GRI index

Page numbers in the chart refer to downloadable/print version of the Bittium Annual Report 2021.

GRI 102 General Disclosures

G4	Title	Location	Additional info/comments
Organization
102-1	Name of the organization	Bittium in Brief	page 8
102-2	Industries, brands, products, and services	Bittium in Brief; Bittium Products and Services	page 8 page 13
102-3	Location of headquarters	Bittium in Brief	page 8
102-4	Location of operations	Bittium in Brief	page 8
102-5	Ownership and legal form	Bittium in Brief, Corporate Governance	page 8 page 24
102-6	Markets served	Bittium in Brief	page 8
102-7	Scale of the organization	Bittium 2021	page 4
102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Innovative and Developing People	page 62
102-9	Supply chain	Suppliers and Partners; Sustainable Purchasing	page 55 page 71
102-10	Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain	Report by the Board of Directors; Customer Relations Built on Trust	Organization: Changes in the Management Group, Sales organization as part of Product and Services organizations Page 100 Supply chain: Deliveries of components transferred to Europe and Finland Page 71
102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	Risk management	page 41
102-12	External initiatives		None
102-13	Membership of associations		Technology Industries of Finland
Strategy
102-14	Statement from CEO	CEO´s Review	pages 6-7
102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Business and Operating Environment; Main features of Internal Control and Risk Management Processes related to Financial Reporting Processes; Report by the Board of Directors	page 8 page 41 page 86
Ethics and Integrity
102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior	Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Business Practices; Value Creation Model	page 72 page 52-53
102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Business Practices	page 72 pages 52-54
Governance
102-18	Governance structure	Corporate Governance	page 31
102-19	Delegating authority	Corporate Governance; Sustainability Management	page 31 page 54
102-20	Executive-level responsibility on economic, environmental and social topics	Sustainability Management; Stakeholder Organization and Risk Management	page 54
102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics	Stakeholder Cooperation; Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Business Practices	page 55 page 72
102-22	Composition of the Board	Corporate Governance	page 31
102-23	Chairman of the Board	Corporate Governance	page 31
102-24	Election of the Board	Corporate Governance	page 31
102-31	Review of economic, environmental and social topics	Sustainability Management	page 54
102-32	Highest governance body´s role in sustainability reporting	Sustainability Management	page 54
102-35	Remuneration of Board of Directors and Management	Corporate Governance; Remuneration Report	page 30 www.bittium.com/investors/corporate-governance/salary-and-remuneration-report
Stakeholder Engagement
102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Stakeholder Cooperation	page 55
102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Stakeholder Cooperation	page 55
102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Stakeholder Cooperation	page 55
102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Stakeholder Cooperation	Materiality analysis online: annualreport2019.bittium.com/sustainability_report/ focus_areas_in_sustainability page 55
Reporting Principles
102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements note 32. Related Party Disclosures	page 144
102-46	Defining report content and topic Boundaries	Sustainability at Bittium in 2021; Scope of reporting	page 57 page 80
102-47	List of material topics	Sustainability Program 2020-2022	page 57
102-48	Restatements of information	GRI Standard Content Index, Environmental Sustainability	Page 81 The emission factors used have changed from the previous calculation due to a change in statistical methods.
102-49	Changes in reporting	GRI Standard Content Index, Environmental Sustainability	page 76
102-50	Reporting period	Reporting Basics and Principles	page 80
102-51	Date of most recent report	GRI Standard Content Index	March 19, 2021
102-52	Reporting cycle	Reporting	The report is published annually.
102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Reporting	Karoliina Malmi, Vice President, Communications and Marketing [email protected] Page 81
102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	Reporting Basics and Principles	page 80
102-55	GRI content index	GRI Standard Content index	page 81
102-56	External assurance	Reporting Basics and Principles	page 80

GRI 103 Management Approachs

103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary	GRI Standard Content Index; Focus Areas in Sustainability	Calculation boundary: Bittium Corporation page 81 page 60
103-2	The management approach and its components	Sustainability Management; Focus Areas in Sustainability	page 54 page 60
103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	Sustainability Management	page 54

TOPICAL CONTENT

Financial impacts

201 Economic performance
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Financial influence	pages 58-59
202-4	Financial assistance received from government	Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements; 4. Other Operating Income	page 117
205 Anticorruption
205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Business Practices	No violations page 72

Environmental Impacts

301 Materials
301-1	Materials used by weight or volume	Environmental Sustainability	Bittium does not use paper, carton, or metals to manufacture its products. Bittium reports material waste and the recycling rate associated with the use of materials at its operating locations. pages 78-79
302 Energy
302-1	Energy consumption within the organization	Environmental Sustainability	pages 78-79
302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	Environmental Sustainability	pages 77-79
303 Water
303-1	Water withdrawal by source	Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Sustainability Indicators	Total and per-capita water consumption figures are reported for Bittium´s operating locations. No water is used in the manufacture of products. page 79
305 Emissions
305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Environmental Sustainability	Reported carbon footprint. pages 78-79
306 Effluents and Waste
306-2	Waste	Environmental Sustainability	pages 78-79
307 Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
307-1	Environmental compliance	Environmental Sustainability	Database of applicable environmental laws and regulations

Social impacts

403 Occupational Health and Safety
403-1	Occupational health and safety management system	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	page 66
403-2	Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	Bittium continuously develops its occupational safety processes and risk management. More information pertaining to subcontractors is provided in Bittium´s Supplier Manual: www.bittium.com/about-bittium/suppliers/supplier-manual page 66
403-3	Occupational health services	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	Occupational health services beyond the scope of the statutory requirements cover 99% of the personnel. The provision of occupational health services as part of compliance with the Act on Contractor´s Liability is part of Bittium´s subcontracting process. page 66
403-4	Worker training on occupational health and safety	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	page 66
403-5	Worker training on occupational health and safety	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	All Bittium operating locations have appropriate safety plans in place, and safety issues are addressed in Bittium´s orientation training program. Occupational health information is regularly communicated to the personnel. Subcontractors are responsible for the occupational health and occupational safety training of their employees in accordance with their respective principles. Bittium provides orientation training to subcontractors who work on Bittium´s premises. Subcontractors who work on the premises of Bittium´s customers receive orientation training from the customer in question. In other respects, subcontractors are responsible for training their employees. page 66
403-6	Promotion of worker health	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	page 66
403-7	Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships	Customer Relationships Built on Trust and Secure Products; Sustainable Purchasing Innovative and Developing People; Statement of Non-financial Information	More information pertaining to subcontractors is provided in Bittium´s Supplier Manual: www.bittium.com/about-bittium/suppliers/supplier-manual page 71 page 62 page 98
403-8	Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	Bittium Employees. page 67
403-9	Work-related injuries	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	In 2021, there were 3 near misses and 3 occupational accidents reported at Bittium companies in Finland. None of them resulted in incapacity for work or an obligation to pay compensation under the Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases Act.. page 66
403-10	Work-related ill health	Innovative and Developing People; Well-being and Occupational Safety	The sickness-related absence rate was 3% in 2021 (calculated from the occupational health service provider´s data, day/employee vs. theoretical regular working hours). Bittium does not have access to this data with regard to workers from staffing services. page 66
404 Training and education
404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	Innovative and Developing People	Reported hours of training per employee pages 62, 67
404-2	Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs	Innovative and Developing People	page 65
405 Diversity and Equal Opportunity
405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Diversity Principles of the Board of Directors Innovative and Developing People	page 32 page 66
419 Socioeconomic Compliance
419-1	Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area	Sustainable Purchasing, Statement of Non-financial Information	No violations • Anticorruption, pages 54, 72, 99 • Conflicting minerals, page 71 • Counterfeit materials, page 71