The Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, first published in 2000 and most recently updated in 2006, provide a framework for reporting on an organisation’s economic, social and environmental performance. The Guidelines consist of Principles for defining report content and ensuring the quality of reported information together with information relating to Performance Indicators and other disclosure items, as well as guidance on specific technical topics in reporting.
The following pages detail how our 2008 sustainability reporting – which can be found in our 2008 Sustainable Development Report, Annual Report and Accounts, supporting documents and website pages – is aligned to the reporting elements and the 86 indicators (of which 49 are core indicators and the remainder additional indicators) of GRI. To be in accordance with GRI, a reporter does not have to report on additional indicators. However, in the interests of transparency and comparability, SABMiller has provided a fuller account of its performance – or non-reporting – against all 86 indicators. Where our reporting is not fully in accordance with certain elements and indicators, an explanation is provided.
The disclosures that we make and the performance data reported meet the requirement of the Global Reporting Initiative’s ‘B+’ application level. The grid below provides the context for this rating. To score B+, an organisation must comply with all elements of the level B grading, plus have it’s report assured by a third party verifier. More detail on application levels and a full description of the GRI, its aims, objectives and structure, together with the Guidelines themselves are available at www.globalreporting.org.
Click here to access SABMiller's 2008 Sustainable Development Report GRI Table.