Electric Utilities Sector Supplement - Global Reporting Initiative

• Ms. Judy Kuszewski, SustainAbility Ltd.
• Mr Brian Kohler, Communications, Energy &
Paperworkers Union of Canada
• Mr Ken Larson, Hewlett Packard
• Mr. Steve Lippman, Trillium Invest
• Mr Luis Perera, PriceWaterHouseCoopers
• Mr. Dante Pesce, Vincular, Pontificia Universidad
Católica de Valparaíso
• Ms Mizue Unno, So-Tech Consulting, Inc.
• Mr Cornis van der Lugt, UNEP Division of
Technology, Industry, and Economics (DTIE)
• Mr. Robert Walker, The Ethical Funds Company
• Mr. Ian Whitehouse, Manaaki Whenua Landcare
Research
• Mr Alan Willis, Alan Willis & Associates
• Although not a member of the group, Jennifer
Iansen-Rogers, KPMG, The Netherlands, provided
ongoing advice on process matters.
Public comments
270 submissions were received in response to its call for
comments on the draft G3 Guidelines between January
and March 2006. These comments significantly shaped
the final G3 Guidelines.
GRI Governance Bodies
For full information on governance bodies, including
members and roles, see www.globalreporting.org.
Technical Advisory Committee: This group of 12 experts
assists in maintaining the overall quality and coherence
of the GRI Reporting Framework by providing high level
technical advice and expertise. Their key function in the
G3 process was to recommend direction on the overall
architecture, resolve key issues that emerged specifically
around Guidelines content; ensure they were created
under sound due process; submit a concur/non-concur
recommendation to the Board on whether to approve
the G3 version for release. The members passed a
majority concur vote.
Stakeholder Council: This group of 48 form the formal
stakeholder policy forum within the GRI governance
structure. The Council advises the Board on policy and
strategy issues and helped set the overall path for the
G3 development process. Some individual SC members
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participated in the G3 working groups directly. The
Council passed a majority concur vote on the release of
the G3 Guidelines.
Board of Directors: This group of 16 has the ultimate
fiduciary, financial and legal responsibility for the GRI,
including final decision making authority on GRI
Guidelines revisions, organizational strategy, and
work plans. After providing guidance and direction
throughout the G3 process, receiving recommendations
from the TAC and SC, the Board voted unanimously to
approve the G3 Guidelines for release.
GRI Secretariat: Under the leadership of the Chief
Executive, the Secretariat implements the Guidelines
and technical work plan approved by the GRI Board of
Directors. It also manages communications, outreach,
stakeholder relations, and financial administration. The
Secretariat supports the operations of the Board of
Directors, Stakeholder Council and Technical Advisory
Committee.
Consultants
The GRI secretariat enlisted the (paid) help of the
following consultants during the G3 process:
• csrnetwork (Lead consultant – Mark Line)
• Just Solutions (Lead consultant – Vic Thorpe)
• onValues (Lead consultant - Ivo Knoepfel)
• Ove Arup (Lead consultant - Jean Rogers)
• Responsibility Matters (Lead consultant – Mark
Brownlie)
• Sandra Pederson, Editor
• Source-Asia (Lead consultant – Paul Wenman)
• Triple Innova (Lead consultant - Michael Kundt)
• University of Amsterdam (Lead consultant - Jeffrey
Harrod)
The GRI secretariat enlisted the (paid) help of the
following consultants during the Electric Utility Sector
Supplement development process:
• Arthur D. Little, David Lyon and Sam Grimshaw
• INSPIRIT International Communications
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