Agilent Corporate Citizenship Report 2015

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Agilent's 2015 Corporate Citizenship Report is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative data relating to our environmental and social performance during fiscal year 2015 (Nov. 1, 2014, to Oct. 31, 2015). The data is recorded on a companywide basis unless otherwise indicated.

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DATE OF MOST RECENT PREVIOUS REPORT

This is the 15th Corporate Citizenship Report (formerly known as Environmental and Social Responsibility Report) produced by Agilent. Previous reports are available at Corporate Citizenship Resources .

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REPORTING CYCLE (ANNUAL, BIENNIAL, ETC.)

Agilent publishes its Corporate Citizenship Report annually.

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CONTACT POINT FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT OR ITS CONTENTS

For questions or comments regarding Agilent's Corporate Citizenship Report, please contact us at corporate.citizenship@agilent.com.

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IN-ACCORDANCE CRITERIA USED AND LOCATION OF GRI CONTENT INDEX

Agilent 2015 corporate citizenship report is prepared using GRI 4.0. In-accordance with the "Core" option. Please refer to GRI content Index.

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POLICY AND CURRENT PRACTICE WITH REGARD TO SEEKING EXTERNAL ASSURANCE FOR THE REPORT

Reasonable Assurance statement by DEKRA for Agilent's EHSSR and ODC programs.

• This statement attests that DEKRA Certification can provide reasonable assurance the claims regarding environmental, health, safety and social responsibility (EHSSR), as they relate to Agilent-identified suppliers found in this Agilent Corporate Citizenship Report 2015, are correct. In 2015 DEKRA performed audits of Agilent-identified suppliers in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, the Philippines, Mexico and the United States. These suppliers were found to be in compliance with, or have completed corrective actions to become compliant with, Agilent's stated EHSSR program, including but not limited to: policies regarding worker safety, environmental safety, Ozone Depleting Compounds (ODC) and that strictly forbid and prevent any and all acts of human trafficking or slavery as those terms are used in the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010, California Civil Code, section 1714.43. Additional sites were audited for compliance to Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) 2002/95/EC. DEKRA assurance statement is available at http://www.agilent.com/environment/esr/CCR_2015/DEKRA_Assurance_Statement.pdf. 
   
• The Agilent Technologies Foundation financial information has also been attested by an independent auditor: Nichols, Rick and Company. 
  


• Agilent energy, greenhouse gas emission, waste, and water data attested by external auditor TruCost in accordance with AA100AS (2008) type 2 moderate-level assurance. Detailed TruCost assurance statement is available at http://www.agilent.com/environment/esr/CCR_2015/Assurance_Statement_Trucost.pdf