SIMON SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
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SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURE
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
REFERENCE
Simon company website for Simon core values: careers.simon.com/corevalues.aspx Simon’s Code of Business Conduct & Ethics guidelines lay out the ethical principles and policies created to deal with issues such as bribery, investments, political contributions, equal employment opportunity, confidentiality, and proprietary information. Simon is committed to being a responsible and law abiding citizen and all employees are to abide by these principles. Code of conduct training is completed by all employees. Managers are encouraged to discuss ethics and integrity topics with employees on a regular basis. Simon’s Code of Business Conduct & Ethics guidelines describes the means and methods by which employees are expected to report to potential violations. These include reporting to employees’ immediate supervisors, or reporting anonymously through a twenty-four hour, year-round fraud hotline.
Economic GRI INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
REFERENCE
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
Direct economic value generated and distributed
Annual Report 2015
G4-EC1
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organization’s activities due to climate change
Simon CDP Report 2015
Describe the organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior such as codes of conduct and codes of ethics
G4-EC2
G4-56
Environment Energy GRI INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
REFERENCE
UNIT OF MEASUREMENT
Energy
G4-DMA Disclosure on management approach
EN 3
ENERGY CONSUMPTION WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION
Report the internal and external mechanisms for seeking advice on ethical and lawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity
G4-57
Total fuel consumption from non-renewable sources (incudes diesel, gasoline, natural gas, and propane) Total fuel consumption from renewable fuel sources (includes ethanol blends such as E10 and E85)
387,112
GJ
A
3,366
GJ
B
C
Report the internal and external mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and matters related to organizational integrity, such as escalation through line management, whistleblowing mechanisms or hotlines
Breakdown of total consumption Electricity consumption
G4-58
2,663,064
GJ GJ GJ
Cooling consumption Steam consumption
146,276
0
Energy sold
N/A
D
Total energy consumption
3,199,819
GJ
E
Methodology
Standards, methodologies, and assumptions used
F
Methodology
Source of the conversion factors used
G
EN 4
ENERGY CONSUMPTION OUTSIDE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Energy consumed outside of the organization (Excludes fuels from employee commuting. Available for downstream leased assets and rental vehicles)
3,646,617
GJ
A
Methodology
Standards, methodologies, and assumptions used
B
Methodology
Source of the conversion factors used
C
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
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