Performance summary
Our performance over time
CIMIC Group structures its sustainability performance around five sustainability themes: safety, integrity, culture, innovation, and environment.
Our Sustainability Report, which forms part of our Annual Report, is prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards framework.
We were recognised in 2017 as an industry-best performer in several categories of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Australia Index – the only construction and engineering company to be included.
For the third year, we were also included in the FTSE4Good Index, which measures the performance of companies demonstrating strong environmental, social and governance practices.
| SUMMARY OF GROUP PERFORMANCE | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | |
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CREATING SHAREHOLDER VALUE |
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Human Capital Return on Investment 5 |
# |
1.30 |
1.33 |
1.28 |
1.01 |
1.12 |
| Revenue per person | $k | 355.5 | 380.1 | 475.0 | 459.6 | 401.9 |
| Labour (revenue) productivity | $m/MhW | 85.1 | 88.6 | 101.3 | 66.5 | 91.0 |
SAFETY |
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Total fatalities |
# | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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Of which: Australia |
# | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| International | # | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total Class 1 Injuries | # | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Of which: Australia | # | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| International | # | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| TRIFR | TRIs/MhW | 2.64 | 2.74 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.7 |
| Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate | LTI/MhW | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 1.08 | 1.27 |
| Potential Class 1 incidents | # | 103 | 138 6 | 192 | 333 | 469 |
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Million hours worked |
MhW |
157.8 |
122.4 |
131.0 |
252.5 7 |
247.4 |
INTEGRITY |
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| Employees undertaking formal, on-line Code training | # | 18,870 | 9,624 | 4,334 | N/A | N/A |
| Continuous Disclosure breaches | # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Significant breaches of Code | # | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
CULTURE |
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Total direct employees |
# |
37,779 |
35,394 8 |
28,078 |
36,512 9 |
55,990 |
|
Total employees 10 |
51,001 |
50,874 |
- |
- |
- |
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| Personnel costs | $m | 3,530 | 2,432 | 3,059 | 4,363 | 5,908 |
|
Payroll ratio 11 |
$k/employee |
93.4 |
85.2 |
109.5 |
119.5 |
105.5 |
| Average tenure of employment | years | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Number of new hires | # | 23,511 | 12,564 | - | - | - |
| Of which: Male | # | 22,324 | 11,816 | - | - | - |
| Female | # | 1,187 | 748 | - | - | - |
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Total turnover numbers and rate 12 |
# / % |
20,909 / 56.0 |
12,850 /46.0 |
42.7 |
56.5 |
25.6 |
| Of which: Male staff (voluntary) | # / % | 1,426 / 11.8 | 871 / 9.7 | - | - | - |
| Female staff (voluntary) | # / % | 483 / 4.0 | 304 / 3.4 | - | - | - |
| Of which: Male staff (involuntary) | # / % | 919 / 7.6 | 1,135 / 12.6 | - | - | - |
| Female staff (involuntary) | # / % | 241 / 2.0 | 270 / 3.0 | - | - | - |
|
Females on the Board |
# / % |
1 / 12.5 |
0 13 / 0 |
1 / 12.5 |
1 / 12.5 |
2 / 20 |
| Females in the workforce | % | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
| Females in senior management | % | 10.5 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 12.9 |
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Indigenous employees in Australia |
# |
889 14 |
161 |
294 |
720 15 |
821 |
|
Indigenous employees in Australian workforce |
% |
2.7 14 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
| Local participation in International workforce | % | 93.9 | 97.7 | 96.8 | - | - |
7 As of 31 December 2014 the numbers of employees including the discontinued operations of JHG and Ventia was 45,214. See note below.
8 For the purposes of environmental, safety and other ratios based on people numbers or hours, the base is 28,535 employees which excludes UGL as of 31 Dec 2016 as the Group did not have control during the year and does not report UGL’s operating performance.
9 Reflects total employees from continuing operations as at 31 December 2015; total employees including continuing operations was 45,214 – 22,355 in Australia and 22,859 in the Group’s international operations.
10 Total employees includes both direct employees of CIMIC Group and a proportion of the headcount of indirect employees from investments as follows: HLG Contracting (45%), Devine (59) and Ventia (47%) as at 31 December 2017.
11 Total personnel costs divided by the total number of direct employees. For 2014, the ratio is based on continuing operations and total employees of 36,512. Ratio is distorted because it includes redundancy cost and most of the redundancies occurred in the second half of the year, thereby inflating the ratio. For 2013, ratio is based on continuing operations, restated to match 2014.
12 Given that a large proportion of the workforce is hired on a project basis, overall employee turnover rates are not an effective method to measure staff retention. Therefore, turnover rates including only permanently employed staff has been provided.
13 CIMIC had one female Director until 10 November 2016.
14 Number and percentage for, and from, 2017 includes employees and subcontractors reflecting increased data capture.