Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

i)       GRI is a reporting standard rather than a performance standard.

ii)      It was established in 1997 with the mission of designing globally applicable guidelines for preparing  enterprise-level  sustainability  reports  including  both  social  &  environmental indicators.

iii)     The GRI is convened by CERES (Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies)

& incorporates the active participations of corporations, NGO‟s, International organization,

UN agencies, Consultants, Accountancy org., business associations, Universities & other stake holder around the world.

iv)     The  GRI  first  released  its  Sustainability  Reporting  guidelines  in  1999  &  is  now  a permanent, independent, international body with a multi-stake holder governance structure.

v)      Its core mission will be maintenance and enhancement of the guidelines through a process of ongoing consultation & stake holder engagement.

vi)     The GRI vision is that reporting on economic, environmental and social performance by all organization.  GRI  accomplishes  this  vision  by  developing,  continually  improving  and building capacity around the use of its Sustainability Reporting FCraompyewRoigrhkt.s Reserved