GRI-G3 Sustainability Reports

Owens Corning uses the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G3) as the foundation for compiling its Sustainability Progress Report. The GRI helps us develop key performance indicators relevant to our business.

The 2008 progress report is based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines known as GRI-G3. GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines set a globally applicable framework for reporting the economic, environmental and social dimensions of an organization's activities, products and services. (http://www.globalreporting.org )

We believe our 2008 progress report meets the GRI scope "B" application level requirements. The following GRI-G3 Index lists the pages or other locations in which information is provided on the individual indicators.

Strategy and Analysis

1.1	Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization Commitment	•
1.2	Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities Commitment / Chief Sustainability Officer / Operations	•

Organizational Profile

2.1	Name of the organization	•
2.2	Primary brands, products and/or services Products & Services / 10K	•
2.3	Operational structure of the organization 10K	•
2.4	Location of organization's headquarters World Locations / 10K	•
2.5	Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report. 10K	•
2.6	Nature of ownership and legal form 10K	•
2.7	Markets served Products & Services Page / Business Overview	•
2.8	Scale of the reporting organization Committment to Reporting	•
2.9	Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership Committment to Reporting / 10K	•
2.10	Awards received in the reporting period Awards & Recognition / Diversity / Philanthropy	•

Report Parameters

3.1	Reporting period Commitment to Reporting	•
3.2	Date of most recent previous report Commitment to Reporting	•
3.3	Reporting cycle Commitment to Reporting	•
3.4	Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents Chief Sustainability Officer	•
3.5	Process for defining report content Commitment to Reporting	•
3.6	Boundary of the report Commitment to Reporting	•
3.7	State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report Commitment to Reporting	•
3.8	Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations Commitment to Reporting	•
3.9	Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculation Commitment to Reporting	•
3.10	Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports Commitment to Reporting	•
3.11	Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary or measurement methods applied in the report Commitment to Reporting	•
3.12	Table identifying the Standard Disclosures in the report GRI Index	•
3.13	Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report Commitment to Reporting	•

Governance, Commitments and Engagements

4.1	Governance structure of the organization 10K	•
4.2	Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer 10K	•
4.3	For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/or non-executive members. State how the organization defines 'independent' and 'non-executive' 10K	•
4.4	Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body 10K	•
4.5	Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organization's performance 10K	•
4.6	Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided 10K	•
4.7	Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for guiding the organization's strategy on economic, environmental, and social topics 10K	•
4.8	Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of their implementation Corporate Governance	•
4.9	Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance Corporate Governance	•
4.10	Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance Corporate Governance	•
4.11	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization	NR
4.12	Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses Diversity	•
4.13	Membership in associations Partnerships	•
4.14	List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization Stakeholder Engagement / Partnerships	•
4.15	Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage Partnerships	•
4.16	Approaches to stakeholder engagement Partnerships	•
4.17	Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement	•

Economic

EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments.(Core) Performance Summary	•
EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change. (Core)	NR
EC3	Coverage of the organization's defined benefit plan obligations. (Core)	•
EC4	Significant financial assistance received from government. (Core)	NR
EC5	Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation. (Additional)	NR
EC6	Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. (Core)	NR
EC7	Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. (Core)	NR
EC8	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. (Core)	NR
EC9	Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts. (Additional)	NR

Environmental

EN1	Material used by weight or volume (Core)	NR
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials (Core) Greening Our Products / Performance Summary	•
EN3	Direct energy consumption by primary energy source (Core) Energy	•
EN4	Indirect energy consumption by primary source (Core) Energy	•
EN5	Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements (Core) Energy	•
EN6	Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. (Additional) Energy	°
EN7	Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. (Additional)	NR
EN8	Total water withdrawal by source. (Core) Water	•
EN9	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. (Additional)	NR
EN10	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. (Additional) Water	°
EN11	Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. (Core)	NR
EN12	Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. (Core)	NA
EN13	Habitats protected or restored. (Additional)	NA
EN14	Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. (Additional)	NA
EN15	Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. (Additional)	NA
EN16	Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. (Core) Greenhouse Gases	•
EN17	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight. (Core) Greenhouse Gases	•
EN18	Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. (Additional) Greenhouse Gases	°
EN19	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight. (Core) Greenhouse Gases	•
EN20	NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type and weight. (Core) NOx	•
EN21	Total water discharge by quality and destination. (Core) Water	°
EN22	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. (Core) Waste to Landfill	°
EN23	Total number and volume of significant spills. (Core)	NR
EN24	Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally. (Additional)	NR
EN25	Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff. (Additional)	NR
EN26	Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. (Core) Building Materials / Roofing & Asphalt / Composites Group / Greenhouse Gases	°
EN27	Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. (Core)	NR
EN28	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. (Core) Performance Summary	•
EN29	Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce. (Additional)	NR
EN30	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. (Additional)	NR

Labor Practices and Decent Work

LA1	Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region. (Core) Performance Summary	°
LA2	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. (Additional) Performance Summary	°
LA4	Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. (Core) Stakeholder Engagement	•
LA5	Minimum notice period(s) regarding significant operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements. (Core)	NR
LA6	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs. (Additional)	NR
LA7	Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region. (Core) Our Stand on Safety	°
LA8	Education, training, counseling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. (Core)	NR
LA9	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions. (Additional)	NR
LA10	Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category. (Core)	NR
LA11	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. (Additional)	NR
LA12	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews. (Additional) Stakeholder Engagement	•
LA13	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity. (Core) Performance Summary	°
LA14	Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category. (Core)	NR

Human Rights

HR1	Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening. (Core)	NR
HR2	Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken. (Core)	NR
HR3	Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. (Additional) Operations	°
HR4	Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken. (Core)	NR
HR5	Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. (Core)	NR
HR6	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor. (Core)	NR
HR7	Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor. (Core)	NR
HR8	Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. (Additional)	NR
HR9	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken. (Additional)	NR

Society

SO1	Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. (Core)	•
SO2	Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. (Core)	NR
SO3	Percentage of employees trained in organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures. (Core) Operations	°
SO4	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. (Core)	NR
SO5	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. (Core)	NR
SO6	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. (Additional)	NR
SO7	Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. (Additional)	NR
SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations. (Core)	NR

Product Responsibility

PR1	Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. (Core) Greening Our Products	•
PR2	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. (Additional)	NR
PR3	Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. (Core) Greening Our Products	•
PR4	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. (Additional)	NR
PR5	Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. (Additional)	NR
PR6	Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship. (Core) Greening Our Products	•
PR7	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship by type of outcomes. (Additional)	NR
PR8	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data. (Additional)	NR
PR9	Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. (Core).	NR