GRI index

We use the 2021 GRI Standards and GRI 1 reporting practices.

General disclosures
GRI indicator	GRI definition	Links	Notes about Hansel’s reporting/Material sustainability topic
GRI 2	The organisation and its reporting practices
2-1	Organisational details	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration
2-2	Entities included in the organisation’s sustainability reporting	Sustainability management	Sustainability reporting applies to all of Hansel Oy.
2-3	Reporting period, frequency and contact point	Sustainability management
2-4	Restatements of information	Sustainability management	No changes
2-5	External assurance	Independent assurance report
Activities and workers
2-6	Activities, value chain and other business relationships	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration
2-7	Personnel	Personnel statistics	The personnel statistics are not broken down by region, as Hansel only has one office. The personnel indicators are not broken down by gender, as this is not a material piece of information.
2-8	Workers who are not employees		In 2024, Hansel used three agency contract workers, two of whom were female, and one was male. One of these contracts was part-time and involved translation work. A joint procurement contract for the provision of temporary labour is used.
Governance and roles
2-9	Governance structure and composition	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration Personnel and organisation	The members of the Board of Directors are independent of the company and are not involved in the company’s operations.
2-10	Nomination and selection of the highest governance body	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration
2-11	Chair of the highest governance body	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration	The chair of the Board of Directors is appointed by the Annual General Meeting and does not participate in operational activities.
2-12	Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration Sustainability management	The Board of Directors receives sustainability reports in connection with its meetings.
2-13	Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts	Sustainability management	Sustainability management for joint procurement is part of category management. The sustainability team supports the promotion of sustainability with its expertise.
2-14	Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting	Sustainability management	The Sustainability Report is submitted to the Board for information before publication.
2-15	Conflicts of interest	Compliance function five years Hansel’s business principles	Related party register in use. Applies to the Board of Directors, the Managing Director and the Deputy Managing Director.
2-16	Communication of critical concerns	Compliance function five years Hansel’s business principles	Concerns are brought to the attention of the Board of Directors in connection with meetings, or separately, if they are urgent. In 2024, one non-compliance was reported to the compliance team. It was resolved and reported to the Board of Directors as part of the compliance reporting.
2-17	Collective knowledge of the highest governance body		The Board of Directors assessed its sustainability competence in 2021. The Board requested CSRD training in 2024, and the training will be realised in 2025.
2-18	Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body	Sustainability management	The Board of Directors carries out an anonymous annual self-evaluation in writing and evaluates itself orally after every meeting. The integration of sustainability aspects into the Board’s work will be developed.
2-19	Remuneration policies for the governance bodies	Notes to the financial statements	The Board of Directors does not have a remuneration scheme; fixed fees are used instead. The Executive Committee’s bonus system includes sustainability as one criterion for performance bonuses.
2-20	Process to determine remuneration	Hansel’s collective agreement and remuneration scheme	Hansel does not use any incentives at the start of employment. Compensation for termination is only included in the Managing Director’s contract.
2-21	Annual earnings ratio		a) The ratio of the highest earnings compared to the median of other employees’ salaries was 3.5 (2023: 3.8), and b) the ratio of the percentage increase in the highest annual salary compared to the increase in the annual salary of other employees was 0.9 (2023: 1.0).
Sustainability policies and practices
2-22	Statement on sustainable development strategy	Growth Strategy Plus aims for savings
2-23	Policy commitments	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration Managing Director’s review National Public Procurement Strategy 2020	Hansel promotes the implementation of the National Public Procurement Strategy and the Government Programme. In addition, Hansel operates in accordance with the Government’s decisions in principle and corporate governance guidelines. Functioning markets and savings, environmentally sustainable procurement, socially responsible procurement, streamlined procurement, and sharing of procurement expertise.
2-24	Embedding policy commitments	National Public Procurement Strategy 2020 Growth Strategy Plus aims for savings	The sustainability analysis applied by Hansel to its joint procurement complies with the National Public Procurement Strategy.
2-25	Processes to remediate negative impacts	Sustainability management Risks and risk management Hansel’s business principles	Led by the compliance officer, the compliance team manages reports.
2-26	Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns	Compliance function five years Hansel’s business principles	The compliance team supports all Hansel employees in operational ethics. Employees are able to submit anonymous reports through a whistleblowing channel.
2-27	Compliance with laws and regulations	Notes to the financial statements	No non-compliance cases were reported. Notes to the financial statements 5.3 Legal proceedings.
2-28	Membership associations	Hansel – central contracting authority for the public administration
Stakeholder engagement
2-29	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Our stakeholders Towards an excellent service experience	Functional markets and savings, reliable contractual suppliers, streamlined procurement, and sharing of procurement expertise
2-30	Collective bargaining agreements	Hansel’s collective agreement and remuneration scheme	Hansel has its own collective agreement which covers all employees. The collective agreement applied at Hansel does not apply to agency workers.
GRI 3	Material sustainability topics
3-1	Process to determine material topics	Materiality assessment
3-2	List of material topics	Materiality assessment
3-3	Management of material topics	Sustainability management
Financial implications
201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Key indicators Profit and loss statement	Well-functioning markets and savings
203-2	Financial implications	Development of joint procurement	Functional markets and savings, preparedness and security
205-2	Training in anti-corruption policies and procedures	Compliance function five years	Ethical and compliant operations, reliable contractual suppliers
Hansel 1	Preparedness	Hansel’s procurement expertise valued by rescEU projects Managing Director’s review Lively cooperation in the Nordic countries and the EU Sustainability management	The focus on preparedness matters continued in 2024. Through the Ministry of Finance, Hansel is involved in public administration preparedness projects applicable to the company. Preparedness and security
Environmental impact
305-1	Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)	Sustainability management
305-2	Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 2)	Sustainability management
305-3	Other indirect GHG emissions (Scope 3)	Sustainability management
305-4	GHG emissions intensity	Sustainability management	Environmentally sustainable procurement
308-2	Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken	Sustainability management	Environmentally sustainable procurement
Social impact
404-1	Average hours of training per year per employee	Personnel statistics	Hansel is an expert organisation, and its personnel have not been categorised further than into supervisors and other employees. Further specification is irrelevant due to the roles of the personnel. Prosperous work community
Hansel 2	Percentage of joint procurement granted with a sustainability label	Sustainability management	Environmentally sustainable procurement, socially responsible procurement, functional markets and savings, reliable contractual suppliers

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