Architectural SD

This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. The Universal Standards and Topic-specific Standards are presented below with either linkage to the reported section(s) or direct answer. For the Materiality Disclosures Service, GRI reviewed that the GRI content index is clearly presented and the reference for Disclosures 102-40 to 102-49 align with appropriate sections in the body of the report. The service was performed on the English version of the report.

Universal Standards
GRI Standards	Disclosures		Reference or Direct Answer	External Assurance
GRI 101: Foundation 106
GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016	Organisational Profile
	102-1	Name of organisation	ArchSD at a Glance	✔
	102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	ArchSD at a Glance	✔
	102-3	Location of headquarters	ArchSD at a Glance	✔
	102-4	Location of operations	Hong Kong only	✔
	102-5	Ownership and legal form	Part of the Government of the HKSAR	✔
	102-6	Markets served	Strategy and Management	✔
	102-7	Scale of the organisation	ArchSD at a Glance	✔
	102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Data Summary	✔
	102-9	Supply chain	Achieving Excellence with Our Partners	✔
	102-10	Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain	No significant change	✔
	102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	Strategy and Management	✔
	102-12	External initiatives	About this Report Strategy and Management	✔
	102-13	Membership of associations	Strategy and Management	✔
	Strategy
	102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	Message from the Director	✔
	Ethics and Integrity
	102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour	Strategy and Management	✔
	Governance
	102-18	Governance structure	ArchSD at a Glance	✔
	Stakeholder Engagement
	102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Engagement Approach	✔
	102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	None. There is no collective bargaining legislation exists in Hong Kong but we have maintained various staff engagement channels such as the Departmental Consultative Committee, Joint Staff Consultation Group, Staff Motivation Scheme, Web Forum, Staff Relation Units and other staff associations.	✔
	102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Main Focus Areas and Materiality	✔
	102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Engagement Approach We have regular engagement with members of each group: annual appraisals for staff; quarterly performance reports for consultants and contractors; and Client Satisfaction Survey for clients.	✔
	102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Engagement Approach Main Focus Areas and Materiality Constructing a Green Community Serving the Community at All Times Caring for Our Staff Achieving Excellence with Our Partners	✔
	Reporting Practice
	102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	Departmental Expenditure	✔
	102-46	Defining report content and topic boundaries	About this Report Main Focus Areas and Materiality	✔
	102-47	List of material topics	Main Focus Areas and Materiality	✔
	102-48	Restatements of information	Data Summary	✔
	102-49	Changes in reporting	No significant changes	✔
	102-50	Reporting period	About this Report	✔
	102-51	Date of most recent report	ArchSD Sustainability Report 2019 was published in September 2019.	✔
	102-52	Reporting cycle	About this Report	✔
	102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Feedback	✔
	102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	About this Report GRI Content Index	✔
	102-55	GRI content index	GRI content index	✔
	102-56	External assurance	About this Report Report Verification	✔

Topic-specific Standards
GRI Standards	Material Topics and Disclosures		Reference or Direct Answer	External Assurance
Procurement Practices
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Achieving Excellence with Our Partners	✔
GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016	204-1	Proportion of spending on local suppliers	In 2019, all our purchases were from local suppliers (defined as companies registered in Hong Kong) except the procurement of publications.	✔
Anti-corruption
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Strategy and Management	✔
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016	205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures	Data Summary	✔
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016	205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Strategy and Management	✔
Energy
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Constructing a Green Community Objectives and Targets	✔
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-1	Energy consumption within the organisation	Data Summary	✔
GRI 302: Energy 2016	302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	Data Summary	✔
Emissions
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Constructing a Green Community Objectives and Targets	✔
GRI 305: Emissions 2016	305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Constructing a Green Community	✔
	305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	Constructing a Green Community	✔
	305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Constructing a Green Community	✔
Effluents and Waste
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Constructing a Green Community Objectives and Targets	✔
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016	306-2	Waste by type and disposal method	Data Summary	✔
Environmental Compliance
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Strategy and Management	✔
GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016	307-1	Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	Data Summary	✔
Supplier Environmental Assessment
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Achieving Excellence with Our Partners	✔
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016	308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	ArchSD only appoints contractor and suppliers from lists of relevant categories, which are maintained by the Government of the HKSAR. The listed contractors and suppliers have to fulfil certain requirements, which are mainly related to the establishment of their companies, set out by the administrators of these lists. Contractors and suppliers are also required to achieve ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2007 certifications in order to be included in these lists.	✔
Employment
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Caring for Our Staff	✔
GRI 401: Employment 2016	401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	Data Summary	✔
Occupational Health and Safety
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Achieving Excellence with Our Partners Objectives and Targets	✔
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018	403-1	Occupational health and safety management system	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-2	Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-3	Occupational health services	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-4	Worker participation, consultation, and communication on health and safety	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-5	Worker training on occupational health and safety	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-6	Promotion of worker health	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-7	Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	Caring for Our Staff	✔
	403-8	Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	Data Summary	✔
Training and Education
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Caring for Our Staff	✔
GRI 404: Training and Education 2016	404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	Data Summary	✔
GRI 404: Training and Education 2016	404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	All staff receive regular performance appraisal	✔
Non-discrimination
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016	103-1 103-2 103-3		Strategy and Management	✔
GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016	406-1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	No incident of discrimination was reported in 2019.	✔

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