Arcadis : GRI Content Index 2021

Arcadis GRI Content Index

As required by the GRI Standards, we provide an index that specifies each of the GRI Standards used and lists all disclosures included in our 2021 Annual Integrated Report. The Arcadis Annual Integrated Report 2021 has been prepared in line with the GRI Standards for Sustainability Reporting: Core option.

Organizational profile
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
		102-1 Name of organization	Company addresses (p. 318)
		102-2 Activities and services	Our business (p. 12)
		102-3 Location of headquarters	Notes to the Consolidated financial statements (p. 209)
		102-4 Location of operations	Company addresses (pp. 318-319)
		102-5 Ownership and legal form	Corporate Governance report (pp. 161-166)
		102-6 Markets served	Our business (p. 12) and Performance by segment (pp. 121-156)
		102-7 Scale of the organization	Five-year summary (pp. 311-312)
		102-8 Information on employees and other	Non-Financial Reporting People Metrics 2021 (pp. 314-317)
General	workers
Disclosures	102-9 Supply chain	Sustainable Procurement (p. 88)
		102-10 Significant changes to the	Corporate Governance report (p. 161); Renumeration policy changes (p. 190); and Changes in
		organization and its supply chain	consolidated interests (p. 217)
		102-11 Precautionary principle or approach	Enterprise Risk Management (pp. 167-181)
			Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 47-49); About this report (p. 77); Energy
		102-12 External initiatives	and emissions (pp. 83-85); Sustainable Procurement (p. 88); Ratings and Recognition (pp. 88-
			89); Arcadis EU Taxonomy Disclosure (p. 90); and Sustainability partnerships (pp. 91-92)
		102-13 Membership of associations	Sustainability partnerships (pp. 91-92)
Strategy
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
		102-14 Statement from senior decision-	Maximizing Impact - CEO Message (pp. 6-10)
		maker
General
Disclosures	102-15 Key impacts, risks, and	Strategic context (p. 42); Mega trends (p. 43); Stakeholder dialogue (p. 44); Competitive
		opportunities	landscape (p. 51); Connectivity matrix (p. 52); and Enterprise Risk Management (pp. 167-181)
Ethics and integrity
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
		102-16 Values, principles, standards, and	Our passion (p. 16); Material themes (p. 45); Health and Safety (p. 69); and Business ethics
General	norms of behavior	(p. 93)
Disclosures		102-17 Mechanisms for advice and	Arcadis General Business Principles (Link on p. 88); Business ethics (pp. 93-95) and
		concerns about ethics	Compliance risk (p. 180)
Governance
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
General		Composition of the Executive Board (p. 185); Composition of the Executive Leadership Team
102-18 Governance structure	(p. 185); Composition of the Supervisory Board (p. 185); Corporate Governance report (p.
Disclosures
	186); and Supervisory Board Committee reports (p. 186)

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Governance

Standard

Disclosure

Location, notes, and omissions

102-19 Delegating authority

102-20Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics

102-21 Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics

Sustainable Procurement (p. 88); Ratings and Recognition (pp. 88-89); Arcadis EU Taxonomy Disclosure (p. 90)

Governance (p. 186)

Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (pp. 44-46)

General

Disclosures

102-22 Governance structure

102-23 Chair of the highest governance body

102-24 Nominating and selecting the highest governance body

102-25 Conflicts of interest

102-26 Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy

102-27 Collective knowledge of highest governance body

102-28 Evaluating the highest governance body's performance

102-29 Identifying and managing economic,

environmental, andsocial impacts

102-30 Effectiveness of risk management processes

102-31 Review of economic, environmental, and social topics

102-32 Highest governance body's role in sustainability reporting

102-33 Communicating critical concerns

102-34 Nature and total number of critical concerns

102-35 Remuneration policies

102-36 Process for determining remuneration

102-37 Stakeholders' involvement in remuneration

102-38 Annual total compensation ratio

Corporate Governance report (pp. 161-166) and Report by the Supervisory Board (pp. 182- 189)

Corporate Governance report (pp. 161-166) and Report by the Supervisory Board (pp. 182- 189)

Diversity in the Executive Board, Executive Leadership Team and Supervisory Board (p. 163); Diversity Policy for the Supervisory Board (p. 189); and Arcadis Selection Committee Charter (p. 189)

Business ethics (p. 93); Corporate Governance report (pp. 161-166); and Relevant documents on corporate website (pp. 189)

Arcadis Sustainability Committee Charter (p. 189); Governance (p. 186); and Supervisory Board Committee reports (p. 186)

Active participation in organizations such as WBCSD, 50L Home Coalition, Institute for Sustainable Insfrastructure, and UN Global Compact. Sustainability partnerships (pp. 91-92); Governance (p. 93); and Supervisory Board Committee reports (p. 186)

Corporate Governance report (pp. 161-166); Supervisory Board Committee reports (p. 186); and Remuneration report (pp. 190-201)

Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44); Strategic Stakeholder interactions (p. 46); Enterprise Risk Management (pp. 167-181); and Arcadis Sustainability Committee Charter (p. 189)

Responsibility for risk management (p. 169)

Responsibility for risk management (p. 169)

Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44) and Governance (p. 161- 166)

Monitoring and accountability (p. 94)

Monitoring and accountability (p. 94)

Remuneration report (pp. 190-201) and Operational costs (Note 9) (p. 221)

Remuneration report (pp. 190-201)

Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44) and Remuneration report (pp. 190-200)

Supervisory Board report (p. 191-195)

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Stakeholder engagement
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
	102-39 Percentage increase in annual total	Supervisory Board report (p. 191-195)
	compensation ratio
		Our position in the industry value chain (p. 13); Strategic context (p. 42); Interactions that
	102-40 List of stakeholder groups	influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44) and Strategic Stakeholder interactions (p.
		46)
	102-41 Collective bargaining agreements	Human and Labour Rights (pp. 68-69)
General Disclosures	102-42 Identifying and selecting	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44) and Strategic Stakeholder
	stakeholders	interactions (p. 46)
	102-43 Approach to stakeholder	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44) and Strategic Stakeholder
	engagement	interactions (p. 46)
		Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44); Strategic Stakeholder
	102-44 Key topics and concerns raised	interactions (p. 46); Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (pp. 47-49); Enterprise
		Risk Management (pp. 167-181); and Capital and Financial Risk Management (pp. 259-269)
Reporting practices
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
	102-45 Entities included in the consolidated	Notes to the Consolidated financial statements (p. 209); Investments accounted for using the
	financial statements	equity method (p. 226); and Related party transactions (p. 271)
	102-46 Defining report content	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (pp. 44-46) and Connectivity matrix
	(p. 52)
	102-47 List of material topics	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (pp. 44-46) and Connectivity matrix
	(p. 52)
	102-48 Restatements of information	Notes to the Consolidated financial statements (pp. 212)
	102-49 Changes in reporting	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (p. 44); Material themes (p. 45);
	and Strategic Stakeholder interactions (p. 46)
General Disclosures	102-50 Reporting period	Cover
	102-51 Date of most recent report	Five-year summary (pp. 311-312)
	102-52 Reporting cycle	Five-year summary (pp. 311-312)
	102-53 Contact point for questions	Company addresses (p. 318)
	regarding the report
	102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance	The Arcadis Annual Integrated Report 2020 has been prepared in line with the GRI Standards
	with the GRI Standards	for Sustainability Reporting: Core option. (p.77)
	102-55 GRI content index	This table presents the GRI Content Index, which supplements our Annual Integrated Report
	2021.
	102-56 External assurance	Assurance report of the independent auditor (pp. 299-301)
Materiality
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
	103-1 Explanation of the material topic and	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (pp. 44-46) and Connectivity matrix
	its Boundary	(pp. 52-53)
General Disclosures	103-2 Management approach and its	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (pp. 44-46) and Connectivity matrix
	components	(pp. 52-53)

103-3 Evaluation of management approach	Interactions that influence us: our focused Material themes (pp. 44-46) and Connectivity matrix
(pp. 52-53)

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Economic performance
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
		201-1 Direct economic value generated and	Financial Statements (pp. 202-271)
		distributed
		201-2 Financial implications and other risks	Value creation (pp. 14-15); Strategic context (pp. 42-51); Mega trends (p. 43); Connectivity
Economic	and opportunities due to climate change	matrix (p. 53); and Arcadis TCFD Disclosure (pp. 302-309)
Performance	201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and	Employee Share Purchase Plan (Lovinklaan Foundation) (p. 226) and Provisions for employee
		other retirement plans	benefits (pp. 249-254)
		201-4 Financial assistance received from	Significant events in the current reporting period (p. 213); Other income (p. 221); and
		government	Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities (p. 258)
		205-1 Operations assessed for risks related	Connectivity matrix (p. 53); Business ethics (pp. 93-95); and Compliance risk (p. 180)
		to corruption
		205-2 Communication of anti-corruption	Connectivity matrix (p. 53); Business ethics (pp. 93-95);
Anti-Corruption	Human and Labour Rights (pp. 68-69); Sustainability in Remuneration & Finance (p. 76);
policies and procedures
		Business ethics (pp. 93-95), and Compliance risk (p. 180)
		205-3 Corruption incidents	Investigated AGBP alleged breaches (p. 3, 53); AGBP alleged breaches (p. 73); and Business
		ethics (pp. 93-95)
Anti-Competitive	206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive	Investigated AGBP alleged breaches (p. 3, 53); AGBP alleged breaches (p. 73); and Business
Behavior	behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices	ethics (pp. 93-95)
Environmental performance
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
		302-1 Energy use by source	Emissions and Environmental Management (p. 84-86) and Five-year summary (p. 311-312)
Energy	302-3 Energy intensity ratio	Emissions and Environmental Management (p. 84-86) and Five-year summary (p. 311-312)
		302-4 Reductions of energy consumption	Impact & Systems (pp. 83-86); Arcadis TCFD Disclosure 2021 (pp. 302-309)
		305-1 Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)	Emissions and Environmental Management (p. 84-86)
		305-2 Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 2)	Emissions and Environmental Management (p. 84-86)
Emissions	305-3 Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 3)	Emissions and Environmental Management (p. 84-86)
		305-4 GHG emissions intensity ratio	Emissions and Environmental Management (p. 84-86)
		305-5 GHG reductions realized	Impact & Systems (pp. 83-86); Arcadis TCFD Disclosure 2021 (pp. 302-309)
Environmental	307-1 Environmental violations, fines and/or	Environmental non-compliance (p. 88)
Compliance	penalties
Supplier	308-1 New suppliers that were screened	Sustainable Procurement (p. 88); Third Party Management Risk (p. 177). Additional
using environmental criteria	information will be provided on this indicator in future reports.
Environmental
308-2 Negative environmental impacts in	Sustainable Procurement (p. 88); Third Party Management Risk (p. 177). Additional
Assessment
		the supply chain and actions taken	information will be provided on this indicator in future reports.
Social performance
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
		401-1 New employee hires	People & Culture (p. 54)
Employment		Employee Share Purchase Plan (Lovinklaan Foundation) (p. 226) and Provisions for employee

401-2 Benefits	benefits (pp. 249-254)

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Social performance
Standard	Disclosure	Location, notes, and omissions
	403-1 Occupational health and safety	Health and Safety (pp. 69-71)
	management system
	403-2 Hazard identification, risk	Health and Safety (pp. 69-71)
	assessment, and incident investigation
	403-3 Occupational health services	Health and Safety (pp. 69-71)
	403-4 Roles and responsibilities of joint
Occupational Health	management-worker health and safety	Health and Safety (pp. 69-71)
and Safety	committees
	403-5 Worker training on occupational	Health and Safety (pp. 69-71)
	health and safety
	403-6 Promotion of worker health	Health and Safety (pp. 69-71) and Health and Safety risk (p. 177)
	403-9Work-related injuries	Connectivity matrix (p. 53); Performance & development (p. 60); Health and Safety (pp. 69-
	71); and Performance in 2020 (pp. 122, 133, 143, 151)
	404-2 Programs for upgrading employee	People & Culture (pp. 54-67)
Training and	skills and transition assistance programs
Education	404-3 Performance and career
	People & Culture (p. 54)
	development reviews
Diversity & Equal	405-1 Diversity of employees	Non-Financial Reporting People Metrics 2021 (pp. 314-317)
Opportunity
Non-Discrimination	406-1 Incidents of discrimination	Business ethics (pp. 93-95)
Freedom of	407-1 Measures to support the rights to	Human and Labour Rights (pp. 68-69); Sustainability partnerships (pp. 91-92); and
Association &	exercise freedom of association or
Sustainable Procurement (p. 88)
Collective Bargaining	collective bargaining
Local Communities	413-1 Operations with implemented local	Sustainability partnerships (pp. 91-92) and Community engagement (pp. 92-93)
community engagement
	414-1 New suppliers that were screened	Sustainable Procurement (p. 88); Third Party Management Risk (p. 177). Additional
Supplier Social	using social criteria	information will be provided on this indicator in future reports.
Assessment	414-2 Negative social impacts in the supply	Sustainable Procurement (p. 88); Third Party Management Risk (p. 177). Additional
	chain and actions taken	information will be provided on this indicator in future reports.
	418-1 Breaches of customer privacy and	Connectivity matrix (p. 53); Investigated AGBP alleged breaches (p. 3, 53); AGBP alleged
Customer Privacy	breaches (p. 73); Business ethics (pp. 93-95); and Privacy (and personal data protection) (p.
losses of customer data
	95)

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