GRI Content Index

with UN Global Compact Communication on Progress (COP) references

This content index refers to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3.1 Guidelines for Sustainability Reporting. The guidelines form a voluntary framework setting out principles and indicators that companies can use to measure and report their economic, environmental and social performance.

References to the UN Global Compact principles addressed as part of our Communication on Progress (COP) are incorporated into the GRI content index, in line with UN recommendations.

Profile

Strategy and analysis

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
1.1	Chairman’s and CEO’s statement	Statement of continuing support	Executive statement
1.2	Key impacts, risks and opportunities		Our understanding of materiality Climate change Overview of material issues

Organisational profile

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
2.1	Name of the organisation		Who we are and what we do
2.2	Brands, products and services		Swiss Re at a glance
2.3	Operational structure		Swiss Re at a glance FR: Our business
2.4	Headquarter location		Swiss Re at a glance
2.5	Countries of operation		Swiss Re at a glance FR: Note 2 – Consolidation
2.6	Nature of ownership		Swiss Re at a glance FR: Group Structure and Shareholders
2.7	Markets served		Swiss Re at a glance FR: Note 2
2.8	Scale of the organisation		Key financial data Being an employer of choice FR: Group results FR: Summary of financial statements FR: Reinsurance FR: Corporate Solutions FR: Admin Re^®
2.10	Awards received		Memberships, awards and index listings

Report parameters

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
3.1	Reporting period		Disclosure and accountability
3.2	Most recent previous report		Disclosure and accountability
3.3	Reporting cycle		Disclosure and accountability
3.4	Contact point		Contact
3.5	Content definition		Disclosure and accountability
3.6	Boundary of the report		Disclosure and accountability
3.7	Limitations on the report’s scope		Disclosure and accountability
3.8	Reporting on other entities		Disclosure and accountability
3.9	Data measurement techniques		The Greenhouse Neutral Programme Our Global Inclusion Framework Independent assurance report Memberships, awards and index listings
3.12	GRI content index		GRI Content Index
3.13	External assurance		Independent assurance report

Governance, commitments and engagement

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
4.1	Governance structure		Ensuring good governance FR: Corporate Governance – Overview FR: Board of Directors
4.2	Independence of chairman		Ensuring good governance
4.3	Independence of board members		Ensuring good governance FR: Board of Directors
4.4	Shareholder and employee representation		Ensuring good governance FR: Shareholder’s participation rights
4.5	Executive compensation		FR: Compensation
4.6	Conflicts of interests		Ensuring good governance FR: Corporate Governance – Overview FR: Board of Directors
4.8	Mission statements and Code of Conduct		Our understanding of materiality Ensuring good governance
4.9	Governance procedures on CR		Governance and management responsibility
4.11	Precautionary approach principle	7	Our approach to corporate responsibility Overview of material issues Extending our risk intelligence
4.12	Externally developed charters and principles		Executive statement Client and industry interaction Responsible investment Memberships, awards and index listings
4.13	Memberships		Memberships, awards and index listings
4.14	List of stakeholder groups		Our understanding of materiality Exploring and shaping the risk landscape
4.15	Stakeholder identification		Exploring and shaping the risk landscape
4.16	Approaches to stakeholder engagement		Executive statement Our understanding of materiality Training Exploring and shaping the risk landscape Our Centre for Global Dialogue

Management approach and performance indicators

Product and service impact

Disclosure on management approach:

We provide comprehensive disclosure on our management approach to product and service impact in the two chapters “Creating solutions for sustainability” and “Extending our risk intelligence”.

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
FS1	Environmental and social policies in business lines	1, 2, 7–9	Our understanding of materiality Creating solutions for sustainability Extending our risk intelligence
FS2	Screening of environmental and social risks	1, 2 and 8	Our Sustainability Risk Framework Responsible investment
FS4	Environmental and social training for staff	1, 2 and 8	Training
FS5	Interactions with clients/investees/business partners	1 and 2	Creating solutions for sustainability Client and industry interaction
FS7	Products with specific social benefit		Creating solutions for sustainability Corporate responsibility in context
FS8	Products with specific environmental benefit	7 and 8	Creating solutions for sustainability
FS11	Environmental and social screening in asset management		Responsible investment

Economic dimension

Disclosure on management approach:

Our management approach to the economic dimension is primarily disclosed in the 2014 Financial Report. Specific aspects (“implications of climate change” and “indirect economic impacts”) are disclosed in this report in the “Who we are and what we do”, “Creating solutions for sustainability” and “Exploring and shaping the risk landscape” chapters.

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
EC1	Direct economic value generated		Key financial data FR: Group financial statements
EC2	Implications of climate change	7	Creating solutions for sustainability Exploring and shaping the risk landscape Corporate responsibility in context
EC3	Benefit plan obligations		FR: Note 14
EC9	Indirect economic impacts		Swiss Re at a glance Creating solutions for sustainability

Environmental dimension

Disclosure on management approach:

We provide comprehensive disclosure on our management approach to the environmental dimension in the chapter “Reducing our environmental footprint”.

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
EN1	Materials used by weight or volume	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN2	Recycled materials used	8 and 9	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN4	Indirect energy consumption	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN5	Energy conservation and efficiency	8 and 9	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN6	Initiatives to use renewable energy	8 and 9	Using renewable power
EN7	Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption	8 and 9	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme Sustainable construction and Swiss Re Next
EN8	Total water withdrawal	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN16	Greenhouse gas emissions	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN17	Indirect greenhouse gas emissions	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN18	Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions	7, 8 and 9	Reducing our environmental footprint Sustainable construction and Swiss Re Next
EN22	Total weight of waste	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme
EN29	Environmental impact of transport	8	The Greenhouse Neutral Programme

Labour practices and decent work

Disclosure on management approach:

Our management approach to labour practices and decent work is disclosed in the chapter “Being an employer of choice”.

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
LA1	Breakdown of workforce		Being an employer of choice Our Global Inclusion Framework
LA2	Employee turnover	6	Being an employer of choice
LA4	Freedom of association and collective bargaining	3	Group sourcing policy and minimum standards Employee groups
LA7	Number of lost days		Employee relations
LA8	Training on serious diseases	1	Employee relations
LA10	Training hours	6	Swiss Re Academy in numbers
LA12	Performance review		Compensation and benefits
LA13	Workforce diversity	1 and 6	Diversity and inclusion

Human rights

Disclosure on management approach:

We address human rights aspects relevant to our business through our Sustainability Risk Framework and our sourcing guidelines. The corresponding management approaches are disclosed in the chapters “Extending our risk intelligence” and “Reducing our environmental footprint”, respectively.

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
HR2	Supplier screening on human rights	1–6	Group sourcing policy and minimum standards
HR6	Child labour	1, 2 and 5	Our Sustainability Risk Framework Group sourcing policy and minimum standards
HR7	Forced or compulsory labour	1, 2 and 4	Our Sustainability Risk Framework Group sourcing policy and minimum standards

Society

Disclosure on management approach:

We address society aspects relevant to our business through our business solutions, Group Code of Conduct and stakeholder dialogue. The corresponding management approaches are disclosed in the chapters “Creating solutions for sustainability”, “Ensuring good governance” and “Exploring and shaping the risk landscape”, respectively.

		UN Global Compact principle	Page
FS14	Access to financial services for disadvantaged people		Creating solutions for sustainability Corporate responsibility in context
SO3	Anti-corruption training	10	Ensuring good governance
SO5	Public policy positions		Exploring and shaping the risk landscape

Product responsibility

We consider the definition of product responsibility in the GRI guidelines to be of little relevance for a company providing business-to-business services in the financial industry, and hence provide no information in this area.

FR = 2014 Financial Report