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Global Reporting Initiative
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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
is an international, multi-stakeholder effort to create a common
framework for voluntary reporting of the economic, environmental,
and social impact of organisation-level activity.
The GRI mission is to elevate the comparability and credibility
of sustainability reporting practices worldwide.
The GRI incorporates the active participation of businesses, accountancy,
human rights, environmental, labour and governmental organisations.
Vision
Statement Mission
Statement
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) promotes international harmonization
in the reporting of relevant and credible corporate environmental,
social and economic performance information to enhance responsible
decision-making. The GRI pursues this mission through a multi-stakeholder
process of open dialogue and collaboration in the design and implementation
of widely applicable sustainability reporting guidelines.
The June 2000 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines reflect the contributions
of hundreds of individuals and organizations worldwide that have
generously donated their time and wisdom in the months since the
release of the March
1999 GRI Exposure Draft Guidelines. During that time, representatives
from business, NGOs, and government have provided a voluminous quantity
of comments and suggestions for improving the draft version. Two
dozen companies formally pilot
tested the 1999 Guidelines, many more provided feedback, and
several already have published GRI reports. The June 2000 release
also has benefited from the thinking of labour, human rights, environmental,
and investor groups, as well as governments and business associations
from around the world. The process has been intensive, multi-stakeholder,
and international.
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SustainAbility is an award-winning strategic management
consultancy and think-tank. Founded in 1987, SustainAbility is the
longest established international consultancy dedicated to promoting
the business case for sustainable development. SustainAbility's main
areas of operation: foresight, agenda-setting and change management.
SustainAbility's mission is to help create a more sustainable world
by encouraging the evolution and widespread adoption of thinking and
practices which are economically competitive, environmentally sound,
and socially responsible - that is, the ‘triple-bottom line of
sustainable development’.
SustainAbility/UNEP Publications
The environmental, corporate social responsibility and sustainable
development communities have long tried to uncover the hidden links
between corporate leadership in these areas and business value creation
— the ‘buried treasure’ referred to in the title of this report.
Often described as ‘making the business case’, this search has united
external advocates of a new model for business with the growing
numbers of companies that have — or hope to — become more sustainable
enterprises.
The Oil Sector Report, is the first of a series of studies to examine
how individual industries are addressing the expanding environmental
and social reporting agenda. This report is part of SustainAbility's
ongoing partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP) to promote expanded company reporting and stakeholder engagement
across the ‘triple bottom line’ – the environmental, social, and
economic dimensions of a company’s activities – in all sectors.
This report aims to be a catalyst for the following goals: 1 More
reporting companies 2 Higher quality and more comprehensive reporting
3 Greater comparability of reporting across the sector – and industry
in general.
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1997 Benchmark Survey
The 1997 Benchmark Survey Dramatic progress in reporting is shown
in this 100-company benchmark survey. "This is the third benchmark
survey we have published over the past four years - and we are simply
staggered by the results," says SustainAbility Chairman John Elkington.
"Companies are now publishing data in ways which they actively argued
would be commercially suicidal as recently as the early 1990s."
The companies supporting the 1997 Benchmark Survey are: Anglian
Water (UK), ASG (Sweden), Bayer (Germany), Bristol-Myers Squibb
(USA), British Petroleum (UK), Danish Steelworks (Denmark), Eastern
Group (UK), General Motors (USA), Imperial Chemical Industries (UK),
Intel (USA), Kooperativa Förbundet (Sweden), Neste (Finland), Norsk
Hydro (Norway), Novo Nordisk (Denmark), Rohm and Haas (UK), Rhône-Poulenc
(France), Royal Dutch/Shell Group (UK/Netherlands), Saga Petroleum
(Norway).
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The World Business
Council for Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
is a coalition of 150 international companies united by a shared
commitment to sustainable development. The organization pursues
this goal via the three pillars of economic growth, environmental
protection and social equity. WCSD members are drawn from more than
30 countries and 20 major industrial sectors. The WBCSD also benefits
from a global network of 30 national and regional business councils
and partner organizations involving some 700 business leaders globally.
WCSD Mission: To provide business leadership as a catalyst for change
toward sustainable development, and to promote eco-efficiency, innovation
and responsible entrepreneurship.
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Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators Initiative
(ESDI
Initiative)
In September 2000, the National Round Table on the Environment
and the Economy (NRTEE) launched its Environment and Sustainable
Development Indicators (ESDI) Initiative, a three-year program to
develop and promote a focussed set of national indicators that are
credible, relevant and well-accepted. This project originates from
the NRTEE's Greening the Budget 2000 recommendations, and came to
fruition in the 2000 Federal Budget.
The
NRTEE's Approach to Indicators
NRTEE
Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators Initiative Program
Research
NRTEE
Environment and Sustainable Development Indicators Initiative Steering
Committee Members
NRTEE
Program Activities
For further information, please contact
Carolyn Cahill, Policy Advisor at (613) 996-4501 or by E-mail at:
cahillc@nrtee-trnee.ca
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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
For development to be sustainable it must integrate environmental
stewardship, economic development and the well-being of all people—not
just for today but for countless generations to come. This is the
challenge facing governments, non-governmental organizations, private
enterprises, communities and individuals.
IISD Measurements and Indicators for SD/Intro
to Indicators
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BP
Guide to HSE and Social Reporting/Principles
BP is committed to reporting on its environmental and social performance
as well as its financial performance. Our business policies explain
that we will be open about our performance, whether good or bad,
as we believe this not only enhances our accountability, but also
acts as a stimulus for improvement.
BP
Environmental Performance Group Reporting Guidelines 2000
BP
Environment and Social Review 2000
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ENI Health, Safety and Environment
Protecting the environment and safeguarding health and safety on
the job and in its production facilities is a top priority for the
Eni Group.
Group
Guidelines for Health, Safety, the Environment and Public Security
Eni formulated a set of Guidelines that embody its approach to
the issues of health, safety and the environment. These guidelines
inspire the activities of the Agip Division and all the operating
Companies of the Eni Group, which in turn integrate them with their
own sector-specific environmental policies.
The
1999 Report on Health, Safety and Environment is the most recent
annual analysis of Eni's efforts to protect the natural and human
resources.
The Shell Report
A review of Group companies’ progress in embodying sustainable
development in the way it does business and in meeting the economic,
environmental and social expectations of shareholders. (Includes
the latest verified health, safety and environmental data.).
People,
planet & profits
The objectives of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies are
to engage efficiently, responsibly and profitably in the oil, gas,
chemical and selected businesses and partcipate in the research
and development of other sources of energy. Shell Companies are
committed to sustainable development.
Contributing
to Sustainable Development - A Management Primer
Shell commitment to sustainable development is like looking into
a kaleidoscope. Each time you turn it, different patterns emerge.
Shells need to focus on the parts, but also on the patterns they
can form when they come together in new ways. One turn may show
how Shell contribution is embodied in strategies and management
systems. Another reveals contributions by individuals in Shell.
Each turn brings new attitudes, new options and the excitement of
seeing Shell taking a leadership role in addressing global concerns
about sustainable development.
Sasol Responsible Care Overview
The Sasol Responsible Care Overview includes:
Responsible Care and the environment; Environmental Report; Responsible
Care®; International Standards; Environmental Impact Assessments;
Environmental Sponsorships; Short Term Priorities; Environmental
Commitment.
Sasol
Environmental Report 2000
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