GRI G4 Update at a Glance….
The updated G4 GRI sustainability reporting format guidelines were released to the public yesterday at the Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting in Amsterdam, Holland.
There are a number of substantive changes from the GRI 3.1 GRI reporting organizations or those considering reporting in this format should take note of.
Materiality takes a front seat in G4. Like the concept of accounting materiality, sustainability materiality refers to an organization’s specific significant social, environmental and economic impacts. Read more



Marc de Sousa Shields is Managing Partner of ES Global, a sustainable business consultancy with 14 years working in over 60 countries (