Sustainability Report 2019/20

GRI Content Index

General Disclosure

General Standard Disclosures	Cross-reference/Comments	External Assurance
Organisational Profile
102-1Name of the organisation	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-2Activities, brands, products, and services	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Annual Report 2019/20 (pg. 1-3)	✓
102-3Location of headquarters	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Feedback Form	✓
102-4Location of operations	Hong Kong Only	✓
102-5Ownership and legal form	Part of the HKSAR Government	✓
102-6Markets served	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-7Scale of the organisation	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Data Summary Annual Report 2019/20 (pg. 95-99), Financial Review	✓
102-8Information on employees and other workers	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Data Summary	✓
102-9Supply chain	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-10Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain	During the reporting period, there was no significant change in the scope, boundary and measurement methods from previous reports.	✓
102-11Precautionary principle or approach	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-12External initiatives	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-13Membership of associations	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
Strategy
102-14Statement from senior	Message from the Chairman	✓
Ethnic and Integrity
102-16Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
Governance
102-18Governance structure	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Data Summary	✓
Stakeholder Engagement
102-40List of stakeholder groups	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-41Collective bargaining agreements	There is no collective bargaining legislation enacted in Hong Kong, but we maintain various staff engagement channels.	✓
102-42Identifying and selecting stakeholders	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-43Approach to stakeholder engagement	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-44Key topics and concerns raised	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
Reporting Practice
102-45Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Annual Report 2019/20 (pg. 95-99), Financial Review	✓
102-46Defining report content and topic boundaries	About This Report About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-47List of material topics	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
102-48Restatements of information	There is no restatement of information and data provided in our earlier sustainability reports.	✓
102-49Changes in reporting	About This Report	✓
102-50Reporting period	About This Report	✓
102-51Date of most recent report	April 2020	✓
102-52Reporting cycle	About This Report	✓
102-53Contact point for questions regarding the report	Feedback Form	✓
102-54Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	About This Report	✓
102-55GRI Content Index	GRI Content Index	✓
102-56External assurance	About This Report Verification Statement	✓
Management Approach
103-1Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓

Topic-specific Standards

Material Topics	Indicators	Cross-reference/Comments	External Assurance
Economic Performance (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Economic Performance Annual Report 2019-20 (pg. 95-99), Financial Review	✓
Economic Performance (2016)	201-1Direct economic value generated and distributed	Economic Performance Annual Report 2019-20 (pg. 95-99), Financial Review	✓
Indirect Economic Impacts (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Economic Performance Targets and Outlook Annual Report 2019/20 (pg. 14-25), Planning and Allocating – a Better Future	✓
Indirect Economic Impacts (2016)	203-2Significant indirect economic impacts	Economic Performance Annual Report 2019/20 (pg. 14-25), Planning and Allocating – a Better Future	✓
Procurement Practices (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
Procurement Practices (2016)	204-1Proportion of spending on local suppliers	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority	✓
Anti-corruption (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Social Performance	✓
Anti-corruption (2016)	205-3Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Social Performance	✓
Material (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Material (2016)	301-1Materials used by weight or volume	Data Summary	✓
Energy (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Energy (2016)	302-1Energy consumption within the organisation	Data Summary	✓
Energy (2016)	302-2Energy consumption outside of the organisation	Data Summary	✓
Water and Effluents (2018)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Water and Effluents (2018)	301-1Interactions with water as a shared resource	Environmental Performance Water consumed is supplied through municipal water supply systems under the Water Supplies Department, who identifies and manages water-related impacts on water sources.	✓
Water and Effluents (2018)	303-2Management of water discharge-related impacts	Effluents of the HA and HA’s contractors are discharged into municipal sewage treatment systems, and fulfil local regulatory standards of effluents discharge.	✓
Water and Effluents (2018)	303-5Water consumption	Data Summary	✓
Biodiversity (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Biodiversity (2016)	304-1Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	Projects in progress or commenced in 2019/20 were situated away from areas of high biodiversity value and had no significant impact on biodiversity.	✓
Emissions (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Emissions (2016)	305-1Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Data Summary	✓
Waste (2020)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Waste (2020)	306-1Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts	Environmental Performance	✓
Waste (2020)	306-2Management of significant waste-related impacts	Environmental Performance Waste data has been obtained from waste transfer notes from contracted waste collectors. Regardless of the handling methods, all the waste treatments are conducted offsite.	✓
Waste (2020)	306-3Waste generated	Data Summary	✓
Waste (2020)	306-4Waste diverted from disposal	Data Summary	✓
Waste (2020)	306-5Waste directed to disposal	Data Summary	✓
Environmental Compliance (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Environmental Performance	✓
Environmental Compliance (2016)	307-1Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	There were no significant fines or non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations during 2019/20.	✓
Labour/ Management Relations (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Social Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Labour/ Management Relations (2016)	402-1Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Following HA’s internal circulars, no minimum notice period is required. However, staff are informed and/or consulted regarding significant changes beforehand, and notices are issued as soon as possible.	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Social Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-1Occupational health and safety management system	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-2Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-3Occupational health services	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-4Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-5Worker training on occupational health and safety	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-6Promotion of worker health	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-7Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	Social Performance	✓
Occupational Health and Safety (2018)	403-9Work-related injuries	Social Performance	✓
Training and Education (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Social Performance Targets and Outlook	✓
Training and Education (2016)	404-1Average hours of training per year per employee	Data Summary	✓
Training and Education (2016)	404-3Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	100% of HA staff¹ received performance appraisals during the reporting period, and there is no differential treatment in terms of gender.	✓
Non-discrimination (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Social Performance	✓
Non-discrimination (2016)	406-1Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	There were no reported incidents of discrimination in 2019/20.	✓
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Social Performance	✓
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining (2016)	407-1Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk	About the Hong Kong Housing Authority Social Performance	✓
Socioeconomic Compliance (2016)	103-2Management 103-3Approach	Social Performance	✓
Socioeconomic Compliance (2016)	419-1Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area	Social Performance There were no significant fines or non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area during 2019/20.	✓

¹Including civil servants and HA contract staff