YIT Oyj : GRI report 2021

GRI report

2021

Table of contents

REPORTING PRINCIPLES	3
GRI INDEX	4

Reporting principles

In 2021 YIT's non-financial information is published as a part of the Annual Review. In addition, at YIT's sustainability website there are updated information about YIT's sustainability performance. The Annual Review is published as PDF file in both Finnish and English. We publish the GRI index and reporting principles as attachments to the annual reporting.

YIT has reported in accordance with the reporting principles of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) since 2013. In the reporting of 2021, we refer, unless otherwise stated, to the reporting principles of GRI Standard 2016 (GRI-Referenced). The materiality to YIT's operations and the availability of information have been the bases for choosing the reported subjects and indicators.

The comparison of the published content to the GRI Standard 2016 principles is done in the GRI index.

The GRI reporting has not been confirmed by an outside party.

REPORTING BOUNDARIES

YIT Group includes the parent company YIT Oyj and its subsidiaries that have been defined in the Note 32 of the Consolidated financial statements 2021.

The reporting covers all YIT's operations. The reported information refers to the continuing operations of YIT Group, unless otherwise stated.

The financial information is based on the accounting and verified Financial statements of YIT. Social metrics have been acquired from the personnel and payroll systems. Environmental metrics are based on the information acquired from YIT's own systems and information given by service providers.

DEFINING THE MATERIAL THEMES

The process of defining the material themes of YIT's sustainable development implemented in 2018 has been reported on page 24 of the Annual Review and on YIT's sustainability website at yitgroup.com/sustainabilitymanagement. Other key sustainability indicators to YIT's operations can be found on page 33 of the Annual Review.

THE CALCULATION PRINCIPLES OF INDICATORS

For non-financial information, the figures for 2020 include continuing operations, unless otherwise stated. The detailed calculation principles for key indicators are described on pages 53-54 of the Annual Review.

Emission factors used in the emission calculations are based on the following sources:

• Fuels: Ecoinvent 3.3, 2016
• Propane: INIES 2016
• Electricity (Finland): Statistics Finland 2018 / European Residual Mixes, AIB 2017
• Electricity (other countries): IEA 2017 / European Residual Mixes, AIB 2017
• District heat (Finland): Kaukolämpötilasto 2018
• District heat (other countries): IEA 2017
• District cooling (Finland): Statistics Finland 2011
• Flights: Lipasto 2017, ecoinvent 3.3, 2016
• Waste: Ecoinvent 3.3, 2016

The material themes of sustainable development	Boundaries
Creating sustainable, comfortable and safe urban	YIT and society
development by utilising opportunities provided by the
circular economy
Compliance with good corporate governance and	YIT
preventing corruption and the grey economy
Occupational safety	YIT and subcontractors
Promoting the personnel's occupational well-being and	YIT
competence development
Implementing responsible subcontracting and procurement	YIT and subcontractors
Reducing the environmental impact of the YIT's own	YIT and society
operations

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GRI content index

We refer, unless otherwise stated, to the reporting principles of GRI Standard 2016 (GRI-Referenced).

The scope of reporting in relation to the Standard is described in the Reported column.

Code	GRI content	Location
GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOUSURES
Organisational profile
102-1	Name of the organization
102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	p. 16, 22/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-3	Location of headquarters
102-4	Location of operations	p. 18/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-5	Ownership and legal form	p.48-49,62/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-6	Markets served	p. 18/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-7	Scale of the organization	p. 7, 18-22/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-8	Information on employees and other workers	p. 29/ YIT Annual Review 2021

102-9	Supply chain	p.16-17/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	p. 18, 22-23,48-49/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	p.36-44/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-12	External initiatives	p. 24/ YIT Annual Review 2021
		YIT's sustainability management

Reported

partly	Additional information
fully

●	YIT Corporation
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●	YIT's headquarters is located in Helsinki, Finland.
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◗	Permanent and temporary employees	Full-time and part-time employees
	Permanent women 1,567	Full-time women 1,664
	Permanent men 4,757	Full-time men 5,111
	Temporary women 210	Part-time women 113
	Temporary men 554	Part-time men 200
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●	Among others UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), CDP, Green Building Council Finland, Climate Leadership
Coalition, Smart & Clean foundation, climate partner of the City of Helsinki

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Code	GRI content	Location
102-13	Membership of associations	YIT's sustainability management
Strategy
102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	p.5-6/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-15	Key impacts, risks and opportunities	p.16-17,36-44/ YIT Annual Review 2021
Ethics and integrity
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Strategy
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	p.31-32,36-44/ YIT Annual Review 2021
		YIT Ethics Channel
Governance structure
102-18	Governance structure	p.146-155/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-19	Delegating authority	p.24-32,36/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	p.24-32,36/ YIT Annual Review 2021
		Material themes and management of the themes
102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	p.146-155/ YIT Annual Review 2021
		Board of Directors
		Committees
102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	p.146-155/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-24	Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	p.146-155/ YIT Annual Review 2021
		Nomination board
102-26	Role of the highest governance body in setting purpose, values and strategy	p.24-32,36, 146-155/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-29	Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts	p.24-32,36/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-30	Effectiveness of risk management processes	p. 36, 154/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-31	Review of economic, environmental and social topics	p.24-32,36, 146-155/ YIT Annual Review 2021
102-32	Highest governance body's role in sustainability reporting	p. 24/ Annual Review 2021
102-35	Remuneration policies	p.156-162/ YIT Annual Review 2021

Reported

partly	Additional information
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●	Among others the Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT and associations under it, Construction Quality
Association (through the membership of Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries RT), Green Building Council
	Finland, FIBS ry, Climate Leadership Coalition, Smart & Clean -foundation
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