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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | 2013 54 Appendix A. Report Parameters Contact mufeed odeh sustainability manager Qatar aluminium limited, P.o. box 23086, doha, Qatar Tel +974.4403.1215; Mob +974.6600.6975 email: mufeed.odeh@qatalum.com Priority Issues Determining Our Key Priority Issues – this report was guided by the Gri index in the context of our stakeholder map, and follows our sustainability framework, which was developed based on our commitment to national and international development and sustainability goals. each of the report sections presents the relevant key issues and signifcant KPis representative of the issues outlined in the framework. Materiality – this report covers Qatalum’s economic, social, and environmental performance as it pertains to the issues of greatest concern to our stakeholders. Stakeholder Inclusiveness – in creating this report and planning for ongoing sustainability, we have considered the priorities and concerns of all of our stakeholders. our focus for 2012 was on continued implementation of sound sustainability measures in both our management and operations. Sustainability Context: Qatalum has considered the global context of the industry and sustainability and takes this into consideration in its sustainability management. Completeness: this report is the third sustainability report to be made public by Qatalum. We have tried to report on all of our material performance data to make this report as complete as possible. Reporting Cycle this report presents information and details of Qatalum’s operations from January-december, 2013. Reporting Principles As we are still in the developmental stage, we acknowledge that there are areas of potential improvement; for Defning Quality however, this report marks an improvement from our previous frst report. there are indicators we are working on reporting that will contribute to greater transparency in the future. Balance Qatalum’s management were actively involved in the collection of the data presented in this report. the content is presented in a way that allows a balanced view of the company’s economic, social, and environmental performance. Comparability as a young organization reporting on our frst complete year of full-capacity production, we include in this report data on our progress compared against our baseline 2011 report and our 2012 report. in an effort to provide the most accurate information, we have restated data that was found to have been erroneously reported in the past. Data Measurement Techniques to the best of our knowledge, all of the information within this report is accurate and represents the best data available to Qatalum and its stakeholders. any data estimation or calculation has been stated within the report. Signifcant Changes this report contains no signifcant changes in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the 2012 report. Assurance the report has not been externally audited or assured.