Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
The GRI Content Index provides an overview of Oracle’s corporate citizenship reporting practices, in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Core Option. Asterisks (*) are noted next to all items that are published outside of the Social Impact Report.
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 102: Organizational Profile | 102-1: Name of organization; 102-2: Activities brands, products, and services |
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| 102-3: Location of headquarters; 102-4: Location of operations; 102-5: Ownership and legal form; 102-6: Markets served; 102-7: Scale of organization |
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| 102-8: Information on employees and other workers |
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| 102-9: Supply chain |
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| 102-10: Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain | |||
| 102-11: Precautionary principle or approach | |||
| 102-12: External initiatives | |||
| 102-13: Membership of associations | |||
| GRI 102: Strategy | 102-14: Statement from senior decision-maker | ||
| 102-15: Key impacts, risks, and opportunities |
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| GRI 102: Ethics and integrity | 102-16: Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior | ||
| 102-17: Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics | |||
| 102-18: Governance structure | |||
| 102-19: Delegating authority 102-20: Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics |
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| 102-21: Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics | |||
| 102-22: Composition of the highest governance body and its committees; 102-23: Chair of the highest governance body; 102-26: Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy; 102-27: Collective knowledge of highest governance body | |||
| 102-29: Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts; 102-30: Effectiveness of risk management processes; 102-31: Review of economic, environmental, and social topics; 102-32: Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting | |||
| GRI 102: Stakeholder Engagement | 102-40: List of stakeholder groups | Oracle works extensively with stakeholder groups based on the areas that are most important to us and the communities where we conduct business. Our key stakeholders include customers and prospects, suppliers, employees, partners, investors, industry coalitions, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. | |
| 102-41: Collective bargaining agreements | Confidentiality constraints: Oracle does not publicly disclose this data. | ||
| 102-42: Identifying and selecting stakeholders; 102-43: Approach to stakeholder engagement | |||
| 102-44: Key topics and concerns raised |
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| GRI 102: Reporting Practice | 102-45: Entities included in the consolidated financial statements | ||
| 102-46: Defining report content and topic boundaries | |||
| 102-47: All material aspects identified in the process for defining report content | |||
| 102-48: Restatements of information | Information from prior reports has not been restated. | ||
| 102-49: Changes in reporting | There are no significant changes. | ||
| 102-50: Reporting period; 102-51: Date of most recent report; 102-52: Reporting cycle; 102-53: Contact point for questions regarding the report; 102-54: Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards | |||
| 102-55: GRI content index | |||
| 102-56: External assurance | Certain portions of the report have been externally verified, including the energy and emissions data reported in the Sustainability section. |
Material Topics
Upholding the highest standards of ethical business conduct
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components |
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| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach |
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| GRI 204: Procurement Practices | 204-1: Proportion of spending on local suppliers | ||
| GRI 205: Anti-corruption | 205-2: Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures |
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| GRI 408: Child Labor | 408-1: Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor | ||
| GRI 409: Forced or compulsory labor | 409-1: Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor | ||
| GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment | 412-1: Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments | ||
| 412-2: Employee training on human rights policies or procedures | |||
| 412-3: Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening | Oracle’s hardware suppliers are required to abide by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct as well as the Oracle Supplier Code of Conduct. The RBA Code of Conduct is an integral part of Oracle’s supplier contract, and our suppliers are assessed on their compliance with RBA on a quarterly basis. |
Safeguarding the privacy and security of the data we manage
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 418: Customer Privacy | 418-1: Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | Protecting our customers’ personal information is a top priority for Oracle. We enforce corporate policies and practices designed to protect the personal information in our possession. |
Providing a workplace that is diverse, inclusive, and safe
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety | 403-1: Workers representation in formal joint management—worker health and safety committees | ||
| 403-2: Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities | |||
| GRI 404: Training and Education | 404-1: Average hours of training per year per employee | In addition to tracking formal training hours delivered to employees through Oracle University, Oracle provides a variety of career and skills development programs that are not tracked by hours, but rather by number of resources, modules, or assets accessed by employees. | |
| 404-2: Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | |||
| 404-3: Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews | While we do not publicly disclose this data, we provide detailed information about our career development programs and offerings in the Workforce section and on the Oracle Careers website. | ||
| GRI 405: Diversity and Inclusion | 405-1: Diversity of governance bodies and employees | ||
| 405-2: Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | Confidentiality constraints: Oracle does not publicly disclose this data. | ||
| GRI 406: Non-discrimination | 406-1: Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | Confidentiality constraints: Oracle does not publicly disclose this data. |
Helping our employees succeed and make a positive impact
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 413: Local Communities | 413-1: Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
Educating students and advancing technological inclusion globally
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 413: Local Communities | 413-1: Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
Engaging philanthropically in our communities around the world
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts | 203-1: Infrastructure investments and services supported | ||
| 203-2: Significant indirect economic impacts | |||
| GRI 413: Local Communities | 413-1: Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
Leveraging our technology for economic, social, and environmental value creation
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts | 203-1: Infrastructure investments and services supported | ||
| 203-2: Significant indirect economic impacts | |||
| GRI 413: Local Communities | 413-1: Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
Integrating sustainable business thinking, including circularity and climate change
| GRI Standard | Disclosure | Section/URL | Omission/Explanation |
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| GRI 103: Management Approach (Materials, Energy, Water, Emissions, Effluents and Waste, Environmental Compliance) | 103-1: Explanation of the material topic and its boundary | ||
| 103-2: The management approach and its components | |||
| 103-3: Evaluation of the management approach | |||
| GRI 302: Energy | 302-1: Energy consumption within the organization | ||
| 302-2: Energy consumption outside of the organization | |||
| 302-3: Energy intensity | |||
| 302-4: Reduction of energy consumption | |||
| 302-5: Reductions in energy requirements of products and services | |||
| GRI 303: Water | 303-1: Total water withdrawal by source | While we do not have access to data on total water withdrawal by source, we do actively manage and report on our total potable water use and have various processes in place to conserve and recycle water. | |
| 303-3: Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused | While we do not have access to the percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused, we do actively manage and report on our total potable water use and have various processes in place to conserve and recycle water. | ||
| GRI 305: Emissions | 305-1: Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | ||
| 305-2: Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | |||
| 305-3: Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions | |||
| 305-4: GHG emissions intensity | |||
| 305-5: Reduction of GHG emissions | |||
| GRI 306: Effluents and Waste | 306-2: Waste by type and disposal method | ||
| GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment | 308-1: New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | Oracle has a supplier qualification program that requires our suppliers to demonstrate socially responsible business practices. Oracle’s Supplier Code of Ethics and Business Conduct requires suppliers to comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. Suppliers are expected to work to reduce their consumption of resources, including raw materials, energy, and water throughout all aspects of the product or service lifecycle. |
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| 308-2: Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |