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Materiality

Material Topics for KWE

  1. Anti-Corruption
  2. Data Security
  3. Diversity and Equal Opportunity
  4. Emissions
  5. Energy
  6. Social Impacts in the Supply Chain

Materiality Assessment

Stakeholder Engagement

Engaged stakeholder groups covered customers, suppliers, contractors, KWE management, employees, organized labor representatives, and investors. 50 stakeholders provided feedback via online surveys, and more than a dozen stakeholders supplied additional information through interviews and facilitated group discussions.

Survey Responses

Overall, the stakeholder's analysis found that all material aspects were rated as high priority, with all topics scoring above 6 on a scale of 1-10 (with 10 representing highest priority). The top five aspects prioritized by stakeholders responding to the survey are shown below:

Stakeholder Engagement Results: Top 5 Aspects

Priority Description Score Category
1 Anti-Corruption 8.57 Economic & Governance
2 Occupational health and safety 8.52 Social
3 Data Security 8.38 Social
4 Training and Education 8.29 Social
5 Forced or Compulsory Labor 8.21 Social

Risks and Opportunities

Stakeholder interviews supported the findings from both the surveys and impact assessments.

  Key Issues / Risks Opportunities
Environment
  • Climate change & carbon reduction
  • Regulatory risks (E.U., U.S.)
  • IMO CO2 emissions targets for the shipping industry
  • Supply chain management
  • Efficient container use
  • Low-carbon options for customers
  • Further utilization of alternative shipping mode including rail.
  • Alternative trucking solutions (e.g., electric vehicles)
Social
  • Employee's health and safety (overtime)
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Women in leadership
  • Community engagement
  • Enhanced technology to improve efficiency and reduce overtime
Other
  • Demand for further transparency and reporting
  • Emerging competition (among GAFA etc.)
  • (Lack of) technology
  • Delay in taking measures to mitigate risks
  • Continuous conflict between U.S. and China
  • Improve customer relationships and increase sales
  • Enhanced technology to improve customer experience
  • More proactive management

Impact Analysis

We evaluated more than 20 material aspects to assess the magnitude of potential impact on those issues, using over 60 metrics representing indicators of social, economic, and/or environmental impacts. Indicators were assessed using an industry and geography perspective, using the relative impact of the transport sector and the major countries in which KWE operates compared to global results.

There was a broad range of impact levels for the material aspects assessed. The top five impact areas are shown below.

Impact Analysis Results: Top 5 Aspects

Priority Description Score Category
1 Energy 7.8 Environment
2 Social Impacts in the Supply Chain 7.3 Social
3 Diversity and Equal Opportunity 6.51 Social
4 GHG Emissions 6.49 Environment
5 Effluents and Waste 5.57 Environment

Overall Results

The materiality assessment process combines the results of the stakeholder feedback and impact analysis to determine KWE's top priority aspects - those topics that are important to both stakeholders and where KWE has a high potential impact on the environment or society. The following figure shows the combined results and highlights the top issues that emerged for KWE from the analysis.

KWE Materiality Results

Mapping to SDGs and GRI

Description GRI Category Map to SDGs
Anti-Corruption Economic & Governance
SDGs-image GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Data Security Social
SDGs-image GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Social
SDGs-image GOAL 4: Quality Education
SDGs-image GOAL 5: Gender Equality
SDGs-image GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDGs-image GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
Emissions Environment
SDGs-image GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDGs-image GOAL 13: Climate Action
Energy Environment
SDGs-image GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDGs-image GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDGs-image GOAL 13: Climate Action
Social Impacts in the Supply Chain Social
SDGs-image GOAL 5: Gender Equality
SDGs-image GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDGs-image GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

Sustainability

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