Event Organizers Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

EO4 Expressions of dissent by type,
issue, scale and response.
1. Relevance
All organizations, particularly those organizing events,
have stakeholders with a desire to give feedback which
may take the form of an expression of dissent. Managing
the process of stakeholder engagement throughout the
entire event planning and execution process can have a
significant impact on the type and scale of stakeholder
dissent.
This Indicator allows organizations to demonstrate the
ability to self-correct programs and policies based on
stakeholder feedback, and to disclose their mechanisms
to accept positive and negative feedback. It also allows
organizations to report on expressions of dissent
throughout the project life cycle, and how proactive
measures have reduced the scale of such expressions or
planned for freedom, safety and security of expression.
2.6 Report responses by external parties (such as civil
society groups, government or external security
forces) to expressions of dissent to the event,
including any efforts to proactively prepare and
integrate these external parties.
3. Definitions
None.
4. Documentation
None.
5. References
None.
Refer to Profile Disclosure 4.17 for reporting concerns
raised through stakeholder engagement related to
general activities and operations.
Refer to PR2 for reporting on crowd control.
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2. Compilation
2.1 Identify efforts to track dissent expressed over
time, by monitoring or sharing stakeholder
evaluation of the event before and after.
2.2 Identify types of expressions of dissent throughout
the project cycle, and organizational responses.
2.3 Report on the scale of action taken to express
dissent by type, issue, and stakeholder group,
including but not limited to physical protests,
rallies, marches, petitions submitted, and public
commentary.
2.4 Report all relevant initiatives for stakeholder
engagement, including public feedback periods
during the bid or proposal phase, during planning
periods, or before, during and after the event.
2.5 Report proactive measures to manage risks,
address stakeholder concerns, and respond to
issues and dissent. For example, include reference
to any public comment periods, organizational
changes based on feedback, and the creation of
any public contact point for expressions of dissent
such as an ombudsman.
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