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GRI SECTOR STAN­DARD REF. NO.

 

SDGs

 

Information

GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021

2-1 Organizational details

 

Group Management Report (Our Group: Basic Principles (Organization and Group Strcuture)
Report of the Economic Position: The Financial Year 2022 (Significant Events and Changes in the scope of Consolidation))
Consolidated Financial Statement (Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement (Basis of Preparation, List of Subsidiaries and Associated Companies))

 

A gray cell indicates that reasons for omission are not permitted for the disclosure or that a GRI Sector Standard reference number is not available.

 

 

 

 

2-2 Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting

 

To our Shareholders (ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE Share, Sustainability (Reporting Scope and Data Collection))
Consolidated Financial Statements (Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (List of Subsidaries and Associated Companies of ProSiebenSat.1 Group))

 

 

 

 

 

2-3 Reporting period, frequency and contact point

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability)
Information (Explanatory Notes on Reporting Principles, Editorial Information)

 

 

 

 

The reporting period for the Group management report and the consolidated financial report as well as the Sustainability Report is the financial year 2022. The reporting period for these reports is therefore the same. The Sustainability Report is reported yearly. The Annual Report, which includes the Sustainability Report, will be published on April 28, 2023.
For further information please contact: Sustainability at ProSiebenSat.1 (sustainability@prosiebensat1.com)

2-4 Restatements of information

 

Not available, as no restatements in 2022.

 

 

 

 

There were no restatements in 2022.

2-5 External assurance

 

Information (Explanatory Notes on Reporting Principles, Independent Auditor's Report)

 

 

 

 

 

2-6 Activities, value chain and other business relationships

 

Group Management Report (Our Group: Basic Principles (Organization and Group Strucutre: Business Activities and Segments))

 

b. ii.
b. iii.

 

Not applicable

 

Due to the focus on entertainment and digital offerings, physical supply chains and downstream supply chains are of minor importance. There are no changes compared to the previous reporting period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-7 Employees

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability: Employees)
Group Management Report (New table for 2022)

 

b. iii.

 

Not applicable

 

This type of employment is not relevant for the Group and no siginifcant number of employees with non-guaranteed hours exists in the Group.

 

 

 

5, (8), 10

 

 

2-8 Workers who are not employees

 

 

 

2-8

 

Not applicable

 

There is no significant number of workers who are not emplyoees.

 

 

 

(8), (9)

 

 

2-9 Governance structure and composition

 

To our Shareholders (Report of the Supervisory Board (Cooperation between the Executive Board and the Supervisory Board, Report on the Work of the Committees)
Members of the Supervisory Board, Members of the Executive Board, Management Declaration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5, (8), 10,

 

The requirements for the appointment of the Supervisory Board do not contain any requirements regarding the inclusion of under-represented social groups according to German law.

2-10 Nomination and selection of the highest governance body

 

To our Shareholders (Report of the Supervisory Board, Members of the Supervisory Board, Management Declaration, Members of the Executive Board)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

 

 

2-11 Chair of the highest governance body

 

To our Shareholders (Report of the Supervisory Board, Members of the Supervisory Board, Management Declaration)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to the German stock corporation act/corporate law, members of the Supervisory Board cannot be members of the Excecutive Board at the same time.

2-12 Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts

 

To our Shareholders (Management Declaration (Management and Monitoring: Executive Board)
Sustainability (Organization and Management)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-13 Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts

 

To our Shareholders (Management Declaration (Management and Monitoring: Executive Board, Working Procedures of the Executive Board)
Sustainability (Organization and Management))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-14 Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Reporting Standards and Material Topics))
Information (Responsibility Statement)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

 

The nonfinancial/Sustainability Report is approved yearly by the Executive Board.

2-15 Conflicts of interest

 

To our Shareholders (Report of the Supervisory Board (Conflict of Interest))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

2-16 Communication of critical concerns

 

To our Shareholders (Management Declaration (Management and Monitoring, Working Procedures of the Executive Board, Working Procedures of the Supervisory Board)
Sustainability (Governance & Compliance))

 

b.

 

Confidentiality constraints

 

We ask our employees and externals to report to us about possible critical incidents or violations of the law. All possible violations coming in via the whistleblowing are reported to the Executive Board members. Detailed information on critical concerns, i.e. anti-corruption, antitrust law, information and data security, and other significant instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations are reported in the respective paragraphs of the non-financial report/Sustainability Report. Other critical concerns are not reported due to confidentiality constraints.

 

 

 

16

 

 

2-17 Collective knowledge of the highest governance body

 

To our Shareholders (Report of the Supervisory Board (Corporate Governance)
Management Declaration (Skills Profile of the Supervisory Board)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

In the reporting period 2022, a Supervsiory Board meeting was held on August 29, in which an update regarding significant corporate governance topics, with involvement of an external law firm, took place. The update of the German Corporate Governance Codex of June 2022 in particular contains the inclusion of sustainability topics (social and ecological topics). The Executive and the Supervisory Board of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE have declared in their statement made on December 22, 2022, that future recommendations by the „Regierungskommission Deutscher Corporate Governance Kodex“ will be taken into account as stated on June 27, 2022 in the officially published version (of April 28, 2022) of the Bundesanzeiger.

2-18 Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body

 

To our Shareholders (Management Declaration (Working Procedures of the Supervisory Board))

 

c.

 

Not applicable

 

No measures were taken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-19 Remuneration policies

 

To our Shareholders (Compensation Report)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8), 10

 

 

2-20 Process to determine remuneration

 

To our Shareholders (Compensation Report)
Information (Independent Auditor's Report)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-21 Annual total compensation ratio

 

To our Shareholders (Compensation Report)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

2-22 Statement on sustainable development strategy

 

Our Executive Board (CEO Interview)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(12)

 

 

2-23 Policy commitments

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Sustainability Strategy))
UN Global Compact
Rules of Procedure
Code of Conduct
Code of Conduct for business partners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8), 10, 16

 

 

2-24 Embedding policy commitments

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Sustainability Strategy, Organization and Management, Governance & Compliance))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4, 16

 

Guidelines are approved by the Executive Board and communicated by Group Compliance. The local management is responsible for compliance with these guidelines. By way of the signature of their contracts, employees are required to comply with guidelines.

2-25 Processes to remediate negative impacts

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Governance & Compliance))
Rules of Procedure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

2-26 Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Governance & Compliance))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

2-27 Compliance with laws and regulations

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Governance & Compliance))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

In the reporting period, there was a fine to the sum of EUR 800 due to an unmarked advertising spot, which in turn resulted in a slight extension of the maximum allowed advertising time. In 2021, there were two incidents of fines, each to the sum of EUR 275 due to a late hand-in of view material to an agency.

2-28 Membership associations

 

GRI index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16, 17

 

Our selected memberships:
AGF Videoforschung, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Online Forschung (AGOF), Bitkom, Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW), European Group of Television Advertising (egta), Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Fernsehen (FSF), Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle Multimedia-Dienstanbieter (FSM), Initiative D21, Verband österreichischer Privatsender (VÖP), Verband Privater Medien (VAUNET)

2-29 Approach to stakeholder engagement

 

To our Shareholders (Sustainability (Reporting Standard and Material Topics, Society))

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5, 10, 17

 

 

2-30 Collective bargaining agreements

 

GRI index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8), 10, 16

 

ProSiebenSat.1 does not have any collective bargaining agreements. For their work, our employees receive a compensation based on market standard, which at the minimum complies with the respective legal minimum standards, including, on many sites, further additional corporate benefits.