General disclosures

Disclosure

Title

Pages / Information

GRI 101:2016 FOUNDATION

GRI 102:2016 GENERAL DISCLOSURES

Organisational Profile

102-1

Name of the organisation

About CERN

102-2

Activities, brands, products, and services

About CERN, Discovery MachinesKnowledge and Technology for the Environment

102-3

Location of headquarters

About CERN

102-4

Location of operations

About CERN

102-5

Ownership and legal form

About CERN

102-6

Markets served

About CERN

102-7

Scale of the organisation

About CERN

102-8

Information on employees and other workers

This information is published in CERN's Annual Report. That for 2019 can be found here on page 53, and those for 2020 can be found here on page 57.

102-9

Supply chain

About CERN

102-10

Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain

None.

102-11

Precautionary principle or approach

Management Approach

102-12

External initiatives

About CERN

102-13

Membership of associations

About CERN

Strategy

102-14

Statement from senior decision-maker

Foreword

Ethics and Integrity

102-16

Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour

About CERN

Governance

102-18

Governance structure

About CERN

Stakeholder Engagement

102-40

List of stakeholder groups

See Environment Report 2017-2018

102-41

Collective bargaining agreements

The CERN Staff Association represents the entire staff body on the Tripartite Forum on Conditions of Employment (TREF). Besides the Staff Association, TREF is composed of representatives of the Member States and the Directorate. TREF examines the conditions of pay and employment at CERN and its recommendations, if adopted by the Council, apply to all staff.

102-42

Identifying and selecting stakeholders

Relevant stakeholders either influence or are affected by CERN's activities.

102-43

Approach to stakeholder engagement

Management Approach

102-44

Key topics and concerns raised

Management Approach

Reporting Practice

102-45

Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

CERN's financial statements are presented to the Council at its June meeting. Those for 2020 can be found here on page 23.

102-46

Defining report content and topic boundaries

Management Approach

102-47

List of material topics

Management Approach

102-48

Restatements of information

There are no restatements of information.

102-49

Changes in reporting

There are no changes in reporting.

102-50

Reporting period

This report covers the years 2019 and 2020.

102-51

Date of most recent report

9 September 2020

102-52

Reporting cycle

The reporting cycle is biennial.

102-53

Contact point for questions regarding the report

Questions regarding this report may be addressed to Environment.report@cern.ch.

102-54

Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards

This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option.

102-55

GRI content index

This document.

102-56

External assurance

No external assurance was sought for this report. However, Host State authorities carry out independent measurements concerning CERN’s water releases, ionising radiation and noise emissions.

Topic-specific disclosures

Standards and disclosures

Title

Pages / information

Reason for omission

GRI 300: ENVIRONMENTAL

GRI 302:2016 ENERGY

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Energy

 

302-1

Energy consumption within the organization

Energy

 

302-2

Energy consumption outside of the organization

Energy

 

302-3

Energy intensity

Energy

 

GRI 303:2018 WATER AND EFFLUENTS

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Water and Effluents

 

303-1

Interactions with water as a shared resource

Water and Effluents

 

303-2

Management of water discharge-related impacts

Water and Effluents

 

303-3

Water withdrawal

Water and Effluents

 

303-4

Water discharge

Water and Effluents

 

303-5

Water consumption

Water and Effluents

 

GRI 304:2016 BIODIVERSITY

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Biodiversity

 

304-4

IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations

Biodiversity

 

GRI 305:2016 EMISSIONS

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Emissions

 

305-1

Direct (scope 1) GHG emissions

Emissions

 

305-2

Energy indirect (scope 2) GHG emissions

Emissions

 

305-3

Other indirect (scope 3) GHG emissions

Emissions

 

GRI 306:2020 WASTE

306-1

Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts

Waste

 

306-2

Management of significant waste-related impacts

Waste

 

306-3

Waste generated

Waste

 

306-4

Waste diverted from disposal

Waste

 

306-5

Waste directed to disposal

Waste

 

GRI 307:2016 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Environmental Compliance

 

307-1

Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

Environmental Compliance

 

CERN-specific disclosures

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Environmental Compliance

 

HELIUM

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Environmental Compliance

 

IONISING RADIATION

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Ionising Radiation

 

MOBILITY

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Emissions

 

NOISE

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Noise

 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE

GRI 103: 2016
103-1/103-2/103-3

Management approach

Waste

 

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