2023 Sustainability report | 2022 performance

Community indicators

Community indicators

This section includes indicators and GRI Standard disclosures.

Supplier agreement to comply with ST business ethics and corporate responsibility standards(1) (%)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Supplier agreement

65

79

89

93

91

(1)

Percentage of total number of suppliers.
Number of suppliers and facilities at risk for sustainability(1) I 308-2 I 414-2 I

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Direct procurement

Material suppliers

Suppliers

96

87

89

103

84

Facilities

242

237

240

277

227

Back-end subcontractors

Suppliers

28

26

28

26

29

Facilities

45

39

40

54

55

Front-end subcontractors

Suppliers

12

7

6

11

12

Facilities

17

18

14

23

24

Indirect procurement

Equipment/spare-parts suppliers

Suppliers

74

80

58

59

38

Facilities

102

94

75

85

52

Local service providers & labor agencies

Suppliers

200

252

154

177

177

Facilities

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Total suppliers

410

452

335

376

340

Total facilities

606

640

523

616

535

(1)

According to social, ethics and EHS criteria.

NA = not applicable
Suppliers' and subcontractors' Environmental, Health & Safety performance(1) (%)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

ISO 14001 certified/EMAS validated

Material suppliers

82

97

97

88

96

Equipment/spare-parts suppliers

5(2)

44

50

52

50

Back-end subcontractors

96

96

96

96

97

Front-end subcontractors

100

100

100

100

91

Overall

58

76

82

79

85

ISO 45001 validated

Material suppliers

48

56

58

55

58

Equipment/spare-parts suppliers

1(2)

14

10

14

11

Back-end subcontractors

72

75

61

66

78

Front-end subcontractors

67

78

80

80

73

Overall

36

43

45

46

53

(1)

For the number of eligible suppliers see the table 'Number of suppliers and facilities at risk for sustainability'.

(2)

Issue with data consolidation in 2018.
Step 1 – supplier agreement to comply with RBA code or equivalent(1,2)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Direct procurement

Material suppliers

89

79

82

102

82

Back-end subcontractors

25

26

27

23

29

Front-end subcontractors

12

7

6

10

12

Indirect procurement

Equipment/spare-parts suppliers

66

68

54

55

37

Local service providers & labor agencies

194

240

151

149

176

Total

386

420

320

339

336

(1)

For the number of eligible suppliers see the table 'Number of suppliers and facilities at risk for sustainability'.

(2)

Number of suppliers who have signed a commitment to the current version of the RBA code of conduct or equivalent, and accept to complete assessments and audits.
Step 2 – supplier CSR self-assessment questionnaires(1,2) (SAQ) I 308-2 I 414-2 I

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Direct procurement

Material suppliers

215

197

214

257

205

Back-end subcontractors

43

34

34

44

35

Front-end subcontractors

17

16

14

20

20

Indirect procurement

Equipment/spare-parts suppliers

74

82

70

82

48

Local service providers & labor agencies

110

82

99

31

86

Total

459

411

431

434

394

(1)

For the number of eligible facilities see the table 'Number of suppliers and facilities at risk for sustainability'.

(2)

Completed at facility level.
Step 3 – supplier CSR audits(1,2,3) I 308-2 I 414-2 I

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Direct procurement

Material suppliers

4

5

12

21

23

Back-end subcontractors

3

9

4

14

9

Front-end subcontractors

7

3

6

3

8

Indirect procurement

Equipment/spare-parts suppliers

1

0

5

5

6

Local service providers & labor agencies

26

32

66

36

70

Total

41

49

93

79

116

(1)

For the number of eligible facilities see the table 'Number of suppliers and facilities at risk for sustainability'.

(2)

Completed at facility level.

(3)

Either official third-party RBA audit or ST verification based on RBA audit protocol (audits are valid for 2 years).
Supplier facilities average RBA SAQ score(1) (%)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Health and safety section

90.7

90.3

89.6

89.4

90.1

Environment section

88.0

88.6

85.8

84.4

87.2

Labor section

91.1

91.7

91.7

90.9

91.3

Ethics section

93.1

94.0

93.4

91.3

93.1

Overall average

90.5

91.0

90.1

89.1

89.7

(1)

Key suppliers' facilities (material, equipment/spare-parts suppliers, subcontractors).
Average number of findings per supplier audit

2020

2021

2022

Direct procurement

Priority non-conformances

0.23

0.18

0.45

Major non-conformances

3.50

4.84

4.08

Closure rate(1)

–

40%

38%

Indirect procurement

Priority non-conformances

0.06

0.22

0.17

Major non-conformances

1.56

3.54

1.89

Closure rate(1)

–

83%

87%

(1)

Percentage of priority and major non-conformances closed during the year.
Recruitment fees reimbursed to workers by suppliers I 409-1 I SDG icon SDG 8.7

2020

2021

2022

Total amount of fees paid back (US$)

29,852

137,651

248,153

Number of impacted workers

22

42

220

Number of suppliers involved

3

4

2
Supplier RBA training and awareness in 2022

Number of supplier(1) companies reached

222

Number of supplier employees(1) reached

1,733

(1)

Suppliers and employees are counted for each training, so the same suppliers and employees may be counted several times.
Suppliers terminated as a result of a negative social or environmental impact I 308-2 I 414-2 I SDG icon SDG 8.7

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of suppliers

2(1)

1(2)

1(3)

1(4)

2(5)

(1)

Recruitment fees and detention of employee passports in a cleaning service supplier; and recruitment fees and levy deduction with a security service supplier in Muar site (Malaysia).

(2)

Legal requirement concerning social contributions not respected by a cleaning services company in Tunis site (Tunisia).

(3)

Contract not renewed with a security service supplier in Bouskoura (Morocco) due to excessive working hours.

(4)

Non-payment of social security contributions for its employees in Marcianise site (Italy).

(5)

Material supplier with risk of forced labor in subtiers (Japan); canteen service provider failing to comply with laws and regulation in Muar site (Malaysia).
Conflict minerals inquiry results in 2022 SDG icon SDG 8.7

Gold

Tantalum

Tin

Tungsten

Number of smelters

98

34

58

39

Smelters which are RMAP(1) validated (%)

100%

100%

100%

100%

Smelters which are active in the RMAP(1) but were not RMAP validated as of December 31, 2021
(active smelters) (%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

Active smelters which have declared sourcing from L1/L2(2) countries or recycled or scrap sources(3) (%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

Active smelters which have not provided a declaration regarding country or origin of recycled or scrap sources (%)

0%

0%

0%

0%

(1)

Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (formerly Conflict Free Smelter Program).

(2)

Level 1 countries are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling or export from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its nine adjoining countries.
Level 2 countries are known or plausible countries for smuggling, export out of region or transit of materials containing tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold.

(3)

Based on information presented by suppliers and subcontractors.
Community involvement – inputs I 201-1 I

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of community involvement initiatives(1)

374

389

340

520

661

Total contribution (evaluated in US$m)

8.0

7.9

10.4

8.9

11.1

(1)

Multiple activities linked to the same program count as one initiative.
Geographical spread of community contributions(1) (%)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Africa

10

2

1

2

2

Americas

0

0

0

3

3

Asia

16

11

11

11

7

Europe

57

73

76

69

69

Worldwide

17

14

12

16

19

(1)

The sums may not add up to 100% due to rounding of the figures.
Community contribution(1)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Cash donations (%)

15

23

21

15

20

Staff time volunteering (%)

75

66

43

68

55

In-kind (%)

7

9

34

15

20

Management costs (%)

2

2

2

2

5

Number of employees engaged in volunteering(2)

5,663

6,065

4,231

4,620

6,648

Number of hours contributed inside Company time

124,154

145,498

114,324

138,305

148,300

(1)

The sums may not add up to 100% due to rounding of the figures.

(2)

Employees are counted for each initiative, so the same employee may be counted several times.
Reason for community contribution(1) (%)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Community investment

97

97

64

96

96

Charitable donation (gift)

3

3

36

4

4

Commercial initiative

0

1

0

0

1

(1)

The sums may not add up to 100% due to rounding of the figures.
Community involvement – outcomes

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Number of beneficiary organizations

1,384

1,856

2,938

3,111

3,849

Number of direct beneficiaries

103,703

117,136

163,497

132,004

228,563
Direct beneficiary groups(1) (%)

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Children/Teenagers

8

9

3

6

7

Students/Scientific communities

79

77

53

82

75

Affected by natural/man made disaster(2)

–

–

32

3

0

Local population

8

8

7

7

16

Senior/Elderly people

–

1

4

0

0

Others(3)

4

3

2

2

2

(1)

The sums may not add up to 100% due to rounding of the figures.

(2)

Mainly linked to COVID-19 pandemic.

(3)

Includes people on low incomes/unemployed, people with poor health, migrants and disabled people.