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The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Analysis of the Global Reporting Initiative
Foundations of Sustainable Business:Foundations of Sustainable Business:Joe ChristiJoe ChristiMarch 17, 2009March 17, 2009
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Why the GRI?Why the GRI?• A relationship to my Ambit
o “Energy Use Reduction in the Technology Sector.”
• Need for data center managers in the technology sector to enact energy efficiencies for reasons other than money.
IdentifyPain Points
Identify ROI
Remediation
AssessmentDoes It All Add Up?
Standardization of Workflow Process
CARBON
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Data Center Power and Process ManagementData Center Power and Process Management
Co2 XCo2 XPUEPUE Other?Other?CHICHICPWCPWDCiEDCiE
Data Center Transparency
CFDSoftware
Asset Management / DataRepository Software
EnvironmentalSoftware
Internal / ExternalSystems
Software
IdentifyMetrics
BusinessStrategy
ITGoals
Alignment
Ongoing Efficiency Monitoring and CSR Reporting
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Econ-Centric vs. Eco-CentricEcon-Centric vs. Eco-Centric• Econ-Centric Economic bottom line
o Social and environmental policies feed the economic policies of a company
• Eco-Centric Economic bottom lineo Social and economic policies feed the
environmental policies of a company
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
The InstituteThe Institute• Inception in 1997
• Working with CERES and Tellus Instituteo Initiative started in U.S. as environmental
reporting processo Didn’t gain momentum
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
The InstituteThe Institute• Formulation of Steering Committee
o Took initiative global focusing on sustainability reporting
SocialEnvironmentalEconomic
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The GRI FrameworkThe GRI FrameworkGRI Sustainability
Reporting Framework
ImproveImprove
TrackTrack
MeasureMeasure
IdentifyIdentify
PerformancePerformance
Transparency
Accountability
Sustai
nabili
ty
Reporti
ng
GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework
ImproveImprove
TrackTrack
MeasureMeasure
IdentifyIdentify
PerformancePerformance
Transparency
Accountability
Sustai
nabili
ty
Reporti
ng
GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework
ImproveImprove
TrackTrack
MeasureMeasure
IdentifyIdentify
PerformancePerformance
Transparency
Accountability
Sustai
nabili
ty
Reporti
ng
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The Institute @ 2009The Institute @ 2009• Over 1,500 global companies
• Over 30,000 corporate stakeholder
• Acknowledged in over 70 countries
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
The GRI Framework GuidelinesThe GRI Framework Guidelines
Define ReportDefine ReportContentContent
Report QualityReport Quality
Set ReportSet ReportBoundariesBoundaries
Princip
les
Princip
les
ManagementManagementIssuesIssues
KeyKeyPerformancePerformance
IndicatorsIndicators
Disclosures
Disclosures
GRI GRI ““G3G3”” GuidelinesGuidelines
ProtocolsProtocols
National AnnexesNational Annexes
Sector SupplementsSector Supplements
Other Framework ComponentsOther Framework Components
Reporting FrameworkReporting Framework
Define ReportDefine ReportContentContent
Report QualityReport Quality
Set ReportSet ReportBoundariesBoundaries
Princip
les
Princip
les
ManagementManagementIssuesIssues
KeyKeyPerformancePerformance
IndicatorsIndicators
Disclosures
Disclosures
GRI GRI ““G3G3”” GuidelinesGuidelines
ProtocolsProtocols
National AnnexesNational Annexes
Sector SupplementsSector Supplements
Other Framework ComponentsOther Framework Components
Reporting FrameworkReporting Framework
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Institution ScopeInstitution Scope• To be the premier standard in sustainable
reporting
• Stakeholders are not satisfied, increasing pressure for balanced CSR
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Institution ObjectiveInstitution Objective• For companies to focus on the triple bottom
line of business making it a core strategy
• You can’t mitigate what you can’t measure
• Strategic planning is understanding where you’ve been, where you are, and where you are going
• Transparency is the best policy
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
Used byUsed by• Small/Medium Business
• Large Corporations
• Civil Society
• NGOs
• Others
The Effect of Plastic Bags on our EnvironmentThe Global Reporting Initiative…The Global Reporting Initiative…
ShortcomingsShortcomings• Delinquency in validating corporate CSRs
• Voluntary acceptance of GRI frameworko Informal reporting = green washing
Only show what corporations want to show
• Conflict of interest regarding funding