DEKRA SE

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Company name	DEKRA SE

Number of employees	5.000 - 50.000

Reporting year	2020

Indicator set	GRI SRS

Directly affected by the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information	No

Using the Sustainability Code Declaration of Conformity in the sense of the „NAP Business and Human Rights“	Sustainability Code Declaration of Conformity is used in the sense of the „NAP Business and Human Rights“

Verified by	GUTcert mbH Umweltgutachterorganisation
Scope of testing	entire statement

Contact	DEKRA Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement Ruben von Ristok Handwerkstraße 15 70565 Stuttgart Germany +49 (0)711/7861-0 sustainability@dekra.com

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DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for almost 100 years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today one of the world’s leading expert organizations. DEKRA SE is a subsidiary of DEKRA e.V. and manages the Group’s operating business. In 2020, DEKRA generated turnover totaling almost EUR 3.2 billion. The company currently employs around 44,000 people in approximately 60 countries on all continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services range from vehicle inspection and expert appraisals to claims services, industrial and building inspections, safety consultancy, testing and certification of products and systems, as well as training courses and temporary work. The vision for the company’s 100th birthday in 2025 is that DEKRA will be the global partner for a safe, secure, and sustainable world. With a platinum rating from EcoVadis, DEKRA is in the top one percent of sustainable businesses ranked in its category.

DEKRA’s international expansion began with the entry into the marketplace in France and Italy in 1988. Since then, the company has further expanded its global position through strategic acquisitions with locations in countries such as China, the USA, South Africa, and New Zealand. DEKRA is the world’s largest unlisted expert organization in the TIC (testing, inspection, certification) industry. You can find more information about our latest business figures, expansions, developments, and management in our annual and financial reports. DEKRA’s extensive and independent expertise also makes it a sought-after partner for decision-makers, organizations, and authorities on an international, European, national, and regional level.

DEKRA is organized in six Regions (see map of DEKRA Regions including revenue and number of employees per Region) and eight Service Divisions (see revenue share per Service Division). Insights into our Regions and Service Divisions are published here.

Our work as an independent expert organization is important for our partners. The results of our tests, inspections and certification procedures are robust within the scope of the testing performed, as is regularly attested by external accreditation bodies. To ensure that our partners can rely on the highest levels of safety, security, and sustainability we strive to continuously improve the quality of our testing based on extensive quality assurance procedures. To give an example: our periodic technical inspections (PTI) verify the technical safety of vehicles, thus helping to enhance overall road safety. Safety, security, and sustainability is at the heart of our corporate vision: We will be the global partner for a safe, secure, and sustainable world. Through our services, we promote safety, security, and sustainability for people, the environment, and technology.

Additional remarks:

This "The Sustainability Code" declaration 2020 is part of our 2020/21 sustainability reporting and therefore also includes developments from 2021 up to the time of reporting. The report is providing information for the scope of the DEKRA Group and its companies. As a German headquartered organization, many practical examples focus on Germany within this report.

For more information please also see our homepage: https://www.dekra.com/en/sustainability/

Please select the Sustainable code indicators, as well as the other performance indicators that the company you are authorizing to audit should audit:

Inspection quality

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Das Prüf-Unternehmen darf folgende Indikatoren prüfen:

General Information Please select one or more indicators:
	General Information


Sustainable code indicators Please select one or more indicators:
Criteria 1–10: Sustainability Policy Criteria 1–4 concerning STRATEGY
	1. Strategic Analysis and Action
	2. Materiality
	3. Objectives
	4. Depth of the Value Chain
Criteria 5–10 concerning PROCESS MANAGEMENT
	5. Responsibility
	6. Rules and Processes
	7. Control
	8. Incentive Systems
	9. Stakeholder Engagement
	10. Innovation and Product Management
Criteria 11–20: Sustainability Aspects Criteria 11–13 concerning ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
	11. Usage of Natural Resources
	12. Resource Management
	13. Climate-Relevant Emissions
Criteria 14–20 concerning SOCIETY
	14. Employment Rights
	15. Equal Opportunities
	16. Qualifications
	17. Human Rights
	18. Corporate Citizenship
	19. Political Influence
	20. Conduct that Complies with the Law and Policy




Using the Sustainability Code Declaration of Conformity in the sense of the „NAP Business and Human Rights“ Please select one or more indicators:
Criteria 14–20 concerning SOCIETY Criterion 17 concerning RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
	1. Human rights policy statement
	2. Procedures for the identification of actual or potential adverse impact on human rights
	3. Measures to review effectiveness / Element: grievance mechanism
	4. Human rights due diligence obligations in the value chain




Performance indicators according to GRI SRS Please select one or more indicators:
Criteria 1–10: Sustainability Policy Criteria 5–10 concerning PROCESS MANAGEMENT Key Performance Indicators to criteria 5 to 7
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-102-16: Values The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. A description of the organization’s values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior.
Key Performance Indicators to criteria 8
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-102-35: Renumeration policies The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Remuneration policies for the highest governance body and senior executives for the following types of remuneration: i. Fixed pay and variable pay, including performance-based pay, equity-based pay, bonuses, and deferred or vested shares; ii. Sign-on bonuses or recruitment incentive payments; iii. Termination payments; iv. Clawbacks; v. Retirement benefits, including the difference between benefit schemes and contribution rates for the highest governance body, senior executives, and all other employees. b. How performance criteria in the remuneration policies relate to the highest governance body’s and senior executives’ objectives for economic, environmental, and social topics.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-102-38: Annual total compensation ratio The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization’s highest-paid individual in each country of significant operations to the median annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual) in the same country.
Key Performance Indicators to criteria 9
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-102-44: Key topics and concerns The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, including: i. how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting; ii. the stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns.
Criteria 11–20: Sustainability Aspects Criteria 11–13 concerning ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS Key Performance Indicators to criteria 11 to 12
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-301-1: Materials used The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total weight or volume of materials that are used to produce and package the organization’s primary products and services during the reporting period, by: i. non-renewable materials used; ii. renewable materials used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-302-1: Energy consumption The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total fuel consumption within the organization from non-renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used. b. Total fuel consumption within the organization from renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used. c. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total: i. electricity consumption ii. heating consumption iii. cooling consumption iv. steam consumption d. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total: i. electricity sold ii. heating sold iii. cooling sold iv. steam sold e. Total energy consumption within the organization, in joules or multiples. f. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used. g. Source of the conversion factors used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-302-4: Reduction of energy consumption The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Amount of reductions in energy consumption achieved as a direct result of conservation and efficiency initiatives, in joules or multiples. b. Types of energy included in the reductions; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all. c. Basis for calculating reductions in energy consumption, such as base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. d. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-303-3: Water withdrawal The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total water withdrawal from all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: i. Surface water; ii. Groundwater; iii. Seawater; iv. Produced water; v. Third-party water. b. Total water withdrawal from all areas with water stress in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: i. Surface water; ii. Groundwater; iii. Seawater; iv. Produced water; v. Third-party water, and a breakdown of this total by the withdrawal sources listed in i-iv. c. A breakdown of total water withdrawal from each of the sources listed in Disclosures 303-3-a and 303-3-b in megaliters by the following categories: i. Freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids); ii. Other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids). d. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-306-3: Waste generated The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total weight of waste generated in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. b. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.
Key Performance Indicators to criteria 13
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-305-1: Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Gross direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃ or all. c. Biogenic CO2 emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. d. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: i. the rationale for choosing it; ii. emissions in the base year; iii. the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions. e. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. f. Consolidation approach for emissions; whether equity share, financial control, or operational control. g. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-305-2: Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Gross location-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. If applicable, gross market-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. c. If available, the gases included in the calculation; whether CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, or all. d. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: i. the rationale for choosing it; ii. emissions in the base year; iii. the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions. e. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. f. Consolidation approach for emissions; whether equity share, financial control, or operational control. g. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-305-3: Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Gross other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. If available, the gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, or all. c. Biogenic CO2 emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. d. Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions categories and activities included in the calculation. e. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: i. the rationale for choosing it; ii. emissions in the base year; iii. the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions. f. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. g. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-305-5: Reduction of GHG emissions The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. GHG emissions reduced as a direct result of reduction initiatives, in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, HFCs, PFCs, SF₆, NF₃, or all. c. Base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. d. Scopes in which reductions took place; whether direct (Scope 1), energy indirect (Scope 2), and/or other indirect (Scope 3). e. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
Criteria 14–20 concerning SOCIETY Criteria 14–16 concerning EMPLOYEE-RELATED MATTERS Key Performance Indicators to criteria 14 to 16
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-403-9: Work-related injuries The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. For all employees: i. The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury; ii. The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities); iii. The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries; iv. The main types of work-related injury; v. The number of hours worked. b. For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: i. The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury; ii. The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities); iii. The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries; iv. The main types of work-related injury; v. The number of hours worked. You will find the remaining numbers c-g of the indicator SRS 403-9 in the GRI standard and may additionally report them here. Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-403-10: Work-related ill health The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. For all employees: i. The number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health; ii. The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health; iii. The main types of work-related ill health. b. For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: i. The number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health; ii. The number of cases of recordable work-related ill health; iii. The main types of work-related ill health. You will find the remaining numbers c-e of the indicator SRS 403-10 in the GRI standard and may additionally report them here.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-403-4: Worker participation on occupational health and safety The reporting organization shall report the following information for employees and for workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: a. A description of the processes for worker participation and consultation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the occupational health and safety management system, and for providing access to and communicating relevant information on occupational health and safety to workers. b. Where formal joint management–worker health and safety committees exist, a description of their responsibilities, meeting frequency, decision-making authority, and whether and, if so, why any workers are not represented by these committees.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-404-1: Average hours of training The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Average hours of training that the organization’s employees have undertaken during the reporting period, by: i. gender; ii. employee category.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-405-1: Diversity The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Percentage of individuals within the organization’s governance bodies in each of the following diversity categories: i. Gender; ii. Age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old; iii. Other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups). b. Percentage of employees per employee category in each of the following diversity categories: i. Gender; ii. Age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old; iii. Other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups).
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-406-1: Incidents of discrimination The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number of incidents of discrimination during the reporting period. b. Status of the incidents and actions taken with reference to the following: i. Incident reviewed by the organization; ii. Remediation plans being implemented; iii. Remediation plans that have been implemented, with results reviewed through routine internal management review processes; iv. Incident no longer subject to action.
Criterion 17 concerning RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Key Performance Indicators to criteria 17
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-412-3: Investment agreements subject to human rights screenings The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number and percentage of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening. b. The definition used for ‘significant investment agreements’.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-412-1: Operations subject to human rights reviews The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number and percentage of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments, by country.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-414-1: New suppliers subject to social screening The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using social criteria.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-414-2: Social impacts in the supply chain The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Number of suppliers assessed for social impacts. b. Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts. c. Significant actual and potential negative social impacts identified in the supply chain. d. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment. e. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why.
Criterion 18 concerning SOCIAL MATTERS Key Performance Indicators to criteria 18
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-201-1: Direct economic value generated and distributed The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Direct economic value generated and distributed (EVG&D) on an accruals basis, including the basic components for the organization’s global operations as listed below. If data are presented on a cash basis, report the justification for this decision in addition to reporting the following basic components: i. Direct economic value generated: revenues; ii. Economic value distributed: operating costs, employee wages and benefits, payments to providers of capital, payments to government by country, and community investments; iii. Economic value retained: ‘direct economic value generated’ less ‘economic value distributed’. b. Where significant, report EVG&D separately at country, regional, or market levels, and the criteria used for defining significance.
Criteria 19–20 concerning ANTI-CORRUPTION AND BRIBERY MATTERS Key Performance Indicators to criteria 19
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-415-1: Political contributions The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total monetary value of financial and in-kind political contributions made directly and indirectly by the organization by country and recipient/beneficiary. b. If applicable, how the monetary value of in-kind contributions was estimated.
Key Performance Indicators to criteria 20
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-205-1: Operations assesed for risks related to corruption The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption. b. Significant risks related to corruption identified through the risk assessment.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-205-3: Incidents of corruption The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Total number and nature of confirmed incidents of corruption. b. Total number of confirmed incidents in which employees were dismissed or disciplined for corruption. c. Total number of confirmed incidents when contracts with business partners were terminated or not renewed due to violations related to corruption. d. Public legal cases regarding corruption brought against the organization or its employees during the reporting period and the outcomes of such cases.
	Key Performance Indicator GRI SRS-419-1: Non-compliance with laws and regulations The reporting organization shall report the following information: a. Significant fines and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and/or regulations in the social and economic area in terms of: i. total monetary value of significant fines; ii. total number of non-monetary sanctions; iii. cases brought through dispute resolution mechanisms. b. If the organization has not identified any non-compliance with laws and/or regulations, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient. c. The context against which significant fines and non-monetary sanctions were incurred.

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