GRI Index
Direct Economic Value Generated and Distributed
- Employee wages and benefits include salaries and wages, other employee benefits, pension expense, direct labor under cost of goods sold (COGS) and contracted services
- Payments to suppliers and other operating costs include cost of sales, operating expense (excluding personnel cost, direct labor under COGS, contracted services, licenses and taxes), net foreign exchange gains (losses), market valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss – net, other income (expense)
- Dividends given to stockholders and interest payments to loan providers include dividends paid and finance cost GRI 201-1a
- Taxes given to government include provision for income tax and payments to government (taxes and licenses)
- Investment to community include key significant community engagement initiatives, food and beverage conducted by the company within the year
- Gross revenue includes sale from goods and services, and finance revenues
Proportion of Spending on Local Suppliers
Note: Data covers BCF-PH and BCF-INT which composed of direct materials (raw material and packaging material) only
Training on Anti-Corruption Policies and Procedures
Note:
1 100% of new employees undergo onboarding training. The Code of Business Conduct and Offenses Subject to Disciplinary Action are part of the onboarding presentation. These policies and programs are also made available online for easy access to the rest of the employees for their reference and guidance.
2 This accounts for total suppliers to whom the Code of Business Conduct, the Code of Discipline, and related Offenses Subject to Disciplinary Actions (OSDA) have been communicated to during the onboarding and orientation processes.
Incidents of Corruption
(b) (c)
Energy Consumption within the Organization
(a)(b)(e)
MT
MnPHP
Note: Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, BCF-INT, Flour, SURE, AIG, head offices, and external distribution centers in the Philippines)
Water Consumption within the Organization
Note: Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, Flour, SURE, AIG, and BCF-INT excl. China)
Materials used by the Organization
(i), (ii), 2a
- Renewable¹
- Non-Renewable²
Note: Covers available data on raw materials and packaging materials used by the organization. Scope includes BCFG-PH, AIG, FLOUR, and SURE (sugarcane).
Ecosystems and Biodiversity (whether in upland/watershed or coastal/marine)
Note: Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, BCF-INT, Flour, SURE, AIG, and external distribution centers in the Philippines)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GRI 305-2a,
GRI 305-4
Note:
- GHG Emissions cover information of total URC (BCF-PH, Flour, SURE, AIG, head offices, & external distribution centers in the Philippines, BCF-INT excl. China). This includes fugitive emissions.
Emissions from biomass are considered biogenic emissions and should be tracked separately as per the GHG Protocol and are thus, not included in the overall GHG emissions inventory.
2023 numbers have been restated due to changes in structure (acquisitions & divestments) and methodology improvements (improved emission factors).
Air Pollutants
(i)(ii)(vi)
BCF-INT,
Flour,
SURE, AIG
The scope of disclosure for 2024 has expanded to include BCF-International, AIG, FLOUR, and SURE business units.
Note:
- Data covers information from air pollution sources equipment (APSE) specifically from the boilers and gensets of URC with air emission test results in 2023 conducted by a DENR Accredited Laboratory
Per National Emission Standards for Source Specific Air Pollutants, all the emission test result expressed in mg/Nm3 were within the set standard of DENR EMB.
URC’s boilers, generator sets and company-owned vehicles undergo mandatory emission testing as mandated by the DENR and Land Transportation Office. Moving forward, URC will evaluate and determine appropriate monitoring process as part of the continuous alignment with the Clean Air Act.
Solid Waste
GRI 306-5c
Notes: Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, Flour, SURE, AIG, and BCF-INT excl. China)
Hazardous Waste
Note:
- Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, Flour, SURE, AIG, and BCF-INT excl. China)
The difference in the quantity of hazardous waste generated and transported are stored onsite in DENR-prescribed hazardous waste storage areas while waiting for schedule of transport and treatment.
2023 numbers have been restated to excl China
Effluents
Notes: Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, Flour, SURE, AIG, and BCF-INT excl. China)
Non compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations
Note: The company or any of its subsidiaries is not a party to, and its properties are not the subject of, any material pending legal proceedings involving fines or non-monetary sanctions that could be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
Employee Data
Notes:
Data covers the total number of URC regular employees as of December 31, 2024
- Attrition rate is the total voluntary turnover of current year over average total no. of employees of current year (including new hires for the year)
- The ratio is based on the comparison between the wage of the lowest paid employee (base fare) and the minimum wage on the specific region. URC is compliant with the minimum wage requirement. Other compensation provided to regular employees are indicated in the table below
New Hires
Note: Data covers the total number of URC regular employees as of December 31, 2023
Turnover
Note: Data covers the total number of URC regular employees as of December 31, 2023,
The breakdown of turn-over data by permanent employees, age group and rank cover voluntary only.
Employee Benefits
Covered
Availed
from PhilHealth)
Provision for Staff Houses
(aside from Pag-IBIG)²
from SSS)³
Support (company loans
for education)
Covered
Company Outing, Christmas Party, Sports
Fest, and Family Day
Nuptial Leave
Notes:
¹ The information covers the total number of URC PH regular employees
² Data scope on housing assistance are only applicable to AIG, and SURE employees
³ Residual/Landfilled – non-potential and non-recoverable waste that are disposed to sanitary landfill.
⁴ Data scope includes Early Retirement, Mandatory Retirement, and Retrenchment/Redundancy for CY2024
⁵ Applicable to employees working in the head office
Employee Training and Development
Note: Data covers the total number of URC regular employees who underwent training in 2023.
No breakdown between male and female in 2023. However, starting 2024, data on gender has been included in the monitoring of all trainings attended/ provided.
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
Note: Data covers the total number of URC regular employees who underwent training in 2023.
No breakdown between male and female in 2023. However, starting 2024, data on gender has been included in the monitoring of all trainings attended/ provided
Occupational Health and Safety
Note: Data covers information of total URC (BCF-PH, BCF-INT, Flour, SURE, AIG, head offices, and external distribution centers in the Philippines)
¹Total man-hours are the number of hours worked in the reporting period. These includes regular employees and third-party employees that are performing work in the workplace that is controlled by the organization
²Number of work-related injuries include First-Aid Treatment Injury (FTI), Medical Treatment Injury (MTI), and Lost-time
Labor Laws and Human Rights
Do you have policies that explicitly disallows violations of labor laws and human rights (e.g. harassment, bullying) in the workplace?
- Policy on Sexual Harassment
- Policy on Health, Safety and Welfare
- Corporate Environment, Health and Safety Policy
- Drug-Free Workplace Policy
- Workplace Policy on Prevention Control of HIV and AIDS, Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis
- Special Benefits for Women/Magna Carta for Women
- Solo-Parent Leave Policy
- Whistleblowing Policy
- Data Privacy Policy
Product Health and Safety
Note: Information includes data from BCF-PH only
Marketing and Labelling
Note: Information includes data from BCF-PH only