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GRI

This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. The General Disclosures and Topic-specific Standards are presented below with either linkage to the reported section(s) or direct answer.

General Disclosures
GRI Standards General Disclosures Reference or direct answer External Assurance
GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 Organisational Profile
102-1 Name of organisation About Us
102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services About Us
102-3 Location of headquarters About Us
102-4 Location of operations Hong Kong only
102-5 Ownership and legal form Part of the Hong Kong SAR Government
102-6 Markets served Strategy and Management
102-7 Scale of the organisation About Us
102-8 Information on employees and other workers Data Summary
102-9 Supply chain Project Quality Management
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 About Us
Stakeholder Engagement
102-40 List of stakeholder groups Main Focus Areas
Engagement Approach

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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.
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102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders Main Focus Areas
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102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement Engagement Approach

We have regular engagement with members of each group: (i) annual appraisals for staff; (ii) quarterly performance reports for consultants and contractors; and (iii) Client Satisfaction Survey for clients.

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102-44 Key topics and concerns raised Engagement Approach
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Reporting Practice
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements About Us
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102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries About This Report
Main Focus Areas

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102-47 List of material topics Main Focus Areas
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102-48 Restatements of information Data Summary
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102-49 Changes in reporting No significant change
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102-50 Reporting period About This Report
102-51 Date of most recent report ArchSD Sustainability Report 2016 was published in September 2016.
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
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Topic-specific Standards
GRI Standards Material Topics Reference or direct answer External Assurance
  Procurement Practices
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 103-1
103-2
103-3
  Project Quality Management
GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers In 2016, all our purchases were from local suppliers (defined as companies registered in Hong Kong).
  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
205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken Strategy and Management
  Energy
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 103-1
103-2
103-3
  Sustainable Building Design
In-house Green Management
Objectives and Targets
GRI 302: Energy 2016 302-1 Energy consumption within the organisation Data Summary
302-4 Reduction of energy consumption Data Summary
  Emissions
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 103-1
103-2
103-3
  In-house Green Management
Objectives and Targets
GRI 305: Emissions 2016 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions In-house Green Management
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions In-house Green Management
305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions In-house Green Management
  Effluents and Waste
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 103-1
103-2
103-3
  In-house Green Management
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
  Project Quality Management
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria ArchSD only appoints contractors and suppliers from lists of relevant categories, which are maintained by the Government of HKSAR. The listed contractors and suppliers have to fulfill 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 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certifications in order to be included in these lists.
  Employment
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 103-1
103-2
103-3
  Staff Development
Staff Engagement
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
  Project Quality Management
Objectives and Targets
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2016 403-2 Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities Data Summary
  Training and Education
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 103-1
103-2
103-3
  Staff Development
GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee Data Summary
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 2016.
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