sport club corinthians paulista

“ALL TEAMS hAVE ThEiR CROwDS.
CORiNThiANS iS A CROwD ThAT hAS A TEAM.”
JOSé ROBERTO DE AqUiNO journalist
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Sport club coriNthiaNS pauliSta, for the
fourth consecutive year, publishes its sustainability report,
an essential initiative for transparency and accountability
of the current management. Corinthians was the first Club
in the world to publish this kind of report, based on the
guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a multistakeholder
organization that provides global standards for
reporting information that is not exclusively financial.
Although this report was originally intended for
investors, financial institutions, business partners,
trade associations, and other clubs, we have
noticed a growing interest of other audiences in the
publication, which can be explained by the passion
for football and everything that refers to Corinthians.
PERiOD This report covers the period between
January 1st to December 31st, 2011. Published on
an annual basis, three reports have already been
released for 2008, 2009, and 2010.
SCOPE The information reported covers
all Club activities, especially in the Football
Department, which includes the Training Centers
(CCT) of Parque Ecológico and Itaquera, districts
in the East side of São Paulo.
BOUNDARiES This report does not contain, in
relation to the previous report, any boundaries,
changes or restatements that might affect its
understanding or comparability of the information.
Gri indicators: 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11
MATERiALiTY The process to define
the content of the report and the prioritization
of the topics covered was conducted by
Corinthians’s Presidency and Finance Department.
This process was supported by the other
departments and by a consulting company
specializing in communication and sustainability.
EXTERNAL ASSURANCE This report
was verified by PricewaterhouseCoopers,
an independent third party, and the
economic-financial statements were
audited by Grant Thornton.
CONTACT For additional information
on this report, please contact Raul Corrêa
da Silva, Chief Financial Officer for Corinthians, by
e-mail at rcorrea@sccorinthians.com.br.
APPLiCATiON LEVEL In early 2011, GRI
announced some changes to its Application
Level system, with the publication of the related
icons (A, B and C) no longer being authorized.
Therefore, this and the 2010 edition of the report
do not contain the C-level application icon,
published in the 2008 and 2009 editions.
The 2011 Corinthians Sustainability Report
meets the requirements for GRI Application
Level C, according to the parameters presented
in the Table of Contents (see page 74).
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