Reporting in accordance with and with reference to the GRI Standards

Overview

There are many available standards and frameworks that can be used for different Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting purposes. This e-learning module focuses on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards and will provide a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and reporting principles of the GRI.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• select the appropriate reason for omission permitted by GRI;

• identify the disclosures that cannot be omitted under any circumstances in order to comply with GRI’s requirements;

• choose the key principles organisations must abide by in the preparation of the sustainability report;

• identify the steps to be taken if there are no appropriate Topic Standards available for a given material topic;

• differentiate between the requirements for reporting “in accordance with the GRI” and “with reference to the GRI”.

This e-learning course takes approximately 50 minutes to complete, and as such, it can provide 1 learning hour – 1 CPD point based on a 50-minute hour. Upon completion of this course, you can print the certificate of completion as an evidence that you undertook the course.

Further information:

• Training hours: 50 minutes

• CPD: 1.0

• Language: English

• Topics: ESG, Reporting

• Sector: Corporates

• Training method: E-learning

• Type: Single course

• Geographic relevance: Global