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Insight Associates announces

Date : 5-6th February, 2015 Location : Chennai Venue : To be notified to participants by end of January Contact : Sheela Mistry Mobile : +91 9824054696 Email : [email protected]

GRI is the world’s most widely accepted framework for communicating Sustainability performance with stakeholders. (www.globalreporting.org)

Global Reporting Initiative Certified Training Course on

G4 Reporting Framework

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Key Takeaways

Conceptual understanding of CR and Sustainability.

“How” and “why” of sustainable development

Understanding about five stages of GRI Reporting Framework.

Insight into Sustainability Reporting Frameworks and their significance to business.

Experiential learning of CR report analysis (Reports will be shared in advance as preparatory material).

Backdrop

While In current times, the issues of Sustainability and Business Responsibility occupied a center stage of board room discussion across the world, communicating sustainability performance also has become an integral function of organizations.

Till recently, the concept of sustainable development and reporting was on its infancy in India, The regulatory measures viz… National Voluntary Guidelines-NVG, Security and Exchange Board of India –SEBI Business Responsibility Reporting-BRR guidelines, CSR mandate for specific industries, provisions of new Companies Bill, etc. are laying a path for making sustainable develop and reporting a mainstream activity for organizations. Number of organizations, communicating their sustainability impacts is ever increasing world across. Global Reporting Initiative-GRI Reporting Framework is the most comprehensive framework for measuring and communicating sustainability performance of the organization, regardless of sector, size, location and ownership. GRI Framework is the most recognized and widely accepted guidelines for communicating such impacts. GRI, in its endeavor to make sustainability reporting a mainstream activity globally, provides guidance and support to organizations and continuously updates the Reporting Framework. Presently, the GRI G3.1 is the most updated version of Reporting Framework. The 4

th Generation of guidelines was launched on May 22, 2013

during the GRI Global Conference 2013, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We, Gujarat based Insight Associates is one of the exclusive Training Partners in India, Certified by GRI to disseminate GRI Certified workshops with a view to support organizations to embrace GRI framework to communicate their sustainability impacts to its various set of stakeholders.

Objectives of the GRI G4 workshop 1. The objective of this GRI certified training programme is to

disseminate knowledge on sustainability reporting throughout India and to support organizations, intending to declare their sustainability footprints, using GRI Guidelines.

2. To emphasize on "how-to" include a balanced reporting methodology for nonfinancial reporting of social issues, environmental performance and business accomplishments, with a focus on the central theme of G4 framework – “what matters and where it matters”.

Who should participate?

Organizations that are looking forward to produce or improve upon a Sustainability Report

Companies that are seeking to enhance their corporate communications and investor relations programmes.

Companies that need to understand the details of Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

Practitioners who are interested in sustainability and CR.

Consultants, Investors, NGOs, Regulatory Agencies Students and any individual with an interest in sustainability reporting.

Experienced Reporting organizations and interested individual

Sustainability Reporting: GRI Certified Training on GRI G4 Framework



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Learning Goals: GRI G4 Framework The workshop is for two days. The learning goals and obligatory contents according to GRI procedure will be as under:

Part I Sustainability Scenario – National and Global

GRI and GRI Framework

Introduction to GRI Reporting Process

Benefits & Challenges

Part II

Brief overview of G3.1 (the most updated guidelines)

Main features of G4

Why G4

G4 Objectives

Part III

Identifying, prioritizing and engaging with stakeholders

Why and how to engage with stakeholders

Case examples with participant centric exercise

Reporting regulations and framework – national and Global

Part IV

Materiality and Boundary

The Central theme of G4 – What matters and where it matters? And identifying and selecting material topics to be reported on

In accordance criteria o Core o Comprehensive

Part V

New inclusions in G4 o Supply Chain integration o Governance o Ethics and Integrity o Anti-Corruption o GHG Emissions and Energy o Generic and aspect specific disclosures

GRI Document family o Reporting Principles and Standard Disclosures o Implementation Manual o Linkage documents

Part VI

Harmonization with other Frameworks o OECD guidelines o 10 principles of UNGC o UN Principles on Business and Human Rights

Content Index Template

Developing and Writing the report, Verifying & finalizing the report

Launching the report.

Linkage with o The Companies Act 2013 o NVG-SEE o SEBI-BRR

Trainer’s Profile Ms. Sheela Mistry: Founder,CEO - GRI Certified Trainer

Founder and CEO of Insight Associates®, Sheela, possesses an industry experience of around two decades. In 1999, she took a plunge into consulting and founded Insight Associates®, providing HR and Management integrated services – Capacity Building and consulting. Over a period of time, Insight Associates® carved its niche and built credibility among clients ranging from PSUs, Gujarat State Govt., MNCs, SMEs, SSIs to academic institutions across the country. Her passion for Sustainability - the new frontier of Management, turned her into a Sustainability professional in 2007. After putting in almost 2 years of rigorous study and coaching under Global Reporting Initiative, HQ, Insight Associates got accredited as their one of the exclusive Training partners in India in 2009. Sheela has undergone “Train the Trainer” program on multiple occasions, offered by GRI, HQ. Sheela has, so far conducted several GRI-Certified programmes single handed and has also fetched recognition by GRI as “Leaders in providing GRI Courses”. The aim of Insight Associates is to help organizations to learn, strategize, integrate and communicate their sustainability performance to their diverse set of stakeholders, using GRI Reporting Framework for greater leverage. (www.insightassociate.com) Registration Fees:

Rs. 18,600.00 inclusive of taxes

Discount:

10% discount for nomination of a group of 5 or

more participants.

10% discount for NGO representative(s) and

students

Fees Covers: - GRI Certified Course Manual – printed copy

- Reporting Principles and Standard Disclosures

(digital format)

- Implementation Manual (Digital format)

- Other resource material (Digital format)

- Lunch and refreshment

- Certificate from GRI, HQ Amsterdam

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About Insight Associates®

Established in 1999, Insight Associates® believes that capacity building works as Pivotal tool to enhance the inherent talents of employees, to help them correctly perceive an organization's philosophy, mission and values.

Insight Associates® is Certified by Global Reporting Initiative - GRI (www.globalreporting.org) as one of their exclusive Training Partners in India.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that works towards a sustainable global economy by providing sustainability reporting guidance. It has pioneered and developed a comprehensive Sustainability Reporting Framework that enables organizations to measure and report their economic, environmental, social and governance performance – the four key areas of sustainability.

Insight Associates® work as Value Creating Agents and capacity enhancers in the organization's sustainability reporting journey. The purpose of our work is to strengthen the sustainability agenda of organizations that aim to achieve inclusive and holistic growth in order to create intergenerational values. Insight Associates

R helps these companies to put these values into action and communicate them.

Insight Associates® also offers HR and Management integrated services nationally and internationally and support organizations to hone the innate talents of employees - one of the mightiest ways to harness this enormous energy and use it for the sustainable growth for the organizations. (www.insightassociate.com)

For Registration and further information, please contact: Ms. Sheela Mistry

Founder, CEO Ph.: +91 9824054696 Email: [email protected]

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