Overview

Measurement
We aim to drive continuous improvement through the establishment and monitoring of company-wide SH&E targets. These targets are part of our longer term Sustainability Vision.
Our SH&E Management System states that “SH&E objectives and targets, consistent with the company's SH&E Policy, shall be developed and periodically reviewed for each relevant function and level within the organisation. The development and review of SH&E objectives and targets shall consider:

• legal and other applicable requirements;
• the company's significant SH&E hazards and Environmental Aspects;
• recent audit findings and incidents;
• technological options for improvement;
• financial, operational and business requirements; and
• the views of interested parties.”

In 2000 we released our Challenge 2005 milestones.  Most of these were achieved by 2004 and we have now released Challenge 2010 milestones to drive our performance forward over the next 5 years. Orica sites communicate their performance against the Challenge 2010 targets on a monthly basis. This information is aggregated centrally and available to all sites on the company intranet.

Reporting
Our SH&E Policy states that we will “communicate openly about our activities and report progress on our safety, health and environmental performance”. We publicly report on our sustainability performance in a variety of ways, including:

• This web based, company-wide Full Report, which has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 2006;
• A brief, printed Summary Report;
• Relevant sections of our Annual Financial Report and Annual Business Overview;
• Site SH&E Reports - our operations produce their own reports that are specific to their site circumstances, regional context and stakeholder needs.

The purpose of Orica’s sustainability reporting is to provide our stakeholders with an overall picture of relevant aspects and results for the period. We have endeavoured to provide information that is in accordance with sound reporting practice. We have not sought independent verification of information contained in this Full Report. Information about our current performance is also available through various industry reporting initiatives, including the Carbon Disclosure Project.

Read more about our approach to Measurement and Reporting:
Challenge 2010
Sustainability Index

Our previous Sustainability Reports.