Sustainability Reporting with GRI Standards

The global investment and corporate community has realized that companies that do good in the world also do better in their business. Programs for corporate social responsibility (CSR) were all "nice to haves," but now investors, consumers, and employees are demanding that companies make positive ESG (environmental, social, and governance) impacts and the game has changed. Positively contributing to society and the environment is now a "must have." ESG frameworks have brought transparency, objectivity, and accountability to companies' environmental, social, and governance impacts. But, ESG frameworks are numerous and confusing. Reporting standards are varied and difficult to navigate. And, the ESG landscape is changing rapidly.

In this course, we will get an introduction to what Sustainability Reporting is, learn how to use the GRI Standards for it, as well how organizations can benefit from it.

The Global Reporting Initiative - GRI - is an international entity that pioneered the promotion of sustainability reporting and its standard has been consolidated as a worldwide standard to be adopted by organizations. Knowing how to prepare reports using the principles of the standard is a key step in adopting sustainable practices and communicating them to various stakeholders. Learn in a practical way with the Sustainability Reporting Training how to lead your organization in this process and become able to be an active professional in the areas of sustainability and transparency.

As stated at the beginning of the GRI standard: Sustainable development has been defined as ‘development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The objective of sustainability reporting using the GRI Standards is to provide transparency on how an organization contributes or aims to contribute to sustainable development. For this purpose, the organization needs to assess and report information about its impacts in the wider context of sustainable development.

After attending this course, you will understand the structure of the GRI Standards and be able to explain the main concepts, features and benefits for the organization and society. 

GRI Universal Standards

GRI Topic Standards (Economic, Environmental and Social)

Standards Structures and benefits

Stakeholders Importance to define material topics

Understand what is the GRI - Global Reporting Initiative, and its importance for an organization

Identify the content, requirimentes and principles of a good sustainability report, including social, environmental and economic aspects

Recognize the benefits of sustainability reporting

Understand the main topics when evaluationg the sustanability of an organization

Understand the importance of the sustainability indicators of an organization and how to use them for management purposes

ESG report writers

Environmental engineers

ESG professionals

Environmental managers and corporate leaders

Regulatory authorities

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Masterclass: ESG Regulations and Reporting Frameworks

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ESG Investing

Environmental, social, and corporate governance

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