Certified Executive Masterclass
19th – 20th November, 2018 Accra, Ghana
Program Content
This interactive and engaging program is customized for the needs of Ghanaian and African businesses.
A mixture of lectures, small group-work and various real-world case studies featuring illustrative international, regional and local examples gives participants a thorough understanding of GRI Standards; enabling them to initiate their sustainability reporting journey.
It consists of 5 modules spread over two days:
1. Introduction & background
- 1.1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- 1.2 SUSTAINABLE REPORTING
- 1.3 ABOUT GRI
- 1.3.1 GRI STANDARDS
- 1.3.2 GRIS GOLOBAL SUSTAINABLILITY STANDARDS BOARD (GSSB)
- 1.3.3 MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH
2. Overview of the GRI standards
- 2.1 USEFUL TERMINOLOGY
- 2.2 INTRODUCTION TO GRI STANDARDS
- 2.3 STRUCTURE OF GRI STANDARDS
- 2.4 HOW TO USE THE GRI STANDARDS
- 2.5 OTHER STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORKS
3. GRI standards
- 3.1 UNIVERSAL STANDARDS
- 3.1.1 GRI 101: FOUNDATION
- 3.1.2 GRI 102: GENERAL DISCLOSURES
- 3.1.2 GRI 103: MANAGEMENT APPROACH
- 3.2 TOPIC-SPECIFIC STANDARDS
4. Start your reporting process using the GRI standards
- 4.1 APPLYING THE REPORTING PRINCIPLES
- 4.2 REPORTING GENERAL DISCLOSURES
- 4.3 IDENTIFYING MATERIAL TOPICS AND BOUNDARIES
- 4.4 REPORTING ON MATERIAL TOPICS
- 4.5 REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE
- 4.6 PRESENTING AND COMPLING INFORMATION
- 4.7 END OF COURSE EXERCISE
5. Additional resources
- 5.1 GRI SUPPORT SUITE
- 5.2 GETTING INVOLVED
- 5.3 USEFUL RESOURCES
- 5.4 END OF COURSE EVALUATION