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Information.Integration.
Innovation.
LaunchingGRI’snewSustainabilityReportingGuidelines-G4
Developing,implementingandmainstreamingtransformativesolutionsandpractices
Collaboratingandtakingforwardkeyinsightsandideas
Day 3: A call to action
DebatingthekeyissuesandmessagesfromtheConference,andprogressingthem
Callingforactiontoleadthetransitiontoamoresustainableglobaleconomy
Collaboratingforchange:post-Conferenceworkshopsandevents
Sharingknowledge:pre-Conferenceeventsandworkshops
Definingtheglobalcontextfortheissues,challenges,andopportunitiesfacedbysociety,andexploringtherolesofdifferentactorsfordrivingchange
ReviewingprogresssinceGRI’s2010Conference,andagreeingambitions
Day 1: Setting the agenda
Day 2: Reporting, innovation and solutions
Program
The Conference agendaThe Conference will be a three-day event –includingtrainingsessions,workshopsandnetworkingopportunities–maximizinginteractionbetweenparticipants:
GLOBALCONFERENCEON SUSTAINABILITYAND REPORTINGAmsterdam 22-24 May 2013
Savethedate!The2013 GRI Global Conference on Sustainability
and Reportingwilltakeplaceon22-24 May 2013attheRAIExhibitionandCongressCentre
inAmsterdam,theNetherlands.
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Information.
Integration.Innovation.
INFORMATIONINFORMATIONNew trends & topicsNew stakeholdersNew demands
New frameworksNew toolsNew platforms
INNOVATIONINNOVATION
INTEGRATIONINTEGRATIONCall to actionCo-designing the futureNew mandate
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GLOBAL CONFERENCEON SUSTAINABILITY AND REPORTING
Conference theme and key discussion areas
Amsterdam, the Netherlands 22-24 May 2013
Innovation and change: for a sustainable global economyGrowth and prosperity depend on our ability to meettoday’s most pressing sustainability challenges. Climatechange, resource scarcity, financial corruption, humanrights abuses: these interlinked challenges need joined-up,collaborativesolutions.
Creatingthesesolutionsgivesusanopportunity:tobuilda sustainable global economy founded on long-termprofitability,socialjusticeandenvironmentalcare.
Leading organizations are showing the way withgreater transparency and more responsible practices.Sustainability reporting adds value. Around the world,thousands of organizationsnow report their economic,environmental,socialandgovernanceperformance.
Morethanever,weneeda robust reporting frameworkthat enables companies to account for their impacts;communicate how they will create value; and giveinvestors, governments and consumers the informationtheyneedtomakebetterdecisions.
It’stimetomakesustainabilityreportingstandardpractice.
Bringing together a global community of leadersCollaboration between constituencies is vital for thecreation of a sustainable global economy. Business,governments,civil societyandother stakeholdersneedtoworktogethertoachievethischange.
The 2013 Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting will be the sustainability leadership eventof 2013. It will unite over 1500 delegates from business,finance, accountancy, consultancy, civil society, govern-ment,laborandacademia.Thesesustainabilityleaderswillconnect,shareknowledge,andcollaborate-toacceleratethetransitiontoasustainableglobaleconomy.
The G4 Guidelines: for standard practiceCompaniesandinvestorsneedinformationtoassessrisk,measureperformance,andidentifymarketopportunities.Governmentsandconsumersneedinformationtomakepolicy and purchasing decisions. A sustainable globaleconomywillbebuiltonthedisclosureofsustainabilityperformanceinformation.
To make this information useful for all, we need acommonreportinglanguage.
ThefourthgenerationofGRI’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines – G4 – will be launched at the Conference. G4willprovidethiscommonlanguagefororganizationsaround the world, enabling sustainability reporting tobecomestandardpractice.