Global <strong>Report</strong>ing Initiative (GRI) cross-reference table<strong>Ahold</strong> is adapting its reporting according to the GRI standards.Below is a summary of <strong>Ahold</strong>’s compliance.AR: Annual <strong>Report</strong> 2007CSR: <strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Responsibility</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2007Assurance3.13 Policy and current practice with regard to seekingexternal assurance for the report.CSR: About ourCSR report1 Strategy and Analysis1.1 Statement from the most senior decision-makerof the organization (e.g., CEO, chair, or equivalentsenior position) about the relevance of sustainabilityto the organization and its strategy.CSR: ChiefExecutive’sintroduction2 Organizational Profile2.1 Name of the organization. CSR: Cover,Back cover2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services. CSR: Our brands2.3 Operational structure of the organization, includingmain divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries,and joint ventures.CSR: Our brands,AR: <strong>Corporate</strong>governance.2.4 Location of organization’s headquarters. Back cover2.5 Number of countries where the organizationoperates, and names of countries with either majoroperations or that are specifically relevant to thesustainability issues covered in the report.CSR: Our brands,AR: Business Review2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form. AR: <strong>Corporate</strong>governance2.7 Markets served (including geographic breakdown,sectors served, and types of customers/beneficiaries).CSR: Our brands2.8 Scale of the reporting organization, including:number of employees, net sales, totalcapitalization, etc2.9 Significant changes during the reporting periodregarding size, structure, or ownershipCSR: Our people& <strong>Ahold</strong> at a glance,AR: Financialstatements Note 6AR: Financialstatements Note 52.10 Awards received in the reporting period. CSR: Communityengagement3 <strong>Report</strong> Parameters<strong>Report</strong> Profile3.1 <strong>Report</strong>ing period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year)for information provided.CSR: About ourCSR report3.2 Date of most recent previous report (if any). CSR: About ourCSR report3.3 <strong>Report</strong>ing cycle (annual, biennial, etc.) CSR: About ourCSR report3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the reportor its contents.CSR: Back cover<strong>Report</strong> Scope and Boundary3.5 Process for defining report content CSR: About ourCSR report3.6 Boundary of the report (e.g., countries, divisions,subsidiaries, leased facilities, joint ventures,suppliers).3.7 State any specific limitations on the scope orboundary of the report3.8 Basis for reporting on joint ventures, subsidiaries,leased facilities, outsourced operations, and otherentities that can significantly affect comparabilityfrom period to period and/or between organizations.3.10 Explanation of the effect of any re-statements ofinformation provided in earlier reports, and thereasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, natureof business, measurement methods).3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periodsin the scope, boundary, or measurement methodsapplied in the report.GRI Content Index3.12 Table identifying the location of the StandardDisclosures in the report.CSR: About our CSRreport, Our brandsCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: GRI crossreferencetable4 Governance, Commitments & EngagementGovernance4.1 Governance structure of the organization, includingcommittees under the highest governance bodyresponsible for specific tasks, such as settingstrategy or organizational oversight.4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highestgovernance body is also an executive officer4.3 For organizations that have a unitary boardstructure, state the number of members of thehighest governance body that are independentand/or non-executive members.4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees toprovide recommendations or direction to the highestgovernance body.4.5 Linkage between compensation for members ofthe highest governance body, senior managers,and executives (including departure arrangements),and the organization’s performance (includingsocial and environmental performance).4.6 Processes in place for the highest governancebody to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.4.8 Internally developed statements of mission orvalues, codes of conduct, and principles relevant toeconomic, environmental, and social performanceand the status of their implementation.4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body foroverseeing the organization’s identification andmanagement of economic, environmental, andsocial performance, including relevant risksand opportunities, and adherence or compliancewith internationally agreed standards, codes ofconduct, and principles.4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governancebody’s own performance, particularly with respect toeconomic, environmental, and social performance.Commitments to External Initiatives4.11 Explanation of whether and how the precautionaryapproach or principle is addressed by theorganization.4.12 Externally developed economic, environmental,and social charters, principles, or other initiativesto which the organization subscribes or endorses.4.13 Memberships in associations (such as industryassociations) and/or national/international advocacyorganizations.Stakeholder Engagement4.14 List of stakeholder groups engaged by theorganization.4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholderswith whom to engage.4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement, includingfrequency of engagement by type and bystakeholder group.4.17 Key topics and concerns that have been raisedthrough stakeholder engagement, and how theorganization has responded to those key topicsand concerns, including through its reporting.AR: <strong>Corporate</strong>governanceAR: <strong>Corporate</strong>governanceNot applicableAR: <strong>Corporate</strong>governanceAR: RemunerationAR: <strong>Corporate</strong>governance<strong>Ahold</strong>’s Code ofConduct, CSR: Ourapproach to CSRAR: RiskManagement andinternal controlAR: SupervisoryBoard reportCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: Our approachto CSRCSR: Our approachto CSRCSR: Our approachto CSR56<strong>Ahold</strong> CSR <strong>Report</strong> 2007
EconomicEconomic PerformanceEC1 Economic value generated and distributed,including revenues, operating costs, employeecompensation, donations and other communityinvestments, retained earnings, and paymentsto capital providers and governments.Market PresenceEC6 Policy, practices, and proportion of spendingon locally-based suppliers at significant locationsof operation.Indirect Economic ImpactsEC8 Development and impact of infrastructureinvestments and services provided primarily forpublic benefit through commercial, in-kind,or pro bono engagement.CSR: Communityengagement,Financial highlights,AR: FinancialstatementsCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: SustainabletradeEnvironmentalEnergyEN3 Direct energy consumption by primary energy CSR: Climate actionsource.EN4 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. CSR: Climate actionEN6 Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewableenergy based products and services, and reductionsin energy requirements as a result of theseinitiatives.CSR: Climate actionWaterEN8 Total water withdrawal by source. CSR: Climate actionEmissions, Effluents, and WasteEN16 Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions CSR: Climate actionby weight.EN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and CSR: Climate actionreductions achieved.EN22 Total weight of waste by type and disposal method. CSR: Climate actionTransportEN29 Significant environmental impacts of transportingproducts and other goods and materials used forthe organization’s operations, and transportingmembers of the workforce.CSR: Climate action<strong>Social</strong> Performance: Human RightsFreedom of Association and Collective BargainingHR5 Operations identified in which the right to exercisefreedom of association and collective bargainingmay be at significant risk, and actions taken tosupport these rights.Child LaborHR6 Operations identified as having significant riskfor incidents of child labor, and measures takento contribute to the elimination of child labor.Forced and Compulsory LaborHR7 Operations identified as having significant riskfor incidents of forced or compulsory labor, andmeasures to contribute to the elimination of forcedor compulsory labor.Public PolicySO5 Public policy positions and participation in publicpolicy development and lobbying.<strong>Social</strong> Performance: Product <strong>Responsibility</strong>Customer Health and SafetyPR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safetyimpacts of products and services are assessedfor improvement, and percentage of significantproducts and services categories subject tosuch procedures.Products and Service LabelingPR3 Type of product and service information requiredby procedures, and percentage of significantproducts and services subject to such informationrequirements.Other: Non-GRI <strong>Ahold</strong> specific informationAssortment<strong>Corporate</strong> brand natural and organic productsCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: About ourCSR reportCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: SustainabletradeCSR: Healthy living<strong>Social</strong> Performance: Labor Practices & Decent WorkEmploymentLA1Total workforce by employment type, employmentcontract, and region.Diversity and Equal OpportunityLA13Composition of governance bodies and breakdownof employees per category according to gender,age group, minority group membership, and otherindicators of diversity.CSR: Our peopleAR: Board andmanagement,Supervisory Boardreport<strong>Ahold</strong> CSR <strong>Report</strong> 2007 57