ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING:

Working with governments
for global impact

Fostering responsible growth inemerging markets
SUPPORTED BY

PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS• Corporate Sustainability and Reporting for Competitive Business(CSRCB) Phase II (September 2016 - Ongoing)• CSRCB Phase 1 (also in partnership with UN Global Compact)(July 2012 - December 2015)
FOCUS COUNTRIESCOLOMBIA
EGYPTGHANA
INDONESIAPERU
SOUTH AFRICA
VIETNAM

Our impact

THEMES
BUSINESS TRANSPARENCYPROGRAM (BTP)
EMERGING MARKETSGLOBAL VALUE CHAINSREPORTING TOOLSMEs

Together with the Swiss Confederation, GRI helps small andmedium enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets improve theirsustainability performance through high-quality reporting. By
showcasing responsible business practices through reporting, SMEs
can gain access to international value chains, and contribute toeconomic development in their countries in a way that creates
wealth and well-being across all segments of society.

For more details, email us at: info@globalreporting.org

ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING:

Working with governments
for global impact

Highlights of our work• Regional hubs established in South Africa andColombia to advance reporting in different emerging
markets.
• Dedicated SME training and coaching trajectories,
with a 12-month mentorship period, offered throughthe Business Transparency Program (BTP). Close to50 SMEs trained and individually mentored, with a
96% success rate.

“The GRI Standards – designed to be applied
universally – are very helpful in raising awarenessabout and implementing sustainability reporting.
With this knowledge readily available, there isan opportunity for local markets to leapfrog intheir development, and to make use of the newopportunities and access new markets.”
KATRIN OCHSENBEIN, PROGRAM
MANAGER, ECONOMIC COOPERATION
AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, SECO

• Training material and courses developed for SMEs
in five different languages: Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia,
English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
• Online platform developed for the G4 Exam (nowreplaced by the GRI Standards Exam).
• 120 workshops and training events held across theseven focus countries.
• More than 6000 people directly engaged through theprogram’s outreach.
• SDG Compass developed together with the UN
Global Compact and the World Business Council
on Sustainable Development, to guide companies
in aligning their strategies with the Sustainable
Development Goals.

“Before the training and coaching support, one of theparticipating SMEs provided just a brief descriptionof social performance in its annual report. However,thanks to the coaching workshops, the company has
now established its sustainability governance and risk
management systems following the guidelines.”
TRAINER FROM GRI’S CERTIFIED TRAININGPARTNER: PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS VIETNAM

Looking ahead
GRI is currently developing a new
SME reporting tool that will enablemultinationals to directly engage
their supply chains in the reporting
process.This innovative and unique
reporting tool, which will be piloted
the coming year, will help ensure that
local businesses establish responsible
environmental, social and governancestandards.Taking a multipronged
approach, GRI will also engage withstock exchanges, market regulatorsand government ministries to create a
conducive reporting environment for
SMEs through policy initiatives.

For more details, email us at: info@globalreporting.org