GRI certification flashcards Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
What |does |GRI |101 |foundation |do?
Sets |requirements
Specifies |reporting |principles: |across |2 |area: |4 |content |and |6 |quality
What |does |GRI |201 |General |disclosures |do?
OSEGSR
There |are |33 |in |CORE |and |23 |addl |in |COMPREHENSIVE |for |total |of |56
Organization
Strategy
Ethics |& |Integrity
Governance
Stakeholder |Engagement
Reporting |Practice
What |does |GRI |3 |Material |topics
Explains |steps |org |can |take |to |determine |the |most |relevant, |most |material |topics
Associates |sector |standards
How |many |sector |standards |are |there
40
What |is |purpose |of |sector |standards
Increase |quality, |completeness |and |consistency |of |reporting |by |organizations.
If |a |sector |standard |is |available, |is |the |company |required |to |use |it?
Yes
What |is |the |foundation |of |sustainability |reporting?
Identify |and |prioritize |company's |impacts |on |the |economy, |environment, |and |people- |to |be |
transparent |about |their |impacts
How |many |reporting |principles |are |there
,10
The |reporting |principles |are |fundamental |to |achieving |what?
High |quality |sustainability |reporting
If |an |organization |claims |the |sustainability |report |was |prepared |"in |accordance" |with |the |GRI |
standards, |what |does |that |mean?
It |applied |the |10 |Reporting |Principles
In |choosing |what |content |to |include |in |the |sustainability |report, |what |should |be |considered?
Organizations |activities, |impacts |and |substantive |expectations |and |interests |of |its |stakholders.
What |does |quality |in |reporting |ensure?
Enables |stakeholders |to |make |sound |and |reasonable |assessments |of |an |organization |and |take |
appropriate |actions.
What |are |reporting |principle |tests?
Tools |that |help |an |organization |assess |whether |it |has |applied |the |principle.
Reporting |principle |test |are |NOT |what?
They |are |not |disclosures |that |are |required |to |be |reported.
What |are |the |four |reporting |principles |for |defining |report |content?
1. |Stakeholder |inclusiveness |2. |Sustainability |context |3. |Materiality |(4) |Completeness
What |are |the |six |reporting |principles |for |defining |report |quality?
(1) |Accuracy |(2) |Balance |(3) |Clarity |(4) |Comparability |(5) |Reliability |(6) |Timeliness
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |Foundation?
Sets |out |the |10 |principles. |4 |for |content |and |6 |for |quality.
GRI |102 |General |Disclosures |does |what?
Sets |out |reporting |requirements |on |contextual |information |about |an |organization |and |its |
sustainability |practices.
True |or |False: |GRI |102 |(General |Disclosures) |can |only |be |used |by |large |enterprises.
False. |Standard |102 |can |be |used |by |an |organization |of |any |size, |type, |sector |or |geographic |
location.
, What |is |GRI |102 |called?
General |Disclosures
What |are |the |parts |of |102 |general |disclosures?
Organization |profile, |strategy, |ethics |& |integrity, |stakeholder |engagement |practices |and |
reporting |process
What |are |the |2 |options |for |preparing |a |report |in |accordance |with |the |standards?
Core |and |Comprehensive
Explain |the |Core |option
The |minimum |info |needed |to |understand |the |nature |of |the |organization, |its |material |topics |
and |related |impacts |and |how |these |are |managed.
Explain |the |Comprehensive |option
Builds |on |the |Core |by |requiring |additional |disclosures |on |the |organizations |strategy, |ethics |& |
integrity, |and |governance. |In |addition, |must |report |more |extensively |on |its |impacts |by |
reporting |all |the |topic-specific |disclosures |for |each |material |topic |covered |by |the |GRI |
standards.
The |GRI |102 |Standards |are |used |by |organizations |to |report |about |their |XXXXX |on |the |
economy, |environment |and |society
IMPACTS
True |of |False: |a |company |must |move |from |CORE |to |COMPREHENSIVE |reporting
False. |Core |/Comprehensive |do |not |relate |to |quality. |They |reflect |degree |to |which |GRI |
standards |have |been |applied. |Company |can |choose |which |best |fits |organization's |reporting |
needs |and |info |needs |of |its |stakeholders.
What |is |GRI |103?
Management |approach |for |each |material |topic |including |200 |Economic, |300 |Environmental |
and |400 |Social.
What |does |it |mean |when |an |organization |claims |"GRI-referenced"
If |the |reporting |organization |uses |parts |of |content |but |has |not |met |the |criteria |to |report |in |
accordance |with, |it |shall |include |a |statement |that |"This |material |references |xxxxx |" |for |each |
standard |used.
With Correct Answers
What |does |GRI |101 |foundation |do?
Sets |requirements
Specifies |reporting |principles: |across |2 |area: |4 |content |and |6 |quality
What |does |GRI |201 |General |disclosures |do?
OSEGSR
There |are |33 |in |CORE |and |23 |addl |in |COMPREHENSIVE |for |total |of |56
Organization
Strategy
Ethics |& |Integrity
Governance
Stakeholder |Engagement
Reporting |Practice
What |does |GRI |3 |Material |topics
Explains |steps |org |can |take |to |determine |the |most |relevant, |most |material |topics
Associates |sector |standards
How |many |sector |standards |are |there
40
What |is |purpose |of |sector |standards
Increase |quality, |completeness |and |consistency |of |reporting |by |organizations.
If |a |sector |standard |is |available, |is |the |company |required |to |use |it?
Yes
What |is |the |foundation |of |sustainability |reporting?
Identify |and |prioritize |company's |impacts |on |the |economy, |environment, |and |people- |to |be |
transparent |about |their |impacts
How |many |reporting |principles |are |there
,10
The |reporting |principles |are |fundamental |to |achieving |what?
High |quality |sustainability |reporting
If |an |organization |claims |the |sustainability |report |was |prepared |"in |accordance" |with |the |GRI |
standards, |what |does |that |mean?
It |applied |the |10 |Reporting |Principles
In |choosing |what |content |to |include |in |the |sustainability |report, |what |should |be |considered?
Organizations |activities, |impacts |and |substantive |expectations |and |interests |of |its |stakholders.
What |does |quality |in |reporting |ensure?
Enables |stakeholders |to |make |sound |and |reasonable |assessments |of |an |organization |and |take |
appropriate |actions.
What |are |reporting |principle |tests?
Tools |that |help |an |organization |assess |whether |it |has |applied |the |principle.
Reporting |principle |test |are |NOT |what?
They |are |not |disclosures |that |are |required |to |be |reported.
What |are |the |four |reporting |principles |for |defining |report |content?
1. |Stakeholder |inclusiveness |2. |Sustainability |context |3. |Materiality |(4) |Completeness
What |are |the |six |reporting |principles |for |defining |report |quality?
(1) |Accuracy |(2) |Balance |(3) |Clarity |(4) |Comparability |(5) |Reliability |(6) |Timeliness
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |Foundation?
Sets |out |the |10 |principles. |4 |for |content |and |6 |for |quality.
GRI |102 |General |Disclosures |does |what?
Sets |out |reporting |requirements |on |contextual |information |about |an |organization |and |its |
sustainability |practices.
True |or |False: |GRI |102 |(General |Disclosures) |can |only |be |used |by |large |enterprises.
False. |Standard |102 |can |be |used |by |an |organization |of |any |size, |type, |sector |or |geographic |
location.
, What |is |GRI |102 |called?
General |Disclosures
What |are |the |parts |of |102 |general |disclosures?
Organization |profile, |strategy, |ethics |& |integrity, |stakeholder |engagement |practices |and |
reporting |process
What |are |the |2 |options |for |preparing |a |report |in |accordance |with |the |standards?
Core |and |Comprehensive
Explain |the |Core |option
The |minimum |info |needed |to |understand |the |nature |of |the |organization, |its |material |topics |
and |related |impacts |and |how |these |are |managed.
Explain |the |Comprehensive |option
Builds |on |the |Core |by |requiring |additional |disclosures |on |the |organizations |strategy, |ethics |& |
integrity, |and |governance. |In |addition, |must |report |more |extensively |on |its |impacts |by |
reporting |all |the |topic-specific |disclosures |for |each |material |topic |covered |by |the |GRI |
standards.
The |GRI |102 |Standards |are |used |by |organizations |to |report |about |their |XXXXX |on |the |
economy, |environment |and |society
IMPACTS
True |of |False: |a |company |must |move |from |CORE |to |COMPREHENSIVE |reporting
False. |Core |/Comprehensive |do |not |relate |to |quality. |They |reflect |degree |to |which |GRI |
standards |have |been |applied. |Company |can |choose |which |best |fits |organization's |reporting |
needs |and |info |needs |of |its |stakeholders.
What |is |GRI |103?
Management |approach |for |each |material |topic |including |200 |Economic, |300 |Environmental |
and |400 |Social.
What |does |it |mean |when |an |organization |claims |"GRI-referenced"
If |the |reporting |organization |uses |parts |of |content |but |has |not |met |the |criteria |to |report |in |
accordance |with, |it |shall |include |a |statement |that |"This |material |references |xxxxx |" |for |each |
standard |used.
