About the
report
GRI guidelines are
the basis of the
content of
this document
For the seventh consecutive year, MRV publishes its sustainability report to present to all stakeholders the results, achievements and challenges in economic, financial, social and environmental dimensions. This document, concerning the performance in 2017, is structured according to the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in its latest model, Standards; and, in relation to the previous report published in June 2017, does not include reformulation of information or changes to scope and limits. 102-48 | 102-49 | 102-50 | 102-51 | 102-52 | 102-54
Its content refers to the business operations in Brazil and, when indicated, also reports consolidated data for Prime and MRL Engenharia (Log Commercial Products, a company of the MRV Group, discloses its information in its own document). This report was not subjected to external verification. The determination was made based on the process of reviewing the Materiality Matrix which resulted in the determination of ten relevant subjects, grouped in five major blocks: Ethics, transparency and integrity in business; Decent work and human rights in the value chain; Quality and environmental solutions of enterprises; Customer relations and satisfaction; and Supplier management. 102-45 | 102-56
To submit comments and doubts about the document, MRV makes the following channels available:
Website: www.mrv.com.br
E-mail: comunicacao@mrv.com.br
Telephone: (31) 3615-7100
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The materiality review process, in 2017, included review of secondary sources and primary consultations with stakeholders. The secondary sources studied were internal documents that reflect the guidance for sustainability issues in the company, such as Sustainability Report 2016, material subjects 2015 and Risk Management, Climate Change, Sustainability and Supplier Relations Policies, as well as research with customers. At the same stage, a review of sector-specific studies was also carried out, which seeks to identify priority subjects, trends and sustainability context in the segment of operation, in addition to a sectoral benchmarking that identified the main sustainability subjects addressed in the most recent reports made available by three other companies.
The primary sources consulted were nine MRV leaders, interviewed at the company’s headquarters in Belo Horizonte (MG), and ten priority stakeholders, interviewed remotely, in the categories: suppliers, shareholders, sector associations, capital providers, NGOs and customers. Furthermore, an online questionnaire was made available in October 2017 at the MRV/Sustainability website and on social networks LinkedIn and Facebook. The objective was to detect and prioritize sustainability subjects based on participation and involvement of various categories of stakeholders. A prior list of the subjects identified was provided based on internal interviews, document analysis and previous materiality. The questionnaire received 118 interactions, of which 52 contained complete answers – which were considered as input for materiality review. 102-46 | 103-1
Process result, three material subjects of 2015 were disregarded: User health and well-being, which the company understands is inserted in the context of customer relations; Impact and investments for the neighborhood of enterprises, considered important for planning and construction; and Training and qualification of workers, mentioned only in a few answers. Two other subjects were included in the review: Ethics, transparency and integrity in business; and Energy consumption. 102-49
With these changes, the following material subjects were established, correlated with GRI aspects and indicators, as shown in the second image, and with the Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs (third image).
SUBJECTS
Waste generation and management*
Water management
Reduction and optimization
of materials consumption
Energy consumption
Quality and environmental solutions
of the developments
417 – Marketing and labeling
417-1 – Requirements for information and labeling of products and services
G4-CRE8 – Type and number of sustainability certification, classification and schemes labeling for new construction, management, occupation and rehabilitation
SUBJECTS
Ethics, transparency
and integrity in business
Supplier management
Quality and environmental solutions of the enterprises
Suppliers management
204 – Purchase practices
204-1 – Proportion of expenses with local suppliers
308 – Environmental evaluation of suppliers
308-1 – New suppliers selected based
on environmental criteria
308-2 – Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken
414 – Social evaluation of suppliers
414-1 – New suppliers selected based
on social criteria
414-2 – Negative social impacts in the supply
chain and actions taken
SUBJECTS
Decent work and human
rights in value chain
Customer relations
and satisfaction
Ethics, transparency and integrity in business
Items for general disclosure, ethics and integrity
102-16 – Values, principles, standards and behavior rules
102-17 – Mechanisms for counseling and worries about ethics
205 – Anti-corruption
205-1 – Operations evaluated for risks related to corruption
205-2 – Communication and training on anti-corruption
policies and procedures
205-3 – Confirmed corruption cases and actions taken
Publics affected
Correlation with SDG
Eradication of poverty
Zero hunger and
sustainable agriculture
Health and well-being
- Decent job and human rights in the value chain
Education and quality
- Decent job and human rights in the value chain
Gender equality
- Decent job and human rights in the value chain
- Ethics, transparency and integrity in business
Drinkable water and sanitation
- Management of water resources
- Quality and environmental solutions of the developments
Clean and accessible energy
- Quality and environmental solutions of the developments
- Electricity consumption
Decent job and
economic growth
- Decent job and human rights in the value chain
- Suppliers management
Industry, innovation
and infrastructure
- Reduction and optimization of material consumption
- Quality and environmental solutions of the developments
Reduction of inequalities
- Decent job and human rights in the value chain
- Ethics, transparency and integrity in business
Sustainable cities and communities
- Reduction and optimization
of material consumption - Management of water resources
- Waste generation and management
- Client relationship
and satisfaction - Quality and environmental
solutions of developments
Responsible
consumption and production
- Reduction and optimization of material consumption
- Waste generation and management
- Suppliers management
Action against global climate change
- Energy consumption
Water life
- Management of water resources
- Waste generation and management
Terrestrial life
- Management of water resources
- Waste generation and management
Peace, justice and
effective institutions
- Decent job and human rights
in the value chain - Client relationship
and satisfaction - Ethics, transparency
and business integrity
Partnerships and
implementation means
- Reduction and optimization
of material consumption - Management of water resources
- Waste generation and management
- Decent job and human rights in the value chain
- Quality and environmental
solutions of developments - Suppliers management
- Ethics, transparency
and business integrity - Energy consumption
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