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1 GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) INDEX for the year ended 30 june 2014 Our response to GRI G3.1 is aligned with application level C. This is with reference to the information disclosed in the integrated annual report, as well as the information provided on the WBHO website. GRI 1.1 Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organisation (eg, CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organisation and its strategy. Integrated Report > Message from the Chairman Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities. Integrated Report > Operating Context Integrated Report > Message from the CEO Name of the organisation. Integrated Report > Administration Primary brands, products, and/or services. The reporting organisation should indicate the nature of its role in providing these products and services, and the degree to which it utilises outsourcing. 2.3 Operational structure of the organisation, including main divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures. (Business Model Location of organisation s headquarters. Integrated Report > Administration 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. (Footprint) Nature of ownership and legal form. Integrated Report > Shareholder Analysis WBHO.co.za > About Us Markets served (including geographic breakdown, sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries). (Footprint) Integrated Report > Operating Context Scale of the reporting organisation. Integrated Report > Our Operating Context Integrated Report > Summarised Financial Statements Resources WBHO.co.za > About Us Sustainability > Our people Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure or ownership. Integrated Report > Segmental Analysis Integrated Report > Shareholder Analysis Awards received in the reporting period. WBHO.co.za > About Us 3.1 Reporting period (eg, fiscal/calendar year) for information provided. Online Integrated Report > Downloads > Reporting

2 GRI 3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). 3.3 Reporting cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) 3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents. 3.5 Process for defining report content, including Determining materiality; Prioritising topics within the report; and Identifying stakeholders the organisation expects to use the report. 3.6 Boundary of the report (eg countries, divisions, subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures, suppliers). 3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report. 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 organisations. 3. Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations, including assumptions and techniques underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the Indicators and other information in the report. Explain any decisions not to apply, or to substantially diverge from, the GRI Indicator Protocols Explanation of the effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (eg, mergers/ acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods) Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope, boundary, or measurement methods applied in the report Table identifying the location of the Standard Disclosures in the report Policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. Online Integrated Report > Administration Integrated Report > Notes to the Summary Consolidated Financial Statements Integrated Report > Notes to the Summary Consolidated Financial Statements GRI Index WBHO INTEGRATED REPORT/SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 2014

3 GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) INDEX (continued) for the year ended 30 june 2014 GRI 4.1 Governance structure of the organisation, including committees under the highest governance body responsible for specific tasks, such as setting strategy or organisational oversight. Remuneration 4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer (and, if so, their function within the organisation s management and the reasons for this arrangement). > The Board 4.3 For organisations that have a unitary board structure, state the number and gender of members of the highest governance body that are independent and/ or non-executive members. 4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body. 4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of the highest governance body, senior managers, and executives (including departure arrangements), and the organisation s performance (including social and environmental performance). 4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided. 4.7 Process for determining the composition, qualifications, and expertise of the members of the highest governance body and its committees, including any consideration of gender and other indicators of diversity. 4.8 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. 4. Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organisation s identification and management of economic, environmental, and social performance, including relevant risks and opportunities, and adherence or compliance with internationally agreed standards, codes of conduct, and principles Processes for evaluating the highest governance body s own performance, particularly with respect to economic, environmental, and social performance. Board Composition and Attendance > The Board Integrated Report > Statutory Information Remuneration > Downloads > Remuneration Policy > The Board Remuneration > Board Committees > Nomination committee > Downloads WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Downloads Remuneration Risk WBHO.co.za > Sustainability Remuneration > Downloads > Remuneration Policy (PDF) Risk WBHO.co.za > Sustainability

4 GRI 4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation. (The approach of the organisation to risk management in operational planning and/or the development or introduction of new products and services.) 4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental, and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or endorses. > Risk Risk > Downloads WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Downloads Transformation 4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organisation Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders with whom to engage Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, and how the organisation has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting. Integrated Report > Message from the Chairman Integrated Report > Message from the CEO EC1 Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenue, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings and payments to capital providers and governments. Integrated Report > Value Added Statement Integrated Report > Consolidated Summarised Financial Statements EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation's activities due to climate change. WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Downloads > WBHO Climate Change Policy (PDF) EC3 Coverage of the organisation's defined benefit plan obligations. Resources EC4 Significant financial assistance received from government. No significant financial assistance was received from government EC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spending on locally-based suppliers at significant locations of operation. WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Corporate Social Investment WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Transformation CSI Transformation Training and Skills Development EC7 Procedures for local hiring and proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation. Resources WBHO INTEGRATED REPORT/SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 2014

5 GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) INDEX (continued) for the year ended 30 june 2014 GRI EC8 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services provided primarily for public benefit through commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagement. CSI WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Corporate Social Investment WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Downloads > The Road to Transformation (PDF) DMA EN Disclosure on Management Approach EN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. Environmental EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. Environmental EN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gases by weight. Environmental EN17 Other relevant indirect greenhouse gases by weight. Environmental EN23 Total number and volume of significant spills. Environmental EN26 Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. Environmental EN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. There were no significant fines or non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations during the year. DMA LA Disclosure on Management Approach LA1 Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region, broken down by gender. Resources LA2 Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and region. Resources LA3 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations. Resources LA4 Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Resources 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. Resources LA7 Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work related fatalities by region and by gender. Safety

6 GRI LA8 Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases. Safety Resources Training and Skills Development Quality WBHO.co.za > Sustainability > Downloads > HIV/ AIDS Policy LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category. Training and Skills Development HR5 Operations and significant suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and actions taken to support these rights. None of our operations was identified as violating the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining. HR6 Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour, and measures taken to contribute to the elimination/effective abolition of child labour. None of our operations or significant suppliers was identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labour. WBHO complies with the labour laws of the countries in which it operates. HR7 Operations and significant suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour, and measures to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour. None of our operations or significant suppliers was identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labour. SO7 Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. None of our operations was identified as being responsible for anticompetitive behaviour, anti-trust, and/or monopoly practices during the period under review. SO8 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations. None of our operations was required to pay monetary fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations during the period under review. CRE6 Percentage of the organisation operating in verified compliance with an internationally recognised health and safety management system. Safety CRE8 Type and number of sustainability certification, rating and labelling schemes for new construction, management, occupation, and redevelopment. Environmental WBHO INTEGRATED REPORT/SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 2014