Sneak Peak: New Sustainability Guidelines from Global Reporting Initiative
December 21, 2005 - The Global Reporting Initiative has launched a new Web site to host the latest version of its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, known as G3.
The G3 Guidelines will be released in draft form on Jan. 2, 2006, for a public comment period. Readers will be able to submit their comments on the G3 Draft via the Web site until the period closes on March 31, 2006. The site will also feature an informal discussion forum for people to exchange ideas about the G3 Guidelines.
The new draft guidelines are the result of nearly a year's worth of research, development, and consensus-seeking by multi-stakeholder working groups, each assigned to focus on different parts of the guidelines. Since the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines were last released in 2002, hundreds of organizations have used the guidelines as the basis for their reporting, and thousands of stakeholders have accessed information in reports issued by the organizations. Based on feedback from practitioners from reporting organizations and from report user groups, GRI designed a process to update and improve the 2002 guidelines. The final result will be the third generation of GRI Guidelines, known as G3.
The G3 Web site features information about the G3 development process, who has been involved, and more details on the time line for completion. The site is also configured to take registrations from anyone interested in attending one of a dozen Sneak Peek events planned to roll out in major cities around the world in the New Year.
The G3 Guidelines will be released in draft form on Jan. 2, 2006, for a public comment period. Readers will be able to submit their comments on the G3 Draft via the Web site until the period closes on March 31, 2006. The site will also feature an informal discussion forum for people to exchange ideas about the G3 Guidelines.
The new draft guidelines are the result of nearly a year's worth of research, development, and consensus-seeking by multi-stakeholder working groups, each assigned to focus on different parts of the guidelines. Since the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines were last released in 2002, hundreds of organizations have used the guidelines as the basis for their reporting, and thousands of stakeholders have accessed information in reports issued by the organizations. Based on feedback from practitioners from reporting organizations and from report user groups, GRI designed a process to update and improve the 2002 guidelines. The final result will be the third generation of GRI Guidelines, known as G3.
The G3 Web site features information about the G3 development process, who has been involved, and more details on the time line for completion. The site is also configured to take registrations from anyone interested in attending one of a dozen Sneak Peek events planned to roll out in major cities around the world in the New Year.
