1、Environmental,Social,and Governance(ESG)Report 2023Introduction The purpose of this ESG report is to highlight DFIs efforts in quantifying our impact on the economy,environment,and society,along with our targets and progress made to date.We disclose all relevant performance indicators for material E
2、SG issues(refer page 70 for ESG materiality assessment)with the aim of improving the transparency of our activities.This report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative(GRI),with references to the index also published online on our website www.DFI.This report has also con
3、sidered information from sustainability reporting standards(including,but not limited to,SASB,TCFD,CDP),sustainable development principles(including,but not limited to,UNSDGs,UNGC),ESG rating agencies(such as Morningstar Sustainalytics),and industry initiatives.Reporting scopeThis ESG Report covers
4、ESG data for the year ending 31st December 2023.Unless stated otherwise,the year ending 31st December 2022 is used for comparison(and the year ending 31st December 2021 if available).Operations divested in 2023 have been excluded from metrics,with prior year comparisons restated.To the extent possib
5、le,the prior year comparative figures have been restated to align with any updated ESG reporting perspectives.This is stated in this ESG report where relevant,and in addition the metrics impacted by any restatement are disclosed in the GRI Index available online at www.DFI.For the scope of coverage,
6、we included all subsidiaries of DFI.Associates and Franchisees of DFI are out of scope unless stated otherwise.Reporting limitation and assumptionIn preparing the ESG-related information contained in this document,DFI has made a number of key judgements,estimations,and assumptions,and the processes