GRI Navigator
URS Corporate Sustainable Solutions independently assessed BHP Billiton’s Sustainability Report 2006 against the current Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 2002 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and the GRI Mining and Metals Sector Supplement Pilot Version 1.0. This GRI Navigator represents our assessment of where each requirement of Part C of these Guidelines is addressed in the Report. Further information on the Guidelines can be found at www.globalreporting.org.
The right column of this Navigator provides example extracts from within the Report that illustrate where a GRI indicator has been addressed. Where specific, itemised references are not available for a particular GRI indicator, a brief discussion has been provided as to where and how the indicator is addressed. Not all references to an indicator are included in this Navigator, as it is impractical to list every applicable reference to an indicator. This Navigator provides, in our judgment, a fair and accurate discussion indicating how and where BHP Billiton has addressed the indicators within the Report. Text in italics has been used to represents quotes from the body of the Report.
The colour coding of the indicator is an indication of the level of coverage of each GRI indicator in the Report. Green indicates adequate disclosure; orange indicates partial disclosure, while red indicates no disclosure. Where there is no or partial disclosure, reasoning for this decision has been provided by BHP Billiton and is presented as red text in the Navigator.
In compiling this Navigator, URS has taken into consideration a number of issues associated with the compilation and production of BHP Billiton’s Sustainability Report 2006. Issues considered include the complexity of the Company and the materiality of the indicators in relation to its operations, and the general intent and purpose of the Global Reporting Initiative.
Geoff Byrne
Senior Principal
Refer to the following for links corresponding to the relevant GRI Indicators:
