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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)History of the GRISpearheaded by Ceres in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) was established in 1997 with the mission of developing globally applicable guidelines for reporting on the economic, environmental, and social performance of corporations, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). GRI incorporates the active participation of corporations, NGOs, accountancy organizations, business associations and other stakeholders from around the world. The GRI's Sustainability Reporting Guidelines first released in draft form in 1999, represent the first global framework for comprehensive sustainability reporting, encompassing the "triple bottom line" of economic, environmental and social issues. In 2002, the GRI was established as a permanent, independent, international body with a multi-stakeholder governance structure. Now based in Amsterdam its core mission is maintenance, enhancement, and dissemination of the guidelines through a process of ongoing consultation and stakeholder engagement. GRI has become the defacto international standard in sustainability reporting and currently, more than 1500 companies and organizations worldwide issue GRI-based sustainability reports. Ceres Current Work with GRISince spinning off GRI, Ceres has been actively engaged in the newly formed organization. Ceres staff is fully engaged in two different working groups of the G3 process (the GRIs new guidelines to be published in 2006). In addition Ceres board members are active on the GRI Board as well as the GRI Stakeholder Council. Contact www.globalreporting.org If you would like further information about Ceres' work with the GRI, please contact Anne Kelly, at kelly@ceres.org.
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