Introduction
Business Overview
Report Structure
Scorecard
Performance
GRI Index
- Overview
- Vision and Strategy
- Profile
- Government and Management
- GRI Content Index
- Indicators
  Economic Performance
  Environmental Performance
  Social Performance
Looking Ahead
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Indicators

C=Core Indicator (required) 

Social Performance
Labor Practices and Decent Work
           
C
 
LA1
 
Breakdown of workforce, where possible, by region/country, status (employee/non-employee), employment type (full time/part time), and by employment contract (indefinite or permanent/fixed term or temporaryn). Also identify workforce retained i conjunction with other employers (temporary agency workers or workers in co-employment relationships), segmented by region/country.
 
 
C
 
LA2
 
Net employment creation and average turnover segmented by region/country.
 
Information is currently tracked by Borax and reported to Rio Tinto, but not reported here to protect proprietary information.
C
 
LA3
 
Percentage of employees represented by independent trade union organizations or other bona fide employee representatives broken down geographically OR percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements broken down by region/country.
 
 
C
 
LA4
 
Policy and procedures involving information, consultation, and negotiation with employees over changes in the reporting organization's operations (e.g., restructuring).
 
Borax complies with policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
LA5
 
Practices on recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, and how they relate to the ILO Code of Practice on Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases.
 
Borax complies with policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
LA6
 
Description of formal joint health and safety committees comprising management and worker representatives and proportion of workforce covered by any such committees.
 
 
C
 
LA7
 
Standard injury, lost day, and absentee rates and number of work-related fatalities (including subcontracted workers).
 
 
C
 
LA8
 
Description of policies or programs (for the workplace and beyond) on HIV/AIDS.
 
Borax complies with policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
LA9
 
Average hours of training per year per employee by category of employee.
 
 
C
 
LA10
 
Description of equal opportunity policies or programs, as well as monitoring systems to ensure compliance and results of monitoring.
 
Borax complies with policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
LA11
 
Composition of senior management and corporate governance bodies (including the board of directors), including female/male ratio and other indicators of diversity as culturally appropriate.
 
See Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review for composition and indicators of diversity.
Human Rights
           
C
 
HR1
 
Description of policies, guidelines, corporate structure, and procedures to deal with all aspects of human rights relevant to operations, including monitoring mechanisms and results.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
HR2
 
Evidence of consideration of human rights impacts as part of investment and procurement decisions, including selection of suppliers/contractors.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
HR3
 
Description of policies and procedures to evaluate and address human rights performance within the supply chain and contractors, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
HR4
 
Description of global policy and procedures/programs preventing all forms of discrimination in operations, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
HR5
 
Description of freedom of association policy and extent to which this policy is universally applied independent of local laws, as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
HR6
 
Description of policy excluding child labor as defined by the ILO Convention 138 and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as description of procedures/ programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
HR7
 
Description of policy to prevent forced and compulsory labor and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
 
Borax complies with human rights policies and procedures presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
Society
           
C
 
SO1
 
Description of policies to manage impacts on communities in areas affected by activities, as well as description of procedures/ programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
 
See Performance sections for External Affairs and Operations.
C
 
SO2
 
Description of the policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for organizations and employees addressing bribery and corruption.
 
Borax complies with social policies and systems presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
C
 
SO3
 
Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for managing political lobbying and contributions.
 
Borax complies with social policies and systems presented in Rio Tinto's 2004 Sustainable Development Review at www.riotinto.com.
Product Responsibility
           
C
 
PR1
 
Description of policy for preserving customer health and safety during use of products and services, and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as description of procedures/programs to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.
 
 
C
 
PR2
 
Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms related to product information and labeling.
 
 
C
 
PR3
 
Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for consumer privacy.
 
Borax complies with Rio Tinto's Group Data Protection Policy which covers all personal data relating to individuals, including employees and customers.
           
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