2nd Edition
Gold Standard Sustainability Reporting A Step by Step Guide to Producing Sustainability Reports
Introduction to Sustainability Reporting
1 Sustainability Context
The Journey
Sustainable Development Goals
Preliminaries
Sustainability Leader and Coordinator
Prepare the business case – Board Approval
Setting out
2 Prepare
Assembling the team
Understanding the GRI Standards and choosing the ’In Accordance’ Option
Development Plan
Kick Off Meeting
Engage Internal Stakeholders (GRI Topic Table)
3 Connect (wide range of stakeholders)
Identify Stakeholders
Prioritise Stakeholders
Stakeholder engagement
Build Stakeholder Relationships
4 Define
Determine Material Topics
Produce Materiality Matrix and determine 'Thresholds'
Validate Material Topics
5 Monitor
Monitor Topics and set policies and procedures to measure as necessary
Set SMART Goals and Targets
6 Report (with Content page template)
Develop Narrative for the most senior person's statement
Company Accreditation
The Decalaration
Draft Sustainability/Integrated Report
Content Index
Omissions
GRI Report Checking Services
Finalise Report and send for publication
Launch Report
Feedback
7 Software
8 Assurance
9 Additional Insights for Reporters and Non reporters
10 Q&A for Reporters and Non reporters
Integrated reporting
11 Sustainability Report Evaluation
Biography
Kye Gbangbola is the founder of Total Eco Management (TEM), a sustainability consultancy providing a variety of sustainability strategy, management and reporting tools and services.
Nicole Lawler is Global Director of Sustainability at Total Eco Management (TEM).
