[SPN-Discussion] SPN Panel Discussion: 'GRI Reporting in the USA' - November 13, 2012

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Panel Discussion  

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GRI Reporting in the USA

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Co-hosts

Co-host - NYU Stern - Social Enterprise Association

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc

 

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Date:  November 13, 2012  - join us Tuesday night

Time:  6:00 - 9:00pm 

Venue: NYU Stern / Social Enterprise Association - Kaufman Management
Center, 44 West 4th Street NYC NY - 11th Floor Conference Room 11-185

 

Moderator: Mark A. Serwinowski, President & Founder, Metavu

 

Panelists:  Mike Wallace, Director of Focal Point US, Global Reporting
Initiative;  Michael Muyot, President and Founder, CRD Analytics;  Louis
Coppola, Senior Vice President, Governance & Accountability Institute;  Kip
Cleverly, Director of Global Sustainability, International Flavors and
Fragrances

 
Topic:  'GRI Reporting in the USA

The GRI US Focal Point was officially launched at the NYSE on Monday January
31, 2011 with great fanfare. Since the launch there has been tremendous
growth in companies reporting on their Environmental, Social, and Economic
performance through the Global Reporting Initiative's Framework.  In 2010,
US based companies published roughly 180 reports, and in 2011 approximately
333 reports were published according to the Governance & Accountability
Institute, the GRI Data Partner in the US. Though this growth is certainly
significant, how material are ESG performance metrics to corporate decision
making?

 

On the investor side, more and more mainstream investors are including ESG
factors into their portfolio management using information gleaned from
sustainability focused GRI reports to make decisions on best long term value
and growth.  These asset managers are identifying opportunities that others
in the markets may be missing.  Are there tangible indications that Wall
Street's singular focus on quarterly financial performance has been modified
by an increasingly higher rate of corporate ESG reporting?

 

This panel of experts will look at the current status of GRI reporting in
the US from an investor and corporate perspective. What are the obstacles to
broader corporate reporting?  What are the value drivers and benefits?  What
processes and cultural factors contribute to best corporate ESG reporting?
And how is this information being used by Investors?

 

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About Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc:

 

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. (www.ga-institute.com) offers a
significant portfolio of resources to help detect, identify, monitor,
analyze, & address critical issues related to Sustainability, Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable & Responsible Investment (SRI).
The Institute is an issues management, strategies, research, communication
and advisory organization providing leaders in the investment, corporate,
social, and public sector with services and tools related to Environmental,
Social and Governance (ESG) issues.  G&A Institute is the sole data partner
for The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the USA, UK and Ireland.  

 

 

 

 

 

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