The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has published the fourth version of its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G4) on May 22, 2013. For those interested in using the G4 Guidelines as soon as possible, GRI strongly recommends that you complete the current GRI Certified G3.1 Training Course including the G4 Bridging Module course. Upon course completion you will receive your updated G4 certificate of completion directly from the Global Reporting Initiative.
• An ONLINE GRI CERTIFIED G4 BRIDGING MODULE will be offered to those that have already taken our G3.1 Certified Training (priced separately)- to be launched soon.
• IN PERSON G4 Bridging Module training will be offered as an add-on to our regular two-day trainings.
UPCOMING TRAININGS:
| Type | Name | Location | Date | Quick Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting | Minneapolis, MN | July 15-16, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting | Chicago, IL | July 25-26, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting | San Diego, CA | August 8-9, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting | Silicon Valley, CA | September 4-5, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting | Ann Arbor, MI | Sept 16-17, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting | New York, NY | September 26-27, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting *New | Austin, TX | October 10-11, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G3.1 + G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting *New | Santa Fe, NM | November 7-8, 2013 | Register here |
| Training- now with G4! | G4 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting *New | Washington, DC | Jan 23-24, 2014 | Register here |
| Webinar | GRI G4 | Overview | June 13, 2013 | |
| Training | Sustainability 101/ Organizational Sustainability | Online | On Demand |
ISOS Group applies innovative but practical approaches to learning that will fast track you to expert status, equipping trainees with the know-how required to manage the reporting process. Through presentations and interactive learning, participants will be able to firmly grasp GRI’s sustainability reporting methodology and devise a process adequate to their individual needs. Our experienced instructors will provide participants with hands-on instruction by utilizing GRI’s G3.1 and G4 sustainability reporting frameworks, supplemental GRI reporting publications and sustainability reports from leading organizations as case studies.
Topics include: material aspects and boundaries, stakeholder engagement, data collection, goal setting and GRI principles for defining report content and quality, external assurance, report publication and project management. Additionally, the G4 Bridging Module will bring you up to date with the latest requirements for CSR reporting including new In Accordance levels (Core or Comprehensive); new disclosures regarding Governance, Ethics and Integrity and Equal Remuneration; and new GRI indicators related to Procurement Practices, Grievance Mechanisms and Supplier Assessment.
Two days of instruction; GRI certification upon completion; meals and refreshments; learning materials; GRI publication entitled “The GRI sustainability reporting cycle: A handbook for small and not-so-small organizations”; presentation from an experienced GRI reporter; invitation to our exclusive LinkedIn group of ISOS-certified sustainability reporting practitioners.
ISOS Group makes it its responsibility to offset the carbon footprint of our GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting trainings. We pay for the offset fees directly to TerraPass, the leading consumer retailer and marketer of greenhouse gas reduction offsets.
