UN Sustainable development goals | Sustainability

Barloworld’s alignment with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The group considers its alignment with the SDGs and the opportunities and responsibilities they represent for the business. While this process is evolving and the group continues to refine its approach, the matrix below reflects the alignment between the SDGs and; the group's Purpose: Inspiring a world of difference, enabling growth and progress in society, its strategic and sustainable development frameworks including indicators and aspirational goals; as well as its commitment to being a responsible corporate. In many instances, although there may not be an explicit or direct alignment, the consequences or indirect impact of Barloworld’s approach may positively impact an SDG. The matrix also indicates where these issues are covered in Barloworld’s GRI responses and their links to its other publically available 2019 integrated reporting.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Barloworld's approach

Addressed

Worldwide Code of Conduct

Strategic framework

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards

Foundational
principles of
responsible
Corporate
Citizenship

Value

Strategic objectives
and framework

Aspirational group targets
and
Key Performance Indicators

Strategic objectives and
Sustainable development targets

Aspect: Disclosure on Management Approach

Disclosure(s)

SDG1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Directly
Indirectly

Sustainability

Drive profitable growth

Corporate Social Investment (CSI) spend (1% Net profit ater tax (NPAT))

Strategy
Stakeholder engagement
Indirect economic impacts
Employment
Local communities

SDG2

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Directly
Indirectly

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Strategy
Indirect economic impacts
Local communities
Occupational health and safety

SDG3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Directly
Indirectly

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment
Instill a high performance culture

Zero work-related fatalities
LTIFR ≤ 0.5

Strategy
Indirect economic impacts
Occupational health and safety
Customer health and safety

SDG4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Directly

Obey the law
Be fair

Instill a high performance culture
Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Total training spend per employee (≥R8 000)
Corporate Social Investment (CSI) spend (1% Net profit ater tax (NPAT))

Strategy
Indirect economic impacts
Training and education
Local communities

SDG5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Directly

Obey the law
Respect others
Be fair

Instill a high performance culture
Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

% Women of total headcount (≥35%)
% Women in middle management level and above (≥40%)

Strategy
Training and education
Diversity and equal opportunities
Non-discrimination

SDG6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Directly

Obey the law
Protect the environment

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Water (municipal sources): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Corporate Social Investment (CSI) spend (1% Net profit ater tax (NPAT))

Strategy
Indirect economic impacts
Water
Effluents and waste
Local communities

SDG7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Directly

Protect the environment

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Non-renewable energy: 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Renewable energy: 2 000 MWh or more of renewable energy by end 2020
Corporate Social Investment (CSI) spend (1% Net profit ater tax (NPAT))

Strategy
Indirect economic impacts
Energy
Local communities

SDG8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Directly

Be fair

Commitment

Instill a high performance culture
Drive profitable growth
Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Zero work-related fatalities
LTIFR ≤ 0.5
Total training spend per employee (≥R8 000)
Sustainability double the intrinsic value of our business every four years

Strategy
Economic performance
Market presence
Indirect economic impact
Procurement practices
Employment

SDG9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Directly

Obey the law
Respect others
Be fair

Instill a high performance culture
Drive profitable growth
Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Zero work-related fatalities
LTIFR ≤ 0.5
% Women of total headcount (≥35%)
% Women in middle management level and above (≥40%)
% AIC employees of total headcount (≥75%)
% AIC employees in middle management level and above (≥50%)
Non-renewable energy: 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)(Scope 1 and 2): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Water (municipal sources): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Renewable energy: 2 000 MWh or more of renewable energy by end 2020
100% of solid and liquid waste disposed through formal waste disposal service providers

Organisational profile
Strategy
Stakeholder engagement
Market presence
Indirect economic impacts
Procurement practices
Materials
Energy
Overall (Environmental)
Employment
Training and education

SDG10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Directly

Obey the law
Respect others
Be fair

Instill a high performance culture
Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

% AIC employees of total headcount (≥75%)
% AIC employees in middle management level and above (≥50%)
% Women of total headcount (≥35%)
% Women in middle management level and above (≥40%)

Strategy
Market presence
Training and education
Diversity and equal opportunities
Non-discrimination
Human rights assessments

SDG11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Directly
Indirectly

Protect the environment

Sustainability

Drive profitable growth
Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Zero work-related fatalities
LTIFR ≤ 0.5
Non-renewable energy: 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)(Scope 1 and 2): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Water (municipal sources): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Renewable energy: 2 000 MWh or more of renewable energy by end 2020
100% of solid and liquid waste disposed through formal waste disposal service providers

Strategy
Economic performance
Market presence
Materials
Energy
Water
Emissions
Effluents and waste
Occupational health and safety
Customer health and safety
Employment

SDG12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Directly

Protect the environment

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Non-renewable energy: 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Water (municipal sources): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Renewable energy: 2 000 MWh or more of renewable energy by end 2020
100% of solid and liquid waste disposed through formal waste disposal service providers

Strategy
Materials
Energy
Water
Effluents and waste
Local communities

SDG13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Directly

Protect the environment

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)(Scope 1 and 2): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline

Strategy
Materials
Energy
Emissions

SDG14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Indirectly

Protect the environment

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Water (municipal sources): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline

Strategy
Water
Effluents and waste

SDG15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Directly

Protect the environment

Sustainability

Sustainable development framework
Responsible corporate committment

Non-renewable energy: 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)(Scope 1 and 2): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Water (municipal sources): 10% efficiency improvement by end 2020 off a 2015 baseline
Renewable energy: 2 000 MWh or more of renewable energy by end 2020
100% of solid and liquid waste disposed through formal waste disposal service providers

Organisational profile
Strategy
Energy
Water
Biodiversity
Emissions
Effluents and waste

SDG16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels