GRI Content Index

The Sustainability Report 2017 was conducted in accordance with the GRI standards (core option) of the Global Reporting Initiative. The interactive index, which can be found online, shows the indicators that Schaeffler addresses in the report and leads users to the report pages containing this information. The Sustainability Report 2017 received the GRI “Materiality Disclosure Service,” i.e., it was checked for appropriate presentation of the information on indicators 102-40 to 102-49 listed in the GRI Content Index. The Schaeffler Group gears its sustainability activities towards the ten principles of the UN Global Compact in the areas of human rights, occupational standards, environmental protection, and anti-corruption measures. The GRI Content Index shows which GRI indicators also cover one of more of the UN Global Compact principles. At the editorial deadline, no official German translation existed yet for a new version of the GRI standards. The terms used for the GRI standards in this report may therefore deviate from the final translation of the GRI.

GRI 101: Foundation 2016

GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016

Organizational profile

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-1	Name of the organization	Annual Report 2017
102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	Annual Report 2017
102-3	Location of headquarters	Annual Report 2017
102-4	Location of operations	Annual Report 2017
102-5	Ownership and legal form	Annual Report 2017
102-6	Markets served	Annual Report 2017
102-7	Scale of the organization	Annual Report 2017
102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Annual Report 2017
102-9	Supply chain	Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 2017
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	Annual Report 2017
102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	Annual Report 2017 Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility	7
102-12	External initiatives	Values and Guidelines Corporate Citizenship
102-13	Membership of associations	List of memberships

Strategy

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	Introduction by the Chief Executive Officer Message from the Shareholders
102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Sustainable Business Conduct Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler Corporate Governance Green Products Digitalization and Industry 4.0 Customer Relations Product Responsibility Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Commitment to Climate Protection Environmental Management Logistics Diversity Employee Advancement and Development Health Management Corporate Citizenship

Ethics and integrity

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Values and Guidelines	1-10
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler Corporate Governance	1-10

Governance

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-18	Governance structure	Annual Report 2017 Corporate Governance
102-19	Delegating authority	Sustainability Management
102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	Sustainability Management
102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics	Stakeholder Dialog and External Recognition Sustainability Management
102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	Annual Report 2017
102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	Annual Report 2017
102-24	Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	Annual Report 2017
102-25	Conflicts of interest	Annual Report 2017
102-26	Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy	Sustainability Management Annual Report 2017
102-27	Collective knowledge of highest governance body	Sustainability Management NFR Index Annual Report 2017
102-28	Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance	Annual Report 2017
102-29	Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts	Sustainability Management Annual Report 2017
102-30	Effectiveness of risk management processes	Sustainability Management Annual Report 2017
102-31	Review of economic, environmental, and social topics	Sustainability Management Annual Report 2017
102-32	Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting	Sustainability Management Report Profile
102-33	Communicating critical concerns	Sustainability Management Annual Report 2017 Limited Assurance Report regarding the Combined Separate Non-Financial Report
102-34	Nature and total number of critical concerns	Annual Report 2017
102-35	Remuneration policies	Annual Report 2017
102-36	Process for determining remuneration	Annual Report 2017
102-37	Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration	Annual Report 2017
102-38	Annual total compensation ratio	Data not collected.
102-39	Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio	Data not collected.

Stakeholder engagement

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Stakeholder Dialog and External Recognition
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	Annual Report 2017
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Stakeholder Dialog and External Recognition
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Stakeholder Dialog and External Recognition
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Stakeholder Dialog and External Recognition Sustainability Management

Reporting practice

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	Annual Report 2017 (page 170 et seq.)
102-46	Defining report content and topic boundaries	Sustainability Management Report Profile
102-47	List of material topics	Sustainability Management
102-48	Restatements of information	Some data and key figures shown in the previous year's report were corrected on the basis of validation processes. These are marked and reported accordingly.
102-49	Changes in reporting	The Sustainability Report 2017 is prepared in accordance to the GRI Standards. Report Profile
102-50	Reporting period	Report Profile
102-51	Date of most recent report	Report Profile
102-52	Reporting cycle	Report Profile
102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Report Profile
102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	GRI Content Index
102-55	GRI content index	GRI Content Index
102-56	External assurance	Report Profile

Specific Standard Disclosures

GRI 200: Economic Topics

GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Annual Report 2017 Sustainable Business Conduct Sustainability Management
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Key Figures: Sustainable Management Annual Report 2017
201-2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change	Sustainable Business Conduct Commitment to Climate Protection	7
201-3	Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	Annual Report 2017

GRI 202: Market Presence 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Annual Report 2017 Annual Report 2017 Diversity
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
202-1	Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage	Data not collected.	6
202-2	Proportion of senior management hired from the local community	Data not collected.	6

GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Annual Report 2017
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
203-1	Infrastructure investments and services supported	Annual Report 2017
203-2	Significant indirect economic impacts	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler

GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
204-1	Proportion of spending on local suppliers	Key Figures: Sustainable Management

GRI 205: Anti-Corruption 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Corporate Governance Annual Report 2017	10
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
205-1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Corporate Governance Annual Report 2017	10
205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	Corporate Governance Key Figures: Sustainable Management	10
205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	No known cases.	10

GRI 206: Anti-Competitive Behavior 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Corporate Governance Annual Report 2017	10
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
206-1	Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices	Annual Report 2017	10

GRI 300: Environmental Topics

GRI 301: Materials 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Environmental Management	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
301-1	Materials used by weight or volume	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
301-2	Recycled input materials used	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
301-3	Reclaimed products and their packaging materials	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9

GRI 302: Energy 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Commitment to Climate Protection Logistics	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
302-2	Energy consumption outside of the organization	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
302-3	Energy intensity	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
302-5	Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9

GRI 303: Water 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Environmental Management	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
303-1	Water withdrawal by source	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
303-2	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water	No known cases.	7, 8, 9
303-3	Water recycled and reused	Data not collected.	7, 8, 9

GRI 305: Emissions 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Commitment to Climate Protection Logistics	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Logistics	7, 8, 9
305-4	GHG emissions intensity	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
305-5	Reduction of GHG emissions	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
305-6	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)		7, 8, 9
305-7	Nitrogen oxides (NO_X), sulfur oxides (SO_X), and other significant air emissions	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9

GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Environmental Management	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
306-1	Water discharge by quality and destination	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9
306-2	Waste by type and disposal method	Key Figures: Environment and Energy	7, 8, 9

GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Integrated Management Systems: Rooted in Responsibility Environmental Management	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
307-1	Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	No known cases.	7, 8, 9

GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain	7, 8, 9
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	Key Figures: Sustainable Management	7, 8, 9
308-2	Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Key Figures: Sustainable Management	7, 8, 9

GRI 400: Social Topics

GRI 401: Employment 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Diversity Employee Advancement and Development Annual Report 2017
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	Key Figures: Employees and Society
401-2	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees	Annual Report 2017	6
401-3	Parental leave	Employee Advancement and Development Key Figures: Employees and Society

GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Annual Report 2017	3
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
402-1	Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Annual Report 2017

GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Health Management
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
403-1	Workers representation in formal joint management–worker health and safety committees	Health Management	3
403-2	Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities	Key Figures: Employees and Society
403-3	Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation	Health Management
403-4	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	Health Management Annual Report 2017	3

GRI 404: Training and Education 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Employee Advancement and Development
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	Key Figures: Employees and Society
404-2	Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Employee Advancement and Development
404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	Employee Advancement and Development

GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Diversity	6
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Key Figures: Employees and Society Annual Report 2017	6

GRI 406: Non-Discrimination 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Diversity Corporate Governance
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
406-1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	No known cases.

GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
407-1	Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler

GRI 408: Child Labor 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2, 5
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
408-1	Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2, 5

GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2, 4
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
409-1	Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2, 4

GRI 410: Security Practices 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler Corporate Governance	1, 2
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
410-1	Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures	Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler Corporate Governance	1, 2

GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
412-1	Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2
412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2
412-3	Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2

GRI 413: Local Communities 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Human Rights Due Diligence at Schaeffler	1, 2
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
413-1	Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs	Sustainability Management	1, 2
413-2	Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities	Data not collected.	1, 2

GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsibility in the Supply Chain	1, 2
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
414-1	New suppliers that were screened using social criteria	Key Figures: Sustainable Management	1, 2
414-2	Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Responsibility in the Supply Chain Key Figures: Sustainable Management	1, 2

GRI 415: Public Policy 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Stakeholder Dialog and External Recognition
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
415-1	Political contributions	Data not collected.

GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Product Responsibility
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
416-1	Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	Product Responsibility
416-2	Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services	Product Responsibility

GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Product Responsibility
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
417-1	Requirements for product and service information and labeling	Product Responsibility
417-2	Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling	No known cases.
417-3	Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications	No known cases.

GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Corporate Governance Customer Relations Product Responsibility
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
418-1	Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data	No known cases.

GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance 2016

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Corporate Governance Annual Report 2017
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
419-1	Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area	Corporate Governance

UNGC

United Nations Global Compact; with around 13,000 companies and organizations from the public, politics, and academia in 170 countries, the largest initiative worldwide for responsible corporate management. Following ten universal principles, it pursues an inclusive and sustainable world economy to the benefit of all people, communities, and markets.