World Benchmarking Alliance+NAT.A01.EC Group-Wide Sustainability Strategy+methodology

WBA analysed all publicly available group-level disclosure in English on the applicable group website, which was predominantly annual reports and sustainability reports. Draft assessments were then sent to each company inviting them to provide feedback. This feedback could include additional publicly available group disclosure published. These were then reviewed and finalised. Final assessments were then shared with each company before being published online.

For this metric the company must have time-bound and measurable targets for at least six of the following key sustainability topics:

• biological alterations/interferences

• water use, water pollutants

• disturbances

• soil pollutants

• terrestrial ecosystem use

• solid waste

• marine ecosystem use

• non-GHG air pollutants

• freshwater ecosystem use

• GHG emissions

The key sustainability topics must cover the most material parts of the company's value chain, including their own operations, as well as upstream or downstream operations.