Global Reporting Initiative+Hazardous Waste Created (G4-EN23-a)

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+	311	Unknown
=	590	Total results

Companies	Values
BHP Billiton Australia	13.1M tonnes 2018
BASF SE Germany	870,000 tonnes 2016
Royal Dutch Shell plc United Kingdom	658,000 tonnes 2016
Holcim Switzerland	600,000 tonnes 2017
Bayer AG Germany	541,000 tonnes 2015
Wesfarmers Limited Australia	533,000 tonnes 2017
Chevron Corporation California (United States)	500,000 tonnes 2015
Statoil Norway	438,000 tonnes 2016
Sasol South Africa	348,000 tonnes 2017
OMV Petrom Romania	338,731 tonnes 2015
ENERGA SA Poland	322,748 tonnes 2017
Petrobras Brazil	245,000 tonnes 2014
Solvay Belgium	216,073 tonnes 2014
Ferrovial Spain	214,356 tonnes 2015
Johnson Controls Wisconsin (United States)	205,182 tonnes 2014
Anadolu Efes Turkey	193,248 tonnes 2017
Samsung Korea, Republic of	171,935 tonnes 2014
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Israel	168,352 tonnes 2016
Borusan Turkey	156,317.1 tonnes 2017
Outokumpu Finland	139,224 tonnes 2016

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Global Reporting Initiative

Netherlands

Topics

SDG6: Clean Water and Sanitation

SDG3: Good Health and Well-being

SDG12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metric Type

Researched

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tonnes

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Unknown

Research Policy

Community Assessed

Report Type

Corporate Social Responsibility Report

About

This metric is based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines. It covers one of the requirements of Indicator G4-EN23 - 'Total weight of waste by type and disposal method'. The indicator asks for additional information, not included in this metric. G4-EN23 asks for the total weight of hazardous and non-hazardous waste, by the following disposal methods:

Reuse
Recycling
Composting
Recovery, including energy recovery
Incineration (mass burn)
Deep well injection
Landfill
On-site storage
Other (to be specified by the organization)

In addition, the indicator asks to report how the waste disposal method has been determined.

Data on waste generation figures over several years indicates the level of progress the organization has made toward waste reduction efforts. It also indicates potential improvements in process efficiency and productivity. From a financial perspective, the reduction of waste contributes directly to lower costs for materials, processing, and disposal.

Information about the disposal destination reveals the extent to which an organization has managed the balance between disposal options and uneven environmental impacts. For example, land filling and recycling create very different types of environmental impacts and residual effects. Most waste minimization strategies emphasize prioritizing options for reuse, recycling, and then recovery over other disposal options.

Methodology

This metric is asking for the total amount of hazardous waste generated by the company in metric tonnes:

For WikiRate researchers:

Companies who align reports to GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Standards often include a GRI Content Index or Annex where GRI disclosures, with GRI codes, are listed.

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Use G4 codes, G3 codes or keywords to quickly find values, keeping in mind that some companies report on the metric using different terms, e.g. G4-EN23 or EN23, hazardous waste
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Global Reporting Initiative compliance guidance for companies:

To calculate total weight of hazardous waste created by the organization’s operations - G4-EN23-a:

Identify the weight of waste created by the organization’s operations, categorized as hazardous waste (as defined by national legislation at the point of generation)

If no weight data are available, estimate the weight using available information on waste density and volume collected, mass balances, or similar information.

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