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Annex to the Sustainability Report 2017/2018

Annex to the Sustainability Report 2017/2018

ETH Zurich is a founding member of the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) and has endorsed the ISCN/GULF Sustainable Campus Charter. As a signatory of this charter, it is ETH Zurich’s aim to transparently report on its sustainability goals and achievements. ETH Zurich thus biannually publishes a sustainability report in accordance with the reporting guidelines of the ISCN/GULF charter and the Sustainability Reporting Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). ETH Zurich’s Sustainability Reporting consists of two documents: the ETH Zurich Sustainability Report 2017/2018 and this Annex. This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. For the Materiality Disclosure Service, GRI Services reviewed hat the GRI content index is clearly presented and the references for Disclosures 102-40 to 102-49 align with appropriate sections in the body of the report (see icon on page 94). This Annex provides the reader with references on where to find the topics for the disclosures of the GRI reporting guidelines in the Sustainability Report 2017/2018. It also links the Calls to Action of the ISCN Sustainable Campus Charter 2018 with respective chapters of the sustainability report. The social and economic data presented cover all operations of ETH Zurich. Facility and environmental data are derived from its two campuses in Zurich (Campus Zentrum and Campus Hönggerberg). Smaller sites such as field research stations are not included in all key figures since meaningful data is not available and its impact on overall results would be negligible.

ETH Zurich – Annex to the Sustainability Report 2017/2018

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ISCN Sustainable Campus Charter 2018 Reporting References

The following tables refer to the pages in the Sustainability Report 2017/2018 where the Calls to Action 1-5 of the ISCN Sustainable Campus Charter 2018 are covered. Additional information on some aspects can be found in the ETH Zurich Annual Report 2018, as is indicated in the respective section in the Sustainability Report.

Call to Action 1 Embed sustainability in all aspects of the university (governance, operations, learning, research, community).

Chapter Page

Related reporting

Research Education Campus

15 27 39

Call to Action 2 Create an environment that cultivates resilient, empowered, caring and engaged students, staff, and faculty who will contribute to the health of people and places.

Chapter Page

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Education for sustainable development 33

Call to Action 3 Engage with external partners, industry, government and civil society to disseminate knowledge, research and best practices to benefit the communities in which we serve.

Chapter Page

Related reporting

Knowledge transfer Informing the interested public Informing decision-makers

24 79 85

Call to Action 4 Deepen and broaden the collaboration that happens between members of the network to accelerate collective action.

Chapter Page

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Annex – Membership of associations 4

Call to Action 5 Ensure that the network is significantly inspiring international dialogue and debate to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Chapter Page

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Dialog SDG Content Index

78 98


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GRI Content Index

The following GRI Content Index provides an overview of ETH Zurich’s Sustainability Report 2017/2018 and the GRI disclosure items addressed. The Sustainability Report 2017/2018 can be found online. The GRI Content Index serves as a compass and helps finding relevant information. For the Materiality Disclosures Service, GRI Services reviewed that the GRI content index included in the ETH Zurich Sustainability Report 2017/2018 (page 94 to 97) is clearly presented and the references for Disclosures 102-40 to 102-49 align with appropriate sections in the body of the report. The service was performed on the English version of the report. Some of the information is provided in ETH Zurich’s Annual Report 2018 and in the Sustainability Report 2015/2016. Both reports can be found online under www.ethz.ch/annual-report and www.ethz.ch/sustainability-report, respectively.

GRI 101: Foundation 2016

General Disclosures

GRI Standard Disclosure Page number

Comments and additional information

GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016

Organizational profile

102-1 Name of the organization

Cover

102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services

Inside cover

102-3 Location of headquarters

- Zurich, Switzerland

102-4 Location of operations

54, 89

102-5 Ownership and legal form

- see Annual Report 2018: p. 66-69

102-6 Markets served 54

102-7 Scale of the organization

pp. 31, 45, 62

see Annual Report 2018: p. 77-121

102-8 Information on employees and other workers

45 ETH Zurich does not outsource relevant tasks to workers who are not employees.

102-9 Supply chain - The major share of ETH Zurich’s operating expenses are personnel costs (roughly 63 percent in 2018). In 2018, 30 percent of the overall expenses were on goods and materials, premises costs and other operating costs. A key feature of procurement at ETH Zurich is the exceptional range. It spans construction, operation and maintenance of buildings to highly specialized and innovative installations and infrastructure. In addition to numerous standard goods and consumables for office, laboratory and workshop requirements, this also includes a variety of services (e.g. information media, cargo and passenger transport, canteen operation etc.). Procurement is organised in six procurement offices at ETH Zurich. They manage the procurement process for the goods and services assigned to them (material groups), i.e. they procure these themselves or provide information about the optimal ordering process. In doing so, they ensure observance of the legal provisions. The Procurement Policy of ETH Zurich is the binding basis for all procurement activities. It sets out, on the one hand, the expectations for all purchasing parties as regards an efficient, coordinated and


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transparent procurement and, on the other hand, describes the requirements of ETH Zurich for their suppliers.

102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain

- No significant changes

102-11 Precautionary principle or approach


102-12 External initiatives

- ISCN Sustainable Campus Charter

102-13 Membership of associations

ETH Zurich is a member of various national and international organisations and networks. A selection is presented here: CESAER (Conference of European schools for

advanced engineering education and research) innosuisse swissuniversities EAIR (European Association for Institutional

Research) EUA (European University Association) GULF (Global University Leader’s Forum by the

WEF) IAESTE Switzerland (International Association

for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, ETH is supporting partner)

IARU (International Alliance of Research Universities)

IAU (International Association of Universities) IDEA League (Imperial College, TU Delft, ETH

Zürich, RWTH Aachen League) ISCN (International Sustainable Campus

Network) NaTech Education (an organization to foster the

interest for science and technology among elementary school and secondary school children)

OECD IMHE (OECD program on Institutional Management in Higher Education)

Scholars at Risk (international network of higher education institutions dedicated to protecting threatened scholars)

SEFI (The European Society for Engineering Education)

Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)

Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW)

Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences (SAMW) Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) UNITECH International (network of leading

European technical universities and multinational enterprises)

Strategy


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102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker

4

Ethics and integrity

102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

19

Governance

102-18 Governance structure


Stakeholder engagement

102-40 List of stakeholder groups

90

102-41 Collective bargaining agreements

51 The conditions of employment are based on the Swiss Federal Personnel Act and the ETH Personnel Ordinance. Salaries are calculated according to function level, experience and performance. 100 percent of the working contracts and salaries are based on the Personnel Ordinance (Personalverordnung).

102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders

89, 91

102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement

82

102-44 Key topics and concerns raised

82, 99

Reporting practice

102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

ETH Zurich ETH Singapore SEC Ltd. Rübel Geobotanical Research Institute Foundation Associated entities ETH Zurich Foundation Student Housing Foundation Albert Lück Foundation Archives of Contemporary History Foundation Foundation for Contemporary Jewish History

102-46 Defining report content and topic boundaries

92

102-47 List of material topics

91

102-48 Restatements of information

92

102-49 Changes in reporting

92

102-50 Reporting period

89

102-51 Date of most recent report

92

102-52 Reporting cycle

84


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102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report

100

102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards

94

102-55 GRI content index

94-97, this document

102-56 External assurance

No external assurance was sought, but the standards for internal monitoring and measurement systems were applied, which include external auditing in the case of financial data.

Material Topics

GRI Standard Disclosure Page number

Omission, comments and additional information

Research environment

GRI 103: Management Approach 2016

103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary

16

103-2 The management approach and its components

16-19

103-3 Evaluation of the management approach

16, 18, 19

Research for sustainable development



20


20-23


20-23

Knowledge transfer



24


24-26


24

(own ind.) Number of Spin-off companies

24


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Educational environment



28


28-32


32

Education for sustainable development



33


33-38


36

Participation



40


40-41


40-41

Employee retention and turnover



42


42, 45


42

GRI 401:

Employment 2016

401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover

43, 44 Total number and rate of new employee hires and turnover are reported by employee category instead of age group due to informative value.

Diversity



46


46-50


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50

GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees

47, 48 For the gender composition of the Executive Board, see here. The relevant diversity criterion for the composition of the Executive Board is gender, which is why other diversity criteria are not reported. The age groups for diversity reporting differ slightly from the groups as required by GRI in order to ensure comparability with previous reports. Employee categories and age groups are reported separately due to readability.

Attractive employment conditions



51


51-53


51-53

GRI 401: Employment 2016

401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees

51

Sustainable campus development



54


54-56


54

Energy



57


57, 58, 60


57

GRI 302: Energy 2016

302-1 Energy consumption within the organization

58, 59 Energy consumed through car fuel for ETH Zurich’s own fleet is only disclosed in litres (see page 67).


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302-3 Energy intensity

58

Mobility and emissions



62


62-67


63, 67

GRI 305: Emissions 2016

305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

59, 60, 63

The following gases have been included in the calculation:

CO2

Refrigerants (R 134a, R 404A, R 410A, R 407C, ammonia)

Source for emissions factors:

Conversion factors for natural gas and oil according to (Faktenblatt CO2 Emissionsfaktoren des Treibhausgasinventars der CH, BAFU 04/2015)

District heating: CO2-Emissionsfaktoren Fernwärmeversorger (Eicher und Pauli, 04/2012)

Refrigerant according to GWP (Übersicht über die wichtigsten Kältemittel, BAFU, Juli 2014)

“Direct emissions” as presented in the environmental statistics include district heating purchased from outside providers.

305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions

59, 63 The following gases have been included in the calculation:

CO2eq

Source for emissions factors:

“Umweltdeklaration EWZ/EKZ für Stromprodukte 2008”

District Heating see above

Scope 2 emissions for ETH Zurich comprise emissions from the production of purchased current and district heating from outside providers. The latter is currently (cf. environmental statistics) listed with direct emissions in order to maintain consistency of reported environmental figures in ETH Zurich’s annual reporting (see comments for 305-1).


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305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

59, 63, 66

Paper consumption



68


68


68

GRI 301: Materials 2016

301-2 Recycled input materials used

68

Recycling and waste



69


69, 70


70

GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016

306-2 Waste by type and disposal method

69, 70

Food



71


71-73


73

Finances



74


74-75


74-75

GRI 201: Economic

201-4 Financial assistance received from government

Annual Report 2018: pp. 77-81


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Performance 2016

Informing the interested public



79


79-84


81

Informing decision-makers



85


85-87


85

Contacts for questions on this report: ETH Zurich ETH Sustainability Dr. Christine Bratrich Stampfenbachstrasse 52/56 8092 Zurich, Switzerland [email protected] www.sustainability.ethz.ch Imprint (Authors): Omar Kassab, ETH Sustainability Christine Bratrich, ETH Sustainability Carole Guggenheim, ETH Sustainability Reto Knutti, Associate Vice President for Sustainability

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