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01-Sep-2010
The eighth INDSEARCH Annual Public Awareness Lecture Series took place between 16 and 21 August 2010 at the Indian Law College in Pune, India. The theme of this year’s Lecture Series, was: “Sustainability Reporting as per GRI Guidelines: The Indian Experience”. Dr. Aditi Haldar, Director of the GRI
31-Aug-2010
“It has been very useful to be part of the GRI Working Group because it has given me a broader perspective on how non-financial materiality poses a problem for companies.” In July 2010, Professor Mervyn King announced the formation of the South African Integrated Reporting Committee (IRC). The IRC was cre
31-Aug-2010
On 9 August 2010, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability. The panel is co-chaired by President Tarja Halonen of Finland and President Zuma of South Africa. It brings together leading global policy makers, private sector and civil society experts in order to formulate a n
31-Aug-2010
QFINANCE, a one-stop guide for finance professionals that covers key topics on finance, has published the article No More Room for “Business as Usual”. In the article Ernst Ligteringen, Chief Executive of GRI, argues that having common global standards for reporting companies’ nonfinancial performance
31-Aug-2010
This month GRI signed an agreement with Sustentare to join as GRI’s latest data partner for Portugal.GRI and its data partners share their information on the release of new GRI reports with one another on a monthly basis, ensuring that the latest GRI reports from around the world are available to the public.Each
31-Aug-2010
The list below reflects all new Featured Reports that have recently released their GRI Sustainability Report through the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to reportservices@globalreporting.org. AlbemarleASN BankCaixanovaCoca-Cola GermanyDeut
31-Aug-2010
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is currently developing new sector-specific reporting guidance – the Airport Operator Sector Supplement - which aims to address sustainability issues specific to the airport operating industry. Today’s airports are much more than simple aviation infrastructures. They h
31-Aug-2010
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and project partners, Fundación AVINA, Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano and Univerdad Javeriana, invite all industry stakeholders to submit their feedback in the Public Comment Period on the first draft of the GRI Media Sector Supplement. The Media Sector Suppl
31-Aug-2010
The GRI Pathways Learning Publication ‘The GRI Reporting Cycle: A handbook for small and not-so-small organizations’ is now available in Finnish. This publication is a step-by-step handbook that provides expert guidance on the whole sustainability reporting process and is useful for beginners and experienc
31-Aug-2010
GRI has certified two new training partners this month. PricewaterhouseCoopers Denmark and Sweden has been certified to give the GRI Certified Training Program in Nordic countries (specifically Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). Ernst & Young Societe Anonyme for the Provision of Advisory Services has been c
31-Aug-2010
On 27 August, 2010, the Focal Point Network Manager in Brazil organized a workshop in Sao Paulo with the support of the Regional Network team. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the synergies between the GRI Framework and the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) entitled ‘IFRS for GRI practition
31-Aug-2010
GRI is building sustainability reporting capacity within the supply chains of large multinationals. This year, a total of 34 suppliers including PUMA, EDP and Natura Cosmetics will start their sustainability reporting journey as part of the Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh) Program ac
31-Aug-2010
Getting to grips with the process and terminology of sustainability report writing can be a daunting task however, which is why completing a GRI training course can be beneficial, as discovered by a new member of the sustainability report writing community. A recent article entitled “A Newbie Reporter’s I
31-Aug-2010
Following last year’s translation of the GRI G3 Reporting Guidelines and the C-Level Template, launched in October 2009, the GRI Indicator Protocols are now available in Turkish. During the translation of the six Indicator Protocols, some of the indicators have been amended for clarity and better readability purp
31-Aug-2010
One of Asia’s major events on CSR will take place on 14-15 September 2010 in Hong Kong. In its eigthth year, the CSR Asia Summit aims to be the most innovative and challenging conference on CSR in the Asia-Pacific region. Each year, the event gathers over 300 international thought leaders to explore key CSR iss
31-Aug-2010
GRI welcomes the following new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization name Country Birla Institute of Management Technology India Borger & Burghouts The Netherlands Eco-45 COnsultoria S.L. Spain Paia Consulting Singapore Thaipat
11-Aug-2010
On 2 August 2010 The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced the formation of the International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC). The principal objective of the IIRC is to create a globally accepted framework for integrated reporting. Such a
11-Aug-2010
The list below reflects all new Featured Reports that have recently released their GRI Sustainability Report through the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to reportservices@globalreporting.org. • Albemarle• ASN Bank• Coca-Co
11-Aug-2010
A recent report released by the Arthur W. Page Catchpole society, a select membership organization for senior public relations and corporate communications executives, has listed GRI in the top 12 Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) organizations worldwide. After researching over 400 executive leadership forums and i
11-Aug-2010
Time is running out to have your say on the Community, Gender and Human Rights related revision recommendations. The public comment period will close on the 23 August and your input is needed. Feedback from the survey will contribute to important revisions to GRI’s reporting framework and the current G3 guideli
11-Aug-2010
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) invites all industry stakeholders to submit their feedback in the Public Comment Period on the final draft of the GRI Airport Operator Sector Supplement. The Sector Supplement intends to only cover topics that are of importance to the sector and which are not sufficiently covered b
11-Aug-2010
GRI and project partners, Fundación AVINA, Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano and Univerdad Javeriana, invite all stakeholders to submit their feedback in the Public Survey on the first draft of the GRI Media Sector Supplement (MSS). The Media Sector Supplement will provide reporting guidance by addre
11-Aug-2010
This month GRI has signed an agreement with Prizma LLC to join as GRI’s latest data partner for the US and Canada. GRI and its partners share their information on releases of new GRI reports with one another on a monthly basis, ensuring that the latest GRI reports from around the world are available to the publi
11-Aug-2010
GRI has certified five new training partners this month. BSD Consulting (Brazil) has been certified to give the GRI Certified Training Program in Brazil. Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) and Sustainable Development Ltd. have been certified for Greece. CEInet Data Co., Ltd. has been certified to give the G
11-Aug-2010
In June 2010 PureReport developed by S2D2 - Stratégies et Solutions de Développement Durable was certified through the GRI Certified Software and Tools Program. PureReport has fulfilled the applicable requirements of the GRI Certified Software and Tools program and its software PureReport contains verified GR
11-Aug-2010
Bahasa Indonesia has become the latest addition to the growing list of G3 Guidelines translations, bringing the total number of publicly available translations of the Guidelines to 24. The Bahasa Indonesia G3 translation is available in electronic format (PDF) and can be downloaded for free from GRI’s website. T
11-Aug-2010
The “Let’s Report!” template offers an easy way for organizations to prepare a basic Level C GRI sustainability report. It is now available to download in Italian. The template has been prepared to show exactly what a basic GRI report should contain, and is based on the requirements in the GRI G3 Guid
11-Aug-2010
Pakistan On 3 and 7 June 2010, Ásthildur Rutten-Hjaltadóttir, Learning Service Manager at GRI facilitated GRI Introductory Workshops at Karachi and Islamabad, Pakistan. The workshops were initiated and organized by Corporate Social Responsibility Centre Pakistan (CSRCP) and Muhammad Imran Associates. The wo
11-Aug-2010
GRI welcomes the following new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization name Country ACCA Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Chief Sustainability Reporting Office USA CLIMACT Belgium Cofesa South Africa DKG Group Greece
11-Aug-2010
June and July were busy periods for GRI’s OS, largely due to the broadening of the organization’s event offerings. Seven on-line meetings were held on topics including GRI’s CRESS Sector Supplement and Events Sector Supplement. In addition, three "live" G3.1 public comment workshops were held in The
07-Jul-2010
Photos courtesy of Eyeview Fotografie and Stephen Chernin On 24 June, a special event took place during the UNGC Leaders Summit in New York, to highlight and begin action on the important collaboration between the UNGC and GRI, regarding the agreed terms of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 28 May 2010 at t
07-Jul-2010
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced on 24 June, 2010 the launch of a joint publication that aims to make it easier and more profitable for companies in emerging markets to adopt sustainability reporting. Entitled
07-Jul-2010
Every year, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) holds a roundtable on corporate responsibility. The 2010 OECD Corporate Responsibility roundtable, held in Paris from 30 June – 1 July 2010, marked the tenth anniversary of the 2000 Revision of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterpris
07-Jul-2010
In recognition of their common mission of raising awareness about sustainable development and other challenges facing humankind, and inspiring and enabling as many people as possible everywhere to play an active role in creating a better future, Earth Charter International (ECI) and GRI renewed their alliance firs
06-Jul-2010
The Stakeholder Council (SC) nomination period closed on 29 June 2010. The next stage is the election that will take place from 21 July to 9 September 2010 (Midnight CET). Of the entire GRI network, the GRI Organizational Stakeholders (OS) have the unique right to vote for the SC. Divided into the following constitu
06-Jul-2010
To meet the challenges of the new organizational objectives for 2015 and 2020, GRI has started to redesign its organizational structure. Recent research on the future of sustainability reporting and GRI reinforced the need for a deeply synergized organization. Therefore, effective July 1, 2010, GRI is combining the for
06-Jul-2010
A four page executive briefing which summarizes the main outcomes of the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency is available now for viewing. Full length videos of the sessions as well as photos, presentations, and social media coverage of the conference can be found on our conference website.
06-Jul-2010
GRI and The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) have released a linkage document between GRI’s Reporting Guidelines and CDP’s 2010 Questionnaire. The linkage document outlines how reporters can efficiently use or adapt the same data in both reporting processes. There is already a considerable overlap between G
06-Jul-2010
Incremental revisions are an essential piece of the work being carried out today to keep the GRI Guidelines up-to-date. GRI would like your input on the next generation of the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines related to Content & Materiality. The G3.1 Public Comment period is now open until 22 September, 2010. The
06-Jul-2010
Draft indicators for the future Event Organizers Sector Supplement are currently available for public consultation via this survey. All Event Organizer professionals, civil society and stakeholders in the sector are welcome to submit their feedback. The survey will close on 3 August 2010, so please make sure to send yo
06-Jul-2010
The list below reflects all new Featured Reports that have recently released their GRI Sustainability Report through the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to reportservices@globalreporting.org. • Fraport• Holcim• Jain Irriga
06-Jul-2010
Sustainserv GmbH has been certified to give the GRI Certified Training Program in Switzerland. GRI wishes them well with their upcoming programs. Click here to find out more about the GRI Certified Training Program.
06-Jul-2010
GRI is now calling for Training Partners in Israel. The candidate-organizations must have an ethically sound reputation and experience in the implementation of training/ learning activities, among other attributes. The GRI certified training program prepares training participants to plan and coordinate a reporting p
06-Jul-2010
The Study Center for Corporate Social Responsibility has recently set up the website http://www.reportingcsr.org/. This website is dedicated to offering educational support in both French and English to companies with regard to their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), including reporting. ORSE is a French network
06-Jul-2010
The report is third in a series and follows on from the ACSI’s study of sustainability reporting practices of the ASX 100, released in June 2008. The research seeks to benchmark the sustainability reporting practices of the S&P/ASX 200 companies as of March 2010. Furthermore, by measuring the relative performance
06-Jul-2010
During the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, the BM&FBOVESPA together with 17 other signatories of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) announced the development of the Carbon Efficient Index, which is structured on the Brazil Index 50 (IBrX-50), composed of the 50 most traded stocks at BM&FB
15-Jun-2010
As of June 1st, 2010, over 450 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will be required to produce an integrated report in place of their annual financial and sustainability reports. An integrated report gives users an all-round view of a company by including social, environmental and economic perform
15-Jun-2010
From 26-28 May 2010, Amsterdam hosted the third GRI Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. This year’s conference attracted more participants than ever before and from a greater number of countries around the world. In 2008, approximately 1000 conference representatives hailed from 55 different cou
15-Jun-2010
The Third Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency was pleased to welcome several delegations from around the globe. This was the first GRI conference for which the opportunity to form delegations was offered. The program was a great success with over 130 delegation members from 8 delegations present at th
15-Jun-2010
The GRI Stakeholder Council (SC) needs you! The Stakeholder Council is a key governance body of GRI. Members approve nominations to the GRI Board of Directors, make strategic recommendations to the Board – including future policy and business plans – and serve as the ‘eyes and ears’ of GRIR
15-Jun-2010
Recently ACCA published a report on sustainability reporting "The Rise of the Report and the Regulator" which provides a valuable overview of the level of sustainability reporting activity in the region of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as the extent of regulatory interest. The report exam
15-Jun-2010
The recent announcement that the South African Stock Exchange will now require listed companies to produce integrated reports is one indication that trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting are being driven by markets. As ESG performance becomes more interesting to a growing number of stakeholder
15-Jun-2010
In a push to strengthen the quality of sustainability reporting in the corporate sector, the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency an agreement to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility and
15-Jun-2010
GRI is launching a new research program called “Future Trends in Sustainability Reporting.” The program is part of GRI’s efforts to offer an overview of how the sustainability reporting field is developing and evolving. Several topics will be covered under this program including: Integrated reportin
15-Jun-2010
GRI is happy to announce Natura Cosméticos’ participation in the Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh) program. Natura –the first Brazilian company to join the Global Action Network - is one of South America’s leading manufacturers of skin care, solar filters, cosme
15-Jun-2010
On 27 May, PUMA announced that all core suppliers will receive training and coaching to produce GRI reports. This makes PUMA a leading company in sustainability reporting in the supply chain! PUMA has participated in the GANTSCh initiative since the pilot phase. “What the sustainability reporting process has ach
15-Jun-2010
SoFi Solution 4.0 developed by PE INTERNATIONAL was certified through the GRI Certified Software and Tools Program on 12 May 2010. The product includes GRI copyright protected content and the accuracy of the use of this material within the software tool was verified by GRI. SoFi Solution 4.0 by PE INTERNATIONAL is the
15-Jun-2010
The Food Processing Sector Supplement and NGO Supplement were launched two weeks ago at the GRI Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency and are now available for free downloading on the GRI website. The Supplements were developed by multi-stakeholder GRI Working Groups with the aim of enabling f
15-Jun-2010
GRI invites all stakeholders to submit their feedback on the Community, Gender and Human Rights related thematic revisions to the G3 Guidelines. Visit the online survey to have your say on the proposals for how reporting organizations can better disclose their community, gender and human rights impacts.
15-Jun-2010
GRI invites all stakeholders to submit their feedback in the Public Survey on the first draft of the GRI Construction & Real Estate Sector Supplement (CRESS). The Construction & Real Estate Sector Supplement will provide reporting guidance by addressing specific sustainability issues that are unique to the Constructi
15-Jun-2010
GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization Name Country Amsterdam RAI Netherlands Bert Witkamp Consulting Sw
15-Jun-2010
Draft indicators for the future Event Organizers Sector Supplement are now available for public comment period via this survey. All Event Organizer professionals, civil society and stakeholders in the sector are welcome to submit their feedback. The survey will close on 3 August 2010, so please make sure to send your c
15-Jun-2010
The OS Network has been active over the past month, culminating in the Organizational Stakeholder General Assembly and Celebration held at the conference. With over 300 OS for each session, it was an excellent opportunity to link members of the network from around the world. Both events kicked-off discussions from GR
15-Jun-2010
The list below reflects all new Featured Reports that have recently released their GRI Sustainability Report through the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to reportservices@globalreporting.org. • American Electric Power̶
15-Jun-2010
GRI has certified one new training partner this month. SGS Hong Kong Limited has been certified to give the GRI Certified Training Program in the Chinese speaking countries, specifically including Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan. GRI wishes them well with their upcoming programs. Click here to f
15-Jun-2010
The business school, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore(IIM-B) partnered with the Asian Development Bank(ADB) to organize a workshop on “Corporate Environmental Management: from Policy to Practice” which was held in IIM-Bangalore, India. There were seven key sessions which illustrated important corpo
15-Jun-2010
GRI collaborated with the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability, Mumbai, and organized a seminar on Corporate Sustainability – A Business Case in Mumbai, on May 11, 2010. KPMG India was a Knowledge Partner for this seminar. Mr. M.K.Chouhan, Chairman - Mahendra & Young Knowledge Foundation and Vi
15-Jun-2010
Sean Gilbert, Nikki McKean, and Leontien Plugge went to the Nairobi Green Week and the Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. This conference was organized by SolarGren Media Ltd. GRI provided two GRI introductory workshops and also organized a special half day session with the United Nations Envir
06-May-2010
GRI is to display newly released GRI reports at the conference. All reporting organizations who make use of the GRI Announcement Service between now and 26 May 2010 are eligible to display their GRI report at the conference. If you would like your GRI report to be displayed at the conference, please sign up for the GRI
04-May-2010
GRI is happy to announce that EDP (Energias de Portugal S.A.) has decided to extend its participation in the Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh) program. During the last reporting period five of EDP’s suppliers, based in Portugal, received certified GRI SME training and follow-u
04-May-2010
Late in 2009 GRI issued, in cooperation with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and with the support of the governments of Iceland, Germany, and Switzerland, a resource document to help organizations using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework embed material gender issues in their sustainability reports.
04-May-2010
Online registrations for GRI’s 3rd Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, 26-28 May 2010, will close on 19 May 2010 at midnight CET. With simultaneous translations of all Plenary/Main Hall sessions into French, Portuguese and Spanish now available, as well as the session pre-booking syste
04-May-2010
The Public Comment Periods for the output of the current Human Rights, Community and Gender Working Group processes will open on the first day of the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, Wednesday 26 May 2010. The G3.1 content proposals, which are thematic recommendations for edits to the
04-May-2010
On 9 June 2010 the general elections will take place in the Netherlands. The Dutch media is currently focusing on the economic situation rather than on “green issues” as the slow post-crisis recovery is overshadowed by the financial turmoil in Greece and other Southern European countries. On the other hand
04-May-2010
The 2010 Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency will convene a debate on how reporting can be used to help build a better future. Thought leaders from business, finance, government and civil society will discuss the political, strategic and practical choices confronting the world today. Alongs
04-May-2010
The GRI Secretariat is excited to welcome a great variety of Delegations from all over the world to the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. A Delegation is a group of 11 individuals that represent a country or a region (in some cases a constituency). Currently there are Delegations coming
04-May-2010
Have your say and get informed about opportunities for Public Comment on new GRI Reporting Framework developments at the GRI Conference! Throughout the entire GRI Conference, attendees will be able to provide feedback on the rec
04-May-2010
Two new GRI Sector Supplements, the Food Processing Sector Supplement and NGO Sector Supplement, will be launched at the GRI Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. Food Processing Sector Supplement Consumers are becoming increasingly interested in understanding how the food they eat is produ
04-May-2010
GRI will ring the closing bell at NASDAQ, as part of headline participation in sustainable investment roundtable, New York, May 14. GRI will be the featured guest at a prestigious event at New York’s NASDAQ OMX Exchange on 14 May 2010, entitled: ‘Sustainable Investing: What’s at Stake for Investors &
04-May-2010
UNEP, GRI, KPMG and the University of Stellenbosch Business School have joined forces to publish a second global study on voluntary and mandatory standards for sustainability reporting. This updated version follows the original groundbreaking study “Carrots and Sticks for Starters” released four years ago
04-May-2010
The Earth Charter initiative kicked off its 10 year anniversary – known as Earth Charter+10 - in Mexico, coinciding with Earth Day celebrations (22 April 2010). To mark the occasion, the Earth Charter has launched a communication campaign entitled ‘It Starts with One’, with the aim to ‘remind us
04-May-2010
Sustainable consulting and design firm, Stantec, marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April by compiling a list of 10 defining moments in the advancement of sustainability within the past 40 years. The list, put together by Stantec environmental engineers, scientists, building experts and certified sustainabi
04-May-2010
In yet another move by investors to pressure companies to be more accountable by disclosing material sustainability data, it was reported on 27 April 2010 that a US coalition of investors representing $1.7 trillion USD has written to 21 major companies in 14 countries asking them to improve their disclosure of bribery
04-May-2010
In addition to the existing successful GRI LinkedIn group, the GRI Secretariat has now established accounts on both Twitter and Facebook, and is utilising them to bring the latest updates to the GRI network. Start following the GRI Secretariat on Twitter now. Join the GRI Facebook Group, the GRI Amsterdam Conference
04-May-2010
GRI invites all stakeholders to submit their feedback in the Public Survey on the first draft of the GRI Construction & Real Estate Sector Supplement (CRESS). The Construction & Real Estate Sector Supplement will provide reporting guidance by addressing specific sustainability issues that are unique to the Construction
04-May-2010
GRI recently signed an agreement with KPMG Sweden, who have now joined GRI’s growing family of Data Partners. GRI and the Data Partners share their knowledge of new GRI reports with one another on a monthly basis, ensuring that the latest GRI reports from around the world are available to the public on the GRI R
04-May-2010
Due to the busy reporting period, the standard response time for Application Level Checks has been extended temporarily effective immediately to 10-15 working days. GRI kindly asks all reporters submitting their reports for an Application Level Check to build this time into their report production schedules. GRI will n
04-May-2010
Draft indicators for the future Oil & Gas Sector Supplement are currently available for public consultation via this online survey. The survey opened in early March and has already attracted over 130 responses. The survey will close on 2 June 2010, so make sure to submit your feedback by the deadline. The survey is a
04-May-2010
GRI is set to launch a new publication called “The Transparent Economy” at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. This publication – the first in GRI’s Explorations Series – presents the intriguing findings of research led by Volans. The report identifies th
04-May-2010
GRI is happy to announce that two software companies: PE International, Germany and SARL Stratégies et Solutions de Développement Durable (S2D2), France have submitted their software for GRI certification. GRI hopes that the certification processes will be finalized shortly! Please note that all software pro
04-May-2010
GRI has certified one new training partner this month. Grontmij | Carl Bro A/S has been certified to give the GRI Certified Training Program in the Nordic countries, specifically including Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway and Finland. GRI wishes them well with their upcoming programs. Click here to find out more about
04-May-2010
The GRI Learning and Services Team will hold a celebration event at the conference especially for the GRI training community. This session will provide an informal platform for the GRI Training Partners, Quality Control Consultants of the GRI Certified Training Program, and anyone who has attended a GRI Certified Train
04-May-2010
GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization name Country Accenture USA Blo
04-May-2010
The School of Industrial Engineering (ETSII) from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) (Spain), is the first GRI Organizational Stakeholder that is an academic institution to issue a GRI sustainability report. This leading effort demonstrates that the GRI Reporting Framework is applicable to all kinds of organizati
04-May-2010
The GRI OS Team is delighted to announce the third webinar in a trial series of exclusive OS on-line meetings “ESG Reporting Trends - Australia and Beyond.” The meeting will take place on 11 May 2010 from 4.00-5.30pm (Australia EST). Speakers at the webinar include: Mike Wallace, Director –
04-May-2010
The Brazilian stock exchange BM&FBOVESPA has recently signed up to be a GRI Organizational Stakeholder, the first Stock Exchange to join the network. This stock exchange is among those leading in initiatives to incorporate sustainability information into their data sets, BM&FBOVESPA having initiated ‘The Bovespa
04-May-2010
GRI representative Sean Gilbert will moderate a panel discussion addressing the questions “What makes a company sustainable in Africa?” and “How does a company sustain its contribution to a Green Economy over time?” at a session forming part of the Green Business Expo during Nairobi Green Week
06-Apr-2010
It’s less than 2 months to the 3rd biennial Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, which is to take place from 26-28 May 2010. Under the motto “Rethink. Rebuild. Report.” 200 global leaders from business, politics and civil society will discuss in more than 50 sessions the cha
06-Apr-2010
"Rethink. Rebuild. Report. Towards a Sustainable Economy". The ambitious and timely goal of the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency is to craft a global agenda for building a sustainable economy over the next decade. The plenary and main hall sessions form the conference’s red ribbon p
06-Apr-2010
GRI is pleased to announce it has engaged in over 25 sponsor partnerships for the 2010 Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. These partnerships are integral in ensuring the Amsterdam GRI Conference is a must-attend event for sustainability reporters, theorists, and practitioners around the glo
06-Apr-2010
There’s only 24 hours left to nominate your favorite reports for the Readers’ Choice Awards 2010. The survey outcomes will be presented and the Award winners will be announced on 27 May during a festive evening ceremony at the GRI Conference in Amsterdam. Make sure that your opinion counts and visit the R
06-Apr-2010
On 12 March 2010 GRI and ING – a 2010 Conference sponsor – announced the winners of “The Big Five Competition” in which small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) competed for one of up to five booths worth €13,000 at this year’s Conference Market Place. With this competition GRI an
06-Apr-2010
Several Indian companies have recently shown a keen interest in having an effective framework for reporting their responsible business practices. In response, the Indian Ministry for Corporate Affairs (MCA) plans to launch an online platform through which Indian companies can lodge their CSR reports. Having the repo
06-Apr-2010
Ceres, the investor coalition for sustainable prosperity (and GRI’s founding organization), has released a new report urging companies to make immediate and meaningful social and environmental improvements if they are to win in a resource-constrained 21st century. The report, entitled 21st Century Corporation:
06-Apr-2010
The Canadian Government has commissioned the development of an online Centre of Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as one of the four pillars of the Canadian Government’s action plan on CSR, Building the Canadian Advantage, which was launched in March 2009. It is intended that the website, which
06-Apr-2010
Stock exchanges around the world are in a unique position to drive change in corporate behavior with respect to disclosure of sustainability information, both through leading by example with their own transparency and reporting, and also through influencing their listed companies through measures such as issuing best p
06-Apr-2010
Whether you call it environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, sustainability reporting, or corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting, it is clear that this activity has entered the mainstream and that it has increasing significance for organizations of all sizes, as well as governments. There is also
06-Apr-2010
As mentioned in GRI’s March Newsletter, several Dutch companies are looking into awarding executives’ bonuses according to sustainability performance. These actions appear to be part of a wider ‘best practice’ movement occurring in the Netherlands, as it is also being addressed by De Vereniging
06-Apr-2010
The UN Global Compact (UNGC) and the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) launched the ‘Women’s Empowerment Principles’ on 9 March in New York, with one of the seven principles relating specifically to the reporting of progress towards gender equality. The Women’s Empowerment Principles prov
06-Apr-2010
Senior European and Spanish employment officials, academics, and business and civil society representatives met in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on 25 and 26 March 2010 to discuss, amongst other items, the EU’s direction on CSR. GRI Chief Executive Ernst Ligteringen attended the conference and spoke of the need for m
06-Apr-2010
GRI is setting up a Network for reporters and report users in the Financial Services sector. Through this Network, GRI will disseminate information and engage in discussion with Network members on the use and future updates of the Financial Services Sector Supplement. The Supplement was published in 2008, and since the
06-Apr-2010
The survey on the first draft set of indicators of the Oil & Gas Sector Supplement has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese and is now available online. Survey in Spanish Survey in Portuguese The translations of the survey were initiated by the Working Group in order to increase the number of response
06-Apr-2010
International food retailer, Ahold, is the latest company to display their new GRI report as a Featured Report on the GRI website using the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to the GRI Report Services Team.
06-Apr-2010
GRI is to display newly released GRI reports at the conference. All reporting organizations who make use of the GRI Announcement Service between 1 April and 26 May 2010 are eligible to display their GRI report at the conference. If you would like your GRI report to be displayed at the conference, please sign up for the
06-Apr-2010
After one year of helping large companies to bring greater transparency to their supply chains through its Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh), GRI will soon be bringing the network together at its 1st Annual Meeting, to be held in connection with the upcoming GRI conference. This
06-Apr-2010
The long awaited translation of the G3 Application Level document into Spanish is now ready and can be downloaded – free of charge – from the GRI website. The Financial Services Sector Supplement is also now available in Spanish. This translation was produced and funded by CECA (Confederación Es
06-Apr-2010
GRI has certified two new training partners this month. Tofuture Oy has been certified for the Nordic countries. They are specifically certified to offer training in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Tofuture Oy is the first Certified Training Partner in the Nordic countries. The second Certified Training
06-Apr-2010
GRI has been working closely with several countries in the Middle East since the early 2000s, however, in the past two years, activities in interest around the sustainability reporting agenda seems to have increased significantly. Just last month several introductory workshops to the GRI Guidelines have been held in
06-Apr-2010
GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization Name Country Sector Amplios Consult
06-Apr-2010
The GRI Organizational Stakeholder team is proud to announce that, following the volume of interest in the first Organizational Stakeholder Webex meeting held last month, a second one – focusing on the Sustainability Reporting Landscape in China – is to be held on 9 April 2010. CSR has grown rapidly in Ch
06-Apr-2010
GRI will collaborate with the Chinese Enterprise Confederation (CEC) and GTZ to organize a workshop in late April for companies issuing sustainability reports and based in Tianjin. The event will be a first capacity-building collaboration between the GRI and CEC to introduce trends in reporting and challenges around ch
06-Apr-2010
The GRI Secretariat would like to welcome several new staff members from all over the globe that have joined the team over the past few months. New additions to the Chief Executive’s office include: Pietro Bertazzi as Policy & Advocacy Manager, originally from Italy; Makachia Ong’ong’a as the Assist
01-Mar-2010
Late in February, Dutch life sciences group DSM, Dutch mail operator TNT and Dutch paints, coatings and chemicals company AzkoNobel – all of whom are GRI reporters - revealed that they were proposing to award bonuses to members of their management board on the basis of their personal sustainability performance.
01-Mar-2010
Country Director of GRI Focal Point India, Aditi Haldar, was honored to be the ‘chief guest’ at the 6th ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards for Sri Lanka, held on 25 February in Colombo. The high profile event emphasised the importance of sustainability reporting, and highlighted the GRI guidelines. T
01-Mar-2010
GRI is to hold a workshop – Making Reporting Valuable in Hong Kong – on 16 March 2010 which will be kindly hosted by The Business Environment Council in Kowloon. Sustainability reporting has exploded in China with over 600 companies reporting on their corporate social responsibility in 2009. Furthermore, t
01-Mar-2010
The GRI Focal Point in India was formally launched on 22 February 2010 at the India Habitat Convention Centre in New Delhi. Shri R Bandyopadhyay, Secretary of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India gave the opening remarks, which were followed by a speech by Shri Jitesh Khosla, Head of the Indian Inst
01-Mar-2010
GRI is very happy to announce the first in a series of trial WebEx online meetings for 2010, exclusively for GRI Organizational Stakeholders (OS). On 27 January the US SEC issued ground-breaking guidance requiring
01-Mar-2010
GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization Name Country APCER Portugal C
01-Mar-2010
Enrique Torres and Shivani Rajpal of the GRI Learning Services team travelled to Africa in February to give several GRI Introductory Workshops organized by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Four workshops were held across Mauritius, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with around 180 participants attendi
01-Mar-2010
The list below reflects all new Featured Reports that have recently released their GRI Sustainability Report through the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to the GRI Report Services Team.
01-Mar-2010
The first draft set of indicators of the Oil & Gas Sector Supplement is now available for public consultation via this survey. Make sure to submit your feedback prior to the closing date for this public comment period - 2 June 2010.The survey contains a set of sector-specific performance indicators and sector commentar
01-Mar-2010
GRI is currently looking for a Data Partner from Spain to join the Data Consortium. Spain is currently one of GRI’s top countries in terms of the number of reports issued and therefore GRI is very interested in collaborating with a Spanish partner. GRI and the data partners share their knowledge of new GRI repor
01-Mar-2010
GRI recently signed agreements with both Romanian organization Braun & Partners, and Beyond Business in Israel, who have now joined GRI’s growing family of Data Partners. GRI and the Data Partners share their knowledge of new GRI reports with one another on a monthly basis, ensuring that the latest GRI reports f
01-Mar-2010
The Emerging Markets Disclosure Project (EMDP), an international initiative to improve corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG or sustainability) reporting in emerging markets, today issued a renewed call to investors to sign onto its Investor Statement on Sustainability Reporting in Emerging Markets. Sign
01-Mar-2010
Last year (in 2009) the Finnish Ministry of Employment (MEE) published a guidance document for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on how to make an activity report that encompasses sustainability ‘Yritysvastuun raportoinnin ensiaskeleet’. This small information pack is for SMEs that are just starting
01-Mar-2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee held an Open Meeting in Washington on Monday 22 February 2010 where they examined ‘reports on a work plan for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure’ and ‘financial reform legislation’. Click here for more
01-Mar-2010
The last of a series of five European Workshops on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosure was held in Brussels on the 25 February 2010. The workshops, which brought together representatives from the many constituencies in Europe actively engaged in this field, were designed and facilitated in a way th
01-Mar-2010
GRI has now finalized the development of sector-specific reporting guidance: the Mining and Metals Sector Supplement. This new guidance will be available as a free download from the GRI website from Saturday 6 March 2010. The Mining and Metals Sector Supplement will be launched in Toronto on 6 March at the Mining, Peo
01-Mar-2010
The application period for the Big Five Competition closed on February 17 as a great success. With just a short time to send in applications, GRI and ING were able to reach SMEs from all over the world and from a diverse range of industries. In total, GRI received over 50 applications from 22 countries with an excel
01-Mar-2010
Five free tickets to the 2010 GRI Amsterdam Conference on Sustainability and Transparency will be handed out to Master and PhD students that take part as readers in the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards. Participating is simple:
01-Mar-2010
Make 2010 an award-winning year for sustainability reporting. To cast your vote as a reader or reporter visit the Readers’ Choice Awards website. Over 2,300 people from around the world completed the survey for the 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards, and more than 3,600 readers and reporters from 75 countrie
01-Mar-2010
The first confirmed speakers for the 2010 Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency have been announced just in time for the closure of 'Early Bird' discounts for conference registrations. Speakers from business, civil society and the investment community are among those already confirmed three
03-Feb-2010
The fourth of the European workshops on disclosure of environmental, social and governance (ESG) was held last week in Brussels, this time focusing on the perspectives of trade unions and public authorities. European trade unions, trade union research institutes, national trade unions (Spain and UK), as well as secto
02-Feb-2010
Please be aware that the early bird registration period for the 2010 Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency closes on 19th February. In order to take advantage of the discounts available for early birds please visit www.amsterdamGRIconference.org before that date. Boo
02-Feb-2010
GRI and 2010 Conference sponsor ING today announced the opening of “The Big Five Competition” in which they invite small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from around the world to compete for one of up to five booths worth €13,000 at this year’s Conference Market Place. With this competition GRI a
02-Feb-2010
The topics for all twelve poster presentations to be featured at the Academic Conference have now been selected. The Academic Conference is an integral part of the overall Amsterdam Conference on Sustainability and Transparency to be held between 26 – 28 May 2010. The final selection encompasses a wide var
02-Feb-2010
The first round of scoring in the 2010 GRI Readers’ Choice Awards will remain open throughout February, so, there’s still time to have your say on the state of sustainability reporting today and to reward those organizations who you feel are getting it right. The first round of scoring has been extended as
02-Feb-2010
The latest edition of the annual Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN) commissioned report - ‘S&P 100 Sustainability Reporting Comparison’ - shows a marked increase in the number of firms issuing GRI reports. • The number of Standard and Poors (S&P) companies producing sustainabil
02-Feb-2010
Continuing efforts by civil society organizations and investor groups to drive dialogue on corporate disclosure of climate change-related information are starting to come to fruition. In what is being hailed as a ‘ground-breaking’ move, the US Securities and Exchange Commissioners voted 3-2 on 27 January
02-Feb-2010
GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework Director, Mike Wallace was recently invited to present to the members of the US Business Roundtable on ESG Reporting Trends. The Business Roundtable’s SEE Change Initiative provides guidance and resources to US companies on sustainability and ESG, and it was through this p
02-Feb-2010
India’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs has launched voluntary guidelines for responsible business which aim to add value to the operations and contribute towards the long term sustainabilityof the business. These guidelines also aim to enable business to focus as well as contribute towards the interests of the sta
02-Feb-2010
In December 2009, the Roberts Environmental Center (REC) at Claremont McKenna College released the analysis of social responsibility reporting for the 26 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The report contains a compilation of Pacific Sustainability Index (PSI) scores evaluating the environmental and social
02-Feb-2010
Recent activity among environmental, social and governance (ESG) research houses demonstrates its increasing value. In August 2009, the North American arm of sustainability research provider to the financial sector, Sustainalytics, merged with Canadian-based research firm, Jantzi Research, to form Jantzi-Sustainalyt
02-Feb-2010
On 19 January 2010, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance announced that it will drop 17 tobacco companies from the portfolio of its Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), adding to a growing list of stocks blacklisted by Europe’s biggest equity investor. The companies were barred from the $455 billion (€326 b
02-Feb-2010
The 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer – a global survey of “opinion leaders” has revealed that trust in business worldwide is up modestly on last year but the rebound is fueled by a spike in a handful of Western countries. In the United States trust in business increased by 18 points on 2009 figures to
02-Feb-2010
GRI recently signed agreements with Hungarian organization Alternate, and Indonesian organization NCSR who becomeGRI’s newest data partners. GRI and the data partners share their knowledge of new GRI reports with one another on a monthly basis, ensuring that the latest GRI reports from around the world are avail
02-Feb-2010
Communication with the citizens of cities, countries or regions affected by public regulations is only one reason why Public Agencies are asked to engage in GRI sustainability reporting. GRI has recently examined the use of the Sector Supplement for Public Agencies (pilot version, 2005), and the findings of this resear
02-Feb-2010
A multi-stakeholder workshop on Sustainability and the Construction and Real Estate in Portugal was organized by Sustentare and sponsored by GRI reporter Multi Mall Management Portugal, in Lisbonon 12 January 2010. The event was attended by 59 participants. During this interactive consultation, participants discusse
02-Feb-2010
The Application Levels document, one of three core documents that make up the G3 Guidelines, has now been translated into Hungarian. GRI would like to thank Alternate for making this possible. The Application Levels communicate to what extent the G3 Guidelines have been utilized in your sustainability report. They are
02-Feb-2010
GRI has extended the deadline in the call for Training Partners in The UK/Republic of Ireland, France, and The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg. The GRI certified training program prepares training participants to plan and coordinate a reporting process, based on GRI Guidelines. The candidate-organizations must have an
02-Feb-2010
GRI is now calling for Training Partners in the following Central and Eastern European countries: Russia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia. The GRI certified training program prepares training participants to plan and coordinate a reporting process, based on GRI Guidelines. The candidat
02-Feb-2010
GRI is now calling for Training Partners in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The GRI certified training program prepares training participants to plan and coordinate a reporting process, based on GRI Guidelines. The candidate-organizations must have an ethically sound reputation and experience in the implementatio
02-Feb-2010
GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization Name Country CSRE Switzerland Ecología
02-Feb-2010
GRI Associate, Paul Hohnen, recently hosted a business breakfast in Cape Town to discuss the rapidly changing sustainability reporting landscape and reporting requirements in South Africa. Implications and opportunities that have arisen following the launch of the King III report in September last 2009 were discusse
11-Jan-2010
GRI will soon begin a Supply Chain Disclosure Project with the aim of addressing what is one of the most difficult challenges for sustainability reporting organizations today. The globalization of the world economy has led to a corresponding growth in the complexity of sustainability management. Organizations no
11-Jan-2010
GRI Chief Executive, Ernst Ligteringen, was recently listed in Ethisphere’s 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics 2009. While Mr. Ligteringen was the namesake of this honor, he insists that the awarding of this recognition was based the effectiveness of the persistent effort of the GRI organization an
11-Jan-2010
In December 2009, GRI Deputy Chief Executive, Teresa Fogelberg, was present in Copenhagen at the COP15 Climate Change Summit (COP15) to launch a joint research publication by GRI and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), entitled “High Impact Sectors: the Challenge of Reporting on Climate Ch
11-Jan-2010
In response to increased demand for more specific reporting guidance for public sector organizations in the past GRI has developed the Public Agencies Sector Supplement in support of the GRI Guidelines. The Sector Supplement is currently a pilot version, but may soon move into the final phases of development. Meanw
11-Jan-2010
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights, John Ruggie, has launched a new global online forum. The forum was developed to gather input for Ruggie’s development of guiding principles to operationalize the U.N. ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy’ Fram
11-Jan-2010
In December 2009, the Institute for the Accountancy Profession in Sweden (FAR) and the Swedish Association of Auditors (SRS) awarded the annual prizes for the ’Best Sustainability Reports’ in Sweden at the Finforum - a yearly event held by the Swedish Financial Analysts’ Federation. State-owned compa
11-Jan-2010
At the commencement of this new year, the GRI Secretariat is proud to announce and launch its first ‘Year in Review’ report, which gives an account of the organization’s achievements during the financial year 2008-2009, and will help readers understand how GRI went about the business of meeting its st
11-Jan-2010
The 3 day program for The Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency (to run from 26-28 May 2010) is shaping up nicely. The draft program for all the plenary sessions is now viewable on the Conference website. Readers can find out about all the plenary sessions including the Opening Plenary s
11-Jan-2010
As an integral component of the overall Conference, the Academic Conference will offer ample opportunity for interaction and exchange between academics and sustainability reporting practitioners. A series of six debates will focus attention on important topics within the field of sustainability/CSR reporting. These
11-Jan-2010
The first round of scoring in the Readers’ Choice Awards is due to close later this month. If you don’t have your say before 27th January 2010 then you miss out on helping to select the short list for the second round. There’s no judge, and no jury in the GRI Readers’ Choice Awards. It is t
11-Jan-2010
GRI is seeking Network Partners to help promote the Readers Choice Awards through their websites and networks. In return for posting a banner advertising the Readers’ Choice Awards and / or promoting the Awards through your organization’s newsletter, GRI will list your organization as a Network Partne
11-Jan-2010
To date GRI has held two engaging workshops in India to gather stakeholder input for the Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement. The first was held in Mumbai in November 2009 and the second on 6 January 2010 in Bangalore.
11-Jan-2010
The first public survey on the Airport Operators Sector Supplement is now open. Have your say on the development of the Sector Supplement between 13 January and 5 March 2010. Click here to take the survey. The working group has developed the draft Sector Supplement over the course of three meetings. Three further
11-Jan-2010
The two sectors Financial Services and Electric Utilities, for which GRI has a finalized Sector Supplement, have registered the most reports in 2009 compared to other sectors. A Sector Supplement is a tailored version of the G3 Guidelines which contains integrated commentary and new disclosure items specifi cally for
11-Jan-2010
A Polish translation of the “Let’s Report!” template is now available. The template shows what a basic GRI report should contain (according to the requirements in the GRI G3 Guidelines for an Application Level C report) and provides a simple way for an organization to produce a report.
11-Jan-2010
GRI is now calling for Training Partners in the following Eastern European countries: Russia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia. The candidate-organizations must have an et
11-Jan-2010
GRI is now calling for Training Partners in UK/Republic of Ireland, Portugal, France, Italy, The Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg, Greece and Turkey. The candidate-organizations must have an ethically sound reputation and experience
11-Jan-2010
GRI has certified three new training partners this month: China WTO Tribune is certified in the Chinese speaking countries. They are specifically certified to offer the training in Mainland China, Macau and Taiwan. The second Cer
11-Jan-2010
Nine participants from four different countries attended the third ‘Training of Trainers’ course held in Amsterdam from 1-3 December 2009. The participants represented six Training Partner organizations from India, Peru, Spain, and the USA. Most of the participants have already provided or are about to
11-Jan-2010
GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders! To find out more about the OS program, please contact GRI. Organization Name Country Centro IDEARSE para la Re
11-Jan-2010
Starting this month, GRI information will be much more accessible to Chinese speakers. The GRI website now features several explanatory webpages in Chinese. Additionally, the GRI Monthly Newsletters will also be translated into Chinese on a regular basis. If you are interested in receiving the Chinese version
11-Jan-2010
An exploratory study is underway in India to understand various categories of industrial aggregates (that is, groups, both formal and informal, of production units geographically concentrated in an area and facing same threats or opportunities) and to identify the feasibility of adopting the practice of sustainabilit

 
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