Insights into GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards
Explore the evolution and impact of GRI sustainability reporting standards, including the reasons organizations report, global trends, and the role of GRI in enhancing global comparability and quality of sustainability information.
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GRI Standards Alyson Genovese Head of Corporate/Stakeholder Relations North America
Why are Organizations Reporting? Demand for Transparency Desire to Build Trust and Reputation Need to Manage Risk and Create Opportunities 2
About GRI Our Vision Create a future where sustainability is integral to every organization's decision making process. Our Mission Empower decision makers everywhere, through our sustainability standards and multi-stakeholder network, to take action towards a more sustainable economy and world. We Believe: Transparency is a catalyst for change 3
GRI and the Evolution of Reporting 2016 GRI Standards 2013 G4 Guidelines 2011 G3.1 2006 G3 Guidelines 2002 G2 Guidelines 2000 G1 First ever Guidelines released 1997 GRI Founded in Boston by UNEP, Ceres, and the Tellus Institute 4
Sustainability Reports issued by S&P500 83% 81% 75% 72% 52% 20% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 6 Source: Governance & Accountability Institute, 2016
Sustainability Reporting, Canada vs Globally Per publication years 2012-2016 Globally Canada 7000 150 6000 120 5000 90 4000 3000 60 2000 30 1000 0 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 Data from GRI s Sustainability Disclosure Database, Retrieved 19 September 2017
GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards Enhances the global comparability and quality of sustainability information Creates a common language for organizations and stakeholders Enables referencing in policy initiatives 8
GRI Standards The set of GRI Standards includes: 3universal Standards 33 topic-specific Standards Organizations select and use only the relevant topic-specific Standards, based on their material topics 9
Thank you info@globalreporting.org Alyson Genovese www.globalreporting.org genovese@globalreporting.org 603.834.5585 GRI Barbara Strozzilaan 336 1083 HN Amsterdam The Netherlands 260 Madison Avenue, Suite 204 New York, NY 10016 Amsterdam | New York | Beijing | Sydney | New Delhi | Johannesburg | Bogota | S o Paulo
