Posts Tagged ‘GRI’

The great GRI debate

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

The third in my series of posts on CR and sustainability reporting. This time, I’m looking at an issue that comes up a lot in my discussions with would-be reporters: the GRI guidelines and their pros and cons . . . 

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines are viewed with mixed feelings by reporters. At Two Tomorrows, we helped shape the original guidelines and are an official ‘organisational stakeholder’ of GRI, so of course we’re broadly supportive. But we do understand the reservations some companies have, and frequently support those who don’t use GRI at all.
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It’s never too early to start reporting

Friday, August 28th, 2009

I am going to look at various aspects of corporate responsibility and sustainability reporting in a series of ‘reporting notes’ over the next few weeks. First, some thoughts for newbie reporters . . .

When it comes to sustainability reporting, companies often struggle, either with what to report, how to report it, or why they’re reporting. Sometimes all three. Many also struggle with gathering the raw data for the report.
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