GRI 3.1 and Global Compact Index – Strategy and analysis

Strategy and analysis	Economic	Environment	Labor Practices and Decent work	Human rights	Society	Product responsibility

Management Approach & Performance Indicators	Link(s)	UN Global Compact
1. Strategy and Analysis
1.1 Statement from the most senior decision maker of the organization	Letter from the Chairman Letter from the CEO Continuing support for the UNGC principles
1.2 Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities	Grow more from less Human Rights Building rural prosperity Health, Safety & Environment Our people Managing CR What Syngenta thinks about
2. Organisation Profile
2.1 Name of the organization	Articles of Incorporation
2.2 Primary brands, products, and/or services	Products & Innovation
2.3 Operational structure of the organization	Corporate Governance Report 2011, p. 1 Managing CR Global Presence This is Syngenta
2.4 Location of organization's headquarters	Articles of Incorporation Key Facts
2.5 Countries where the organization operates	Our people Global Presence
2.6 Nature of ownership and legal form	Articles of Incorporation Key Facts
2.7 Markets served	Business and markets
2.8 Scale of the reporting organization	Our people People Key Facts Annual Review 2011 Financial Report 2011 Crops & Innovation
2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size, structure, or ownership	Our offer Financial Report 2011, p. 5-7 Corporate Governance Report 2010, p. 2
2.10 Awards received	External recognition People
3. Report Parameters
3.1 Reporting period for information provided	Annual Review 2011 CR section Assurance
3.2 Date of most recent previous report	Publications
3.3 Reporting cycle	Publications
3.4 Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents	Contact us
3.5 Process for defining report content	Focus areas Materiality Stakeholder engagement
3.6 Boundary of the report	Annual Review 2011 CR section
3.7 Specific limitations on the scope or boundary of the report	Annual Review 2011 CR section
3.8 Joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other entities	Annual Review 2011 CR section
3.9 Data measurement techniques and the bases of calculations	Annual Review 2011 CR section
3.10 Effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports	Annual Review 2011 CR section
3.11 Significant changes from previous reporting periods	Annual Review 2011 CR section
3.12 GRI Content Index	GRI Index
3.13 External assurance for the report	Assurance
4. Governance, Commitments, and Engagement
4.1 Governance structure of the organization	Articles of Incorporation CR Governance Corporate Governance Report 2011
4.2 Indicate whether the Chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer	Corporate Governance Report 2011
4.3 Independent and/or non-executive members of the highest governance body	Corporate Governance Report 2011
4.4 Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the highest governance body	Contact us Engagement Compliance Helpline Corporate Governance Report 2011 Managing CR
4.5 Linkage between compensation for members of governance bodies and the organization's performance	Corporate Governance Report 2011
4.6 Processes in place for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided	Articles of Incorporation Code of Conduct
4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of the members of the highest governance body for sustainability	Corporate Governance Report 2011 Articles of Incorporation
4.8 Missions or values, codes of conduct, and principles	CR Policy & Commitments Code of Conduct	1-10
4.9 Procedures of the highest governance body for overseeing the organization's sustainability performance	Corporate Governance Report 2011 Managing CR	1-10
4.10 Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's own sustainability performance	Corporate Governance Report 2011	1-10
4.11 Precautionary approach	Safety in research and development Global Compact Member What Syngenta Thinks About	7
4.12 Externally developed charters, principles, or other initiatives	Code of Conduct Human rights	1-10
4.13 Memberships in associations and/or national/international advocacy organizations	Stakeholder engagement
4.14 List of stakeholder groups	Stakeholder engagement Our People > Engagement Managing our Supply chain Secure storage
4.15 Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders	Stakeholder engagement
4.16 Approaches to stakeholder engagement	Stakeholder engagement Our People > Engagement Annual Review 2011 CR section
4.17 Key topics and concerns raised through stakeholder engagement	What Syngenta thinks about Focus areas