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SDG Reporting and Assessment

GRI and the SDGs

Alyson Genovese Director, USA & Canada 19 April 2018

What is GRI? International independent organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting for two decades. We help businesses and governments understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues. Our VISION: A thriving global community that lifts humanity and enhances the resources on which all life depends. Our MISSION: To empower decisions that create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone

Reporting Today

45,000+ Sustainability Reports registered in the SDD 92% of Global250 issue sustainability reports – 74% use GRI 315 of the FT Europe 500 use GRI 85% of S&P 500 issue sustainability reports – 68% use GRI GRI-based Sustainability Reports:

• More thorough, more complete
• Higher EcoVadis scores
• Easier to navigate
• Better quality information

Sources: KPMG, G&A Institute, CSE, FT

Our Focus Areas

Create standards and guidance to advance sustainable development

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Harmonize the sustainability landscape

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Lead efficient and effective sustainability reporting

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Drive effective use

• f sustainability

information to improve performance

What are Characteristics of a “Good” Report?

• References an international standard
• Reflects input/commitment from company’s highest governance body
• Applies principles of Materiality & Boundary Setting and Stakeholder Inclusiveness
• Sets targets & measuring progress towards them
• Meets all regulatory requirements in local markets
• Incorporates at least partial level of assurance

Su Sustain inable able Dev Develo elopmen pment t Goals

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Sustainable Development Goals

The SDGs call for worldwide joint action among governments, business and civil society to solve pressing global sustainability issues. In 2017, GRI and the UN Global Compact launched a three year initiative, Business Reporting on the SDGs, a multi-stakeholder Action Platform aimed at facilitating corporate reporting on the SDGs.

List of business disclosures Across the SDGS 1 2 Publication

• n best practice

SDGs reporting 3 Further integration

• f SDGs into

frameworks 4 SDG Data aggregation

Expected Outcomes:

Voluntary National Reviews

countries presented their VNR consulted private sector for the review refer to CSR & sustainability reporting 2017 2017 43 43 93% 59% 2016 2016 22 22 85% 85% 50% 50%

Private Sector Response to SDGs

43% of G250 reporters link CR activities to the SDGs 43% of G250 reporters link CR activities to the SDGs 39% of N100 reporters link CR activities to the SDGs Top secto tor r in G250 reporti ting ng on the SDGs 1. Utilities 2. Automotive 3. Retail

6% align to specific targets & measure contributions 45% align their strategy to SDGs 79% acknowledge the SDGs

WBCSD SD co compan anie ies membe bers Reporting Matters Report 2017 KPMG 2017 7 Survey report

GRI Reporting, SDG references

For publication years 2016 -2017*

Data from GRI’s Sustainability Disclosure Database, Retrieved 13 November 2017 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Globally United States of America Japan SDG reference No SDG reference

* Report registration is an ongoing process, hence these are not the final numbers – it is only what GRI is aware of

Currently Available Tools

• Guides companies to

align their strategies, measure and manage their contributions to the SDGs

• A written guide and

two online tool www.sdgcompass.org

SDG DG Co Compass mpass

• Categorize targets and

create list of existing business indicators

• Create common language

for SDG reporting

• Identify gaps (missing

indicators)

Ana nalysis lysis of Go Goal als s & Tar arget gets

LATER PHASE PHASE 1 (2017)

On the Horizon

Other Efforts to Support SDGs through Disclosure

• Supporting Smart Policy by UN agencies, statistical

agencies and governments

• Engage with stock markets, sustainability reporting as a

tool for Finance for Development

• Alignment and linkages of business and national indicators
• Engage with SMEs and enable sustainability reporting

SDG Target 12.6 Live Tracker

Target 12.6 – “Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle”

• Shows policy development and sustainability

reporting data by country

• Search by country, region, sector, size of the

company, year and report type

• Developed by GRI and Tata

Consultancy Services

http://database.globalreporting.org/SDG-12-6

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