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GRI Standards
| Disclosure | Title | Response |
|---|---|---|
| GRI 102: General Disclosures | ||
| Organizational profile | ||
| Disclosure: 102-1 | Title: Name of the organization | Response: Tyson Foods, Inc. |
| Disclosure: 102-2 | Title: Activities, brands, products, and services | Response: Approach — Our Business |
| Disclosure: 102-3 | Title: Location of headquarters | Response: Springdale, Arkansas |
| Disclosure: 102-4 | Title: Location of operations |
Response:
Approach — Our Business; Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K (page 5) |
| Disclosure: 102-5 | Title: Ownership and legal form | Response: Publicly traded company (NYSE: TSN) |
| Disclosure: 102-6 | Title: Markets served |
Response:
Approach — Our Business; Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K (page 5) |
| Disclosure: 102-7 | Title: Scale of the organization | Response: Approach — Our Business |
| Disclosure: 102-8 | Title: Information on employees and other workers | Response: Approach — Our Business |
| Disclosure: 102-9 | Title: Supply chain | Response: Approach — Our Business |
| Disclosure: 102-10 | Title: Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain | Response: Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K (page 3) |
| Disclosure: 102-11 | Title: Precautionary Principle or approach |
Response:
The “precautionary principle,” as defined by Article 15 of the Rio Principles established at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992, states that “where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.” Tyson Foods evaluates and manages environmental risks under its Environmental Management System. This approach includes data and guidance from environmental regulatory agencies, academia, and industry associations. See also, Environment — Strategic Approach |
| Disclosure: 102-12 | Title: External initiatives |
Response:
United Nations Global Compact Approach — Stakeholder Engagement |
| Disclosure: 102-13 | Title: Membership of associations |
Response:
We are a corporate member of, or have individual team members that participate in, numerous industry groups and professional associations. We work with these groups and associations because they represent the food processing industry and business community in discussions with governmental agencies and other stakeholders. They are also instrumental in helping to reach industry consensus on important national policy issues. We have company representatives on the boards and committees of many of these groups and associations to ensure we have an avenue to voice questions, concerns, and opinions about policy or related activities. Examples of industry groups and associations we are involved in include the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion; Global Food Safety Initiative; Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef; Leather Working Group; National Grain and Feed Association; Research Chefs Association; Roundtable for Sustainable Soy; School Nutrition Association; Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit; Society for Human Resources Management; Sustainable Packaging Coalition; The Valuable 500; U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings, Better Plants; and the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry and Egg. |
| Strategy | ||
| Disclosure: 102-14 | Title: Statement from senior decision-maker | Response: Approach — CEO Message |
| Ethics and integrity | ||
| Disclosure: 102-16 | Title: Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior |
Response:
Approach — Governance; Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Governance | ||
| Disclosure: 102-18 | Title: Governance structure | Response: Approach — Governance |
| Stakeholder engagement | ||
| Disclosure: 102-40 | Title: List of stakeholder groups | Response: Approach — Stakeholder Engagement — Summary of Stakeholder Dialogue and Outcomes |
| Disclosure: 102-41 | Title: Collective bargaining agreements |
Response:
Workplace — Engagement & Retention — About Our Workforce; Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K (page 6) |
| Disclosure: 102-42 | Title: Identifying and selecting stakeholders | Response: Approach — Stakeholder Engagement |
| Disclosure: 102-43 | Title: Approach to stakeholder engagement | Response: Approach — Stakeholder Engagement |
| Disclosure: 102-44 | Title: Key topics and concerns raised | Response: Approach — Stakeholder Engagement |
| Reporting practices | ||
| Disclosure: 102-45 | Title: Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | Response: Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K (Exhibit 21) |
| Disclosure: 102-46 | Title: Defining report content and topic Boundaries | Response: Approach — Materiality |
| Disclosure: 102-47 | Title: List of material topics | Response: Approach — Materiality — Sustainability Materiality Matrix |
| Disclosure: 102-48 | Title: Restatements of information | Response: Any restatements, and reasons for such, are footnoted as part of the data presentation within the body of the report. |
| Disclosure: 102-49 | Title: Changes in reporting | Response: Any changes are footnoted as part of the data presentation within the body of the report. |
| Disclosure: 102-50 | Title: Reporting period | Response: The editorial content of the Tyson Foods 2019 Sustainability Report generally covers subject matter for FY2019 (October 1, 2018 through September 29, 2019) and some of fiscal year 2020. |
| Disclosure: 102-51 | Title: Date of most recent report | Response: 2019 |
| Disclosure: 102-52 | Title: Reporting cycle | Response: Annual |
| Disclosure: 102-53 | Title: Contact point for questions regarding the report |
Response:
Leigh Ann Johnston Director, Sustainable Food Strategy leigh.ann.johnston@tyson.com 479-290-3419 Mailing Address: Tyson Foods, Inc. 2200 W. Don Tyson Parkway, CP005 Springdale, AR 72762-6999 |
| Disclosure: 102-54 | Title: Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | Response: Core |
| Disclosure: 102-55 | Title: GRI content index | Response: GRI Content Index (pages 103-109) |
| Disclosure: 102-56 | Title: External assurance | Response: This report is not externally assured. |
| GRI 200: Economic | ||
| GRI 205: Anti-corruption | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Approach — Governance Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 205-1 |
Title:
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption |
Response: Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct |
| Disclosure: 206-1 | Title: Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices | Response: Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K, pages 17-18, 80-82 |
| GRI 300: Environmental | ||
| GRI 302: Energy | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 302-1 | Title: Energy consumption within the organization |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 302-3 | Title: Energy intensity | Response: Environment — Energy & Emissions |
| Disclosure: 302-4 | Title: Reduction of energy consumption |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| GRI 303: Water and Effluents | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 303-1 | Title: Interactions with water as a shared resource |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 303-2 | Title: Management of water discharge-related impacts |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 303-3 | Title: Water withdrawal |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 303-4 | Title: Water discharge |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 303-5 | Title: Water consumption |
Response:
Environment — Water; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| GRI 305: Emissions | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 305-1 | Title: Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 305-2 | Title: Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 305-4 | Title: GHG emissions intensity |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| Disclosure: 305-5 | Title: Reduction of GHG emissions |
Response:
Environment — Energy & Emissions; CDP Climate Change 2019 |
| GRI 306: Effluents and Waste | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Environment — Water, Environment — Material Resources; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Environment — Water, Environment — Material Resources; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Environment — Water, Environment — Material Resources; CDP Water Security 2019 |
| Disclosure: 306-3 | Title: Significant spills |
Response:
Environment — Strategic Approach — Compliance Metrics In FY2019, there were 38 reportable chemical spills totaling 661,298 gallons. For further information on the impact of these spills, please contact us (see GRI 102-53 for contact information). As reported in Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K (page 17), on June 6, 2019, our poultry rendering facility in Hanceville, Alabama, recently acquired from American Proteins, Inc., experienced a release of 220,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater that reached a nearby river and resulted in a fish kill. We took remediation efforts and are cooperating with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management in its review. |
| GRI 307: Environmental Compliance | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | Response: Environment — Strategic Approach |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components | Response: Environment — Strategic Approach |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach | Response: Environment — Strategic Approach |
| Disclosure: 307-1 | Title: Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | Response: Environment — Strategic Approach — Compliance Metrics |
| GRI 400: Social | ||
| GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | Response: Workplace — Engagement & Retention |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components | Response: Workplace — Engagement & Retention |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach | Response: Workplace — Engagement & Retention |
| Disclosure: 402-1 | Title: Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | Response: When significant operational changes have been determined (such as plant expansions or closures, acquisitions, or investments in technology), we notify our team members of the changes. We share the news as transparently and timely as possible and are committed to continued communication as appropriate throughout the process. This approach is always a part of any change management we do. We are compliant with the U.S. Department of Labor Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN); local, state, or country specific laws; or any requirements set forth in respective collective bargaining agreements. |
| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-1 | Title: Occupational health and safety management system | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-2 | Title: Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-3 | Title: Occupational health services | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-4 | Title: Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-5 | Title: Worker training on occupational health and safety | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-6 | Title: Promotion of worker health | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety |
| Disclosure: 403-7 | Title: Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships | Response: Supplier Code of Conduct |
| Disclosure: 403-9 | Title: Work-related injuries | Response: Workplace — Health & Safety — A Safe Work Environment — Safety at Tyson Foods |
| GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | Response: Workplace — Engagement & Retention |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components | Response: Workplace — Engagement & Retention |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach | Response: Workplace — Engagement & Retention |
| Disclosure: 407-1 | Title: Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk | Response: To our knowledge, Tyson Foods did not have operations in FY2019 in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining were at risk. We maintain a Code of Conduct and Team Member Promise that specifically recognizes and respects the rights of our team members to join or not to join a trade union, or to have recognized employee representation in accordance with local law. At this time, we do not screen our suppliers and contractors for human rights, including the right to exercise freedom of association or collective bargaining. We do, however, maintain a Supplier Code of Conduct that sets forth our expectations of suppliers and contractors in regard to key business practices, including the right of employees to freely associate. |
| GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | Response: Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components | Response: Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach | Response: Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 412-1 | Title: Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments | Response: Workplace — Ethics & Compliance — Social Compliance Program |
| GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Food — Consumer Nutrition, Food — Food Safety & Quality |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Food — Consumer Nutrition, Food — Food Safety & Quality |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach | Response: Food — Food Safety & Quality |
| Disclosure: 416-1 | Title: Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories |
Response:
Food — Consumer Nutrition, Food — Food Safety & Quality |
| Disclosure: 416-2 | Title: Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services | Response: Food — Food Safety & Quality |
| GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance | ||
| Disclosure: 103-1 | Title: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 103-2 | Title: The management approach and its components |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 103-3 | Title: Evaluation of the management approach |
Response:
Approach — Governance Tyson Code of Conduct Workplace — Ethics & Compliance |
| Disclosure: 419-1 | Title: Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area | Response: Tyson Foods 2019 Form 10-K, pages 17-18, 80-82 |