-blowers programme - success or otherwise |
|
| Political contributions |
| SO3. Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for managing political
lobbying and contributions | SO5. Amount of money paid to political parties and institutions
whose prime function is to fund political parties or their candidates |
Overseen by political donations committee of the board.
Policy available on the website | See company website |
| Competition and pricing |
| SO6. Court decisions regarding cases pertaining to anti-trust
and monopoly regulations |
| None |
| SO7. Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for preventing
anti-competitive behaviour |
| Not applicable |
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