"Supplier profile"

"The reduction in supplier spend compared to FY2015 is due to a reduction in network charges of around $300 million, the completion of the solar plants (approximately $200 million) as well as other reductions in expenditure across multiple categories. "

"Number of suppliers",FY2012,FY2013,FY2014,FY2015,FY2016
"AGL (excluding AGL Macquarie, AGL Loy Yang and AGL Torrens)(number)","3,000","3,009","3,269","2,980","2,844"
"AGL Macquarie (number)",-,-,-,872,867
"AGL Loy Yang (number)",-,956,916,961,893
"AGL Torrens (number)",616,630,546,546,529
"Supplier Spend","$1,505","$4,147","$5,543","$6,200","$5,509"

Notes
"Supplier spend refers to spend on suppliers by AGL (including AGL Macquarie, AGL Loy Yang and AGL Torrens)."
"Supplier spend for AGL Macquarie comprises data covering the period of AGL ownership (2 September 2014 onwards)."
"Does not inlcude all suppliers or supplier spend associated with AGL's New Energy business, due to data systems comparability constraints. "
"Excludes settlements' vendor spend (i.e. energy trading related suppliers)."
"Network vendors used on electricity and gas transmission are included."
"Reporting systems were updated in FY2016, and in doing so we identified an inconsistency in the total supplier spend reported in FY2015.  We have updated this figure accordingly, as well as updating supplier numbers."
"GRI Reference: G4-12"