6.3 SUPPLY CHAIN RELATED STANDARD DISCLOSURES
The Standard Disclosures related to Supply Chain are placed in diferent sections of the Guidelines. Here is an overview of where the Supply Chain related Standard Disclosures can be found:
GENERAL STANDARD DISCLOSURES Organizational Proile: G4-12 p. 27, G4-13 p. 27
Governance: G4-41 p. 38 SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES
Category: Economic
– Procurement Practices: G4-EC9 p. 51
Category: Environmental
– Energy: G4-EN4 p. 53 – Emissions: G4-EN17 p. 58
– Supplier Environmental Assessment: G4-EN32 p. 63, G4-EN33 p. 63, Aspect-speciic DMA Guidance Implementation Manual pp. 136-137
Category: Social Sub-Category: Labor Practices and Decent Work
– Occupational Health and Safety: G4-LA6 p. 66 – Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices: G4-LA14 p. 69, G4-LA15 p. 69, Aspect-speciic DMA Guidance Implementation
Manual pp. 167-168
Sub-Category: Human Rights
– Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining: G4-HR4 p. 72 – Child Labor: G4-HR5 p. 72
– Forced and Compulsory Labor: G4-HR6 p. 73 – Supplier Human Rights Assessment: G4-HR10 p. 74, G4-HR11 p. 74, Aspect-speciic DMA Guidance Implementation
Manual pp. 192-193
Sub-Category: Society
– Supplier Assessment for Impacts on Society: G4-SO9 p. 78, G4-SO10 p. 79, Aspect-speciic DMA Guidance Implementation Manual pp. 215-216
6.4 STANDARD DISCLOSURES RELATED TO STRATEGY, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The Guidelines contain diferent types of Standard Disclosures. Some are related to the organization’s general strategy, and
others to its performance and impacts. Below is an overview of the Standard Disclosures that are directly related to strategy, risks and opportunities:
GENERAL STANDARD DISCLOSURES Strategy and Analysis: G4-1 p. 24, G4-2 p. 25
Identiied Material Aspects and Boundaries: G4-17 p. 28, G4-18 p. 28, G4-19 p. 28, G4-20 p. 29, G4-21 p. 29 Governance: G4-45 p. 39, G4-47 p. 39
SPECIFIC STANDARD DISCLOSURES Category: Economic
– Economic Performance: G4-EC2 p. 48
Category: Social Sub-Category: Society
– Anti-corruption: G4-SO3 p. 77
6.5 SECTOR DISCLOSURES
GRI has published ten Sector Supplements that are compatible with the G3 and G3.1 Guidelines, and have been used by
hundreds of organizations. The content of these Sector Supplements has been re-organized for use with G4, and re-titled as GRI Sector Disclosures.
The Sector Disclosures to be used with the G4 Guidelines – as described in the ‘in accordance’ criteria in section 3 pp. 11-14, in the section 2.2 pp. 7-9 and in the Guidance to G4-18 in the Implementation Manual, pp. 31-40 – can be found at
www.globalreporting.orgreportingsector-guidance.
6.6 LINKS WITH UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL COMPACT ‘TEN PRINCIPLES’, 2000
TABLE 6 UN Global Compact Principles, 2000
GRI Guidelines
Principle 1. Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
Sub-Category: Human Rights all Aspects Sub-Category: Society
Local Communities Principle 2. Businesses should make sure they are not
complicit in human rights abuses Sub-Category: Human Rights all Aspects
Principle 3. Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the efective recognition of the right to
collective bargaining G4-11
Sub-Category: Labor Practices and Decent Work LaborManagement Relations
Sub-Category: Human Rights Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
Principle 4. Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour
Sub-Category: Human Rights Forced and Compulsory Labor
Principle 5. Businesses should uphold the efective abolition of child labour
Sub-Category: Human Rights Child Labor
Principle 6. Businesses should uphold the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
G4-10 Sub-Category: Labor Practices and Decent Work
all Aspects Sub-Category: Human Rights
Non-discrimination Principle 7. Businesses should support a precautionary
approach to environmental challenges Category: Environmental all Aspects
Principle 8. Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
Category: Environmental all Aspects Principle 9. Businesses should encourage the development
and difusion of environmentally friendly technologies Category: Environmental all Aspects
Principle 10. Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
Sub-Category: Society Anti-corruption
Public Policy
6.7 LINKS WITH OECD GUIDELINES FOR MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES, 2011