Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
ESRS disclosure: GOV-5_01
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- Provide a comprehensive description of the scope, main features, and components of your organization's risk management and internal control processes and systems as they pertain to sustainability reporting.
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Question Id: GOV-5_01
Sustainability risks are integrated in the global Group ERM framework, which provides a specific risk governance and control framework. Related policies and action plans described in the Sustainability Statement reflect the updates made by the Group to mitigate these risks and the associated performance indicators are disclosed. The Group internal control system covers all of the Group’s activities including sustainability. Additionally, as part of its sustainability roadmap, URW has set up a strong and structured governance. The reporting protocol defines the methodology for calculating the environmental, social and societal indicators of the Group. This reporting protocol provides consistent guidance and rules for all Group entities in terms of organisation and indicator definitions. It ensures the continuity of the reporting process and the reported information in case of changes in the reporting teams and the auditability by the independent third party. Annually, the Sustainability Performance Management team keeps the sustainability reporting scope up to date, reflecting the Group’s portfolio evolutions. Sustainability reporting relies on two main tools: the HR Information System and the Sustainability Reporting Tool. The HR Information System is managed by Group HR teams and is used to collect HR related information throughout the Group. The Sustainability Reporting Tool is the main platform for collecting sustainability data at URW. It is linked to other internal Group tools that provide relevant data. Every year, an Annual Reporting Campaign shares useful information on the Sustainability Reporting Tool, important deadlines and how the data will be used. The process, which is communicated before the campaign, describes steps for contributors and validators to report their non-financial data through the URW Sustainability Reporting Tool. User guides are provided to explain the process in detail, including how to use the Sustainability Reporting Tool and their responsibility for gathering and entering the required non-financial data.
Report Date: 4Q2023Relevance: 90%