Research on the implications of reporting related to subjects such as biodiversity and gender. Topics is part of the Research and Development Series which also includes Reporting Practices and Tools.

Biodiversity: A GRI Reporting Resource (2007)

Biodiversity is among the core G3 indicators, but is a challenging area for reporting. The resource document assists reporting organizations to understand biodiversity issues; the relationship to their activities and operations; discusses how the GRI Guidelines can be used to report on biodiversity; and provides further resources to help organizations with their biodiversity reporting.

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Embedding Gender in Sustainability Reporting-A Practitioners’ Guide: A GRI Reporting Resource (2009)

This educational resource has been produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in sustainability reports.

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A Resource Guide to Corporate Human Rights Reporting (2009)

This guide is intended to help companies begin a process of identifying human rights-relevant issues in their operations and to assist in translating these into meaningful and effective reporting.  The document is divided into three sections: Section 1 provides an overview of the evolving human rights and business field; Section 2 discusses human rights reporting and looks at some of the key challenges and debates in this area and Section 3 looks at the practical aspects of human rights reporting and offers helpful information for companies.

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For more information on current trends in human rights reporting, you can also refer to the accompanying document ‘Corporate Human Rights Reporting: An Analysis of Current Trends’.