GRI Test Questions and Correct
Answers
GRI Standards are required for all reports or other materials published that apply the GRI framework
on or after ____. - Answer: July 1, 2018
Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the update to Standards: 1) 'indicator' is now ___; 'aspect'
is now ___. - Answer: disclosure; topic
One of the most significant updates in GRI Standards is ____. - Answer: clarification of the definition
of 'impact'; a report should focus on the impacts that the organization has on the economy,
environment, and society, instead of impacts on the organization itself
What are the 3 universal standards? - Answer: GRI 101 Foundation
GRI 102 General Disclosures
GRI 103 Management Approach
There are currently a total of ____ topic-specific Standards in the three blocks of Standards (200,
300, and 400). - Answer: 38
In the GRI Standards, topic Boundary disclosures have been moved to the ____ section of a report. -
Answer: management approach
What is the vision of the GRI organization? - Answer: A future where sustainability is integral to
every organization's decision-making process.
The GRI Standards are issued by the ____; also known by the acronym ____. - Answer: Global
Sustainability Standard Board; GSSB
GRI Standards are developed through a ____ stakeholder process. - Answer: multi-
GRI has formed expert ____ groups to develop draft content on specific topics. - Answer: working
, What are the 6 GRI expert working groups? - Answer: Academia
Business
Capital Markets
Civil Society
Governments
Labor
Define 'disclosure'. - Answer: Specific information that is to be reported.
Define 'topic'. - Answer: An economic, environmental, or social subject.
Define 'material topic'. - Answer: A topic that reflects an organization's significant economic,
environmental and social impacts or that substantively influences the assessments and decisions of
stakeholders.
Define 'management approach disclosure'. - Answer: A narrative description about how an
organization manages its material topics and their related impacts.
Define 'GRI content index'. - Answer: A navigation tool that specifies GRI Standards used and
disclosures made, and the location of these in the report.
What are the 4 main features of the GRI Standards? - Answer: modular structure; Standards can be
used individually or in combination
content is organized into requirements (shall), recommendations (should), and guidance
include a set of Reporting Principles
requires organizations to identify and report on material topics
Within the text of the Standards themselves, terms that are defined in the glossary are indicated by
____. - Answer: being underlined
What are the 2 basic approaches for using the GRI Standards? - Answer: selected GRI Standards can
be used, which might constitute a 'GRI-referenced' report
GRI Standards can be used as a set to prepare a sustainability report in accordance with the GRI
Standards (Core or Comprehensive option)
Answers
GRI Standards are required for all reports or other materials published that apply the GRI framework
on or after ____. - Answer: July 1, 2018
Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the update to Standards: 1) 'indicator' is now ___; 'aspect'
is now ___. - Answer: disclosure; topic
One of the most significant updates in GRI Standards is ____. - Answer: clarification of the definition
of 'impact'; a report should focus on the impacts that the organization has on the economy,
environment, and society, instead of impacts on the organization itself
What are the 3 universal standards? - Answer: GRI 101 Foundation
GRI 102 General Disclosures
GRI 103 Management Approach
There are currently a total of ____ topic-specific Standards in the three blocks of Standards (200,
300, and 400). - Answer: 38
In the GRI Standards, topic Boundary disclosures have been moved to the ____ section of a report. -
Answer: management approach
What is the vision of the GRI organization? - Answer: A future where sustainability is integral to
every organization's decision-making process.
The GRI Standards are issued by the ____; also known by the acronym ____. - Answer: Global
Sustainability Standard Board; GSSB
GRI Standards are developed through a ____ stakeholder process. - Answer: multi-
GRI has formed expert ____ groups to develop draft content on specific topics. - Answer: working
, What are the 6 GRI expert working groups? - Answer: Academia
Business
Capital Markets
Civil Society
Governments
Labor
Define 'disclosure'. - Answer: Specific information that is to be reported.
Define 'topic'. - Answer: An economic, environmental, or social subject.
Define 'material topic'. - Answer: A topic that reflects an organization's significant economic,
environmental and social impacts or that substantively influences the assessments and decisions of
stakeholders.
Define 'management approach disclosure'. - Answer: A narrative description about how an
organization manages its material topics and their related impacts.
Define 'GRI content index'. - Answer: A navigation tool that specifies GRI Standards used and
disclosures made, and the location of these in the report.
What are the 4 main features of the GRI Standards? - Answer: modular structure; Standards can be
used individually or in combination
content is organized into requirements (shall), recommendations (should), and guidance
include a set of Reporting Principles
requires organizations to identify and report on material topics
Within the text of the Standards themselves, terms that are defined in the glossary are indicated by
____. - Answer: being underlined
What are the 2 basic approaches for using the GRI Standards? - Answer: selected GRI Standards can
be used, which might constitute a 'GRI-referenced' report
GRI Standards can be used as a set to prepare a sustainability report in accordance with the GRI
Standards (Core or Comprehensive option)
