The report presents company approach to social, environmental and economic aspects. It also provides an overview of company impact on the environment and social involvement in 2018.
The Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018
'The Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018' is fulfilling the requirements of Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups and in compliance with Accounting Act. A certified auditor only verifies whether the entity has complied with the reporting requirements (Report of independent auditor - consolidated and unconsolidated).
The statement applies indicators based on the international GRI Standards (Global Reporting Initiative Standards) for sustainability reporting. Te report was prepare in accordance with GRI Standards on core options and financial statements was according to IFRS.
The report is based on the following documents, norms and standards:
Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018 was based on GRI Standards rather than GRI Guidelines, that were applied in developing the 2017 report. This report does not contain other significant changes in terms of scope, range or method of measurement from the previous year. The Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018 is issued in compliance with Accounting Act. Fulfilling the requirements of Accounting Act the Company presented separate consolidated and non-consolidated report of Agora S.A. and the Agora Group regarding non-financial reporting for 2018 with Annual Consolidated and Unconsolidated Financial Statements on 8th March 2019. Reports are available on the corporate website www.agora.pl in Polish and English. Consolidated and unconsolidated non-financial report of Agora S.A. and the Agora Group were prepared according to standards set out by Global Reporting Initiative (GRI Standards). To comply with non-financial reporting requirements, the following elements were presented as follows: The purpose of the reporting process is analysing and monitoring the impact of the company in accordance with adopted rules and indicators. Dialogue with stakeholders in the process of report development included a survey addressed to employees and investors, and collecting feedback through other channels from industry organizations and other stakeholders. employees completed a questionnaire on CSR report 2018 Agora employees were asked to indicate the areas they find important and they believe should be covered in the 2018 report. Each area was rated on a 1-5 scale, where 5 stands for ‘the highest importance’ and 1- ‘the lowest importance’. With 4.5 average rating, ‘Employee training and career development’ ranked the highest, followed by ‘Programmes and benefits for employees’ – 4.4, and ‘Preventing workplace discrimination and mobbing’ – average rate at 4.2. ‘Respecting human rights’ and ‘Business strategy of the company’ also ranked high in the survey. Tab. Average rates in the questionnaire for agora group responsibility report 2018 Source: data of Agora Group Additionally, in comments employees considered Agora Group Responsibility Report 2017 ‘useful, clear and interesting’. To collect investor feedback, in March 2018, representatives of the capital market – investors and analysts were asked in a questionnaire to evaluate Responsibility Reports of Agora Group and Agora S.A. According to their opinions, the document formula is interesting, data is presented in an appealing form and the report shows Agora from a new perspective. Dialogue with stakeholders allowed Agora Group to identify important areas and topics to include in Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018. Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018 lists 65 good practices - examples of initiatives, campaigns or activities conducted by Agora Group in each area of responsibility. Below are descriptions of the good practices of Agora. good practices in Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018 Tab. Good practices in Agora Group Responsibility Report 2018
DIALOGUE WITH EMPLOYEES
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Average rates in the questionnaire for agora group responsibility report 2018
Area rated
Average rate
(on a 1-5 scale)
Employee training and development
4,5
Programmes and benefits for employees
4,4
Preventing workplace discrimination and mobbing
4,2
Respecting human rights
4,1
Business strategy of the company
4
Responsibility of the media and their role in contemporary world
3,9
Employment structure
3,9
Customer relations
3,9
Code of ethics and whistleblowing system
3,8
Community and social involvement – cultural, educational, civic and charity actions
3,7
Relations with suppliers and contractors
3,7
Risk management and preventing fraud
3,6
Industry responsibility, including advertising ethics
3,6
Environmental impact
3,5
Participation in industry organizations, initiatives
3,4
Diversity in Agora
3,4
Appraisal talks
3,3
DIALOGUE WITH INVESTORS
Workplace:
HUMAN RIGHTS:
Responsibility for products and services:
Environmental impact:
Ethics and preventing fraud:
Social impact:
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Spis dobrych praktyk w Raporcie Odpowiedzialności Grupy Agora za 2018 r.
STRATEGIC APPROACH TO RESPONSIBILITY
WORKPLACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS CLIENTS AND SUPPLIERS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SOCIAL IMPACT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AGORA GROUP IN 2018
