GRI content index

The Schaeffler Group’s sustainability reporting is conducted in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards (Core option). The interactive index, which is available online, shows the indicators that the company addresses in the report and leads users to the report pages containing this information. The Schaeffler Group is committed to 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 therefore also indicates which GRI indicators simultaneously cover one or more of the UN Global Compact principles. Reference will also be made to the company’s respective contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

GRI 101: Foundation 2016

GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016

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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 2021 – Course of business 2021 Annual Report 2021 – Group strategy and management Corporate strategy Targets and legal conditions Materiality and stakeholder management Sustainability organization	7
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 on sustainability Annual Report 2021 – Course of business 2021
201-2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change	Annual Report 2021 – Report on opportunities and risks Annual Report 2021 – Economic environment Targets and legal conditions Energy and emissions TCFD index	7
201-3	Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	Annual Report 2021 – Economic environment Key figures on sustainability (Employees and society)

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	Corporate strategy Suppliers and materials
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	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business acitivities

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	Responsible corporate governance Schaeffler Group Corporate Code of Conduct Annual Report 2021 – Compliance management system	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	Annual Report 2021 – Compliance management system Annual Report 2021 – Risks	10
205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	Annual Report 2021 – Compliance management system Responsible corporate governance Suppliers and materials	10
205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	As a general rule, no disclosures are made regarding compliance violations as this is confidential information The Schaeffler Group has a global compliance management system Any compliance violations are independently and fully investigated by the compliance department In the event of any violations, all appropriate and legally permissible measures are taken, up to and including extraordinary termination of employment.	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	Responsible corporate governance Annual Report 2021 – Compliance management system	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 2021 – Notes to the consolidated financial statement	10

GRI 207: Tax 2019

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Responsible tax strategy
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
207-1	Tax approach	Responsible tax strategy
207-2	Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax	Responsible tax strategy
207-3	Einbeziehung von Stakeholdern und Management von steuerlichen Bedenken	Responsible tax strategy
207-4	Country-by-Country-Reporting	Responsible tax strategy The Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) data as required by GRI 207-4 does not correspond to the CbCR data that the Schaeffler Group prepares in accordance with the structure defined by the BEPS ruling and the legal obligations and subsequently submits to the German Federal Central Tax Office. Consolidated data per country or tax jurisdiction is not available at the Schaeffler Group. The necessary IT resources to prepare the required data within the Schaeffler Group are currently tied up due to comprehensive system conversions. Furthermore, full reporting in accordance with GRI 207-4 requires the expansion of personnel capacities in various areas.

GRI 300: Environmental Topics

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	Employees and society Employee advancement and development Occupational health and safety
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 on sustainability (Employees and society)	6
401-3	Parental leave	Key figures on sustainability (Employees and society)	6

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	Attractive workplace	1, 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	Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes are country-specific Therefore no global figure is provided.	1, 3

GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018

GRI Standards and Disclosure Number		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
103-1	Management Approach 2016 – Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	Employees and society Occupational health and safety
103-2	Management Approach 2016 – The management approach and its components
103-3	Management Approach 2016 – Evaluation of the management approach
403-1	Managementsystem für Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz		3
403-2	Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	Key figures on sustainability (Employees and society)
403-3	Occupational health services	Occupational health and safety
403-4	Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety	Occupational health and safety
403-5	Worker training on occupational health and safety	Occupational health and safety
403-6	Promotion of worker health	Occupational health and safety
403-7	Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	Occupational health and safety
403-8	Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	Occupational health and safety
403-9	Work-related injuries	Key figures on sustainability (Employees and society)

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	Employees and society 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 on sustainability (Employees and society)
404-2	Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Employees and society 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	Employees and society Diversity and equal opportunity	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 on sustainability (Employees and society) Annual Report 2021 – Mode of operation of the Board of Managing Directors and the Supervisory Board and membership and mode of operation of their committees	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	Employees and society Diversity and equal opportunity	6
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	In four cases, measures were introduced to correct human rights violations in the reporting year 2021, including employee dismissal. The cases confirmed in the reporting period were all related to discrimination and harassment.	6

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	Suppliers and materials Schaeffler Group Corporate Code of Conduct Schaeffler Group Supplier Code of Conduct	1, 2, 3
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	Suppliers and materials	1, 2, 3

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	Suppliers and materials Schaeffler Group Corporate Code of Conduct Schaeffler Group Supplier Code of Conduct	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	Suppliers and materials Key figures on sustainability (Suppliers and materials)	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	Suppliers and materials Schaeffler Group Corporate Code of Conduct Schaeffler Group Supplier Code of Conduct	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	Suppliers and materials Key figures on sustainability (Suppliers and materials)	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	Responsible corporate governance Suppliers and materials	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	Responsible 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	Suppliers and materials Schaeffler Group Corporate Code of Conduct Schaeffler Group Supplier Code of Conduct	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		1, 2
412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures		1, 2
412-3	Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening		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	Corporate strategy Materiality and stakeholder management Minimum requirements for suppliers Social responsibility	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	Materiality and stakeholder management Social responsibility	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	Suppliers and materials Schaeffler Group Supplier Code of Conduct	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	Suppliers and materials Key figures on sustainability (Suppliers and materials)	1, 2
414-2	Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Suppliers and materials Key figures on sustainability (Suppliers and materials)	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	Corporate strategy Materiality and stakeholder management	10
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	The compliance regulations of the Schaeffler Group forbid contributions to parties or partisan organizations, politicians, or political initiatives. A figure is therefore not recorded.	10

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	Strategy and management Responsible corporate governance Product quality and safety
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 quality and safety
416-2	Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services	Product quality and safety

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 quality and safety
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 quality and safety

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	Strategy and management Responsible corporate governance
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	None.

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	Strategy and management Responsible corporate governance Annual Report 2019 – Governance structure
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	In the reporting period, fines were not imposed, nor were there any legal disputes connected to legal violations in the socio-economic area.

General Disclosure		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-1	Name of the organization	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-3	Location of headquarters	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-4	Location of operations	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-5	Ownership and legal form	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-6	Markets served	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-7	Scale of the organization	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities Employees and society	6
102-9	Supply chain	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	Annual Report 2021 – Organizational structure and business activities
102-11	Precautionary principle or approach	Annual Report 2021 – Report on opportunities and risks Responsible corporate governance	7
102-12	External initiatives	Corporate strategy Materiality and stakeholder management
102-13	Membership of associations	Materiality and stakeholder management

General Disclosure		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	Introduction by the Chief Executive Officer
102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Responsible corporate governance Minimum requirements for suppliers Material compliance Innovative mobility and industrial solutions Product quality and safety Customer satisfaction Environmental management Energy and emissions Occupational health and safety Diversity and equal opportunity Social responsibility

General Disclosure		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Responsible corporate governance Minimum requirements for suppliers	1-10
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Responsible corporate governance Minimum requirements for suppliers	1-10

General Disclosure		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-18	Governance structure	Annual Report 2021 – Governance structure Responsible corporate governance
102-19	Delegating authority	Responsible corporate governance Sustainability organization
102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	Sustainability organization
102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics	Materiality and stakeholder management Suppliers and materials
102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	Annual Report 2021 – Governing bodies of the company
102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	Annual Report 2021 – Governing bodies of the company
102-24	Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	Annual Report 2021 – Report of the supervisory board
102-25	Conflicts of interest	Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance declaration including corporate governance report
102-26	Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy	Corporate strategy Materiality and stakeholder management Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance declaration including corporate governance report
102-27	Collective knowledge of highest governance body	Corporate strategy Sustainability organization Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance declaration including corporate governance report
102-28	Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance	Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance
102-29	Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts	Corporate strategy Annual Report 2021 – Report of the supervisory board Annual Report 2021 – Report on opportunities and risks
102-30	Effectiveness of risk management processes	Sustainability organization Annual Report 2021 – Report on opportunities and risks
102-31	Review of economic, environmental, and social topics	Materiality and stakeholder management Sustainability organization Annual Report 2021 – Report of the supervisory board
102-32	Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting	Materiality and stakeholder management About the report
102-33	Communicating critical concerns	Responsible corporate governance Annual Report 2021 – Report of the supervisory board
102-34	Nature and total number of critical concerns	Annual Report 2021 – Report of the supervisory board
102-35	Remuneration policies	Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance
102-36	Process for determining remuneration	Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance
102-37	Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration	Annual Report 2021 – Corporate governance

General Disclosure		References and Comments	UNGC Principles	SDGs
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Materiality and stakeholder management
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	Collective agreements are country-specific matters. Therefore, there is no global representation in a key figure. This is only shown for Germany. Key figures on sustainability (Employees and society)	3
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Materiality and stakeholder management
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Materiality and stakeholder management Suppliers and materials
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Materiality and stakeholder management