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CSR Report Policy

Global Reporting Initiative Index

1. Strategy and Analysis

  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
1.1 Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization 7-8 >> President´s commitment
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities 7-8 >> President´s commitment
2 >> CSR Indicators
60 >>Risk Management

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2. Organizational Profile

  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
2.1 Name of the organization 5-6 >>Asset Securities Reports
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services
2.3 Operational structure of the organization
2.4 Location of organization´s headquarters
2.5 Number of countries where the organization operates
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form
2.7 Markets served
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period 1 >>CSR Report Policy

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3. Report Parameters

  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
3.1 Reporting period 3-4 >> CSR Report Policy
3.2 Date of most recent previous report   >> CSR Report 2010 (PDF)
3.3 Reporting cycle 3-4 >> CSR Report Policy
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. The back of the report >> Contact Us
3.5 Process for defining report content 3-4 >> CSR Report Policy
3.6 Boundary of the report 3-4 >> CSR Report Policy
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations - -
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations 3-4 >> CSR Report Policy
39 >> Medium-term Targets and FY2010 Results
41-42 >>Environmental Impact from Business Activities
61-64 >>Environmental Performance Data
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement - -
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report - -
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report - This Page
3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report 65-66 >> Third Party Review

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4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement

yGovernancez
  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
4.1 Governance structure of the organization 57 >> CSR Organization
59 >> Corporate Governance
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer 59 >> Corporate Governance
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members.
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body.
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives - -
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided 59 >> Corporate Governance
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization´s strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics 57
>> CSR Organization
59 >> Corporate Governance
4.8 Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation 9 >> Management Principles and CSR Charter
2 >> CSR Indicators
7-8 >> President´s Commitment
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization´s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance 57 >> CSR Organization
59 >> Corporate Governance
60 >> Risk Management
1,10 >> Global Compact
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body´s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance - -
yCommitments to external initiativesz
  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization 60 >> Risk Management
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses 59 >> Global Compact
2 >> External Evaluation
38 >> Environmental Management System
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization 1,10 >> Global Compact
2 >> External Evaluation
- >> Participation in Organizations
yStakeholder Engagementz
  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization 9-10 >> Management Principles and CSR Charter
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage 9-10 >> Management and CSR of the Osaka Gas Group
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement 59
58
23
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47-48
56
>> Corporate Governance
>> Stakeholder Dialogue
>> Incorporating Customer Comments in Products and Services
>> Dialogue with Consumer Groups
>> Communication with Local Communities
>> Communication Between Employees and Company
4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting

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5. Management Approach and Performance Indicators

yEconomicz
  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
Management Approach 59 >> Corporate Governance
Aspect: Economic Performance
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed - >> Asset Securities Reports
- >> Fact Book (PDF)
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization´s activities due to climate change 7-8 >> President´s Commitment
40 >> Environmental Accounting
EC3 Financial Statement - >> Asset Securities Reports
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government - -
Aspect: Market Presence
EC5 Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation - >> Recruitment Information (Japanese version only)
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation 37 >> Green Purchasing and Green Distribution
- >> Guide to Business Transactions with Osaka Gas
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation - >> Recruitment Information (Japanese version only)
Aspect: Indirect Economic Impacts
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, inkind, or pro bono engagement 48 >> Activities at Affiliated Foundations
EC9 Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts - >> Asset Securities Reports
40 >> Environmental Accounting

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yEnvironmentalz
  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
Management Approach 27 >> Environmental Activities Policy
38 >> Environmental Management System
39 >> Medium-Term Environmental Targets and FY2011 Results
Aspect: Materials
EN1 Materials used by weight or volume 41-42
34
61-64
>> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
>> Reducing Resource Consumption and Promoting Recycled Materials Use
>> Environmental Performance Data
EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials
Aspect: Energy
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source 35
41-42
29-32
33
61-64
>> Medium-Term Environmental Targets and FY2010 Results
>> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
>> Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
>> Reducing Customers´CO2 Emissions
>> Environmental Performance Data
>> Preventing Global Warming
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source
EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved
Aspect: Water
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source 41-42 >> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
61-64 >> Environmental Performance Data
- >> Reducing Resource Consumption and Promoting Recycled Materials Use
EN9 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water - -
EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused - -
Aspect: Biodiversity
EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas 35 >> Conserving Biodiversity
EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
EN13 Habitats protected or restored
EN14 Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity
EN15 Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk
Aspect: Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight 39
41-42
29-32
33
61-64
>> Medium-Term Environmental Targets and FY2011 Results
>> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
>>Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
>> Reducing Customers’ CO2 Emissions
>> Environmental Performance Data
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved
EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight - -
EN20 NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight 41-42
61-64
>> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
>> Environmental Performance Data
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method 41-42
34
61-64
>> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
>> Reducing Resource Consumption and Promoting Recycled Materials Use
>> Environmental Performance Data
EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills 37 >> Addressing Environmental Risks
EN24 Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally - N/A
EN25 Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization´s discharges of water and runoff 25-26 >> Environmental Management Efficiency
- >> Environmental Management Indicators
Aspect: Products and Services
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation 39 >> Medium-Term Environmental Targets and FY2010 Results
29-32 >> Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
33 >> Reducing Customers´CO2 Emissions
34 >> Feature 1@Support for Areas Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, Earthquake Measures at Osaka Gas, and Efforts to Achieve Stable Energy Supply
EN27 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category 37 >> Recycling of used gas appliances
Aspect: Compliance
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations 37 During FY 2009, there were no violations or penalties in connection with environment-related laws.
>> Violations of Laws Concerning the Environment and Penalties
Aspect: Transport
EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization´s operations, and transporting members of the workforce 41-42 >> Environmental Impact from Business Activities
61-64 >> Environmental Performance Data
Aspect: Overall
EN30 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type 25-26 >> Environmental Management Efficiency
40 >> Environmental Accounting

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yLabor Practices and Decent Workz
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Management Approach 53 >> Management policy of human growth
Aspect: Employment
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region 54 >> Employment
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations 55 >> Balancing Work and Family
Aspect: Labor/Management Relations
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements 56 >> Labor-Management Relations
LA5 Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements - -
Aspect: Occupational Health and Safety
LA6 Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advice on occupational health and safety programs 56 >> Labor-Management Relations
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region 55 >> Eliminating Injury in Workplace
LA8 Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases 55 >> Maintaining and Improving Health
LA9 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions 55 >> Eliminating Injury in Workplace
Aspect: Training and Education
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category - -
LA11 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings 56 >> Human Resource Development and Reward
- >> Post-retirement Support, Reemployment Placement Service
LA12 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews 56 >> Human Resource Development and Reward
Aspect: Diversity and Equal Opportunity
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity 54 >> Employment
LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category - Basic wage is equally applied.

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yHuman Rightsz
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Management Approach 10 >> Code of Conduct
51 >> Action on Human Rights
52 >> Efforts throughout the Supply Chain
Aspect: Investment and Procurement Practices
HR1 Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening - -
HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken 52 >> Efforts throughout the Supply Chain
HR3 Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained 50 >> Compliance
51 >> Action on Human Rights
Aspect: Non-discrimination
HR4 Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken - No case occurred.
Aspect: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
HR5 Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights 56 >> Labor-Management Relations
Aspect: Child Labor
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor 10
1,10
50
51
52
>> Code of Conduct of the Osaka Gas Group
>> UN Global Compact
>> Compliance
>> Action on Human Rights
>> Efforts throughout the Supply Chain
Aspect: Forced and Compulsory Labor
HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor
Aspect: Security Practices
HR8 Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization´s policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations
Aspect: Indigenous Rights
HR9 Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken - No violation found.

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ySocietyz
  Indicator Pages in CSR Report 2011 Links
Management Approach 10 >> Code of Conduct of the Osaka Gas Group
50 >>Compliance
Aspect: Community
SO1 Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting - >> Multi-energy Business
- >> Interaction with the Community
Aspect: Corruption
SO2 Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption 50 >> Compliance
- >> Preventing the Reoccurrence of Misconduct
SO3 Percentage of employees trained in organization´s anti-corruption policies and procedures 50 >> Compliance
SO4 Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption - >> Preventing the Reoccurrence of Misconduct
Aspect: Public Policy
SO5 Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying - -
SO6 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country - No contribution to those parties was conducted.
Aspect: Anti-competitive Behavior
SO7 Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes - >> Preventing the Reoccurrence of Misconduct
Aspect: Compliance
SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations - >> Preventing the Reoccurrence of Misconduct

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yProduct Responsibilityz
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Management Approach 19-20 >> Creating value for customers
Aspect: Customer Health and Safety
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures 21-22 >> Stable Procurement and Uninterrupted Supply
21 >> Safety and Security in Processing
21 >> Safety and Security of Supply
22 >> Safety and Security at the Customer´s End
PR2 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes - No violation found.
Aspect: Product and Service Labeling
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements 29-32 >> Reducing Customers’ CO2 Emissions
22 >> Consumption Stage
- >> Quality of the gas supplied by Osaka Gas (Japanese version only)
PR4 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes - No violation found.
PR5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction 19-20 >> CSR Indicators
Aspect: Marketing Communications
PR6 Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship - -
PR7 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes - No violation found.
Aspect: Customer Privacy
PR8 Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data 51 >> Protection of Personal Information
Aspect: Compliance
PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services - >> Preventing the Reoccurrence of Misconduct

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