Fw: GRI June Newsletter

"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington Carver What is Social Entrepreneurship? Statement of Faith You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose". I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". 社會企業家的事業 my facebook  &  my twitter  &  my blog --- 2010年6月16日 星期三，Global Reporting Initiative <updates@globalreportingnews.org> 寫道﹕ 寄件人: Global Reporting Initiative <updates@globalreportingnews.org> 主題: GRI June Newsletter 收件人: "incubator.hou@gmail.com" <incubator.hou@gmail.com> 日期: 2010年6月16日,星期三,下午10:28 Can’t read this email? Click here to view Send to friend Newsletter June 2010 Dear Sir/Madam, In this monthly newsletter you can find out all about GRI's activities as well as developments in the sustainability reporting  world at large. GRI welcomes your feedback at any time. Yours sincerely, GRI Secretariat Latest News South Africa - An integrated report is a new requirement for listed companies from June 2010 onwards As of June 1st, 2010, over 450 companies listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) will be required to produce an integrated report in place of their annual financial and sustainability reports. An integrated report gives users an all-round view of a company by including social, environmental and economic performance along with the company's financial performance. More...      GRI Conference in Review 2010 GRI Conference in Review From 26-28 May 2010, Amsterdam hosted the third GRI Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency. This year’s conference attracted more participants than ever before and from a greater number of countries around the world. More... Delegations from around the world join the Third Global Conference on Transparency and Sustainability The Third Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency was pleased to welcome several delegations from around the globe. This was the first GRI conference for which the opportunity to form delegations was offered. More... UN Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative Announce New Collaboration In a push to strengthen the quality of sustainability reporting in the corporate sector, the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced at the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency an agreement to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility and transparency. More... More news   Nominations for GRI Stakeholder Council Elections open until June 29 If you want to guide the future of GRI and CSR reporting, or know someone else who might, please nominate yourself or others by submitting the form to os@globalreporting.org no later than 29 June 2010. More...  'The Rise of the Report and the Regulator' Recently ACCA published a report on sustainability reporting "The Rise of the Report and the Regulator" which provides a valuable overview of the level of sustainability reporting activity in the region of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) as well as the extent of regulatory interest. More...   SmartViewTM Roundtable Event "Sustainable Investing: What's at Stake for Investors & Public Companies" The recent announcement that the South African Stock Exchange will now require listed companies to produce integrated reports is one indication that trends in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting are being driven by markets. More... Reporting Framework   Sustainability reporting guidelines for Food Processing companies and NGOs launched The Food Processing Sector Supplement and NGO Supplement were launched two weeks ago at the GRI Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency and are now available for free downloading on the GRI website. More... Call for comment: Public Comment Period on Human Rights, Gender and Community revisions of the G3 Guidelines GRI invites all stakeholders to submit their feedback on the Community, Gender and Human Rights related thematic revisions to the G3 Guidelines. More... Call for comment: First public survey on the Construction & Real Estate Sector Supplement closes in 22 days! GRI invites all stakeholders to submit their feedback in the Public Survey on the first draft of the GRI Construction & Real Estate Sector Supplement (CRESS).  More...   Time is running out! Have your say on the content of the future Event Organizers Sector Supplement Draft indicators for the future Event Organizers Sector Supplement are now available for public comment period via this survey. All Event Organizer professionals, civil society and stakeholders in the sector are welcome to submit their feedback. More...   New Featured Reports American Electric Power, ANZ, CEMEX and many others are the latest companies to display their new GRI reports as Featured Reports on the GRI website using the GRI Announcement Service. If you would like to have your newly released report featured, please send an e-mail to the GRI Report Services Team. More... GRI Network News   Recent Organizational Stakeholder Activity The OS Network has been active over the past month, culminating in the Organizational Stakeholder General Assembly and Celebration held at the conference.  With over 300 OS for each session, it was an excellent opportunity to link members of the network from around the world. More...   Corporate Environmental Management: From Policy to Practice The business school, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore(IIM-B) partnered with the Asian Development Bank(ADB) to organize a workshop on “Corporate Environmental Management: from Policy to Practice” which was held in IIM-Bangalore, India.  More...   Corporate Sustainability – A Business Case GRI collaborated with the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability, Mumbai, and organized a seminar on Corporate Sustainability – A Business Case in Mumbai, on May 11, 2010.  More...    Nairobi Green Week and the Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya This conference was organized by SolarGreen Media Ltd. GRI provided two GRI introductory workshops and also organized a special half day session with the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) called: “Transition to a Green Economy in China-Africa Investment Relations”. More...    New Organizational Stakeholders GRI welcomes this month’s new Organizational Stakeholders!  More...  Training New Certified Training Partner for the Chinese speaking countries – SGS Hong Kong Limited SGS Hong Kong Limited has been certified to give the GRI Certified Training Program in the Chinese speaking countries, specifically including Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, Singapore and Taiwan. More...   New “call” for GRI certified training partners : Middle East Arabic speaking countries GRI is now calling for Training Partners in the following Middle East Arabic speaking countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and Yemen. More... Learning & Support Future Trends in Sustainability Reporting:  GRI’s new research program GRI is launching a new research program called “Future Trends in Sustainability Reporting.”  The program is part of GRI’s efforts to offer an overview of how the sustainability reporting field is developing and evolving. More...   Natura Cosméticos joins GRI's GANTSch program GRI is happy to announce Natura Cosméticos’ participation in the Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain (GANTSCh)program. More...   PUMA’s transparency! On 27 May, PUMA announced that all core suppliers will receive training and coaching to produce GRI reports. This makes PUMA a leading company in sustainability reporting in the supply chain! More...   The first software certification completed just in time for the GRI conference SoFi Solution 4.0 developed by PE INTERNATIONAL was certified through the GRI Certified Software and Tools Program on 12 May 2010. More...    Get involved Announce your latest report                                                   Interested in hosting a GRI Introductory Workshop?  Join the Organizational Stakeholder Program Register your report on the GRI Reports List  Join the Certified Software & Tools Program  Try out the easy-to-use ‘Let’s Report!’ basic C level template Events Calendar Date Event Host Location GRI Attendee 13-16 Jun-10

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