Course

Sustainability Reporting : The Fundamental of GRI Standards

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Suitable for
Sustainability & ESG Professionals
Duration
1 Day
Level
Intermediate
Approach
Consultation and Classroom
Overview

What you need to know about this course

More than 11,000 multinationals use GRI.

The GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) remains the most widely used reporting standard, and it is also recommended by Bursa for ESG reporting.

You and your team will be trained by Dato’ Vimmy Yap, one of the very few GRI Certified Sustainability Professionals in Malaysia.

The Global Reporting Initiative is an international independent standards organization that helps businesses, governments, and other organizations understand and communicate their impacts on issues such as climate change, human rights, and corruption.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an international organization that provides a framework for sustainability reporting. Sustainability reporting involves organizations disclosing information about their economic, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and impacts.

Sustainability reporting has become a pivotal tool for organisations to communicate their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance to stakeholders. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards are globally recognised as the gold standard for sustainability reporting. This course is designed to empower participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the intricacies of sustainability reporting effectively.

Objective

4 Skills you’ll gain

01.

Explain the purpose and structure of the GRI standards.

02.

Learn the art of sustainability reporting with GRI Standards

03.

Describe the process for identifying impacts and determining material topics.

04.

Align sustainability reporting with organizational goals

Course outline

5 Sessions (1-Day Course)

  • Understanding sustainability reporting and its significance.
  • Historical context and development of the GRI Standards.
  • Overview of the GRI Standards framework.
  • Exploring key sustainability concepts.
  • Reporting principles for GRI Standards compliance.
  • Materiality, stakeholder engagement, and the triple bottom line.
  • The importance of materiality in sustainability reporting.
  • Conducting a materiality assessment.
  • Aligning sustainability efforts with material topics.
  • Hands-on exercises and local case studies.
  • Applying the GRI Standards in real-world scenarios.
  • Developing skills for effective sustainability reporting
  • Exploring best practices in sustainability reporting.
  • Emerging trends in ESG reporting.
  • Preparing for the future of sustainability reporting.

Journey to excellence

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ESG Management with continuous improvement

  • Set up/improve the management system
  • Review the relevant policy
  • Develop action plans
Lead Facilitator

Dato’ Vimmy Yap

GRI Certified Sustainability Professional, ACCA (UK), CPA (M)

Dato’ Vimmy Yap is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional. The GRI Professional Certification Program offers globally applicable and recognized professional development for individuals operating in the sustainability field, with a focus on enhancing knowledge, expertise and skills required to applying the GRI Standards and improving the quality of sustainability reporting.

She is a fellow member of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the global body for professional accountants and a member of The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA).

Dato’ Vimmy is passionate to contribute her experience and expertise in the ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) space which is the utmost priority of almost all the businesses globally. Her focus in mainly on Sustainability Business Practices, Reporting and Financing.

She is also facilitating and researching potential FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) and DDI (Domestic Direct Investment) in the forms of acquisition of an existing business, the establishment of a joint venture with a local partner, or the creation of a wholly or partly owned entity in Malaysia.