Mapping to GRI G4 Guidelines - 2021

Tarmac’s 2021 Sustainability Report is prepared in accordance with the GRI G4 Sustainability Guidelines at a core level. The table below lists the GRI - G4 reference indicators, gives a summary of the indicator requirement and provides a signpost as to where the information can be found in the report.

 

General Standard Disclosures Page ref / Comment / Omissions
Strategy & Analysis
G4-1 Statement from most senior decision maker Message from our President
Organisational profile
G4-3 Name of the organisation About our Report
G4-4 Primary brands, products and services About our Report
G4-5 Location of organisation's head office About our Report
G4-6 Countries of operation About our Report
G4-7 Nature of ownership and legal form About our Report
G4-8 Markets served About our Report
G4-9 Scale of organisation About our Report
G4-10 Employees by type, gender and region Gender breakdown by business unit

Materials and contracting: male 88%, female 12%
Building Products: male 81%, female 19%
Cement (including packed products): male 90%, female 10%
Lime: male 83%, female 17%
Central Functions: male 58%, female 42%

Permanent and temporary staff **fixed term included in temp**

Permanent: 99.3%
Temporary: 0.7%

Full- and part-time employees

Full time: 97.2%
Part time:2.8%

There are no significant or seasonal variations in Tarmac’s employee numbers. The work carried out by Tarmac is not performed by a substantial proportion of employees recognised as self-employed.
G4-11 Employees covered by bargaining agreements 10% of Tarmac employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

  G4-12
  Description of the supply chain		 Responsible supply chain
Tarmac has a supply chain of around 6,000 vendors procuring products, services and constituent materials. Of the products, services and materials we buy, 98% of our spend is with UK suppliers, with the majority of materials sourced through our own internal, vertical supply chain. The remaining <2% of our procurement is spent with suppliers outside of the UK.

Constituent materials include aggregates, cement, bitumen and mixtures. Services include plant maintenance, welding and construction services; products include energy (electricity, coal, gas and liquid fuels), heavy plant and construction equipment etc. All our products are certified as responsibly sourced to BES 6001 and constituent materials are traceable to source. Procurement category managers have aligned their procurement processes to ISO 20400:2017 Sustainable Procurement Standard.
G4-13 Significant changes during the reporting period

About our Report
G4-14 Precautionary approach or principle Climate action
Environmental stewardship
G4-15 External charters Health and wellbeing 
Communities
Climate action
Environmental stewardship
Responsible supply chain
Sustainable construction
G4-16 Membership of associations A full list of company memberships can be requested by e-mailing [email protected]
General Standard Disclosures Page ref / Comment / Omissions
Identified material aspects and boundaries
G4-17 List of entities included in the organisations
financial statements		 About our Report
G4-18 Process for defining report content and aspect boundaries About our Report
Our sustainability strategy
G4-19 List of material aspects 

Our sustainability strategy

PEOPLE: Health and wellbeing, Our people, Communities
PLANET: Climate change, Environmental Stewardship, Circular Economy
SOLUTIONS: Responsible supply chain and Sustainable Construction
G4-20 Internal aspect boundaries See G4-19 above
G4-21 External aspect boundaries See G4-19 above
G4-22 Restatements of information None
G4-23 Scope or aspect boundary changes About our Report
Stakeholder engagement
G4-24 Stakeholder groups engaged Our sustainability strategy
G4-25 Basis for identification of stakeholders We identify our stakeholders based on the people and groups that we as a business affect and interact with during our business activities. 
G4-26 Approach to stakeholder engagement Our sustainability strategy
Communities
We engage with our stakeholders relevant to business need. We engage with our people, communities, customers and suppliers daily.
G4-27 Topics raised by stakeholders Message from our SVP’s
Message from our External Sustainability Panel
Health and wellbeing
Our people
Communities
Responsible supply chain
Sustainable Construction
Report profile
G4-28 Reporting period About our Report
G4-29 Date of most recent report About our Report
G4-30 Reporting cycle About our Report
G4-31 Contact point About our Report
G4-32 GRI content index About our Report
G4-33 External assurance This report did not receive external assurance although some of the data contained within has been subject to data verification by an independent third party.
 
General Standard Disclosures Page ref / Comment / Omissions
Aspect: Products and services
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Solutions
Our Sustainability strategy
Sustainable construction
G4-EN27 Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services Sustainable construction
G4-EN28 Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category Circular Economy
Aspect: Compliance
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Purpose
G4-EN29 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations There were no fines or prosecutions during the reporting period.
Aspect: Supplier environmental assessment
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Responsible supply chain
We have a CRH Business Code of Conduct and a Supplier Code of Conduct which aim to promote ‘fair trading’. All products and services required by the business are tendered openly and suppliers are required to meet specific performance requirements, e.g. safety and health, and environmental. Tenders are managed by a Category Manager who holds regular meetings with the supplier during the contract period. We are a partner of the supply chain sustainability school which promotes sustainable business practices within the UK construction sector. As part of our transition to ISO 20400 a ‘heat map’ exercise (risk assessment) is carried out on all product categories. This process helps to identify potential negative impacts. Negative impacts are considered as part of the decision to award contracts and are discussed with suppliers as part of the supplier relationship management process. Once a contract is awarded the Category Manager reviews performance (including feedback from the site team) at regular intervals, and meets with the supplier to discuss these. For potential negative issues, an improvement plan will be developed and reviewed at the next meeting with the Category Manager. Failure to make improvements or meet Tarmac requirements, including those in our Code of Conduct, may result in the contract being terminated – this will be at the discretion of the Category Manager in discussion with the Director of Procurement. In 2019, 98% of our supply chain spend was with local suppliers in the UK
G4-EN32 Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria Responsible supply chain
All suppliers must complete our vendor questionnaire which includes environment, safety and health and quality questions.
CATEGORY: SOCIAL
SUB CATEGORY: LABOUR PRACTICES AND DECENT WORK
Aspect: Employment
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Our People
Our Sustainability strategy
G4-LA2 Benefits provided to full time employees hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region. All employees have access to the same types of employee benefit
Aspect: Labour / Management relations
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Our People
Our Sustainability strategy
G4-LA4 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes, including whether these are specified in collective agreements The minimum notice period regarding operational changes is the UK statutory consultation period of 90 days.
Aspect: Occupational health and safety
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Health and Wellbeing
Our Sustainability strategy
G4-LA8 Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions There are no formal agreements with trade unions above or beyond UK statutory law.
Aspect: Diversity and equal opportunity
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Our People
Our Sustainability strategy
G4-LA12 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership and other indicators of diversity.

Our People

Tarmac Executive Committee

Total number: 12

Gender profile: 8.3% female / 91.7% male

Age profile of workforce

<30 Total: 1,128 (Materials & contracting 814, Cement 128, Lime 16, Building products 87, Functions 83) 

30-39 Total: 1,696 (Materials & contracting 1,164, Cement 225, Lime 20, Building products 118, Functions 169) 

40-49 Total: 1,665 (Materials & contracting 1,105, Cement 210, Lime 31, Building products 115, Functions 204) 

50-59 Total: 2,184(Materials & contracting 1,557, Cement 231, Lime 31, Building products 181, Functions 184) 

60+ Total: 990 (Materials & contracting 721, Cement 102, Lime 15, Building products 84, Functions 68) 

Gender profile of workforce 

Materials and contracting: male 88%, female 12% 
Cement and Lime: male 90%, female 10% 
Building Products: male 81%, female 19%
Central Functions: male 58%, female 42% 
  General   Standard Disclosures   Page ref /  Comment / Omissions
  Governance
  G4-34   Governance structure Purpose
  Ethics and Integrity
  G4-56   Values and code of
  conduct		 Purpose
CATEGORY Economic
Aspect: Economic performance
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Purpose
Our sustainability strategy
G4-EC1 Direct economic value
generated and distributed		 Purpose
Communities
G4-EC2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisations activities
due to climate change		 Planet
Climate action
Sustainable construction
Aspect: Indirect economic impacts
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Purpose
Our sustainability strategy
Communities
G4-EC7 Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services Climate action
Communities
G4-EC8 Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts Purpose
Our sustainability strategy
Communities
Aspect: Procurement Practices
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Responsible supply chain
G4-EC9 Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations of operation Purpose
Responsible supply chain
CATEGORY: Environmental
Aspect: Materials
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Climate action
Circular Economy
Our sustainability strategy
G4-EN1 Materials used by weight or volume

Circular Economy

Total volume of materials from non-renewable source = 39.34 million tonnes (this figure includes primary aggregates 30,216,574.86t, cement Tunstead Lime 6,720,535t, Aberthaw 660,674t, Dunbar 26,550t, Tunstead Cement 1,384,469t Hindlow Lime 332,732t)

Total volume of renewable materials during period = 11.5 million tonnes (this figure includes recycled construction demolition waste, use of recycled and secondary aggregates, e.g. recycled asphalt planning, slag aggregates and waste-derived fuels)
G4-EN2 Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials Climate action
Circular Economy
The percentage of recycled materials in our products can vary between 0% to 100%. This is largely dependent on customer specification. We have set a target to recycle and use over 70 million tonnes of other industries waste resources in our processes and products by 2030.
Aspect: Energy
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Climate action
Our sustainability strategy
G4-EN3 Energy consumption within the organisation

Climate action
Energy use by source (GJ)

Fuel Energy use by source (GJ) %
Coal 3,407,988 23.64%
Electricity 1,755, 489 12.16%
Waste-derived fuel (WDF) 1,471,203 10.21%
Natural gas 3,753,591 26.04%
Gas oil 1,992,307 13.82%
Petcoke 468,559 3.25%
Processed fuel oil (PFO) 267,659 1.86%
Kerosene 163,875 1.14%
Marine diesel 273,762 1.90%
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) 858,555 5.96%
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) 1,886 0.01%
Total 14,415,196 100%
G4-EN6 Reduction of energy consumption Climate action
Aspect: Water
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Circular Economy
Our sustainability strategy
G4-EN8 Total water withdrawal by source Circular Economy
G4-EN9 Water sources significantly affected by water withdrawal Circular Economy
Water abstraction is a regulated process, governed by a licence granted by the relevant environmental regulator. Sustainability of the source is checked before granting the licence to abstract. There are no water bodies at risk from our operations or abstraction.
G4-EN10 Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused Circular Economy
A significant percentage of the water abstracted is simply moved from one place to another and not used. We capture rainwater for recycling in ponds and lagoons on site and this accounts for approximately 9.6% of our overall water consumption.
Aspect: Biodiversity
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Environmental stewardship
Our sustainability strategy
G4-EN11 Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. Environmental stewardship
We have 93 operational locations that are within or adjacent to (i.e. within 500m) areas that are sensitive sites or sites of high biodiversity subject to UK designated status. The sites are identified at a local level and are covered by site biodiversity management plans and planning permissions etc. Designated sites include: Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), National Parks, Special Protection Areas (SPAs), RAMSAR Sites, National Nature Reserves (NNRs), Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). 
G4-EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity in
protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.		 Environmental stewardship
G4-EN13 Habitats protected or restored Environmental stewardship
Aspect: Emissions
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Climate action
Circular Economy
Our sustainability targets
G4-EN15 Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1)

Climate action
Scope 1 emissions: 2,225,000 tonnes CO2e (70%)
Direct emissions that arise from our use of fuel and process emissions. The chosen baseline year for emissions data is 1990.
G4-EN16 Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 2)

Climate action
Scope 2 emissions on a location basis: 104,000 tonnes CO2e (3%)
Scope 2 emissions on a market basis: 230 tonnes CO2e (0.01%)
The chosen baseline year for emissions data is 1990.

 CO2 Direct/indirect emissions (Location based):

Fuel tCO2e  %
Process emissions 1,305,650 56.08% 
Coal 320,108 13.75%
Electricity  103,540 4.45% 
Waste Derived Fuels (WDF)  122,865 5.28% 
Natural Gas  179,680 7.72%
Gas oil 164,604 7.07% 
Petcoke  41,169 1.77%
Processed fuel oil  15,376 0.66% 
Kerosene 10,306 0.44%
Marine diesel 18,596 0.80% 
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) 44,474   1.91% 
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) 1,877 0.08%

CO2 Direct/indirect emissions (market based):

Fuel tCO2e  %
Process emissions 1,305,650 56.68% 
Coal 320,108 14.39%
Electricity  231 0.01% 
Waste Derived Fuels (WDF)  122,865 5.52% 
Natural Gas  179,680 8.08%
Gas oil 164,604 7.40% 
Petcoke  41,169 1.85%
Processed fuel oil  15,376 0.69% 
Kerosene 10,306 0.46%
Marine diesel 18,596 0.84% 
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) 44,474   2.00% 
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) 1,877 0.08%
G4-EN17 Other indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 3)

Climate action
Scope 3 emissions: 861,000 tonnes CO2e (27%)
The chosen baseline year for emissions data is 1990.
G4-EN18 Greenhouse gas emission intensity Climate action
G4-EN19 Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

Climate action
37.8% reduction in CO2e per tonne of product compared to 1990 baseline. This reduction includes direct and indirect emissions.
G4-EN21 NOx, SOx and other significant air emissions Environmental stewardship
Data in this section includes particulate process emissions from cement and lime production – no volatile organic compounds. The other parts of our business are governed by local authority environmental permits with strict limits for dust emissions only.
Aspect: Effluent and waste
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Circular Economy
Our sustainability strategy
G4-EN23 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method

Circular Economy
Waste disposal figures are provided by site staff. The method of disposal is determined by the location of the site and opportunities for recycling in the area etc. Much of our waste is recycled back into the products we manufacture. We are also working with our waste management contractors to look at ways to achieve our zero waste to landfill commitment.
General Standard Disclosures Page ref / Comment / Omissions
Aspect: Supplier assessment for labour practices
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Responsible supply chain
G4-LA14 Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labour practice criteria Responsible supply chain
All suppliers must complete our vendor questionnaire which includes environment, safety and health and quality questions.
Aspect: Supplier human rights assessment
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Responsible supply chain
G4-HR10 Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using human rights criteria Responsible supply chain
SUB CATEGORY: SOCIETY
Aspect: Local communities
G4-DMA
 Disclosure on management approach Communities
Our sustainability strategy
G4-SO1 Percentage of operations with implemented community engagement impact assessments and development programmes Communities
Aspect: Anti corruption
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Purpose
G4-SO4 Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures Purpose
G4-SO5 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken No incidents of corruption reported during the 2021 period.
Aspect: Anti competitive behaviour
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach
 Purpose
G4-SO7 Total number of legal actions for anti competitive behaviour, antitrust and monopoly practices and their outcomes
 There were no legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, or monopoly practices during the 2021 reporting period.
Aspect: Supplier assessment for impacts on society
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Responsible supply chain
G4-SO9 Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using criteria for impacts on society
 Responsible supply chain
All suppliers must complete a vendor questionnaire which includes, health and safety, environment and quality questions.
SUB CATEGORY: PRODUCT RESPONSIBILITY
Aspect: Customer Health and safety
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Sustainable construction
G4-PR2 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes
 There were no known incidents of non-compliance concerning the safety and health impacts of our products and services during their life cycle.
Aspect: Product and service labelling
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Sustainable construction
G4-PR3 Type of product and service information required by the organisations procedures for product and service information and labelling and percentage of significant product and service categories subject to such information requirements
 Information about the type of product and service information that is required by our procedures is covered by our material safety data sheets found here: Material Safety Data sheets
G4-PR4 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labelling, by type of outcomes
 There were no incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labelling.
Aspect: Compliance
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach Sustainable construction
G4-PR9 Monetary value of significant fines or non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services
 There were no incidents of non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services.