Universal standards

Organization profile

Organization Profile
Disclosure		External Assurance		Report Reference	SDG
102-01	Name of the organization	●		Scope of Reporting
102-02	Activities, brands, products, and services	●		Our purpose Disease areas and solutions
102-03	Location of headquarters	●		Who we are
102-04	Location of operations	●	β	Where we are
102-05	Ownership and legal form	●		Capital and shares Shareholders and shareholders structure
102-06	Markets served	●	β	Who we are
102-07	Scale of the organization
	Total number of employees	●	β	Stronger together, stronger than ever
	Total number of operations	●	β	Who we are
	Net sales (for private sector organizations) or net revenues (for public sector organizations)	●	β	Our performance
	Total capitalization (for private sector organizations) broken down in terms of debt and equity	●	β	Financials
	Quantity of products or services provided.	●		Letter to our stakeholders Disease areas and solutions
102-08	Information on employees and other workers
	Total number of employees by employment contract (permanent and temporary), by gender	●	β	People data
	Total number of employees by employment contract (permanent and temporary), by region	●	β	People data
	Total number of employees by employment type (fulltime and parttime), by gender	●	β	People data
	Whether a significant portion of the organization’s activities are performed by workers who are not employees. If applicable, a description of the nature and scale of work performed by workers who are not employees.	●	β	People data Who we are
	Any significant variations in the numbers reported in Disclosures a, b, and c (such as seasonal variations in the tourism or agricultural industries).	●		No significant variations
	An explanation of how the data have been compiled, including any assumptions made	●	β	Who we are
102-09	Supply chain	●		Securing supply chains
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	●		Securing supply chains
102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	●		Risk management
102-12	External initiatives	●		Collaborating for better care COVID-19 collaborations
102-13	Membership of associations	●		Collaborating for better care

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Strategy

Strategy
Disclosure		External Assurance	Report Reference	SDG
102-14	Statement from senior decisionmaker	●	Letter to stakeholder
102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	●	Top risks in 2020

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Ethics and integrity

Ethics and integrity
Disclosure	External Assurance	Report Reference	SDG
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	●	β	How we work Business conduct
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	●		Promoting and embracing ethical behaviors

Disclosure

External Assurance

Report Reference

SDG

102-16

Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

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How we work

Business conduct

102-17

Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

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Promoting and embracing ethical behaviors

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Governance

Governance
Disclosure		External Assurance		Report Reference	SDG
102-18	Governance structure	●	β	Our Governance Board of Directors and Board committees
102-20	Executive level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics	●		Sustainability is our business approach Board of Directors and Board committees Executive Committee
102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics	●		Our 2019 Materiality Assessment Sustainability is our business approach
102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its committees	●		Board of Directors and Board committees
102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	●		Board of Directors and Board committees
102-24	Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	◌		Board of Directors and Board committees
102-26	Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy	◌		Executive Committee
102-30	Effectiveness of risk management processes	●		Risk management
102-32	Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting	●		Sustainability is our business approach
102-35	Remuneration policies	◌		Remuneration report
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	●		Sustainability is our business approach Collaborating for better care Our 2019 Materiality Assessment
102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	◌		Collective bargaining agreements are country-specific

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Stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder Engagement
Disclosure		External Assurance	Report Reference	SDG
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	●	Sustainability is our business approach Collaborating for better care Our 2019 Materiality Assessment
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	●	Sustainability is our business approach Collaborating for better care Our 2019 Materiality Assessment
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	●	Sustainability is our business approach Collaborating for better care Our 2019 Materiality Assessment

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Reporting principles

Reporting principles
Disclosure		External Assurance		Report Reference	SDG
102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	●		Financials
102-46	Defining report content and topic Boundaries	●		Sustainability is our business approach Our 2019 Materiality Assessment
102-47	List of material topics	●		Sustainability is our business approach
102-48	Restatements of information (ie organizational model)	●		Innovating with patients with severe diseases
102-49	Changes in reporting	●		No changes in material topics
102-50	Reporting period	●	β	Our performance
102-51	Date of most recent report	●	β	Our performance
102-52	Reporting cycle	●	β	Our performance
102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	●	β	Contact details
102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	●	β	About this report
102-55	GRI content index	●	β	GRI Standards
102-56	External assurance	●	β	Assurance Report

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Topic specific standards

Economic

Economic
Disclosure		External Assurance		Report Reference	SDG
GRI 201: Economic performance
201-01	Direct economic value generated and distributed	●	β	Financials
201-03	Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	●	β	Financials
GRI 202: Market Presence
202-02	Proportion of senior management hired from the local community	●		Diversity, equity and inclusion
GRI 205: Anti-corruption
205-01	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	◌		Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC)
205-02	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures
	Total number and percentage of governance body members that the organization’s anticorruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by region.	◌		No disclosure
	Total number and percentage of employees that the organization’s anticorruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by employee category and region.			No disclosure
	Total number and percentage of business partners that the organization’s anticorruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by type of business partner and region. Describe if the organization’s anticorruption policies and procedures have been communicated to any other persons or organizations			No disclosure
	Total number and percentage of governance body members that have received training on anticorruption, broken down by region			No disclosure
	Total number and percentage of employees that have received training on anticorruption, broken down by employee category and region	◌	β	Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC)
205-03	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	◌		Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC)

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Environmental

Environmental
Disclosure		External Assurance		Report Reference	SDG
GRI 302: Energy
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Caring for the planet Becoming more energy efficient
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Caring for the planet Becoming more energy efficient
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Caring for the planet Becoming more energy efficient
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	●	β	Caring for the planet Becoming more energy efficient
302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	●		Caring for the planet Becoming more energy efficient
GRI 303: Water and effluents
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our water withdrawal
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our water withdrawal
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our water withdrawal
303-1	Interactions with water as a shared resource	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our water withdrawal
303-3	Water withdrawal	●	β	Caring for the planet Reducing our water withdrawal
GRI 305: Emissions
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Caring for the planet Carbon neutral by 2030
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Caring for the planet Carbon neutral by 2030
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Caring for the planet Carbon neutral by 2030
305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	●	β	Carbon neutral by 2030
305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	●	β	Carbon neutral by 2030
305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	◌		Carbon neutral by 2030
GRI 306: Effluents and waste
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our waste generation
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our waste generation
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Caring for the planet Reducing our waste generation
306-2	Waste by type and disposal method	●	β	Environmental Data
306-3	Significant spills	●	β	Environmental Data
306-4	Transport of hazardous waste	●	β	Environmental Data

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Social

Social
Disclosure		External Assurance		Report Reference	SDG
GRI 401: Employment
401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	●	β	People data Learning and development
GRI 403: Occupational health and safety
403-1	Occupational health and safety management system	●		Health, safety and wellbeing Where we are
403-2	Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-3	Occupational health services	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-4	Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-5	Worker training on occupational health and safety	◌		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-6	Promotion of worker health	◌		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-7	Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	◌		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-8	Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
403-9	Work-related injuries	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
GRI 404: Training and education

404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews	◌		Learning and development
GRI 405: Diversity and equal opportunity
405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	●	β	Diversity, equity and inclusion Our Governance
GRI 408: Child labor
408-1	Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor	◌		Human rights
GRI 412: Human rights assessment
412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	◌		Responsible Business Conduct People data
	Total number of hours in the reporting period devoted to training on human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations			No disclosure.
	Percentage of employees trained during the reporting period in human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations	●	β	Responsible Business Conduct People data
GRI 413: Local communities
413-1	Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs	●		Caring for communities
GRI 416: Customer health and safety
416-1	Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories	●		Patient and drug safety
416-2	Incidents of noncompliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services	●		Patient and drug safety
GRI 417: Marketing and labeling
417-1	Requirements for product and service information and labeling	◌		Product responsibility
GRI 418: Customer privacy
418-1	Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data	●		Top risks in 2020
GRI 501: Employee engagement
501-1	Percentage of colleagues engaging in UCB Voices	●		Integrating employees’ insights
501-2	Percentage of colleagues completing the mandatory training programs	●		People data
GRI 601: Innovation
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Innovating for patients with severe diseases
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Innovating for patients with severe diseases
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Innovating for patients with severe diseases
601-1	Percentage of the revenue invested in R&D	●		Our performance
601-2	Number of assets in Pipeline (FIH, Label)	●		Our performance Our pipeline

GRI 701: Access to Medicines
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Providing access to our solutions
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Providing access to our solutions
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Providing access to our solutions
701-1	Access performance	●		Our performance Providing access to our solutions
GRI 801: Health and well-being 2019
103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
103-2	The management approach and its components	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	●		Health, safety and wellbeing
801-1	Health and well-being index	●		Our performance Health, safety and wellbeing

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