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
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