MARS Principles in Action cross-references to GRI themes and indicators |
GRI indicator |
Location in report |
| Profile disclosures |
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| 1.1 Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization |
Introduction/Letter from CEO |
| 1.2 Description of key risks and opportunities |
Introduction/Understanding our Impact |
| 2.1 Name of the organisation |
Mars Inc |
| 2.2 Primary brands products and/or services |
Introduction/Mars Incorporated. Chocolate and much more |
| 2.3 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. |
http://www.mars.com/global/who-we-are/our-business-segments.aspx |
| 2.4 Location of organisation's headquarters |
McLean, Virginia, USA |
| 2.5 Countries where the organisation operates |
http://www.mars.com/global/who-we-are/where-we-operate.aspx |
| 2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form |
Private company |
| 2.7 Markets served |
http://www.mars.com/global/who-we-are/where-we-operate.aspx |
| 2.8 Scale of reporting organisation |
Assets: 135 factories worldwide
Employees: see Our associates home page
Product: Manufactures of seven of the world's top twenty chocolate brands, deliver more than 1 billion drinks a year |
| 2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period |
None. This is first Principles in Action report |
| 2.10 Awards received in reporting period |
These include first place in a ranking of 128 major companies in 2010 US Centre for Science in the Public Interest Report Card on Food; US Secretary of State's Award for Corporate |
| 3.1 Reporting period |
Calendar year 2010 |
| 3.2 Date of most recent report if any |
None. This is first Principles in Action report |
| 3.3 Reporting cycle |
Annual |
| 3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report and its context |
Needs to be specified |
| 3.5 Process for defining report content, including determining materiality, prioritising topics within the report and identifying the stakeholders that the organisation expects to use the report. |
Based on a full internal AA1000 principles-based assessment of business conducted in 2010 |
| 3.6 Boundary of the report |
Whole business |
| 3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report |
No such limitations |
| 3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities |
As noted in 3.6 report covers the whole of Mars business interests |
| 3.9 Data measurement techniques |
GHG protocol applied |
| 3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports |
None. This is first Principles in Action report |
| 3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods applied in the report |
None. This is first Principles in Action report |
| 3.12 GRI Context Index Table |
No formal index. This table cross-reference content of report and website to the subject matter addressed by the GRI index |
| 3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking independent assurance for the report |
Introduction/Assurance Statement |
| 4.1 Governance structure of the organisation |
Introduction/Governance |
| 4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer |
http://www.mars.com/global/who-we-are/global-leadership.aspx |
| 4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and the status of their implementation |
Introduction/The Mars Five Principles |
| 4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation's identification and management of economic, environmental and social performance |
Introduction/Governance |
| 4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation Article 15 of the Rio Principles introduced the precautionary approach |
For Mars' approach see Our Operations section and Our Approach/Understanding our Impact/Climate Change |
| 4.13 Membership in Associations |
See Introduction/Working with Others and individual instances throughout report |
| 4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by organisations |
See Introduction/Working with Others and individual instances throughout report |
| 4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage |
See Introduction/Working with Others and individual instances throughout report |
| 4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement |
See Introduction/Working with Others |
| 4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement |
See Introduction/Working with Others and individual instances throughout report |
| Sourcing indicator |
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| Sourcing - Management Approach |
Our Supply Chain and Our Supply Chain/Supply Chain Approach |
| FP1 Percentage of purchased volume from suppliers compliant with Mars' sourcing policy |
Our Supply Chain/Selecting and Monitoring Suppliers |
| FP2 Percentage of purchased volume verified as being in accordance with credible, internationally recognised responsible production standards, by standard |
Our Supply Chain |
| Economic indicator |
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| Economic Performance- Management Approach |
See Introduction/CEO letter and Introduction/Our approach to business |
| EC3 Defined benefit retirement plans |
Mars' approach to pensions is set out at Our Associates/Pay and Benefits |
| EC6 Policy, practices and proportion of spending on locally based suppliers at significant locations of operation |
See throughout Our Supply Chain particularly at Our Supply Chain/ Selecting and Monitoring Suppliers and Our Supply Chain/Supplier Diversity |
| EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation. |
See throughout Our Associates and particularly Our Associates/Diversity and Inclusion/Promoting Local Talent |
| Environmental indicator |
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| Environmental Performance - Management Approach |
Our Operations, Our Operations/Our Approach to Operations |
| EN3 Direct energy consumption |
Our Operations/Energy and Climate/Performance |
| EN4 Indirect energy consumption |
Our Operations/Energy and Climate/Performance |
| EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements |
Our Operations/Energy and Climate/Efficiency and Technology |
| EN6 Initiatives to provide energy efficient products |
See in particular Our Products/Product Energy Use/Energy Use in Drinks Machines and Our Products/Product Energy Use/Energy Use for Cooking Rice |
| EN8 Total water withdrawn by source |
Our Operations/Water Impact |
| EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused |
Our Operations/Water Impact |
| EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas |
Introduction/Our Approach/Understanding our Impact/Land Use and Biodiversity and Our Supply Chain sections on cocoa, palm oil, fish |
| EN14 Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on diversity |
Introduction/Our Approach/Understanding our Impact/Land Use and Biodiversity |
| EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight |
See Introduction/Climate Change and Our Operations/Energy and Climate/Performance |
| EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination |
Our Operations/Water Impact |
| EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method |
Our Operations/Waste |
| EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation |
See throughout Our Products |
| EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce |
See particularly Our Operations/Product Transport |
| Social indicator |
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| Labour Practices and Decent Work - Management Approach |
See Our Associates |
| LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract and region |
Our Associates |
| LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days and absenteeism and total number of work related fatalities |
Our Associates/Health, Safety and Wellbeing |
| LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category |
Our Associates/Learning and Development |
| Human Rights - Management Approach |
Introduction/Governance, Introduction/Social Impacts |
| HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and action taken |
Our Suppliers/Selecting and Monitoring Suppliers |
| Society - Management Approach |
Introduction/Our Approach to Business |
| SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying |
Introduction/Working with Others |
| FP4 Nature, scope and effectiveness of any programmes and practices that promote healthy lifestyles, prevention of chronic disease, access to healthy nutritious and affordable food and improved welfare for communities in need |
Throughout Health and Nutrition |
| Product Responsibility - Management Approach |
Health and Nutrition section and Our Products section |
| PR1 Life cycle stages in which the health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement |
See sections addressing Revnovation and Innovation throughout Health and Nutrition |
| FP6 Percentage of total sales volume of consumer products, by product category, that are lowered in saturated fat, trans-fats, sodium and added sugars |
See sections addressing Revnovation and Innovation throughout Health and Nutrition |
| FP7 Percentage total sales volume of consumer products, by product category sold, that contain increased fibre, vitamins, minerals, Phytochemicals or functional food additives |
See sections addressing Revnovation and Innovation throughout Health and Nutrition |
| PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements |
Health and Nutrition/Responsible Marketing/Nutritional Information |
| FP8 Policies and practices on communication to consumers about ingredients and nutritional information beyond legal requirements |
Health and Nutrition especially home page |
| PR6 Programmes for adherence to laws, standards and voluntary codes related to marketing communications |
Health and Nutrition/Responsible Marketing |
| Animal Welfare - Management Approach |
Introduction/Our Approach to Business/Science Animal welfare |
