Protecting What Matters. Preserving The Future.
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Location or Direct Response |
|---|---|---|
| GRI 102: General Disclosures | ||
| Organizational Profile | ||
| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | 102-1 Name of the organization | Koppers Holding Inc. |
| 102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services | Business Segments; 2019 Form 10-K, p. 6-11 | |
| 102-3 Location of headquarters | 436 Seventh Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-1800 | |
| 102-4 Location of operations | 2019 Form 10-K, p. 23 | |
| 102-5 Ownership and legal form | Publicly traded company | |
| 102-6 Markets served | About Koppers | |
| 102-7 Scale of the organization | Our Employees; 2019 Financial Performance and Highlights; 2020 Form 10-K p. 6-11 | |
| 102-8 Information on employees and other workers | Our Employees | |
| 102-9 Supply chain | Responsible Supply Chain Management | |
| 102-10 Significant changes to the organization and supply chain | This report reflects data from our 2018 acquisitions of Koppers Recovery Resources and Koppers Utility and Industrial Products of which we did not have full data to include in our 2018 report. | |
| 102-11 Precautionary principle or approach | Although Koppers does not formally follow the precautionary principle, we assess risks across our operations | |
| 102-12 External initiatives | Stakeholder Engagement; Environmental and Regulatory Compliance | |
| 102-13 Memberships of associations | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| Strategy | ||
| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | 102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker | A Message From Our Chief Executive Officer |
| 102-15 Key impacts, risks, and opportunities | Sustainability Strategy | |
| Ethics and Integrity | ||
| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | 102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior | Governance and Ethics |
| 102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics | Governance and Ethics | |
| Governance Structure | ||
| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | 102-18 Governance structure | Governance and Ethics |
| 102-19 Delegating Authority | Governance and Ethics | |
| 102-20 Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics | Governance and Ethics | |
| 102-21 Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| 102-22 Composition of the highest governance body and its committees | Governance and Ethics | |
| 102-23 Chair of the highest governance body | Governance and Ethics | |
| 102-24 Nominating and selecting the highest governance body | Governance and Ethics | |
| Stakeholder Engagement | ||
| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | 102-40 List of stakeholder groups | Stakeholder Engagement |
| 102-41 Collective bargaining agreements | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| 102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| 102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| 102-44 Key topics and concerns raised | Stakeholder Engagement | |
| Reporting Practices | ||
| GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016 | 102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | 2019 Form 10-K, pg. 52 |
| 102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries | Sustainability Strategy | |
| 102-47 List of material topics | Sustainability Strategy | |
| 102-48 Restatements of information | Data for greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption for both 2019 and 2018 reflect acquisitions made in 2018 that were omitted from 2018 reporting. | |
| 102-49 Changes in reporting | None | |
| 102-50 Reporting period | January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 | |
| 102-51 Date of most recent report | 2018 | |
| 102-52 Reporting cycle | Annual | |
| 102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report | Leslie Hyde, Chief Sustainability Officer; Contact: sustainability@koppers.com | |
| 102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. | |
| 102-55 GRI content index | This document represents the company’s content index. | |
| 102-56 Policy/practice for external assurance | The company is not seeking assurance for this year’s Sustainability report. | |
| GRI 200: Economic Disclosures | ||
| Economic Performance | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | 2019 Financial Performance and Highlights |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 | 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed | 2019 Financial Performance and Highlights |
| 201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans | 2019 Form 10-K, p. 22 | |
| GRI 300: Environmental Disclosures | ||
| Energy | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Environmental Performance |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 302: Energy 2016 | 302-1 Energy Consumption within the organization | Environmental Performance |
| Emissions | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Climate Change |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 305: Emissions 2016 | 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | Climate Change |
| 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | Climate Change | |
| Effluents and Waste | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Environmental Performance |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 305: Effluents and Waste 2016 | 306-3 Significant spills | Environmental Performance |
| Environmental Compliance | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Environmental and Regulatory Compliance |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016 | Omitted | Omitted; data is currently unavailable; anticipated in future reporting cycles. |
| Supplier Environmental Assessment | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Responsible Supply Chain Management |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 | Omitted | Omitted; data is currently unavailable; anticipated in future reporting cycles. |
| GRI 400: Social Disclosures | ||
| Occupational Health and Safety | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Zero Harm |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GR 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 | 403-1 Occupational health and safety management system | Zero Harm |
| 403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation | Zero Harm | |
| 403-3 Occupational health services | Zero Harm | |
| 403-4 Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | Zero Harm Culture | |
| 403-5 Worker training on occupational health and safety | Zero Harm | |
| 403-6 Promotion of worker health | Health and Wellness | |
| 403-7 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships | Zero Harm | |
| 403-9 Work-related injuries | Safety Performance. Note that for some contractor safety metrics data was not available. These metrics have been omitted. | |
| 403-10 Work-related ill health | Safety Performance. Note that for some contractor safety metrics data was not available. These metrics have been omitted. | |
| Training and Education | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Training and Education |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 | 404-2 Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | Training and Education |
| Diversity and Equal Opportunity | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Inclusion and Diversity |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 | 405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees | Inclusion and Diversity |
| Local Communities | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Community Engagement |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 | Omitted | Omitted; data is currently unavailable; anticipated in future reporting cycles. |
| Social Supplier Assessment | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Responsible Supply Chain Management |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 414: Social Supplier Assessment 2016 | Omitted | Omitted; data is currently unavailable; anticipated in future reporting cycles. |
| Customer Health and Safety | ||
| GRI 103: Management Approach 2016 | 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary | Public Health and Safety |
| 103-2 The management approach and its components | ||
| 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach | ||
| GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 | 416-1 Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | Public Health and Safety |
| 416-2 Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services | Public Health and Safety | |