Application form
GRI Certified Training Partner Program© GRI 2023

Instructions
1. Download and save a copy of the CTP Application form.
2. Complete the form below by answering all the questions.
3. Submit your application for review by sending the completed form toTrainingPartners@globalreporting.org

Note:•The application should be completed in its entirety and be no more than 20
pages in length.

•The GRI Training Partners team will start reviewing your application uponreceipt of the completed application form.

•Once we receive your application, we will send you a confirmation email.
The review of the application will take a maximum of 30 days from the dateof the confirmation.

•For details on the Certified Training Program Pricing Policy, please see thepricing document.

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1. Organization details
Full name of the organization:

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Address of main office:• Position:

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• E-mailaddress:

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Number of employees:
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Annual revenue i (Euro;m=million; bn=billion):• Telephone Click here to enter text
number:• Website:

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Are you a GRI Communitymember? iiYesNo___________________
i “Not-for-profit”: Organizations that do not distribute their surplus funds to owners or shareholders now and/or in

the future, but instead use them to help pursue their goals.
ii For more information about the GRI Community, please see the GRI website.

Billing information:•Address line 1:•Address line 2:•Postal Code:•City:•Country:•Internal purchase order number:iii•VAT number:ii•

Certificate of Residence:iv Yes ☐ / No ☐___________________
iii If applicable.
iv Only when required by your local Tax Authorities.

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2. Background informationa) History
Please provide a brief summary of the organization’s history (max. 100 words)

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b) Vision & Mission
Please provide a brief summary of the organization’s vision & mission(max. 100 words)

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c) Priorities for the next year
Please provide a brief summary of the organization’s priorities

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d) Organization’s financial status
Please provide a hyperlink to an annual report, articles of incorporation, SEC registration, or anotherofficial document demonstrating your annual revenue or non-profit status as applicable and as
indicated in Section 1: Organizational details.

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e) How did you find out about the GRI CTP program?
Please provide a brief summary of how you found out about the GRI CTP program

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Page 4 of 113. Are you applying for a global license?1
Description of the organization’s training or educational activities and ex.

4. What is your motivation to become a Certified
Training Partner?
How do GRI’s vision and mission align with your organization’s vision and mission?
How will the CTP Program align with your current business operations?

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5. Description of the organization’s training oreducational activities and experience.
Please provide an overview of the training the organization has conducted over thelast two years, including information on topics covered, audience, number ofparticipants, and duration of the training sessions. The nominated trainer(s) whowould be delivering the courses must have training experience, please list below.

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6. Description of the organization’s sustainability
reporting activities and experience.
Please provide information on your experience in developing sustainability reports inthe last two years. How many sustainability reports has your organization developedor been involved in developing? What was your role in the development process?
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With the default regional license, you will be allowed to deliver the training in all the countries of yourregion. Refer to Appendix I for the list of counties per region. If you want to deliver the training beyond
your region, you will need a global license. The organization should either be based in the country inquestion or should have a significant client base in the countries chosen for application. In cases where
the organization is not based in the country in question, GRI will request information on the work theorganization does in the country in question. This work needs to be related to sustainability reporting,CSR, accountability, transparency, ethics or a related subject.

Page 5 of 11Please provide links to three recent sustainability reports you have developed or wereinvolved in developing.

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7. Who is your target audience for GRI Certified
training courses?
Please provide reasoning for your choices and describe how you will target them.

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8. Describe your expectations for the size of themarket in your region.
All CTPs are required to deliver at least two training sessions in the first license
period. Please include estimates of numbers; how many trainings do you expect to doin the first and subsequent years? How much do you expect to charge participants?

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9. Summary of your organization’s own sustainability
performance, reporting practices, and plans forreporting.
Include here to what extent your organization is currently reporting on its
sustainability impacts and specifically if the GRI Standards are used in thisprocess. If your organization is not currently reporting about sustainability,
please detail your plans for doing so in the near future. Please note that GRI will
follow up on Training Partners’ plans for sustainability reporting.
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Appendix I
List of countries per CTP license region
Regional Classification••••

AfricaAsia & Pacific
EuropeMiddle East & Arab States• North America• South/Latin America• GlobalAfrica• Angola• Burkina Faso
• Burundi• Benin• Botswana• Congo, The Democratic
Republic of the• Central African Republic• Congo• Côte D'Ivoire• Cameroon• Cape Verde• Western Sahara• Eritrea• Ethiopia• Gabon• Ghana• Gambia• Guinea• Equatorial Guinea• Guinea-Bissau• Kenya• Liberia• Lesotho•••••••••••
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Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
MalawiMozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
RwandaSeychelles
South Sudan
Saint Helena
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Sao Tome and Principe
Swaziland
Chad
Togo
Tanzania, United Republic ofUganda
MayotteSouth Africa
ZambiaZimbabwe

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Afghanistan
American Samoa
Antarctica
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
BhutanBritish Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cook Islands
FijiFrench Polynesia
French Southern Territories
GuamHeard Island and McDonaldIslands
Hong KongIndia
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People's
Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic
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Macau
Mainland China
Malaysia
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Micronesia, Federated StatesofMongolia
MyanmarNauru
Nepal
New Caledonia
New ZealandNiue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
PakistanPalau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
ReunionSamoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Syrian Arab Republic
TaiwanTajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tokelau
Tonga
Turkmenistan
TuvaluUnited States Minor Outlying
Islands
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Wallis and Futuna

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Albania
Armenia
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium
Bulgaria
Belarus
Switzerland
CyprusCzech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
SpainFinlandFaroe Islands
FranceFrance, Metropolitan
United Kingdom
Georgia
Gibraltar
Greenland
GreeceCroatia
Hungary
IrelandIsrael
Iceland
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Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
LatviaMonacoMoldova, Republic ofMacedonia
Malta
Netherlands
NorwayPolandPortugal
Romania
Russian Federation
SwedenSlovenia
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Slovakia
San Marino
TurkeyUkraineHoly See (Vatican City State)
SerbiaMontenegro
Aland Islands
Guernsey
Isle of ManJersey•••••••••••

Mauritania
MoroccoOman
Palestinian Territory
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

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Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iran, Islamic Republic ofIraq
JordanKuwaitLebanon
Libya

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North America• Canada• Saint Pierre and Miquelon• United States

South/Latin America• Antigua and Barbuda• Anguilla• Netherlands Antilles• Argentina• Aruba• Barbados• Bermuda• Bolivia• Brazil• Bahamas• Bouvet Island• Belize• Chile• Colombia• Costa Rica
• Cuba• Dominica• Dominican Republic• Ecuador• Falkland Islands (Malvinas)• Grenada• French Guiana• Guadeloupe• South Georgia and the South
Sandwich Islands• Guatemala• Guyana• Honduras• Haiti• Jamaica• Saint Kitts and Nevis• Cayman Islands• Saint Lucia• Martinique• Montserrat• Mexico• Nicaragua• Panama• Peru• Puerto Rico
• Paraguay• Suriname• El Salvador• Turks and Caicos Islands• Trinidad and Tobago• Uruguay• Saint Vincent and theGrenadines• Venezuela• Virgin Islands, British• Virgin Islands, U.S.
• Saint Barthelemy• Saint Martin

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Global – covers all countries of the world.
For the avoidance of doubt, the training license is non-transferable and applies toa single administrative entity. One world license does not allow Partner’s otheroffices to offer training across the globe.

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