CSR/ Sustainability Reporting
Done Responsibly

With this 2-day ESG/CSR/ Sustainability Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified and IEMA Approved Course, you will learn how to take solid, focused action (materiality) to minimise your company's environmental, economic & social impacts by employing the world's most widely used standards and also how to take action to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The issue - why you need to #TakePositiveAction and #BePostiveChange using the GRI Standards

Our world has progressed a great deal but is far from perfect. We need to proceed towards a sustainable, circular economy, battle climate change (there is no planet B), protect the environment and tackle the many pressing issues our societies are facing.

This is not the sole responsibility of governments, regulators or international organizations. Each and every company, NGO or other organization has an important part to play: it has to be the positive change we want to see in our world.

The value a company gains through CSR/ Sustainability reporting done responsibly, cannot be ignored. Furthermore, companies cannot afford to be left behind and not take action to address ever-growing supply chain pressure. 

So, how do you #TakePositiveAction?

We propose the use of the GRI Standards: an all round, complete, structured, and methodical approach which is used by 80% of the worlds largest 250 companies. Whether you are seeking to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or need to implement a sustainable development plan for your company, the GRI Standards guide you every step of the way to identify and implement the decisions that matter. Most importantly, detailed requirements and guidance are provided, so you can begin to take action to minimise your impacts but also impacts within your supply chain.  

With your GRI Standards based Sustainability Report you will be able to demonstrate that you are taking solid and focused action (materiality)

You will be able to instantly demonstrate:

• that you have already identified your most important impacts, the effect your company has on the economy, the environment, and/or society, which in turn can illustrate your organization’s contribution to sustainable development

• the real actions you are specifically and continually taking to minimise negative and increase positive impacts

You will be using the GRI Standards, an all round, complete, structured and methodical approach to identify, measure, manage and change, and demonstrate your company’s positive contribution to the world. 

The FBRH GRI Standards Certified and IEMA Approved Course

The aim of the course is to get you to start reporting ASAP in accordance with the GRI Standards. At the end of the 2-day course you will be able to:

• Confidently navigate to find all required information and take action. You will not become an expert, but we have ensured that nobody leaves without a sound understanding of how to prepare a report in accordance with the GRI Standards.
• Understand how to proceed and identify the most important impacts which you should be dealing with (materiality).
• Understand how to take meaningful action using SMART targets.
• Employ the best ways to proceed with stakeholder engagement. Stakeholders are the entities or people you are affecting with your operations and who may, in turn, hold you back or stop you from reaching your objectives.
• Develop focused and high-quality report content. You will learn how to prepare a lean report that is not a box ticking exercise, a report that demonstrates that you are making a difference using the all-round, structured and methodical approach of the GRI Standards.
• Benchmark against companies in your sector. We have specially designed, valuable hands-on exercises which are unique to your sector.
• Communicate your report to your stakeholders.
• Demonstrate to others why a sustainability report is not a nice-to-have but a must-have.
• Have a solid plan of action and proceed ASAP with your report.

Leveraging the GRI Standards to gain a competitive advantage

Throughout the course, Simon, our GRI nominated and IEMA approved trainer, who also combines long-standing, hands-on experience in strategy and communication, gives examples and helps participants see beyond using the GRI Standards as a box-ticking exercise. The GRI Standards can be used by any company, regardless of size, sector or location, not only to get a clearer picture of future risks and challenges but also to identify and act on opportunities and gain a valuable competitive advantage.

FBRH GRI Standards Certified Course post-course evaluation survey

Our post-course evaluation survey has consistently shown that participants:

• Find the course’s knowledge toolbox with hands-on exercises very helpful (100%), and
• are very confident that they can start their reporting journey with the use of the GRI Standards (97.5%)

Your Certificate

With the successful completion of the course, you will receive a certificate directly from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and a Certificate to show that you have completed and Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) Approved Course.

Successfully completed the FBRH GRI Standards Certified Course

Companies whose executives successfully completed the 2-day FBRH GRI Standards Certified Course include:
Aramco, Arion Bank, ARRIS International plc, BlackRock, Bridgnorth Aluminium Ltd, C2C (Trenitalia), Canary Wharf Group, CEMAsys, CBRE, COOP Bank, Croda, Cromwell Property Group, 9212Data, Deloitte, Fianna Consulting Limited, Engie, ERM CVS, Epta Group S.p.A, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Farm Frites, FLSmidth, Green Network A/S, Hallvarsson & Halvarsson, IK Investment Partners, INDEVCO Group, Jeronimo Martins, KPMG, Kuoni Destination Management, London School of Economics (LSE), Lucrativo Oy / Ltd, Lumen Behavior, Lundin Petroleum, OCI UK LTD, Meo Carbon Solutions, Malta Airport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Petropavlovsk PLC, Phillips Lighting, PwC, Simply Sustainable, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Volkswagen Group UK Limited, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and World Business Council For Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

Key facts - the Global Reporting Initiative

• 80% of the world’s 250 largest companies issue GRI Standards sustainability/ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)/ ESG reports.
• The GRI Standards can be used by any organization, regardless of sector, size and location.
• GRI and the UN Global Compact have joined forces to enable measuring and reporting on the SDGs with the use of the GRI Standards.
• Under the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2010, the UN Global Compact adopts the GRI Standards as the recommended reporting framework for companies to communicate on progress made.
• GRI has global strategic partnerships with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Global Compact, with its framework enjoying synergies with the guidance of the International Finance Corporation, the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 26000, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Earth Charter Initiative.
• GRI is focused on taking action on what matters where it matters: companies identify their impacts on the environment and stakeholders, measure, set targets, take action to minimize their negative impacts and increase their positive impacts, report the outcomes in their CSR/ Sustainability report.

Key facts - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)

• Is the largest professional body for environmental practitioners in the United Kingdom and worldwide, with nearly 15,000 members in over 100 countries which are working together to make businesses and organisations future-proof.
• Approves training course providers to deliver environmental training.
• Is in the process of applying for a Royal Charter. As a chartered body, IEMA would be formally recognised by the UK Government to develop and regulate the profession (corporate sustainability, environmental management, and impact assessment). If IEMA achieves a Royal Charter it will become CIEMA – the Chartered Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment.

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With this GRI Certified and IEMA approved course you will learn how today's best-run companies are achieving Economic, Social, and Environmental Success - and How You Can Too...

FBRH Consultants is a Certified Training Partner of The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and an accredited Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) Training Centre.

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FBRH Consultants is a preferred Deloitte subcontractor for Sustainability Advisory Services.