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Habitats Protected or Restored (G4-EN13-a) Methodology

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In 2018, the GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines were superseded by the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI standards). This is the methodology for G4-EN13-a, which has been superseded by GRI 304-3. The new GRI 304-3 metric can be found here: Habitats Protected or Restored, GRI 304-3

About

This metric is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines. It covers part of the requirements of Indicator G4-10. This Indicator is broader than depicted within the metric description. It also asks for: relevant information related to the total number of employees by employment contract and gender (G4-10-a), number of permanent employees by employment type and gender (G4-10-b), workforce by employees and supervised workers and by gender (G4-10-c), workforce by region and gender (G4-10-d), portion of the organization’s work is performed by workers who are legally recognized as self-employed, or by individuals other than employees or supervised workers(G4-10-e), and variations in employment numbers(G4-10-f).

The size of a workforce provides insight into the scale of impacts created by labor issues. Breaking down the workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region (region refers to ‘country’ or ‘geographical area’) demonstrates how the organization structures its human resources to implement its overall strategy. It also provides insight into the organization’s business model, and offers an indication of job stability and the level of benefits the organization offers.

Methodology

This metric is looking for total size of all natural habitat areas that have been protected or restored by the company:

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Global Reporting Initiative compliance guidance for companies:

​To calculate the total size of all natural habitat areas that have been protected or restored - G4-EN13-a:​

This Indicator refers to areas in which remediation has been completed or the area is actively protected (see Definitions). Areas in which operations are still active can be counted if they conform to the definitions of ’restored’ or ’protected’.

Relevant Definitions:

Areas protected
Areas that are protected from any harm during operational activities, and the environment remains in its original state with a healthy functioning ecosystem.
Areas restored
Areas that were used during or affected by operational activities, and where remediation measures have either restored the environment to its original state or to a state where it is a healthy and functioning ecosystem.

Reporting on this Indicator should include the following contextual information as a comment to the metric value:

  • G4-EN13-a: ​the location of all habitat protected areas or restored areas, and whether the success of the restoration measure was or is approved by independent external professionals.

  • ​G4-EN13-b: whether partnerships exist with third parties to protect or restore habitat areas distinct from where the organization has overseen and implemented restoration or protection measures.

  • G4-EN13-c: the status of each area based on its condition at the close of the reporting period.

  • ​G4-EN13-d: standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.