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Workshop

GRI Standards - Certified course

Sustainability reporting

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Trainer

Katalin Urbán, GRI Trainer

Language

English

Schedule

13 - 14 September 2018
9am - 6pm

Location

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The Global Reporting Initiative GRI is the most widely used framework for sustainability reporting.

It helps companies to implement corporate social responsibility into their daily business and to report transparently on the social, economic and environmental performance of their organisation.

In 2012 the new GRI G4 framework was launched with a clear focus on materiality. Starting from 1 January 2016 the old framework is no longer valid.

Benefits

  • Solid understanding of the reporting process according to the most widely used sustainability standards
  • Ability to manage and prepare a sustainability report for a small or medium-sized event
  • Official certificate signed by GRI upon successful completion of the GRI Standards workshop

Target group

The workshop does not require specific qualifications. It addresses:

  • Project managers or consultants implementing the social responsibility guidance
  • Persons responsible for a social responsibility program conformity in
    an organisation
  • Members of the social responsibility team
  • Expert advisors in social responsibility
  • Auditors

Requirements

Participants should have:

  • Basic understanding of sustainability reporting
  • Keen interest in sustainability related issues

Materials

  • Training programme*
  • GRI Certified Training Module – Participant’s booklet (in English)*
  • Official slides of the presentation (in English).**
  • GRI Standards – 36 documents ( pdf download)***
  • Overview tables: Transition from GRI G4 to GRI Standards (Excel download)***
  • *  Distributed materials
    ** on request
    *** participants should have access to an online or printed version

Programme

DAY 1

Welcome

Part 1: Introduction and background

 

  • Sustainable Development
  • Sustainability reporting
  • About GRI

Part 2: Overview of the GRI Standards

  • Useful terminology
  • Introduction to GRI Standards
  • Structure of GRI Standards
  • How to use the GRI Standards
  • Other standards and frameworks

Part 3: GRI Standards

  • Universal Standards
  • Topic-specific Standards

Discussion

 

DAY 2

Part 4: Reporting process

  • Applying the reporting principles
  • Reporting general disclosures
  • Identifying material topics and boundaries
  • Reporting on material topics
  • Reporting in accordance
  • Presenting and compiling information
  • End of course exercise

Part 5: Additional resources

 

  • GRI support suite
  • Getting involved
  • Useful resources
  • End of course evaluation

Discussion

End of workshop

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  • Price: 790 CHF

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