A news update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Technical Experts appointed to the TAC
1/25/2005
The final piece of GRI’s governance structure is ready to become operational, as the process of confirming members for the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is now complete. GRI would like to congratulate the nine new members, and extend their thanks to all the candidates who were nominated. The TAC will assist in maintaining the overall quality and coherence of the GRI framework by providing high level technical advice and expertise, to the Board of Directors specifically and to the GRI as a whole. The TAC will be a standing body in GRI’s governance structure and will have a set of ongoing responsibilities that draw on its technical expertise. In addition, during the revisions cycles of the Guidelines, the TAC will review the ongoing work of the revision process, recommend direction on the overall architecture of the GRI Framework and key issues that emerge with respect to Guidelines design, review the incorporation of public comments into the final document for submission to the GRI Board, and submit a concur/non-concur recommendation to the Board on whether to approve the draft of the Guidelines for release as a final version. The first meeting of the TAC will be held from February 10th to 11th, at the Amsterdam office of the GRI Secretariat.
Members of the TAC are:
· Roger Adams, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK (Chair)
· Rob Frederick, Ford Motor Company, US
· Nelmara Arbex, Natura Cosmetics, Brazil
· David Russell, Dow Europe (The Dow Chemical Company), US
· Craig McKenzie, Insight Investment, UK
· Maria Silanpaa, AccountAbility, Finland
· Saliem Fakir, IUCN South Africa, South Africa
· Michael Nugent, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Australia
· Tom Etty, Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV), the Netherlands
Introducing the G3 Financial Markets Working Group
1/20/2005
GRI is collaborating on a project with UNEP Financial Intiative (UNEP-FI) to solicit the input of the global financial services sector about their role as a key information user…
Leading Mining and Metals Companies will report In Accordance with GRI Guidelines
1/25/2005
The 16 leading mining and metals companies comprising the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) have agreed to report on their sustainable development
performance
50 Down, 142 Left to Go
1/13/2005
The small state of Luxembourg has helped GRI to reach another milestone at the start of the new year, as the number of countries from which reporting organisations come from has reached the magic number…
Latest commitments to GRI
1/25/2005
GRI extends a big thank-you to all of its most recent supporters, who helped GRI to start the new year off on strong footing. 13 new organisations became Organisational Stakeholders, and 23 renewed…
Farewells and Welcomes in GRI Governance Bodies
1/12/2005
GRI is happy to announce that John Evans and Ricardo Young have accepted their nominations to sit on GRI’s Board of Directors for a term of two years, beginning in 2005.
Connecting the Dots of the Sustainable Development Picture
1/12/2005
GRI is launching a new master linkage research document on its website, aimed at helping to clarify the intersections between different Sustainable Development and CSR tools and initiatives.
See who’s waiting for you…a new Matchmaker opportunity!
1/12/2005
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Final BWG produces pilot-ready draft of Boundary Protocol
1/12/2005
The anticipated release of the new Boundary Protocol looks is set for February, when it will be ready to undergo its first round of pilot-testing. One of the first tasks for the soon to be formed
