GRI Guideline 2015

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G4-1	Statement from the most senior decision-maker about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and the organization's strategy	P3-4	-
G4-2	Description of key impacts, risks and opportunities	P5-11 P13	The Current State of Nissan's Risk Management(P1-11) Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P16-23)

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G4-3	Name of the organization	P1	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P1)
G4-4	Primary brands, products, and services	P108	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P6)
G4-5	Location of the organization's headquarters	P108	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P1)
G4-6	Countries where the organization operates	P108	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P7-10 P14)
G4-7	Nature of ownership and legal form	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P33-34)
G4-8	Markets served	P108-109	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P6 P14)
G4-9	Scale of the reporting organization	P94 P108-109	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P2-3 P14 P33-34)
G4-10	Workforce characteristic	P107	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P2-3 P11)
G4-11	Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements	P107	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P11)
G4-12	Organization's supply chain	P72-78	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P7-10)
G4-13	Significant changes in organization's size, structure, ownership or its supply chain	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P63)
G4-14	Precautionary approach to risk management	P43	-
G4-15	Externally developed charters, principles or initiatives to which the organization subscribes	P11 P17	-
G4-16	Memberships in associations or organizations	P17	-

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G4-17	Entities included in the organization reports	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P6-10)
G4-18	Reporting principles for defining report content	P1 P13	-
G4-19	Material aspects identified in defining report content	P13	-
G4-20	Material aspects within the organization	-	-
G4-21	Material aspects outside the organization	-	-
G4-22	Restatements of information provided in previous reports	P112	-
G4-23	Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the scope and aspect boundaries	P108 P110	-

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G4-24	Stakeholder groups engaged by the organization	P16	-
G4-25	Identification and selection of stakeholders to engage	P16	-
G4-26	Organization's approach to stakeholder engagement	P16	-
G4-27	Key topics collected through stakeholder engagement	-	-

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G4-28	Reporting period	P1	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P1)
G4-29	Date of the last report	P1	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P1)
G4-30	Reporting cycle	P1	-
G4-31	Contact point for questions regarding the report	P1	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P1)
G4-32	GRI Content Index	-	-
G4-33	External assurance	P1	-

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G4-34	Governance structure	P101-102	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-55)
G4-35	Delegating authority for economic, environmental and social topics	P14 P25	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47)
G4-36	Positions with responsibility for economic, environmental and social topics	P14 P25	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47)
G4-37	Consultation between stakeholders and the highest governance bodies on economic, environmental and social topics	P25	-
G4-38	Composition of highest governance bodies and its committees	P102	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P44-46)
G4-39	Executive powers of the Chairman	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P44)
G4-40	Qualification and expertise of highest governance bodies	P101-102	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-51)
G4-41	Processes to avoid conflicts of interest	P101-102	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-51)
G4-42	Highest governance bodies and senior executives' roles in the development, approval, and updating of the organization's purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to economic, environmental and social impacts	P14	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-51)
G4-43	Measures taken to develop and enhance the highest governance bodies' collective knowledge of economic, environmental and social topics	P14	-
G4-44	Evaluation of the Board of Directors' performance	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P49)
G4-45	Highest governance bodies' role in the identification and management of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities	P106	The Current State of Nissan's Risk Management(P1-11)
G4-46	Highest governance bodies' role in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization’s risk management processes for economic, environmental and social topics	P106	The Current State of Nissan's Risk Management(P1-11)
G4-47	Frequency of the highest governance bodies' review of economic, environmental and social impacts, risks, and opportunities	P106	The Current State of Nissan's Risk Management(P1-11)
G4-48	Highest committee or position that formally reviews and approves the organization's sustainability report	-	-
G4-49	Communicating critical concerns to the highest governance bodies	-	-
G4-50	Critical concerns that were communicated to the highest governance bodies and the mechanism(s) used to address and resolve them	-	-
G4-51	Remuneration policies for highest governance bodies and senior executives	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P49)
G4-52	Process for determining remuneration	-	-
G4-53	How stakeholders' views are sought and taken into account regarding remuneration	-	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P49)
G4-54	Ratio of the annual compensation within the organization	-	-
G4-55	Ratio of percentage increase in annual compensation within the organization	-	-

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G4-56	Organization's values, principles, standards and norms of behavior	P2 P78 P80 P103-105	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-51)
G4-57	Internal and external mechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity	P105	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-51)
G4-58	Internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity	P105	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P47-51)

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Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA	Generic Disclosures on Management Approach	P12-16 P95	-
Economic Performance
G4-EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	P56 P95 P108 P111	-
G4-EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change	-	The Current State of Nissan's Risk Management(P5)Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P18 P22-23)
G4-EC3	Coverage of the organization’s defined benefit plan obligations	-	The Current State of Nissan's Risk Management(P2)Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P88-90)
G4-EC4	financial assistance received from government	-	-
Market Presence
G4-EC5	Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage at significant locations of operation	-	-
G4-EC6	Proportion of senior management hired from the local community at significant locations of operation	-	-
Indirect Economic Impacts
G4-EC7	Development and impact of infrastructure investments and services supported	P30-31 P58-62	-
G4-EC8	Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts	P8	-
Procurement Practices
G4-EC9	Proportion of spending on local suppliers at significant locations of operation	-	-

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Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA	Generic Disclosures on Management Approach	P12-16 P21-22	-
Materials
G4-EN1	Materials used by weight or volume	P114 P134	-
G4-EN2	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials	P133-134	-
Energy
G4-EN3	Energy consumption within the organization	P37 P113	-
G4-EN4	Energy consumption outside of the organization	P120-P122	-
G4-EN5	Energy intensity	P36-P37 P114	-
G4-EN6	Reduction of energy consumption	P37 P113-P114	-
G4-EN7	Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	P33 P125-128	-
Water
G4-EN8	Total water withdrawal by source	P116	-
G4-EN9	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water	-	-
G4-EN10	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused	-	-
Biodiversity
G4-EN11	Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	-	-
G4-EN12	Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas	-	-
G4-EN13	Habitats protected or restored	-	-
G4-EN14	Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk	-	-
Emissions
G4-EN15	Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1)	P115	-
G4-EN16	Energy indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 2)	P115	-
G4-EN17	Other indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 3)	P123	-
G4-EN18	Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity	P115-P116	-
G4-EN19	Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions	P37 P115-116	-
G4-EN20	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)	-	-
G4-EN21	NOX, SOX, and other significant air emissions	P118	-
Effluents and Waste
G4-EN22	Total water discharge by quality and destination	P116	-
G4-EN23	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method	P23 P119-120	-
G4-EN24	Total number and volume of significant spills	P124	-
G4-EN25	Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and percentage of transported waste shipped internationally	-	-
G4-EN26	Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the organization's discharges of water and runoff	-	-
Products and Services
G4-EN27	Extent of impact mitigation of environmental impacts of products and services	P26-35 P38-39 P123-134	-
G4-EN28	Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category	P38-39 P133-134	-
Compliance
G4-EN29	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	P124	-
Transport
G4-EN30	Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials for the organization's operations, and transporting members of the workforce	P37 P120-122	-
Overall
G4-EN31	Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type	P123	-
Supplier Environmental Assessment
G4-EN32	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria	P42 P72	-
G4-EN33	Significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	P42	-
Environmental Grievance Mechanisms
G4-EN34	Number of grievances about environmental impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms	-	-

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Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA	Generic Disclosures on Management Approach	P12-16 P80	-
Employment
G4-LA1	Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender and region	P110	-
G4-LA2	Benefits provided to full‐time employees that are not provided to Temporary or parttime employees, by significant locations of operation	P85-86	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P88-90)
G4-LA3	Return to work and retention rates after parental leave, by gender	P110	-
Labor/Management Relations
G4-LA4	Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes, including whether these are specified in collective agreements	-	-
Occupational Health and Safety
G4-LA5	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management-worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs	P110	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P11)
G4-LA6	Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by region and by gender	P87 P91	-
G4-LA7	Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation	-	-
G4-LA8	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions	P91	-
Training and Education
G4-LA9	Average hours of training per year per employee by gender, and by employee category	P89	-
G4-LA10	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings	P89-90	-
G4-LA11	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender and by employee category	-	-
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
G4-LA12	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity	P80 P110	Financial Information as of March 31, 2015 (The English translation of the "Yukashoken-Houkokusho" for the year ended March 31, 2015) (P11)
Equal Remuneration for Women and Men
G4-LA13	Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men by employee category, by significant locations of operation	-	-
Supplier Asessment for Labor Practices
G4-LA14	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using labor practices criteria	P72	-
G4-LA15	Significant actual and potential negative impacts for labor practices in the supply chain and actions taken	P75	-
Labor Pactices Grievance Mechanisms
G4-LA16	Number of grievances about labor practices filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms	-	-

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Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA	Generic Disclosures on Management Approach	P12-16 P73 P80	-
Investment
G4-HR1	Total number and percentage of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening	-	-
G4-HR2	Total hours of employee training on human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained	P84-85	-
Non-discrimination
G4-HR3	Total number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	-	-
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
G4-HR4	Operations and suppliers identified in which the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and measures taken to support these rights	-	-
Child Labor
G4-HR5	Operations and suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of child labor, and measures taken to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor	-	-
Forced or Compulsory Labor
G4-HR6	Operations and suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor, and measures to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor	-	-
Security Practices
G4-HR7	Percentage of security personnel trained in the organization's human rights policies or procedures that are relevant to operations	-	-
Indigenous Rights
G4-HR8	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples and actions taken	-	-
Assessment
G4-HR9	Total number and percentage of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments	-	-
Supplier Human Rights Assessment
G4-HR10	Percentage and total number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews and/or impact assessments.	P72	-
G4-HR11	Significant actual and potential negative human rights impacts in the supply chain and actions taken.	P75	-
Human Rights Grievance Mechanisms
G4-HR12	Number of grievances about human rights impacts filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms	-	-

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Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA	Generic Disclosures on Management Approach	P12-16 P57 P73 P80 P100	-
Local Communities
G4-SO1	Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs	-	-
G4-SO2	Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities	-	-
Anti-Corruption
G4-SO3	Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption and the significant risks identified	-	-
G4-SO4	Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures	P75 P103-104	-
G4-SO5	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	-	-
Public Policy
G4-SO6	Total value of political contributions by country and recipient/beneficiary	-	-
Anti-competitive Behavior
G4-SO7	Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes	-	-
Compliance
G4-SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations	-	-
Supplier Assessment for Impacts on Society
G4-SO9	Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using criteria for impacts on society	P72	-
G4-SO10	Significant actual and potential negative impacts on society in the supply chain and actions taken	P75	-
Grievance Mechanisms for Impacts on Society
G4-SO11	Number of grievances about impacts on society filed, addressed, and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms	-	-

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Disclosures on Management Approach
G4-DMA	Generic Disclosures on Management Approach	P12-16 P21-22 P48 P65	-
Customer Health and Safety
G4-PR1	Percentage of significant product and service categories for which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement	P47-55	-
G4-PR2	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes	-	-
Product and Service Labeling
G4-PR3	Type of product and service information required by the organization's procedures for product and service information and labeling, and percentage of significant product and service categories subject to such information requirements	P64-71	-
G4-PR4	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes	-	-
G4-PR5	Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction	P65	-
Marketing Communications
G4-PR6	Sale of banned or disputed products	-	-
G4-PR7	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship, by type of outcomes	-	-
Customer Privacy
G4-PR8	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data	-	-
Compliance
G4-PR9	Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services	-	-

General Standard Disclosures

Strategy and Analysis

Organizational Profile

Identified Material Aspects and Boundaries

Stakeholder Engagement

Report Profile

Governance

Ethics and Integrity

General Standard Disclosures

Economic

Environmental

Labor Practices and Decent Work

Human Rights

Society

Product Responsibility