Why does everyone want to know more about sustainability issues? Here you will find some answers.

This publication is aimed at those who want to know more about how the GRI Guidelines can offer a common language to understand and talk about the current sustainability challenges. It also explains how the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) reporting process can help organizations to concretely address current requests for transparency and accountability. If an organization wants to gain respect and enhance credibility, it is essential that it can show that it understands the connections between its activities and their impacts, and take them into account in everyday decisions.

This understanding also helps organizations to identify what contribution they can make towards solutions which will shape the future in a sustainable way, and also the limitations and opportunities which this call for transparency and cohesion brings to their business.

This publication is available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

During February and March of 2008, GRI collected testimonies from organizations of diverse sizes and sectors around the world that have experience with the GRI reporting process. In these testimonies, GRI reporting practitioners—from senior executives to project coordinators—reveal the value, and the challenges, they encountered during the reporting process. For a full overview of these testimonies click on ‘Reporting Testimonies’ below.

There are many different reasons why organizations decide to implement a GRI reporting process, but the idea of finding value in the reporting process was rarely there from the outset. In this publication the reader will find out more about the following: What exactly is the sustainability reporting process? Is it difficult? Do you need and expert? Is it only for large organizations? Is it expensive? The value only became apparent during the implementation and execution of the reporting process.

This publication is available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.