Sydney Water follows international best practice by mapping the Annual Report against the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2006, an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Sydney Water has adopted the GRI principles for reporting – transparency, inclusiveness, auditability, completeness, relevance, sustainability context, accuracy, neutrality, comparability, clarity and timeliness. In line with these principles, Net Balance Management Group Pty Ltd independently verified Sydney Water’s Operating Licence Schedule 3 Environmental Performance Indicators 2009–10 and sustainability indicators for the Annual Report 2009–10.
| Reference |
Indicator description |
Location |
| 1. Strategy and analysis |
| 1.1 |
Statement from chief executive officer and chair |
At a glance > Chairman and Managing Director’s review |
| 1.2 |
Description of key risks and opportunities |
Corporate Governance > Insurance and risk management |
| 2. Organisational profile |
| 2.1 |
Name of the reporting organisation |
Front cover of Annual Report Summary |
| 2.2 |
Major brands, products or services, including volume |
At a glance > About Sydney Water |
| 2.3 |
Organisational structure |
At a glance > Board and Executive |
| 2.4 |
Location of organisation’s headquarters |
Back cover of Annual Report Summary |
| 2.5 |
Number of countries where the organisation operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report |
Australia |
| 2.6 |
Nature of ownership and legal form |
At a glance > About Sydney Water > Sydney Water’s role |
| 2.7 |
Markets served |
At a glance > About Sydney Water |
| 2.8 |
Scale of the reporting organisation |
At a glance > About Sydney Water > Sydney Water’s role |
| 2.9 |
Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure or ownership |
None |
| 2.10 |
Awards received in reporting period |
At a glance > Milestones |
