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GRI Standards Sustainability Report Readiness Checklist

Confirm your sustainability report meets the GRI Universal Standards for reporting in accordance with GRI.

GRI Standards

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Foundation & Reporting Principles (GRI 1)

  • Are all nine reporting principles (accuracy, balance, clarity, comparability, completeness, sustainability context, timeliness, verifiability) applied? *
  • Is the reporting basis ('in accordance with' or 'with reference to') stated? *
  • Is a GRI content index published? *

General Disclosures (GRI 2)

  • Are organizational details, entities, and reporting period disclosed (GRI 2-1 to 2-4)? *
  • Is governance structure, including the highest governance body's role in sustainability, disclosed (GRI 2-9 to 2-21)? *
  • Are strategy, policies, and stakeholder engagement practices disclosed (GRI 2-22 to 2-30)? *

Material Topics (GRI 3)

  • Is the process to determine material topics described (GRI 3-1)? *
  • Is the list of material topics disclosed (GRI 3-2)? *
  • Is the management of each material topic described (GRI 3-3)? *

Topic Standards - Environmental (GRI 300)

  • Are energy and emissions disclosures reported for material topics (GRI 302, 305)? *
  • Are water, biodiversity, and waste disclosures reported where material (GRI 303, 304, 306)?
  • Are materials and supplier environmental assessment disclosures reported where material (GRI 301, 308)?

Topic Standards - Social (GRI 400)

  • Are employment, occupational health and safety, and training disclosures reported where material (GRI 401, 403, 404)? *
  • Are diversity, non-discrimination, and human rights disclosures reported where material (GRI 405-410)?
  • Are supplier social assessment and local community disclosures reported where material (GRI 413, 414)?

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