Reporting principles
In 2010, Tikkurila started using international GRI guidelines (Global Reporting Initiative G3) for sustainability reporting. GRI is an international community that develops guidelines for sustainability reporting. The purpose is to promote reliable, intelligible and comparable reporting of information.The reporting is compiled for every financial year. This report corresponds to level C+, which is verified by KPMG. Responsibility reporting is aimed at anyone interested in corporate responsibility and Tikkurila. Corporate responsibility reporting is part of Tikkurila’s annual report, and the corporate responsibility section of the report, pages 30–38, has been assured by KPMG.
Tikkurila’s Corporate Responsibility program that was renewed in 2009 has been created around the essential responsibility issues for Tikkurila. Therefore, Tikkurila’s responsibility reporting is, in addition to the GRI guidelines, also based on Tikkurila's Corporate Responsibility program. In order to reduce repetition, the report also refers to information presented elsewhere in the annual report.
The figures in the report cover either the Tikkurila Group as a whole or a single strategic business unit (SBU) in accordance with the segment division. The figures of joint ventures, subsidiaries and similar organizations have been reported in relation to the holding and they are included in the Group or SBU figures. Figures for subcontractors are not reported.
The presented figures are based on the Group's internal accounting. On the page 38 there is a list of the GRI guideline items that are included in the Corporate Responsibility section of the annual report. The indicators to be reported were defined in the autumn of 2010, based on their significance and Tikkurila’s Corporate Responsibility program. In addition, the selection was affected by the availability of historical data and the ability to collect information within the reporting schedule.
In the Group’s financial reporting, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are applied.
