Electric Utilities Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

Sustainability Reporting Guidelines & Electric Utility Sector Supplement
RG
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EUSS
Part 2 – Standard Disclosures
Part 2 contains the Standard Disclosures that should
be included in sustainability reports. The Guidelines
identify information that is relevant and material to most
organizations and of interest to most stakeholders for
reporting the three types of Standard Disclosures:
• Strategy and Profile: Disclosures that set the
overall context for understanding organizational
performance such as its strategy, profile, and
governance.
• Management Approach: Disclosures that
cover how an organization addresses a given
set of topics in order to provide context for
understanding performance in a specific area.
• Performance Indicators: Indicators that elicit
comparable information on the economic,
environmental, and social performance of the
organization.
Applying the Guidelines
Getting Started
All organizations (private, public, or non-profit) are
encouraged to report against the Guidelines whether they
are beginners or experienced reporters, and regardless of
their size, sector, or location. Reporting can take various
forms, including web or print, stand alone or combined
with annual or financial reports.
The first step is to determine report content. Guidance for
this is provided in Part 1. Some organizations may choose
to introduce reporting against the full GRI Reporting
Framework from the outset, while others may want to
start with the most feasible and practical topics first and
phase in reporting on other topics over time. All reporting
organizations should describe the scope of their reporting
and are encouraged to indicate their plans for expanding
their reporting over time.
GRI Application Levels
Upon finalization of their report, preparers should declare
the level to which they have applied the GRI Reporting
Framework via the “GRI Application Levels” system. This
system aims to provide:
• Report readers with clarity about the extent to
which the GRI Guidelines and other Reporting
Framework elements have been applied in the
preparation of a report.
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• Report preparers with a vision or path for
incrementally expanding application of the GRI
Reporting Framework over time.
Declaring an Application Level results in a clear communication
about which elements of the GRI Reporting Framework
have been applied in the preparation of a report. To
meet the needs of new beginners, advanced reporters, and
those somewhere in between, there are three levels in the
system. They are titled C, B, and A, The reporting criteria
found in each level reflects an increasing application or
coverage of the GRI Reporting Framework. An organization
can self-declare a “plus” (+) at each level (ex., C+, B+, A+) if
they have utilized external assurance. 2
An organization self-declares a reporting level based
on its own assessment of its report content against the
criteria in the GRI Application Levels.
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See the assurance section under General Reporting Notes
for more information on options for assurance.
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