The deck sets the scene by introducing the current sustainability context, the Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI- https://www.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx) role in providing metrics for measuring and communicating on sustainability performance and impacts. With numerous reporting requirements out there for organizations to comply with, the deck also explains GRI's collaborative efforts in aligning with other Frameworks.
The presentation was made during the April 2013 'CSR and Sustainability in extractive and energy industries. UK global expertise' week in London. The audience was comprised of representatives from the Oil and Gas and Mining sectors, from Russia and Kazakhstan, who were relatively new to sustainability reporting. The deck puts forward the business case for reporting on sustainability performance and impacts, and includes brief sector-specific information on sustainability reporting trends in those two sectors.
Besides providing a framework for organizations to use, GRI also offer support and guidance - what this means exactly is clarified in the deck.
2. Presentation outline
• The sustainability context
• The Global Reporting Initiative
• GRI’s Sustainability Reporting
Framework
– Guidance & Capacity Building
• Harmonization
• Current Priorities
• Get Involved
7. Strategic context
‘ What you can’t
measure, you cannot
manage. What you
can’t manage, you
cannot change. ’
Peter Drucker
Writer, professor and management
consultant
GRI provides metrics!
13. • Disclosure on economic,
environmental, social,
and governance
performance
• Stakeholder focused
• Continuous
improvement
What is sustainability reporting?
14. • How do you measure
sustainability impacts?
• Who defines the
metrics to measure
them?
Sustainability reporting
15. Content of a sustainability report
– Statement from
organization’s most
senior decision-maker
– Organizational profile
and strategy
– Performance Indicators
– Management Approach
24. Reporters: Russia & Ukraine
2012 data:
0 known reporters from Kazakhstan
1 reporter from Ukraine: Ernst and Young Ukraine
57 Russian reporters
o 25 (43.9%) from mining and the energy sectors
25. Why report?
Attract and
retain talent
Reduce
waste, water
usage, CO2 Government
& stock exchange
requirements
Improve
management
Process
Attract
Investors
Competitive
advantage
Enhanced
reputation &
loyalty
Stakeholder
engagement
27. GRI Certified Training Program
• Available worldwide
• Increases capacity for
reporting
• Provided by local GRI
Certified Training Partners
28. Certified Training Partners in Russia
Consortium 1: Pontis
Foundation, Alternate
Consulting and Schwery
Consulting
Consortium 2: NP Consult and
Kreston BulMar
Consortium 3: PwC Poland,
PwC Czech Republic and PwC
Russian Federation
29. • Starting Points – available to download for free
• Pathways – available through the E-shop
• Explorations – available to download for free
Publications: Learning Series
32. • Guidance for using GRI
Sustainability Reporting
Framework in combination
with other frameworks
Linkage documents
UNGC
ISO26000
CDP
Earth Charter
33. • Oil and Gas (OG): IPIECA
– Own voluntary sustainability reporting guidance
– Common Working Group members
» BP, Eni, Hess, Shell, Statoil, Petrobras
– Alignment sought
• Mining and Metals: ICMM
– Co-convener MMSS development process
Strategic alliances: sectors
35. Process to date
•2 years of activity
•120 Working Group members, hundreds of candidates from all
constituencies; 11 in-person meetings and over 60 webinars
•2 Public Comment Periods with over 1000 participants
•Over 70 Workshops and events- more than 2000 participants
•Analyzed (and published) all feedback received
•All due Process steps implemented (so far)
•Governance bodies final feedback in January and February 2013
•April: SC and TAC Concur/non-concur; BoD approval decision
•May: Launch at GRI Global Conference
36. In the pipeline for the G4
• New “in accordance” system - A “two tiers” system was
designed
• Material focus - DMA and Indicators only for material Aspects
are requested, and only where the Aspects are material . No
disclosure or explanations required on ‘non- material’ Aspects.
• Sector guidance is not a requirement to be ‘in accordance’.
Current Sector Supplement content will be simplified and
presented as input when defining material content
• Remarkable reduction of “General and Specific Disclosure
Items” and simplification or deletion of terms considered
confusing (e.g. the “value chain” disclosure )
• There is only one simple format for the DMA
After PCP analysis and last governance bodies discussions
37. • Separation between “What to report on” from “How to
report” – greater clarity on what is requirement and what is
explanation
• Technical improvements- clearer definitions and consistent
technical edition
• Assurance – more guidance will be included on how to disclose
the approach taken for assurance
• Integrated Reporting – clearer references to integrated
reporting will be included in G4 (and other GRI materials)
• Reference to latest international development covering
Supply Chain, Governance, Anti-corruption, GHG Emissions
After PCP analysis and last governance bodies discussions
In the pipeline for the G4
39. • Consider reporting
– Explore tools from
GRI
– Talk to GRI
– Talk to your peers….
Join the global discussions
40. • Launch of the G4 Guidelines
• Prominent, must-attend event to tackle
key issues in reporting, business strategy
and leadership
• Platform for 1500 leaders to connect,
learn and collaborate
• Dynamic, inspiring meeting of minds
41. • Support continuous
update of GRI
Guidelines
– GRI’s core supporters
– Over 600 diverse
organizations
– From over 65
countries
– Knowledge sharing
Join GRI: Organizational Stakeholders
42. Thank you!
Contact me
Letshani S. Ndlovu
Network Relations Coordinator
ndlovu@globalreporting.org
www.globalreporting.org
Notas del editor
Any discussion around the work of GRI should start by providing a context for sustainability and sustainable development. Sustainability is about the everyday choices we make, that change the world around us. It is about stewardship and looking after the planet and the responsibility we have to manage how we use the various resources available to us.On the other hand, and looking in the long term, we have ‘Sustainabledevelopment, which is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ Brundtland DefinitionThe whole spectrum of society carries this responsibility- from individuals,organizations, businesses, governmental agencies, NGOs, academia etc.
We have only businesses in the room todayTo achieve sustainable development,we believe that you must be part of the solution- you are too powerful to be excluded!Some businesseshave an annual turnover larger than the GDP of a state. Changing their behaviors is an important step towards a sustainable economy. Just to give an idea of this power of companies, did you know that Exxon Mobil is bigger than Thailand: Thailand's GDP: $318.85 billion, Exxon Mobil's Revenue: $354.67 billion Exxon Mobil would rank as the world's 30th biggest countryBesides the financial wealth, businesses also tend to have a high concentration of financial, technical (research and technology), natural & human resources (experts). Moreover,you canalso influence political decisions. In conclusion, as business, you do tremendously influence the world we live in and you must be part of the solution.
Im my conversations with a lot of businesses across the world, one of the main questions I always hear is, ‘ how can we be profitable while at the same time contributing to solutions’I have an example of a ‘Business operating at the bottom of the pyramid’, which I hope will try to answer this questions: 1) address challenging issue 2) generate business at the same timeUnilever is one of the world’s major soap manufacturers, with brands such as Lifebuoy, Lux and Dove. The company is no stranger to the lifeprotecting potential handwashing with soap can have on poor communities. The widespread availability of good quality, low-cost, branded soap did much to improve levels of hygiene in nineteenth-century Britain. Today it has the potential to do the same in other countries. In India, over 70% of the country’s 1 billion population live in rural areas not reached by television, radio or newspapers. Illiteracy is widespread and there are deep-rooted beliefs about cleanliness that have to be addressed, such as the widely held belief that if hands look clean, they are clean. While Unilever has supported hygiene education programmes in India for many years, in 2002 the Lifebuoy brand team decided that, to have any real impact on reducing diarrhoeal disease, something bigger was needed. It was decided to create a new programme with the bold objective of educating 200 million Indians – 20 per cent of the population – to wash their hands with soap after defecating and to achieve this goal within five years. The campaign, called SwasthyaChetna, meaning ‘Health Awakening’, is the single largest rural health and hygiene education programme ever undertaken in India.Clearly, this is a marketing programme with social benefits”, explains Hindustan Lever Lifebuoy Brand Manager Harpreet-Singh Tibb. “We recognise that the health of our business is totally interconnected with the health of the communities we serve and if we are to grow sales of our brand, we have to increase the number of people who use soap”.As you can see from this example of unilever, their approach to corporate social responsibility is not philanthropic, but strategic. It generates profits for the business, but also contributes to sustainable development.
We are here to discuss sustainability reporting and its link to sustainable development. So, what is the strategic context of sustainability reporting vis a vis sustainable development?Demand for sustainability performance information is increasing (investors)Most reports lack material focus Metrics not coherent or harmonizedBut who provides these metrics? GRI does!
MEMORIZE!!Vision: A sustainable global economy where organizations manage their economic, environmental, social and governance performance and impacts responsibly, and report transparentlyMission:To make sustainability reporting standard practice by providing guidance and support to organizations
GRI works with a global network of thousands of people and organizationsGRI has several official constituency groups it works with to develop new reporting guidance:BusinessCivil SocietyFinancial MarketsLaborMediating Institutions (including academic and consulting organizations)
The Secretariat– based in Amsterdam – implements GRI’s technical work and manages network and institutional communications, stakeholder relations, financial admin and outreach initiativesFocal Points give GRI a regional presence on the ground, build sustainability reporting capacity and connect local sustainability initiatives with global ones, with the added insight of local knowledge and languages.Governance bodiesBoard of Directors: Maximum 16 members with the ultimatefinancial and legal responsibility for GRI, including final decision making on Guidelines revisions, organizational strategy, and work plansTechnical Advisory Committee: between 10-15 members,recommends overall direction of Reporting Framework, resolves important issues that emerge around the Guidelines, and ensures guidance is created under due processStakeholder Council: 50 members; the formal stakeholder policy forum within GRI’s governance structure. SC advises the Board on policy and strategy. Some SC members participate in Reporting Framework Working GroupsGovernmental Advisory Group: a high-level advisory body that provides GRI’s Board and Executive Management with a direct source of advice from governments. It is an informal body with no constitutional role, thereby preserving GRI’s independenceOrganizational Stakeholders are GRI’s core supporters, providing vital funding and supporting GRI’s vision and mission.GRI has global strategic partnerships with:OECDUN Global CompactUN Environment ProgrammeISOOptional: You can add synergies logos as well to this slide if the context of the presentation requires so. So Guidelines are a true global good, created by the people, for the people!
The effective communication of economic, environmental, social and governance performance
How do companies decide what to include in a sustainability report?GRI produces a comprehensive sustainability reporting framework, that is widely used around the world.
Within the GRI Framework, a report is considered a GRI report if it reports on at least 10 performance indicators under all categories
The Sustainability Reporting Framework is available, free of charge, on GRI’s website:http://www.globalreporting.org/Learning/ResearchPublications/The Framework features:The Guidelines (currently G301, G4 under development)The Technical Protocol: Applying the Report Content PrinciplesSector Supplements – tailored versions of the Guidelines for different sectorsBrazil National Annex (pilot version)
GRI’s Sector Supplements are versions of the GRI Guidelines tailored for different sectors. Sector Supplements help to make sustainability reports more relevant, and easier to produce.Some sectors face unique issues, such as noise for the airports sector, or resettlement of people in the mining and metals sector. Sector Supplements capture the relevant issues essential to sustainability reporting in a specific sector. These issues may not appear in the GRI Guidelines since they are relevant primarily for a specific range of reporting organizations or sectors.Mining and Metals Sector Supplement: examples of some issues: • Biodiversity management and ecosystem services• Community consultation• Indigenous People’s rights in exploration phase• Number and handling of disputes related to land• Resettlement of local communities• Closure plans of mines• Programs and progress relating to materials stewardshipThe Oil and Gas Sector Supplement covers key sector-specific issues, including:• Market presence, including local content• Volume and characteristics of estimated proved reserves and production• Research towards, and amount of renewable energy generated• Assessment and monitoring of risks for ecosystem services• Policies, programs and processes to involve indigenous communities • Existence of emergency preparedness programs• Decommissioning of sites due to company’s operations
GRI develops guidance through a multi-stakeholder Due ProcessWorking Groups with experts representing different regions and constituencies develop proposalsPublic Comment Periods ensure the widest stakeholder inputGovernance bodies recommend and approve publications
A recent KPMG study showed that the world’s 250 companies report in some way.Key Findings- CR reporting = de facto law for business- CR reporting = financial value- Raises the bar for data integrity- Leading companies use assurance
-Majority of reports: Europe: In Europe, the top reporting countries in 2010 were Spain (22%), followed by Sweden (10%) and the Netherlands (8%) . -Highest nr of reports: USA-Strongest growth Brazil – China (emerging markets)
Growth in GRI reports can be seen on the S. Disclosure Database. IMPORTANT: The Database includes GRI reports that GRI is aware of through its Data Partners, Application Level Check service, registration forms, and internet research. GRI cannot guarantee that the Database is accurate or complete. All GRI reports are based on the G3 and G3.1 Guidelines, and include a GRI Content Index.
28 energy companies in 2012 have produced an integrated report89 energy companies had their sustainability report checked by a third party in 2012
Note: Show relevant statistics for your audience47 mining companies produce an integrated report 129 mining companies have had their reports checked by a third party
The following Russian companies, from the energy and mining sector have published a sustainability report in 2012:All-Russian and Electric-power Industry Employers Association, ARMZ Uranium Holding Co. (Atomredmetzoloto)BashneftFGC UES (Federal Grid Company of United Energy System)GazpromGazprom NeftIDGC of North-West (Interregional Distributive Grid Company of the North-West)IDGC of Siberia (Interregional Distributive Grid Company of Siberia)LukoilMOESK (Moscow United Electric Grid Company)Norilsk NickelNOVATEKNOVATEKOGK-2PolymetalROSATOM - State Atomic Energy Corporation - Russian FederationRosenergoatomRosneftRUSHYDROSakhalin EnergySUEK (Siberian Coal Energy Company)TatneftTENEX (Techsnabexport)TNK-BPTVEL
As part of the reporting journey, many organizations experience these benefits. Sustainability reporting also demonstrates organizational commitment to sustainable development and compare organizational performance over time.Companies often start reporting due to internal risks assessments, then slowly move to the consideration of external opportunitiesWhat is your company’s contribution to the future?Do you know how to measure it? Are your managers ready to face what is coming?Who is asking: Carbon traders, financial risk managers, insurance companies, buyers, clients…your children
GRI’s training and workshops support big and small organizations everywhere, helping them to manage the reporting process and benefit from transparency. Introductory GRI workshops - provide an introduction to GRI and its products and services. Introductory GRI workshops aim to show how GRI’s Sustainability Reporting Framework helps organizations to measure and communicate their performance, and benefit from this transparency. Ideal for organizations with little or no sustainability reporting experience, introductory GRI workshops run from two to four hours, and are available worldwide. Participants learn why organizations of all types and sizes prepare sustainability reports. They also discover GRI, and how the Reporting Framework can help them to manage their economic, environmental and governance impacts responsibly.Certified Training is provided by GRI’s Certified Training Partners. If you want specific information about the GRI courses offered by the GRI Certified Training Partners in your country (when, where, fees, how to apply, etc.) you need to contact the Training Partner directly. You can do this by visiting the GRI website and clicking on the names of the Certified Training Partners in your relevant country.Business Transparency Program enables multinational companies, chambers of commerce and business associations to train their members or suppliers in sustainability reporting.
These publications are purchased through the GRI E-shop:http://www.globalreporting.org/Learning/E-shop/The core purpose of these publications is to help make sustainability practices part of the everyday operationsof all organizations.
These publications are available, free of charge, for downloading on the GRI website:http://www.globalreporting.org/Learning/ResearchPublications/The core purpose of these publications is to provide specialized resources, issue-specific research, or other forms of reporting advice. Note: please update according to the audience
Core purpose: to reduce the burden of multi-tier reporting and drive alignment & harmonization
After all these activities
Organizational Stakeholders (OS) are GRI’s core supporters. OS put their name to GRI’s mission and vision, contribute their expertise, promote GRI in their own network, have an important governance role, and invest in GRI through annual financial contributions.Approx 600 OS from more than 60 countries. Note: check these numbers with Christine, Elena or Letshani.Key benefits of becoming an OS:Exclusive country and online meetings (facilitate knowledge and experience sharing among OS)Free Application Level Check (normally €1,750 for non-OS)Advanced monthly OS Newsletter and regular ad hoc OS Updates (on sustainability reporting topics, general GRI news and projects)Discounts on GRI publications and events (e.g. Conference)Exclusive OS logo to use on Comms material for promotional purposesOpportunity to promote events on GRI’s website (Events page)Any organization that is committed to advancing sustainability reporting is eligible to become a GRI OS.