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This Report was prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. The General Disclosures and Topic-specific Standards are tabulated below with corresponding reported chapter titles or notes.

General Disclosures

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Organizational Profile

102-1 Name of the organization About this Report
102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services University Sustainability Governance
102-3 Location of headquarters About this Report
102-4 Location of operations About this Report
102-5 Ownership and legal form University Sustainability Governance
102-6 Markets served University Sustainability Governance
Around 76% of students are from Hong Kong, 20% from Mainland China, Macau & Taiwan and 4% are students from other overseas countries and regions
102-7 Scale of the organization University Sustainability Governance
Caring for Our Staff
PolyU Statistics
102-8 Information on employees and other workers Caring for Our Staff
PolyU Statistics
102-9 Supply chain University Sustainability Governance
102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain About this Report
102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach University Sustainability Governance
102-12 External initiatives Sustainable Campus
Research for Sustainable Development
Caring for the Community
102-13 Membership of associations University Sustainability Governance

Strategy

102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker Foreword

Ethics and Integrity

102-16 Values, principles, standards and norms of behavior University Sustainability Governance
PolyU Website – Motto, Vision & Mission

Governance

102-18 Governance structure University Sustainability Governance
PolyU Annual Report 2018/2019 P.104

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

102-40 List of stakeholder groups About this Report
University Sustainability Governance
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements Staff are encouraged to discuss all welfare matters with the management through a range of channels, including but not limited to President’s communication forums, PUSA, internal meetings, surveys, etc. All full-time staff are eligible to join the PUSA.
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders About this Report
102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement About this Report
University Sustainability Governance
102-44 Key topics and concerns raised About this Report

REPORT PRACTICE

102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements About this Report
PolyU Annual Report 2018/19
102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries About this Report
102-47 List of material topics About this Report
102-48 Restatements of information About this Report
102-49 Changes in reporting About this Report
102-50 Reporting period About this Report
102-51 Date of most recent report April of 2020
102-52 Reporting cycle Annually
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report Feedback
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards About this Report
GRI Content Index
102-55 GRI content index GRI Content Index
102-56 External assurance Our practice is to seek for external assurance for one of our Sustainability Reports in every three reporting years. We planned to seek external assurance for the Sustainability Report in 2019/20.

TOPIC-SPECIFIC STANDARDS

Topic-specific Disclosures Description Cross-reference /
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ENVIRONMENTAL

MATERIALS

103-1
103-2
103-3

Management Approach About this Report
Sustainable Campus
301-2 Recycled input materials used PolyU Statistics
ENERGY
103-1
103-2
103-3
Management Approach About this Report
Sustainable Campus
302-1 Energy consumption within the organization PolyU Statistics
WATER AND EFFLUENTS
103-1
103-2
103-3
303-1 (2018)
303-2 (2018)
Management Approach
Interactions with water as a shared resource
Management of water discharge-related impacts
About this Report
Sustainable Campus
303-3 (2018) Water withdrawal PolyU Statistics
EMISSIONS
103-1
103-2
103-3
Management Approach About this Report
Sustainable Campus
Calculation method with reference to EPD Excel Template for “Paper Approach” Carbon Audit
305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions PolyU Statistics
Calculation method with reference to EPD Excel Template for “Paper Approach” Carbon Audit
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions PolyU Statistics
Calculation method with reference to EPD Excel Template for “Paper Approach” Carbon Audit
305-4 GHG emissions intensity Sustainable Campus
PolyU Statistics
WASTE
103-1
103-2
103-3
Management Approach About this Report
Sustainable Campus
306-2 Waste by type and disposal method PolyU Statistics
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
103-1
103-2
103-3
Management Approach About this Report
Sustainable Campus
307-1 Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations Sustainable Campus

TOPIC-SPECIFIC STANDARDS

Topic-specific Disclosures Description Cross-reference /
Notes /
Reasons for Omissions

SOCIAL

NON-DISCRIMINATION

103-1
103-2
103-3

Management Approach About this Report
Caring for Our Staff
406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken No incidents of discrimination or corrective actions were reported during the reporting period.
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSESSMENT
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103-2
103-3
Management Approach About this Report
Caring for Our Staff
412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments PolyU requires that all research/teaching projects involving human subjects must be reviewed for ethical appropriateness in accordance with the guidelines of the Human Subjects Ethics Sub-committee (HSESC).
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
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103-2
103-3
Management Approach About this Report
Caring for the Community
413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programmes Caring for the Community