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GRI Index

Global Reporting Initiative Index

This index is provided to help readers compare the information in ITT's 2007-2008 Corporate Responsibility Report with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 2006 guidelines.

We have listed the relevant indicators below that correspond to GRI's Application Level "C. Please see the Application Level grid below for descriptions of levels.

More information on GRI can be found at www.globalreporting.org/reportingframework/reportingframeworkoverview/

  • "Not Applicable" – indicates that the topic does not apply to the company's operations
  • "Not Available" – indicates that the information was not available this year
  • "Not Reported" means that the information is not collected on a global basis, that the information is kept confidential for competitive and/or other reasons, or is not considered a material issue for our business and stakeholders.

Key to following chart: CR = Corporate Responsibility Report

G3 Profile Disclosures (Level C)

Indicator Description Location of Information
1. Strategy and Analysis
1.1 Statement from most senior decision maker about relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy CR – CEO Message
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities 10-K
2. Organizational Profile
2.1 Name of the organization CR – Company Profile
2.2 Primary brand, products, and/or services CR – Company Profile
2.3 Operational structure of the organization, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures CR – Company Profile
2.4 Location of organization's headquarters CR – Back Cover
2.5 Number of countries where the organization operates, and names of countries with either major operations or that are specifically relevant to the sustainability issues covered in the report 10-K
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form 10-K
2.7 Markets served CR – Company Profile
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization CR – Company Profile
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership 10-K
2.10 Awards received in the reporting period CR – Results and Recognition
3. Report Parameters
REPORT PROFILE
3.1 Reporting period CR – Inside Front Cover
3.2 Date of most recent previous report CR – Inside Front Cover
3.3 Reporting cycle CR – Inside Front Cover
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents CR – Inside Front Cover
REPORT SCOPE AND BOUNDARY
3.5 Process for defining report content CR – Materiality
3.6 Boundary of the report (see GRI boundary protocol) Not Available
3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report (see GRI Completeness Principle) Not Available
3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between organizations. Not Reported
3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such restatement. Not Applicable
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report. Not Applicable
GRI CONTENT INDEX (overlaid with UNGC)
3.12 Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report GRI Index
4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
GOVERNANCE
4.1 Governance structure of the organization, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organizational oversight CR – Corporate Governance
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer and their function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement CR – Corporate Governance
4.3 For organizations that have a unitary board structure, state the number of members of the highest governance body that are independent and /or non-executive members CR – Corporate Governance
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body CR – Corporate Governance
4.8
UNGC
Internally developed statements of mission or values, codes of conduct, and principles relevant to economic, environmental and social performance and the status of their implementation. CR – Vision and Values
+ ITT Code of Conduct
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT
4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organization. Not Applicable
4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes or endorses. CR – Results and Recognition
4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industry associations) and/or national/international advocacy organizations in which the organization: CR – Community Involvement, Environmental Performance, Employee Opportunities
4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization CR – Inside Front Cover
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage Not Available
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group. Not Available

G3 Performance Indicators

Economic Performance Indicators
EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed (revenues, op costs, employee compensation, donations & other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments Annual Report, 10-K
EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization's activities due to climate change Partial—CR-Global Issues
EC3 Coverage of organization's defined benefit plan obligations Not Available
EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government Not Applicable
EC5 Range of ratios of standard entry level wage compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation Not Reported
EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation Not Reported
EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at locations of significant operation Not Reported
EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement Not Available
EC9 Understanding and describing significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts Not Available
Environmental Performance Indicators
EN1 Materials used by weight or volume Not Available
EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials Not Available
EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source CR – Environmental Performance
EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source CR – Environmental Performance
EN5 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements CR – Environmental Performance
EN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives CR – Environmental Performance
EN7 Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved CR – Environmental Performance
EN8 Total water withdrawal by source Not Available
EN9 Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water Not Available
EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused Not Available
EN11 Location and size of land owned, leased managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas Not Applicable
EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas Not Applicable
EN13 Habitats protected or restored Not Applicable
EN14 Strategies, current actions and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity CR – Environmental Performance
EN15 Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk Not Applicable
EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight CR – Environmental Performance
EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight CR – Environmental Performance
EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved CR – Environmental Performance
EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight Not Applicable
EN20 NO, SO and other significant air emissions by type and weight Not Available
EN21 Total water discharge by quality and destination Not Available
EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method CR – Environmental Performance
EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills Not Applicable
EN24 Weight of transported, imported, exported or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I,II,III and VIII and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally Not Applicable
EN25
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Identity, size, protected status and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organizations discharges of water and runoff. Not Applicable
EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation CR – Product Responsibility
EN27 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category Not Applicable
EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations Not Applicable
EN29 Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce CR – Environmental Performance
EN30 Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type Not Applicable
Social Performance Indicators
Labor Practices and Decent Work
LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region Not Available
LA2 Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender and region Not Available
LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. Not Available
LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements CR – Employee Opportunities
LA5 Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements Not Available
LA6 Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management – worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs Not Available
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work related fatalities by region CR – Employee Health and Safety
LA8 Education, training, counseling, prevention and risk-control programs CR – Employee Health and Safety
LA9 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions Not Available
LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category Not Available
LA11 Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings CR – Employee Engagement
LA12 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews Not Available
LA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity Not Available
LA14 Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category Not Available
Human Rights
HR1 Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening Not Available
HR2 Percentage of significant suppliers and contractors that have undergone screening on human rights and actions taken Not Available
HR3 Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained Not Available
HR4 Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken Not Available
HR5 Operations identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at significant risk, and actions take to support these rights Not Applicable
HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination of child labor CR – Employee Opportunities
HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of forced or compulsory labor CR – Employee Opportunities
HR8 Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations Not Available
HR9 Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken Not Applicable
Society
S01 Nature, scope and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating and exiting Not Available
S02 Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption Not Available
S03 Percentage of employees trained in organizations anti-corruption policies and procedures Not Available
S04 Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption Not Available
S05 Public policy positions and participation in public policy and lobbying CR – Ethics and Compliance
S06 Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country CR – Ethics and Compliance
S07 Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust and monopoly practices and their outcomes Not Applicable
S08 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations Not Applicable
Product Responsibility
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures Not Available
PR2 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. Not Available
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements Not Available
PR4 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes Not Applicable
PR5 Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction Not Applicable
PR6 Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion and sponsorship Not Applicable
PR7 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion and sponsorship by type of outcomes Not Applicable
PR8 Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data Not Applicable
PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services Not Applicable
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