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The Global Reporting Initiative Year in Review: 2010 a Memorable Year

By Elaine_Cohen on May 17, 2011 Comments Off on The Global Reporting Initiative Year in Review: 2010 a Memorable Year business transparency, CDP, corporate transparency, CSR, Earth Charter, Elaine Cohen, energy sector, Energy Utilities, environmental, ESG, Financial Sector, Food and Beverage, G4 framework, Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, GRI Framework, GRI Guideline, IFC, ISO, Mining sector, OECD, social responsibility, sustainability, sustainability reporting framework, UNGC

The Global Reporting Initiative Year in Review: 2010 a Memorable Year

In this post Elaine writes about this just released comprehensive review by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) of what it has been doing between July 2009 and June 2010. It covers such topics and events as the well attended third GRI conference in Amsterdam in May 2010where the GRI announced its goal that large and medium sized companies should by 2015 be required to report on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. It goes on to cover in greater detail the various specifics that are included in this GRI review.

The New Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)3.1 Guidelines Explained

By Elaine_Cohen on May 9, 2011 Comments Off on The New Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)3.1 Guidelines Explained Bastian Buck, community impact, core business model, Elaine Cohen, environmental, G3 framework, G4 framework, gender equality, Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, GRI 3.1 Reporting Guidelines, GRI Technical Protocol, HR 11, HR10, Human Rights, Impact Assessment, John Ruggie, LA14, Letshani Ndlovu, local community engagement, materiality, Organizational Stakeholder, parental leave, Protect, Remedy, Respect, SO1 performance indicator, stakeholder, sustainability, Sustainability impact, sustainability report, sustainability reporting, UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights

The New Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)3.1 Guidelines Explained

In this post, Elaine describes the new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 3.1 guidelines covering the new GRI Technical Protocol. The 3.1 guidelines are a stepping stone to the big promise of G4 in 2013 and address just three specific aspects of the current G3 framework relating to: community impacts, human rights and gender equality. The post then goes into more detailed commentary and explanation on each of these three issues.