Global Reporting Initiative

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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is working toward a global application of its sustainability reporting framework, which is already widely used and demonstrates continuous improvement through its network-based structure.  GRI compares the reporting of financials as a familiar template for its cohesive disclosure mechanism, the Sustainability Reporting Framework, encompassing social, economic and environmental performance.  Reliability and transparency in the sustainability information exchange are hallmarks of GRI’s framework.   

Extracting working methodologies and input from a global pool, GRI relies on leaders across multiple spectrums (e.g. labor, civil, business) in order create not only agreement in its approach but also to realize the greatest level of relevance, credibility, and technical proficiency. Organizations can benchmark performance using GRI sustainability techniques, generating sustainability reports that include voluntary as well as performance based, legal and other monitoring aspects. 

Various data components available through GRI include National Annexes which provide information tailored to a specific country, Sector Supplements which are customized by industry, and the G3 Guidelines – the third version of GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.

The baseline for sustainability reporting implementing GRI techniques are its Guidelines, and possess applicability no matter where, how large or what industry an organization currently engages in.  GRI Guidelines contain what are termed “indicators” which serve to as a path forward for an organization to gradually enact over time.  Within specific indicators are in turn “protocols”, which provide greater focus on how to meet the standards within the GRI Guidelines.   

Please contact sales at 206.285.9041 or email info@freerconsulting.com to learn more about how Freer Consulting can assist your entity with characterizing options for enacting a sustainability program meeting the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative.