1. GRI Standards are required for all reports or other materials published that apply the GRI framework on or after .
ANS July 1, 2018
2. Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the update to Standards
1) 'indi- cator' is now ; 'aspect' is now .
ANS disclosure; topic
3. One of the most signific...
1 / GRI EXAM
1.GRI Standards are required for all reports or other materials published that apply the GRI framework on or after .
ANS July 1, 2018
2.Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the update to Standards
1) 'indi- cator' is now ; 'aspect' is now .
ANS disclosure; topic
3.One of the most significant updates in GRI Standards is .
ANS clarification of the definition of 'impact'; a report should focus on the impacts that the organization has on the economy, environment, and society, instead of impacts on the organiza- tion itself
4.What are the 3 universal standards?
ANS GRI 101 Foundation GRI 102 General Disclosures
GRI 103 Management Approach
5.There are currently a total of topic-specific Standards in the three
blocks of Standards (200, 300, and 400).
ANS 38 .In the GRI Standards, topic Boundary disclosures have been moved to the section of a report.
ANS management approach
7.What is the vision of the GRI organization?
ANS A future where sustainability is integral to every organization's decision-making process.
8. The GRI Standards are issued by
the ; also known by the acronym .
ANS Global Sustainability Standard Board; GSSB
9.GRI Standards are developed through a stakeholder process.
ANS multi-
10.GRI has formed expert groups to develop draft content on specific topics.
ANS working
11.What are the 6 GRI expert working groups?
ANS Academia Business
Capital 3 / Markets Civil Society Governments
Labor
12.Define 'disclosure'.
ANS Specific information that is to be reported.
13.Define 'topic'.
ANS An economic, environmental, or social subject.
14.Define 'material topic'.
ANS A topic that reflects an organization's significant eco- nomic, environmental and social impacts or that substantively influences the as- sessments and decisions of stakeholders.
15.Define 'management approach disclosure'.
ANS A narrative description about how an organization manages its material topics and their related impacts.
16.Define 'GRI content index'.
ANS A navigation tool that specifies GRI Standards used and disclosures made, and the location of these in the report.
17.What are the 4 main features of the GRI Standards?
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