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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | 2013 55 Appendix A. Report Parameters Appendix B. GRI Index Contact mufeed odeh Appendix B: GRI CONTENT FOR ‘IN ACCORDANCE’ – CORE sustainability manager the table below provides the discloser of Gri content for ‘in accordance’ – core for our report. Further Qatar aluminium limited, P.o. box 23086, doha, Qatar Tel +974.4403.1215; Mob +974.6600.6975 explanation for each indicator is presented online at https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx email: mufeed.odeh@qatalum.com table Key reported Partially reported not reported 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 Indicator Page reference External Indicator Page reference External presents the relevant key issues and signifcant KPis representative of the issues outlined in the framework. (or direct response in case of omission) Assurance (or direct response in case of omission) Assurance Materiality – this report covers Qatalum’s economic, social, and environmental performance as it pertains GEnERAL STAnDARD DISCLOSURES GEnERAL STAnDARD DISCLOSURES to the issues of greatest concern to our stakeholders. Strategy and Analysis Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Inclusiveness – in creating this report and planning for ongoing sustainability, we have G4-1 4, 5 not assured G4-24 19 not assured considered the priorities and concerns of all of our stakeholders. our focus for 2012 was on continued Organizational Profle G4-25 19 not assured implementation of sound sustainability measures in both our management and operations. G4-3 8 not assured G4-26 19 not assured Sustainability Context: Qatalum has considered the global context of the industry and sustainability and G4-4 8 not assured G4-27 19 not assured takes this into consideration in its sustainability management. G4-5 8 not assured Completeness: this report is the third sustainability report to be made public by Qatalum. We have tried to G4-6 8 not assured Report Profle report on all of our material performance data to make this report as complete as possible. G4-28 54 not assured G4-7 8 not assured Reporting Cycle this report presents information and details of Qatalum’s operations from January-december, 2013. G4-8 8 not assured G4-29 2012 -- G4-30 54 not assured G4-9 22, 27, 29 G4-31 54 -- Reporting Principles As we are still in the developmental stage, we acknowledge that there are areas of potential improvement; G4-10 22 not assured for Defning Quality however, this report marks an improvement from our previous frst report. there are indicators we are G4-32 54 not assured working on reporting that will contribute to greater transparency in the future. G4-11 not applicable - trade unions do not exist not assured G4-33 not assured not assured and are illegal in Qatar Balance Qatalum’s management were actively involved in the collection of the data presented in this report. G4-12 26 not assured Governance the content is presented in a way that allows a balanced view of the company’s economic, social, and G4- 13 there were no G4-34 10 not assured environmental performance. major operational changes in 2013 Ethics and Integrity Comparability as a young organization reporting on our frst complete year of full-capacity production, we include in this G4-14 Qatalum adopts best practices and uses not assured G4-56 19, 14 not assured report data on our progress compared against our baseline 2011 report and our 2012 report. in an effort to proven technology. the precautionary provide the most accurate information, we have restated data that was found to have been erroneously approach is embedded in its philosophy reported in the past. Identifed Material Aspects & Boundaries Financial performance reported represents Data Measurement Techniques to the best of our knowledge, all of the information within this report is accurate and represents the best G4-17 Qatalum only. not assured data available to Qatalum and its stakeholders. any data estimation or calculation has been stated within G4-18 19, 57 not assured the report. G4-19 19, 57 not assured Signifcant Changes this report contains no signifcant changes in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the G4-20 19, 57 not assured 2012 report. G4-21 19, 57 not assured G4-22 Qatalum strives to continuously improve its not assured Assurance the report has not been externally audited or assured. tracking and reporting process. in our 2013 report Qatalum has recalculated and restated our direct energy consumption and direct GHG emissions for 2011 and 2012. G4-23 no signifcant changes in 2013 not assured