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Organizations sing GRI Standards are expected to report not only on impacts they cause, but also on
impacts they... and impacts that.... - contribute to; are directly linked to their activities, products, or
services through a business relationship
Some of the disclosures under sections 102 (General Disclosures) are required - as a minimum - to
create a report that is in accordance:...option - Core; the label 'Core' icon is used to identify those
disclosures that are required for preparing a report in accordance with the GRI Standards (Core option).
Appears in front of the required disclosures
The 'organizational profile' in General Disclosures consists of 13 disclosures that provide an overview of
an organization's...., ...., ...., and .... - Organizations size, geography, operations, and activities
The 'starting point' for using the GRI Standards is ... - GRI 101: Foundation
The GRI Standards are issued by the ....; also known by the acronym..... - Global Sustainability
Standards Board; GSSB
The GRI Standards include recommendations which are denoted by.... - The word 'should'; Note:
Items deemed 'should are encouraged but not mandatory
The GRI Standards include requirements denoted by ... and .... - the word 'shall'; bold font
The guidance for each of the Reporting Principles includes ... to help an organization assess whether it
has applied the principle. - tests
The management approach for a material topic might include these 7 items. What are they? - 1.
policies 2. commitments 3. goals and targets 4. responsibilities 5. resources 6. specific actions 7. the
grievance mechanism
, The strategy section of General Disclosures consist of 2 disclosures, intended to give insight on.... -
strategic issues for addressing sustainability
There are 6 elements to a report that has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core or
Comprehensive Option. What are they? - 1. covers all of the organization's material topics 2. applies
the 10 GRI Reporting Principles 3. has a GRI content index 4. complies with all requirements for
disclosures; 5. includes a specific claim about how the GRI Standards have been applied 6. meets the
necessary criteria to be either Core or Comprehensive
There are currently a total of .... topic specific standards in the three blocks of standards (200, 300, and
400) - 38
To publish any kind of in accordance report (Core or Comprehensive option), what needs to be true with
regards to 10 Reporting Principles? - ALL 10 Reporting Principles are required to be applied by
reporting organizations to be in accordance with the GRI Standards.
True or False? Disclosures can have requirements, recommendations, and/or guidance. - True
Disclosures may have guidance, but they might not have guidance
True or False? It is a requirement to apply ALL Reporting Principles to claim that a report is in
accordance with GRI Standards. - True
Under GRI Disclosure 103-1, organizations will be able to provide the following two items:... and ... -
1.) why a topic is material 2.) the topic boundary
Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the update to Standards: 1)'indicator' is now...; 'aspect' is
now... - Disclosure...topic
What are 3 key things to remember about disclosures within the GRI? - 1. they always appear in a
box 2. each disclosure has a title and unique number that corresponds to the number of the standard 3.
all Standards except 'Foundation' include disclosures
What are 4 things to keep in mind about omissions? - Omissions... 1. Can be used if an organization
cannot report a disclosure that is required 2. can only be used for certain disclosures 3. GRI 101 provides
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Organizations sing GRI Standards are expected to report not only on impacts they cause, but also on
impacts they... and impacts that.... - contribute to; are directly linked to their activities, products, or
services through a business relationship
Some of the disclosures under sections 102 (General Disclosures) are required - as a minimum - to
create a report that is in accordance:...option - Core; the label 'Core' icon is used to identify those
disclosures that are required for preparing a report in accordance with the GRI Standards (Core option).
Appears in front of the required disclosures
The 'organizational profile' in General Disclosures consists of 13 disclosures that provide an overview of
an organization's...., ...., ...., and .... - Organizations size, geography, operations, and activities
The 'starting point' for using the GRI Standards is ... - GRI 101: Foundation
The GRI Standards are issued by the ....; also known by the acronym..... - Global Sustainability
Standards Board; GSSB
The GRI Standards include recommendations which are denoted by.... - The word 'should'; Note:
Items deemed 'should are encouraged but not mandatory
The GRI Standards include requirements denoted by ... and .... - the word 'shall'; bold font
The guidance for each of the Reporting Principles includes ... to help an organization assess whether it
has applied the principle. - tests
The management approach for a material topic might include these 7 items. What are they? - 1.
policies 2. commitments 3. goals and targets 4. responsibilities 5. resources 6. specific actions 7. the
grievance mechanism
, The strategy section of General Disclosures consist of 2 disclosures, intended to give insight on.... -
strategic issues for addressing sustainability
There are 6 elements to a report that has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core or
Comprehensive Option. What are they? - 1. covers all of the organization's material topics 2. applies
the 10 GRI Reporting Principles 3. has a GRI content index 4. complies with all requirements for
disclosures; 5. includes a specific claim about how the GRI Standards have been applied 6. meets the
necessary criteria to be either Core or Comprehensive
There are currently a total of .... topic specific standards in the three blocks of standards (200, 300, and
400) - 38
To publish any kind of in accordance report (Core or Comprehensive option), what needs to be true with
regards to 10 Reporting Principles? - ALL 10 Reporting Principles are required to be applied by
reporting organizations to be in accordance with the GRI Standards.
True or False? Disclosures can have requirements, recommendations, and/or guidance. - True
Disclosures may have guidance, but they might not have guidance
True or False? It is a requirement to apply ALL Reporting Principles to claim that a report is in
accordance with GRI Standards. - True
Under GRI Disclosure 103-1, organizations will be able to provide the following two items:... and ... -
1.) why a topic is material 2.) the topic boundary
Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the update to Standards: 1)'indicator' is now...; 'aspect' is
now... - Disclosure...topic
What are 3 key things to remember about disclosures within the GRI? - 1. they always appear in a
box 2. each disclosure has a title and unique number that corresponds to the number of the standard 3.
all Standards except 'Foundation' include disclosures
What are 4 things to keep in mind about omissions? - Omissions... 1. Can be used if an organization
cannot report a disclosure that is required 2. can only be used for certain disclosures 3. GRI 101 provides
