GRI Certified Training Course: Reporting with GRI Standards 2021 Update

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Sustainability Reporting is an organization’s practice of reporting publicly on its economic, environmental and/or social impacts, and hence its contributions - positive or negative - towards the goal of sustainable development.

This course is designed to help participants understand the Sustainability Reporting process as per the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. The training enables organizations to establish the systems and processes necessary to conduct stakeholder engagements, analyse the inputs and thereby develop their strategy for Sustainable Development.

Apart from the various aspects of reporting, the course provides ample opportunities for discussions and interactions using case studies.

How will I benefit?

This course will help you:

Explain the purpose and structure of the GRI standards
Identify the key concepts and reporting principles for reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards
Describe the process for identifying impacts and determining material topics
Gain practical knowledge on the application of the GRI Standards via local case studies and exercises

This course is interactive and includes sharing of best practices and case studies. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss the fundamentals of Sustainable Development and Reporting
- Understand the GRI Standards and the reporting process requirements
- Conduct materiality assessments and stakeholder engagements
- Develop a sustainability report and build systems and processes to manage the same consistently
- Link the sustainability report to the other sustainability standards for example those by stock exchanges around the world
- Sustainability, Health, Environment, Safety, Energy and / or Climate Change professionals
- Personnel from HR; Corporate Communications; Marketing; Procurement and operations
- Representatives from legal and statutory bodies
On completion, you will be awarded an internationally recognised training certificate, issued by GRI.
There are no formal prerequisites, however it will be useful for delegates to read the relevant standards before attending the course. A basic understanding of sustainability topics would be helpful.
This training course is HRD Corp claimable programme.

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