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How to define scope, criteria, level and publication wording without allowing a narrow assurance conclusion to become a report-wide claim
Comparison · 10 min GRI Reporting Principles Explained: Accuracy, Balance, Completeness and VerifiabilityAn editorial and control framework for all eight GRI reporting principles, with evidence expectations, red flags and practical review tests.
Decision guide · 13 min Greenwashing Risks in GRI Reports: Claims, Omissions and Evidence GapsA pre-publication risk map linking misleading sustainability communication to editorial, data, legal and governance controls
Decision guide · 8 min Board Responsibilities for GRI Reporting: Material Topics, Oversight and Final ApprovalA governance model for impacts, policies, reporting quality, assurance, publication claims and an evidenced release decision
Decision guide · 8 min Using AI for GRI Reporting: What Can Be Automated and What Requires Human JudgementA human-in-the-loop workflow for extraction, mapping, drafting, evidence validation, materiality decisions and final publication claims
Decision guide · 10 min How to Prepare a GRI Report for External AssuranceAn 8-12 week readiness project covering scope, criteria, provider procurement, evidence mapping, data controls, walkthroughs, representations, remediation and publication wording
Decision guide · 21 min GRI 2-5 External Assurance Explained: assurance policy, scope, level, provider independence, limitations and disclosure checklistA practitioner guide to assurance policy, governance involvement, provider relationships and accurate disclosure wording
Explainer · 11 min Estimates in GRI ReportingWhen they are acceptable and how to disclose limitations
Decision guide · 18 min GRI Source Register and Data RequestA practical setup for reporting teams
Decision guide · 17 min GRI Evidence Pack: source documents, calculations, methodologies, data-owner confirmations, review controls, approvals, access and retentionA reporting team often has evidence, but not an evidence system. Source files remain in personal inboxes, calculations are overwritten, screenshots cannot …
Explainer · 14 min First GRI Report in 90 Days: What Is Realistic and What Must WaitA 13-week accelerated roadmap with realistic scope, impact evidence, governance, priority disclosures, Content Index controls and go/no-go gates for a credible first …
Explainer · 13 min How to Prepare a GRI Report without a Dedicated ESG TeamA lean operating model for SMEs and first-time reporters: minimum roles, practical Word and Excel controls, specialist support and an illustrative 12-week …
Decision guide · 17 min How to Prepare a GRI ReportAn end-to-end workflow from mobilisation and impact assessment to disclosure controls, the GRI content index, approval and publication.
Decision guide · 9 min Internal Controls for GRI Reporting: Data Owners, Reviewers and Approval WorkflowA practical control model from source system to publication, covering ownership, preparation, independent review, narrative claims, estimates, external datasets, group consolidation, change …
Explainer · 10 min✓ Knowledge Hub AI Assistant · Human-in-the-loop
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Certified GRI Standards Training
This page settles one disclosure. The GRI Standards Certified Training — two live days, taken as a bundle with an ESRS course — walks the whole cycle: material topics, datapoints, evidence, the Content Index and assurance readiness, with exercises on your own data.
Available as two live training days online or on-site in London, bundled with an ESRS course.
