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Introduction
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an independent, nonprofit, multi-stakeholder network, which aims to increase the accountability and transparency of organizations with regard to their economic, environmental, and social performance. The initiative developed reporting guidelines – including principles and performance indicators – which enable organizations to report to different interest groups (stakeholders) and increase the comparability of sustainability performance.
Brief History
The Global Reporting Initiative was started in 1997 by CERES, a nonprofit network of investors, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders which works for the recognition and integration of sustainability principles into business activities and capital markets. In 1999, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) joined the initiative, and in 2000, the GRI released its first...
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Bennett, M., James, P., & Klinkers, L. (Eds.) (1999). Sustainable measures: Evaluation and reporting of environmental and social performance. Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing.
Enderle, G. (2004). The ethics of financial reporting, the global reporting initiative, and the balanced concept of the firm. In G. G. Brenkert (Ed.), Corporate integrity and accountability (pp. 87–99). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Jastram, S. (2010). Global Reporting Initiative. In: Anheier, H.K., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_686
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