Reporting with the GRI Standards: GRI Certified Training Course

Learn to create a GRI-aligned sustainability report, from engaging stakeholders and identifying material topics to writing your report.

This GRI-accredited training gives you an overview of Sustainability reporting and the GRI Guidelines, the GRI reporting process, and provides you with practical insights on how to plan and build your reporting process in accordance with the GRI Standards, including engaging your stakeholders, defining your material aspects and boundaries, writing your report, and then communicating it.

📅 Date: 17–18 November 2026
🕘 Time: 09h30–16h30 CET / 09h30–12h30 CET
📍 Location: Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
💻 Format: Hybrid (in person or online)
🗣️ Language: English
🎓 Certificate: Issued by GRI upon successful completion
💰 Fee: CHF 950 per participant

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Agenda

DAY 1

Part 1: Introduction

• Practical information
• Learning objectives

Part 2: Overview of the GRI Standards

• Useful terminology
• Sustainability reporting
• Introduction to the GRI Standards
• Structure of the GRI Standards
• How to use the GRI Standards
• Link to other Standards such as SDGs, ISSB, SASB, ESRS, etc.

Part 3: The GRI Standards

• GRI 1: Foundation 2021
• GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021
• GRI 3: Material Topics 2021
• GRI Sector Standards
• GRI Topic Standards

DAY 2

Part 4: Start your reporting process using the GRI Standards

• How to apply the in-accordance requirements
• How to apply the reporting principles
• How to determine material topics
• How to report general disclosures
• How to report material topics
• How to present reported information
• End of course exercise

Part 5: Conclusion

• Summary
• What’s next?
• Discussion
• End of the training