Nowy Styl Sustainability Report 2018-2019

8 About the report This is our fourth sustainability report. It presents the out- comes of the activities of Nowy Styl Sp. z o.o. and its select- ed subsidiaries in the period from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2019. We publish the report every two years. We have decid- ed the report would also include the new companies that joined our company in 2019 (Kusch+Co GmbH and Nowy Styl – Majencia SAS; for the latter, only limited data was added). The previous CSR Code report for the years 2016–2017 was published in 2018. Nowy Styl is a privately held enterprise. In line with the principle of materiality and impact, the report presents data on companies engaged in production activities: Nowy Styl Sp. z o.o. and its subsidiaries: in Germany (Nowy Styl GmbH, Rohde & Grahl GmbH, Kusch+Co GmbH – for the latter company, only data for 2019 has been included), In accordance with GRI reporting standards, the aspects and problems of sustainability relevant to our company were selected in a multi-step process: > identification of industry-relevant indicators based on competition benchmarking and Nowy Styl’s previous reports, Like the previous CSR Code report, this publication is based on the Core version of the Global Reporting Initi­ ative Standards . The report has undergone independent external verification by Deloitte Advisory Sp. z o.o. sp. k. Selected GRI indicators (marked with an asterisk in the GRI table) were verified. The financial data comes from financial reports audited by independent certified audi- tors (Ernst&Young Audyt Polska spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością sp. k.). This guarantees to us and the recipients of the report the reliability and completeness of data from key areas of sustainability included herein: employee relations, environmental impacts, local com- munity and market, as well as management efficiency in those areas. Switzerland (Sitag AG) and France (Nowy Styl – Majencia SAS – partial data, as the company joined us in June 2019). The indicators presented in this report have been selected based on the expectations of key stakeholder groups, employees, partners, journalists and suppliers, as well as competitor benchmarking and Nowy Styl’s policy. > assessment of aspect relevance based on dialogue with stakeholders (an open survey for employees and business partners), > evaluation based on customer needs and EcoVadis assessment results, > validation with the management, as part of which we approved the scope of the report and detailed indicators. GRI 102-10 GRI 102-5 GRI 102-47 GRI 102-49 GRI 102-45 GRI 103-1 GRI 102-50 GRI 102-46 GRI 102-51 GRI 102-52 GRI 102-54 GRI 102-56 Click and see CSR Code 2016–2017 119