Global Reporting InitiativeRethink. Rebuild. Report.

The Global Reporting Initiative organization, the people behind it, their guidelines, their work,

and their impact on the corporate world.

The Global Reporting Initiative

What is it and what does it do?

The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) vision is that disclosure on economic, environmental, and social performance become as commonplace and comparable as financial reporting, and as important to organizational success.

Global Reporting Initiative’s Vision:

GRI is a network based organization Pioneered the world’s most widely used

reporting framework Framework sets principles that

organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performances.

So…What does that mean?

Reports can be used to benchmark organizational performance with respect to laws, norms, codes, performance standards and voluntary initiatives

Demonstrate organizational commitment to sustainable development

Compare organizational performance over time

What are the reports used for?

The global Reporting Initiative is committed to its application worldwide and continuous

improvement.

Over 60 countries worldwide employ GRI’s reporting guidelines

The People Behind Global Reporting

InitiativeWho are they?

Who runs Global Reporting Initiative? GRI is a multi-stakeholder network of

thousands of experts

The network also includes their Board of Directors, Stakeholder Council, Technical Advisory Committee, Secretariat, Advisory Groups, and hundreds of Organizational Stakeholders.

… GRI network (continued)

Inside the GuidelinesG3 Guidelines, a third generation framework published in 2006.

Outline core content for reporting Relevant to all organizations regardless of

size, sector, or location. Outline a framework that organizations can

voluntarily, flexible, and incrementally adopt

Allows organizations to plot for continual improvement of their practices

What are the guidelines?

Principles to define report content:◦materiality ◦stakeholder inclusiveness◦sustainability context◦completeness

Part 1: Reporting Principles and Guidance

Principles to define report quality:◦balance◦comparability◦accuracy◦timeliness◦reliability◦Clarity

Guidance on how to set the report boundaries

…Part 1(continued)

Strategy and Profile

Management Approach 

Performance Indicator

Part 2: Standard Disclosures

Six categories:◦Environmental◦Human Rights◦Labor Practices and Decent Work◦Society◦Product Responsibility◦Economic

Performance Indicators

Goals and Performance Policy Organizational Responsibility Training and Awareness Monitoring and follow-up Additional Contextual Information

Management Approach categories

The Work of Global Reporting Initiative

Current priorities of GRI

Human Rights Community Impacts Content and Materiality Gender Academic Network Supply Chain Financial Markets & XBRL Technology Earth Chapter/ GRI Alliance UN Global Compact/ GRI Alliance Global Readers Survey

Current priorities of GRI

Impact on the Corporate World

The use of Global Reporting Initiatives around the World

GRI Reporting Trends

Reporting Countries in 2008

Reporting trends between 2007 and 2008

From 2007 to 2008, Global Reporting Initiative noticed a 46% increase in reports. 

In 2008, the number of GRI reports rose above 1000 GRI reports

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