Carillion Sustainability Indicators 2001

Carillion Sustainability Indicators 2001

 
Economic

Centrally Gathered Information

Turnover

£1,889.8 million

Operating Profit

£48.4m before exceptional items, £38.3m after exceptional items

Operating Margin

2.6% before exceptional items, 2% after exceptional items

Pre-tax Profit

£35 million

Breakdown of profit per country

UK = £32.1 million

Europe = £0.6 million

Other = £5.6 million

Amount (£) invested in HO recycling scheme

£2,300

Amount of Climate Change Levy paid for HO buildings

£8,435

Amount of landfill tax paid.

We have been unable to collate this information. However, we are currently researching a new system to progressively gather this data

Social
Complaints about products and services.

This information is currently gathered in different formats and to differing degrees within the business groups. Therefore, a consolidated figure can not be provided.

Complaints about late payment of bills.

228 complaints received

Upheld cases of anti-competitive behaviour.

None during 2001

Customer satisfaction levels.

This is collated in different formats both internally and externally. Unfortunately no central data is gathered.

Customer retention

The information is gathered in different formats by the Business Groups and is not collated centrally. Examples of Customer Retention are - TPS Consult 93%, Crown House Engineering 90%

Workforce profile (race, gender, disability, age etc)

The information is gathered in different formats by the Business Groups and is not collated centrally. An example is Crown House Engineering - 76.9% White European, 0.6% Indian and 22.5% of staff race is unknown. 87.4% of the workforce is male and 12.6% are female.

Number of people employed under the New Deal

Over 100 direct in Carillion since the New Deal project started and hundreds via other contractors and through the industry supply chain.

Staff absenteeism

This information is not currently gathered. However, we recognise itsimportance as a measure of employee satisfaction and aim to measure this during 2002.

Number of legal non compliances on health and safety, equal opportunities and other legislation.

3 Health & Safety

Number and type of Health & Safety Awards won.

12 - please refer to the award section of the report for details

Number of reportable accidents and accident incidence data.

310 reportable accidents world-wide with a frequency rate of 0.41

Number and value of Health & Safety fines.

Three fines were received - £14,000, £2,000 and £15,000 with total costs of £5,894.50) Please refer to the compliance section for details.

Number of complaints received and number responded to.

This information is not currently gathered centrally.

Number of written staff grievances

This information is not gathered centrally, however, some Business Groups collate this information, for example Crown House Engineering received 4 written complaints in 2001

Upheld cases of corrupt or unprofessional behaviour.

None during 2001

Staff turnover

Our average voluntary turnover of staff in 2001 was 13.71%

Cost of training and development provided to staff.

£838000 was spent with Learning Works during 2001. Costs associated with other forms of training, e.g. project-specific training, is not accurately measured at present.

Percentage of employees attending training courses at 'Learning Works'.

3,368 employees received training at Learning Works which equates to 8,500 delegate days.

Percentage of employees receiving formal appraisals.

This information is not centrally gathered at present. However, Crown House Engineering provided formal appraisals to 58% of staff and 97% received formal appraisals in TPS Consult.

Number of suppliers receiving environmental training from Carillion.

28

Ratio of training budget to annual operating costs.

We have been unable to collate this information.

Cash value of community support as a % of pre-tax profit.

As a member of the PerCent Club Index at least 1% of our profits are donated to environmental and community initiatives

Estimated combined value of staff company time, gifts in kind and management costs.

As a member of the PerCent Club Index at least 1% of our profits are donated to environmental and community initiatives

Individual value of staff time, gifts in kind and management costs.

As a member of the PerCent Club Index at least 1% of our profits are donated to environmental and community initiatives

Positive and negative media comment on community activity.

100% (29) comments were good and 0 were bad. Information is supplied by international Press Cuttings Bureau

Number of complaints received and number responded to.

This information is collated by projects and Business Groups. 244 complaints were received in 2001. Please refer to the Compliance section of the report for further details.

Number and type of community awards won.

Carillion won several awards in 2001, including the UK’s Most Considerate Constructor Award - for the second time in three years - run by the Construction Industry Board. Chairman Sir Neville Simms presented with a Prince of Wales Ambassador Award in the Business in the Community Awards for excellence. Please refer to the Awards section of the report for further information.

Percentage of sites involved in local community projects.

A high proportion of sites are involved in community activities from school visits to M4I. There is currently no central measure

Compliance with the UK Human Rights Act and International human rights standards with regard to employees and other stakeholders and absence of upheld cases against the company.

Yes

Existence of confidential grievance procedure for workers.

Yes

Wage rates and other employment conditions.

All minimum salary and employment conditions are complied with in all the countries in which we operate.

Environmental
Percentage of business (as turnover) with Environmental Management Systems certified to ISO 14001.

83%

Percentage of environmental targets achieved.

84% of targets were fully or substantially achieved. Refer to the Targets section of the report for further details.

Index and score in the Business in the Environment survey of Corporate Environmental Engagement.

We came 87th out of 192 participants. We were placed within the Basic Industries Group where we came 9th out of 25 participants and within our sector of Construction and Building we can 3rd out of 18 and were the top Construction company in the survey

Percentage of staff receiving environmental training.

1021

Percentage of sites for which sustainability action plans are developed.

100% of all PFI and Major Projects

Kg CO2 emitted per floor area occupied in permanent buildings. (energy)

Our Head Office facilities would have generated 1,275,335 kg of CO2 if hydroelectric power had not been used.

Kg CO2 emissions from company car fleet.

7,500 tonnes

Percentage of sites achieving cost and/or efficiency savings due to waste management initiatives (including segregation)

This information is not currently gathered centrally. Please refer to the Energy and Waste sections of the report for project examples.

Percentage of permanent installations at which waste use data is collected and management targets set. (Head Office Buildings)

All Head Office buildings have waste management strategies in place, although targets were not set in 2001.

Upheld cases of prosecution for environmental offences.

Please refer to the Compliance section for details.

Percentage of sites that use recycled material (and secondary aggregates).

Not possible to collate. Please refer to our case records in our Waste section.

Positive and negative media comment on environmental activities.

20 positive comments for social and 8 positive comments for environmental activities. No negative comment

Percentage of services by value obtained from companies with a certified Environmental Management System to ISO 14001 or equivalent.

This is currently not effectively gathered

Percentage of timber used in construction from well managed, sustainable sources.

£8.5 million was spent on timber products of which, £47,000 was spent on sustainable timber (mostly Forrest Stewardship Council). Total percentage 0.6%.

Habitat changes due to operations. Amount of habitat protected or restored.

Not measurable centrally. Please refer to the Biodiversity section of the report.

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
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