ABOUT GRI​GRI helps businesses and governments worldwide understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, governance and social well-being. This enables real action to create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are developed with true multi-stakeholder contributions and rooted in the public interest. ​The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) are the first and most widely adopted global standards for sustainability reporting. Since GRI's inception in 1997, we have transformed it from a niche practice to one now adopted by a growing majority of organizations. In fact, 93% of the world’s largest 250 corporations report on their sustainability performance. (KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017)The practice of disclosing sustainability information inspires accountability, helps identify and manage risks, and enables organizations to seize new opportunities. Reporting with the GRI Standards supports companies, public and private, large and small, protect the environment and improve society, while at the same time thriving economically by improving governance and stakeholder relations, enhancing reputations and building trust.We work with the largest companies in the world as a force for positive change – companies with revenues larger than the GDPs of entire countries and supply chains that stretch the globe. As a result, the impact of our work on social well-being, through better jobs, less environmental damage, access to clean water, less child and forced labor, and gender equality has enormous scale.Global Reporting InitiativeGRI_31d0f94c-825c-11e1-b576-7eb82abff88aGRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997...GRI is an independent international organization, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We serve a global audience through our regional hubs in Brazil, China, Colombia, India, South Africa and the United States. GRI reports are produced in more than 100 countries. AmsterdamNetherlandsGRI Regional HubsBrazilChinaColombiaIndiaSouth AfricaUnited StatesCompaniesThe GRI Community offers organizations the opportunity to join a collaborative, global multi-stakeholder network that works together to reach our common goal of a sustainable global economy through greater transparency.The GRI Support Suite offers tools and services to guide and equip those responsible for developing their organization’s sustainability report at every stage of the process.GRI PartnersGRI is an international, not-for-profit organization, generously supported by a diverse range of partners. These partners help shape our agenda, and support the work we do to advance sustainable development through greater transparency and accountability, with a focus on emerging markets.GRI Governmental Partners​GRI receives generous institutional support from a number of governments and their agencies:Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)In July 2013 the second phase of core funding was agreed and implemented between the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and GRI. The program runs until June 2017. This phase will focus on local presence in developing countries, the Sustainable Development Strategy, outreach and capacity building and GRI’s future strengthened role in the standardization of sustainability reporting. Furthermore, a special focus lies on poverty reduction. The geographical focus is broad and lies on developing countries.Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)​In September 2016, GRI and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) launched the second phase of the Corporate Sustainability and Reporting for Competitive Business (CSRCB) program for a rollout of four years. The program helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the developing world, use sustainability reporting to gain better access to global value chains. Entering global value chains will contribute to creating more job and income opportunities in the target countries. The program is being implemented in Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa and Vietnam and it builds upon the first phase of the program, launched in 2012.UK Department for International Development (DFID)In April 2015, GRI signed a grant agreement with the UK Government - Department for International Development (DFID) for the rollout of a four year program. This program is designed to ensure regular updates of the GRI Guidelines (with a specific focus on land tenure), outreach and awareness in African priority countries, and the creation of a Monitoring Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) system to ensure outcomes, impacts and effectiveness of GRI’s activities are adequately measured and lessons learned are fed back into the design of new activities.Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)In April 2015, the Australian government - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) entered into a partnership with GRI. The program ‘Accelerating Sustainable Economic Development through Sustainability Reporting’ will contribute to sustainable and inclusive economic development and facilitate trade and investment in the Indo-Pacific. This will be achieved through assisting businesses in their efforts to improve reporting on social and environmental issues in Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Papua New Guinea.Dutch Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrevious donorDeutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)Previous donorGRI Foundational SupportersGRI receives invaluable support from foundations:Robert Wood Johnson FoundationIn March 2018, GRI received funding (through CAF America) from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to take over the leadership of the Culture of Health for Business project, initiated by the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings. RWJF is the largest health philanthropy in the United States and is collaborating with GRI on this project because of their shared interest in the private sector contribution to health through sustainability reporting.Stemming from its original Culture of Health vision - every person has the opportunity to live a healthier life - RWJF is working with GRI to improve the health and well-being of employees, families, and the communities in which they operate. The initiative was developed in response to the heightened awareness around social and human capital as a growing ESG concern, as well as the increasing adoption of ESG reporting as a means to track corporate performance and guide related decision making.Alcoa FoundationIn October 2014 GRI received a grant from the Alcoa Foundation for a three year research program. The research, conducted in collaboration with RobecoSAM, aims to provide insights into the identification of material topics by sector and to examine how different stakeholders approach materiality and what they consider material, with special focus on whether there is a difference between the perspective of investors and other stakeholder groups. The re​search, which runs until December 2017, results in three publications, first of which was published in March 2015. The second research publication 'Defining What Matters' was released in May 2016.Fundación ONCEIn 2014, GRI and Fundación ONCE, the leading organization of the European Network for CSR and Disability (CSR+D), joined forces to design a resource guide on disability in sustainability reporting. The guide, co-funded by the European Social Fund, is designed to help organizations communicate their commitment to respecting and promoting the rights of people with disabilities, as well as to better understand the business value of disability. GRI and Fundación ONCE will continue collaborating during the following years to further promote this resource and accelerate the inclusion of people with disabilities in all spheres.GRI CommunityGLOBAL CATALYST FOR SUSTAINABLE CHANGE -- The GRI Community is a catalyst for transparency; it’s a learning-exchange space where experience and expertise come together helping participants make competitive choices; it’s the launchpad for local and global leaders to share their success stories; the powerhouse where collective impact in sustainable development starts to become real and grow. Is your organization a future sustainability leader interested in leading with transparency and create tangible improvements and impacts to benefit your own business and its ecosystem?Transparency can break barriers and reveal connections and opportunities previously not visible. Each year hundreds of organizations globally commit to leading with transparency with the GRI Community.Policy MakersWe advise governments, stock exchanges and market regulators in their policy development to help create a more conducive environment for sustainability reporting.GRI Market PanelIn 2018, GRI made a call to its network to help us understand how we can best fulfill our role as the leaders in sustainability reporting, and improve our offerings. The resulting Market Panel helped GRI test and validate new ideas, from concept through to product design and features. The results of this Market Panel have informed GRI's product developments, with a portfolio built on listening to the needs of stakeholders and helping them solve the challenges they face. Many thanks to GRI’s 2018 Market Panel participants:Alma Paulina Garduño ArellanoVerificadora de Redes Sociales en Línea Timberlan Amanda NuttallThink Impact Anne Borozan, MicrosoftBeth Knight, EYCalum Revfem, ProximaCarina Luchini, Independent ConsultantCarol Jungmannusina82Charlotte Barbeunibail rodamco westfieldChloe MokCarbon Care Asia LimitedCristina BalanCSR BootIQCristina TylerFrameworkESGDasdy LinCozeta Energy Service Corp.Frances AriolaEnergy Development CorporationFrancesco TomaiuoloSalini ImpregiloHabiba Al Mar'ashi Al HashimiPresident & CEO, Arabia CSR NetworkIsidora Diaz HerediaParques ReunidosItamar SchwartzBDO IsraelJennifer LeitschCBREJocelyne Ozdobaformer CSR Senior Manager at UtopiesManuela Huck-WettsteinSustainservMikael NiskalaMitopro OyMuhammad ImranCorporate Social Responsibility Centre Pakistan (CSRCP)Olga ManouLOULIS MILLS SAPamela Cooper GriesemerKERAMIDARadoslav GeorgievINGSampath MadurusingheDimoSimon GobertRoyal DSMStela SerghiutaCSR BootIQStina AhnlidEthos InternationalTony WongAlaya Consulting A thriving global community that lifts humanity and enhances the resources on which all life depends._685cf252-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea00To empower decisions that create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone._685cf3d8-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea00SustainabilityGRI’s core product are the Sustainability Reporting Standards which are made available as a free public good. They have been continuously developed over 20 years and represent global best practice for reporting on economic, environmental and social issues.ReportingStandardsBest PracticesImplementationIn addition to developing the GRI Standards, we work to support their widespread use and implementation. UsageStandards & GuidanceCreate standards and guidance to advance sustainable development_685cf4e6-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea001Provide the market with leadership on consistent sustainability disclosures, including engaging with stakeholders on emerging sustainability issues.DisclosuresProvide leadership on consistent sustainability disclosures._685cf5f4-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea001.1EngagementEngage with stakeholders on emerging sustainability issues._685cf716-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea001.2HarmonizationHarmonize the sustainability landscape_685cf81a-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea002Make GRI the central hub for sustainability reporting frameworks and initiatives, and select collaboration and partnership opportunities that serve GRI's vision and mission.CentralizationMake GRI the central hub for sustainability reporting frameworks and initiatives._685cf96e-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea002.1Collaboration & PartnershipsSelect collaboration and partnership opportunities that serve GRI's vision and mission._685cfa72-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea002.2LeadershipLead efficient and effective sustainability reporting_685cfb6c-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea003DisclosuresImprove the quality of disclosures made using the GRI Standards, reducing reporting burden and exploring reporting processes that aid decision making._685cfc7a-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea003.1PerformanceDrive effective use of sustainability information to improve performance_685cfd7e-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea004Policy MakersStock ExchangesRegulatorsInvestorsWork with policy makers, stock exchanges, regulators and investors to drive transparency and enable effective reporting.TransparencyDrive transparency_685cfe78-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea004.1ReportingEnable effective reporting_685cff90-5cb2-11ea-b6ba-bbcd0083ea004.22020-03-02https://www.globalreporting.org/Information/about-gri/Pages/default.aspxOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net