General disclosures
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GRI 101:2016 FOUNDATION |
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GRI 102:2016 GENERAL DISCLOSURES |
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Organisational Profile |
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102-1 |
Name of the organisation |
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102-2 |
Activities, brands, products, and services |
About CERN, Discovery Machines, Knowledge and Technology for the Environment |
102-3 |
Location of headquarters |
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102-4 |
Location of operations |
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102-5 |
Ownership and legal form |
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102-6 |
Markets served |
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102-7 |
Scale of the organisation |
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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 |
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102-10 |
Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain |
None. |
102-11 |
Precautionary principle or approach |
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102-12 |
External initiatives |
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102-13 |
Membership of associations |
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Strategy |
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102-14 |
Statement from senior decision-maker |
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Ethics and Integrity |
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102-16 |
Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour |
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Governance |
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102-18 |
Governance structure |
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Stakeholder Engagement |
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102-40 |
List of stakeholder groups |
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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 |
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102-44 |
Key topics and concerns raised |
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Reporting Practice |
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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 |
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102-47 |
List of material topics |
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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 |
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GRI 302:2016 ENERGY |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organization |
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302-2 |
Energy consumption outside of the organization |
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302-3 |
Energy intensity |
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GRI 303:2018 WATER AND EFFLUENTS |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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303-1 |
Interactions with water as a shared resource |
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303-2 |
Management of water discharge-related impacts |
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303-3 |
Water withdrawal |
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303-4 |
Water discharge |
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303-5 |
Water consumption |
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GRI 304:2016 BIODIVERSITY |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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304-4 |
IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations |
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GRI 305:2016 EMISSIONS |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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305-1 |
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305-2 |
Energy indirect (scope 2) GHG emissions |
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305-3 |
Other indirect (scope 3) GHG emissions |
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GRI 306:2020 WASTE |
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306-1 |
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts |
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306-2 |
Management of significant waste-related impacts |
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306-3 |
Waste generated |
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306-4 |
Waste diverted from disposal |
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306-5 |
Waste directed to disposal |
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GRI 307:2016 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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307-1 |
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations |
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CERN-specific disclosures |
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HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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HELIUM |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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IONISING RADIATION |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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MOBILITY |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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NOISE |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE |
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GRI 103: 2016 |
Management approach |
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