Prepare a First-Class GRI Sustainability Report
Don’t just learn the GRI Standards. Learn how to deliver the report.
Three intensive classroom days to build practical reporting capability you can take back to your organisation.
25–27 January 2027 | London classroom programme
Venue: London School of Economics (LSE)
Training delivered by FBRH Consultants Ltd.
GRI, ISEP & CPD Certified Course
Learn how to prepare a first-class GRI Sustainability Report, apply enhanced double materiality to identify what matters and where it matters, and leave with a step-by-step Plan of Action linked directly to the course materials.
Delivered by Simon Pitsillides, Founder of FBRH Consultants and a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, the programme combines the professional certification pathway with practical reporting methods, exercises and implementation tools.
PREPARE
Learn how to prepare a first-class GRI report
Understand how the Standards, material topics, disclosures and reporting principles fit together.
DECIDE
Identify what matters. Understand where it matters. Decide where to act.
Use enhanced double materiality to examine impacts, risks, opportunities and dependencies across the value chain.
IMPLEMENT
Leave with a step-by-step Plan of Action
Know what to do next, in what sequence, and which course materials support each step.
From Knowing the Standards to Delivering the Report
Understanding individual disclosures is only the starting point. This programme shows you how to bring them together into a practical reporting process.
- Know: understand what the GRI Standards require.
- Apply: work through materiality, information requirements and disclosures.
- Deliver: use a structured Plan of Action to organise the work needed to prepare the report.
You leave knowing what to do next, with the resources to support each stage.
Materiality That Supports Decisions
Identify what matters. Understand where it matters. Decide where to act.
The enhanced materiality approach brings together GRI’s focus on significant impacts, the ISSB’s focus on sustainability-related risks and opportunities affecting business prospects, and ESRS double materiality.
Participants learn to examine where impacts, risks, opportunities and dependencies occur across the value chain, and bring the findings together in an enhanced materiality matrix.
This helps pinpoint where action is needed to reduce harm, address dependencies, strengthen resilience and create lasting value.
Plan-of-Action Teaching Methodology
A Practical Plan for What Happens After the Course
The FBRH Plan of Action translates the requirements of the GRI Standards into clear decisions, concrete actions and practical outputs.
It guides participants through the reporting process, including:
- Establishing the reporting process and mapping the value chain.
- Identifying and assessing impacts, risks and opportunities.
- Determining material topics and the information required for disclosures.
- Assigning responsibilities and gathering supporting information.
- Preparing disclosures and reviewing the report before publication.
These are the main stages of the implementation journey; the course provides the detailed step-by-step Plan of Action.
Every group exercise, template and handout is directly aligned with the Plan of Action. You can locate the course resources needed for each implementation stage and return to them as the reporting work progresses.
By the end of the programme, you have a practical roadmap for moving from learning the Standards to applying them within your organisation.
Making the Business Case to Your Employer?
The investment develops internal capability to prepare a GRI report, improve materiality decisions, identify information requirements, coordinate responsibilities and strengthen the quality of sustainability information.
Who This Programme Is Designed For
This programme is designed for professionals who are responsible for sustainability reporting, ESG disclosures, or corporate transparency.
Typical participants include:
- Sustainability and ESG managers
- Corporate reporting and strategy professionals
- Consultants advising organisations on sustainability reporting
- Corporate leaders responsible for sustainability and governance
No prior technical knowledge of the GRI Standards is required.
What You Will Walk Away With
By the end of the programme you will have:
- ✔ A practical methodology for preparing a first-class GRI Sustainability Report.
- ✔ An enhanced approach to identifying what matters, where it matters and where to act.
- ✔ A step-by-step Plan of Action linked directly to the course materials.
- ✔ Exercises, templates and handouts to support implementation after the programme.
- ✔ Preparation for the GRI Certification Exam, supported by the FBRH mock exam.
Becoming a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional requires meeting GRI’s certification requirements, including passing the official exam.
Programme Structure
The certification pathway consists of four integrated courses:
1. Preparing a First-Class GRI Sustainability Report
Learn how to apply the GRI Standards to prepare sustainability reports that are credible, transparent, and decision-useful.
Key learning includes:
- understanding the structure and purpose of the GRI Standards
- identifying organisational impacts across the value chain
- determining and prioritising material topics
- reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards
- preparing a clear and compliant GRI Content Index
2. Reporting on Human Rights with the GRI Standards
Understand how organisations should identify, manage, and report human rights impacts.
Participants learn how to:
• identify actual and potential human rights impacts
• align reporting with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• report policies, due diligence processes, and remediation mechanisms using GRI
disclosures
3. Transparency for Tomorrow: Decoding the Sustainability Reporting Landscape
Develop a clear understanding of the global sustainability reporting ecosystem and how major frameworks interact.
Participants learn how to:
- compare GRI, ESRS, IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards and other frameworks
- understand emerging regulatory developments
- design coherent sustainability reporting strategies
4. Navigating the GRI Sector Standards
Learn how sector-specific standards strengthen the quality and comparability of sustainability reporting.
Participants learn how to:
- identify sector-specific impacts most likely to be material
- integrate Sector Standards with Universal and Topic Standards
- align disclosures with stakeholder expectations and sector risks
FBRH Exclusive Mock GRI Certification Exam
Because the programme is intensive, participants are supported with the FBRH Mock GRI Exam, designed to reinforce learning and build exam confidence.
Participants can take the mock exam as many times as they wish, with results available immediately.
Pro tip: repeat the mock exam until you consistently score 95% or higher.
This is a strong indication that you are ready to pass the official GRI Certification Exam (75% pass mark).
From Learning to Real-World Application
With more than 200 reviews, clients gain valuable insights that underscore both our steadfast commitment to delivering exceptional value and the high quality of our courses.
“Having completed the courses, I feel well equipped to take on the challenge.”
Anna Cook, CERN – HSE Communications & Environment Coordinator
“Two excellent days of learning how to create a first class GRI sustainability report.”
Anette Brøto Nereng
Director – Head of ESG Reporting & Assurance, KPMG Norway
Learning Options
London Classroom Programme: £2,700 + VAT
25–27 January 2027 | Venue: London School of Economics (LSE)
Provider: FBRH Consultants Ltd | Language: English
Your investment combines:
- Three days of trainer-led classroom learning, discussion and practical application.
- The four-course professional certification pathway described below.
- Enhanced materiality methodology and reporting exercises.
- FBRH templates and course materials for continued implementation.
- A step-by-step Plan of Action linked to those materials.
- Access to the FBRH mock GRI exam to reinforce learning.
The value continues after the classroom: you return with a method, resources and a plan for organising your reporting work.
Real-Time Remote Learning (Live Trainer): £1,400
The same course content, practical tools and step-by-step Plan of Action, delivered through live, trainer-led online learning.
Both learning options include preparation for the GRI Certification Exam.
Travelling from the Gulf? Before arranging travel, request course information and confirm the daily timetable, booking terms and any documentation your employer requires. Budget separately for flights and accommodation.
Trainer
Simon Pitsillides
Founder and Managing Director, FBRH Consultants Ltd
Simon is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional with more than 20 years ofnexperience across strategy, communication, and sustainability reporting. He has supported organisations across Europe, the Middle East, and internationally in preparing sustainability reports and strengthening reporting credibility through independent assurance.
Participants consistently value Simon’s ability to translate complex sustainability standards into clear, practical guidance that can be applied immediately
Most sustainability courses explain the standards.
This programme shows you how to use them.
To manage risks.
To capture opportunities.
And to create value for the business, stakeholders, and the planet.
Gain the right skillset.
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London classroom programme | 25–27 January 2027
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Price for 4 course Bundle
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This course can be taken as part of the academic preparation to become a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional
Course Features
Trainer
Simon is an experienced trainer and combines communication and ESG /Sustainability expertise. This enables him to teach in a clear and practical way course material and empower participants to take sustainability action ASAP. We provide each and every participant with a clear road-map/ practical plan of action. This is assessed in group exercises with clear group tasks to help ensure that you complete the course and are able to go forward immediately.
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