This metric is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standard Guidelines.

In the context of the GRI Standards, the social dimension of sustainability concerns an organization’s impacts on the social systems within which it operates. GRI 401 addresses the topic of employment.

This includes an organization’s approach to employment or job creation, that is, an organization’s approach to hiring, recruitment, retention and related practices, and the working conditions it provides. GRI 401 also covers the employment and working conditions in an organization’s supply chain.

An employment relationship is a legal relationship between a worker and an organization that confers  rights and obligations to both parties. This relationship  is usually the means for determining whether  employment or labor law is applicable or whether commercial law is applicable.

The disclosures in this Standard can provide information about an organization’s impacts related to employment, and how it manages them.