Clinton School alum Nancy Mancilla will return to Little Rock to teach a two-day sustainability reporting training course. The course is free to Clinton School students and alum, but others are encouraged to register for this opportunity. The training covers the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting process and highlights best practices for managing an sustainability reporting project.
In today’s “report or explain” business environment, organizations of all types and sizes are expected to publicly disclose their social, environmental and economic impacts through regularly published sustainability reports. We all know how the world’s largest retailer has influenced sustainability in the global market. Now learn how others, such as Coca-Cola, Tyson, Mattel, Heinz, L’Oreal, Dell, ConAgra, UN agencies, the U.S. Government, non-profit organizations, municipalities, industry associations, and academic institutions are leading the way in shaping a new operating environment.
The two-day certified training walks new and experienced sustainability practitioners through the GRI reporting process and the key pillars of the GRI Reporting Framework: stakeholder engagement, the materiality assessment process (deciding what to talk about) and principles for ensuring credibility, transparency and balance in triple bottom line reporting. Lessons throughout the course are aimed at equipping participants with the know-how to manage the reporting process. It is not necessary to have worked on a report previously.
The course is taught by sustainability reporting professionals who use a combination of GRI certified course content, case reports and professional reporting experience to make the course engaging and lively. Each day features classroom instruction, hands-on application, guest presentations from sustainability leaders, including Mayor of Little Rock Mark Stodola, and a glimpse of what’s ahead for sustainability reporting.
The training details
When: April 11-12, 2014 8:30am – 5:00pm daily.
Location: University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service (1200 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72201)
Registration: Scholarships are provided to UACS students and alumni on a first serve basis. Seating is limited so register as soon as possible at http://isosgroup.com/gri-certified-reporting/trainings/little-rock/ Registration includes GRI Certified Training material, supplemental application manual, catered meals and refreshments, carbon offsets for participant travel, and a no-host evening mixer. At the end of the training, participants will receive their certificate of completion directly from GRI.
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