The recently released GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines emphasize the importance of the Materiality principle. A key goal of the G4 update to the GRI Guidelines is to make sustainability reports more meaningful and more relevant, with a greater focus on materiality, that is to say, on the issues or aspects that are really important to the organization, valued by stakeholders, and reflecting the organizations economic, environmental and social impacts.
How do you identify your organizations Material Aspects? The Materiality process described by G4 involves Identification, Prioritization, Validation and Review. Practically, materiality assessment also requires an understanding of an organizations business strategies and operations across the product or service value chain. Ideally, the selection of Material Aspects for reporting requires a collaborative discussion among different individuals that possess deep knowledge of these areas.
Ultimately, what an organization reports should align with its strategy, performance metrics and goals.
In this free webinar, we’ll present an overview of the GRI G4 Guidelines, describe the Materiality Principle in detail and explore the process with actual organizational case studies. Our presenter will be Danny Wong, DrPH, STC Sr. Program Director and leader of our Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability practice; he is located in our Los Angeles, CA, office. Danny will describe Avery Dennisons sustainability program and reporting process, and also compare the journey of two other STC clients toward material sustainability reporting.
When: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
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Tags: G4, GRI, Materiality, Sustainability