GRI Reporting
AIGA is determined to complete its own GRI report, defining the triple bottom line of its activities and using this as a format for annual reporting to the membership and the public. The format for a GRI report has been developed by volunteer committees and is quite extensive. However the spirit is to begin reporting and to pursue a course of continuous improvement, which means both through the quality of your performance and also how much you can report.
AIGA hopes to complete its first annual report in 2007 and then, as it improves the comprehensiveness of its reporting, to also begin to seek ISO 14001 certification for its practices—the international certification for environmentally responsible performance. While this is unusual for an association, we believe it is an element of the independent sector’s responsibility for leadership.
For any association, the process of exploring the instructions for a GRI report will itself be enlightening. The extent to which we needed to review our practices was evident when we came to the question: “What kind of fuel does your delivery service use?” Fortunately, we primarily use bicycle messengers.
AIGA hopes to complete its first annual report in 2007 and then, as it improves the comprehensiveness of its reporting, to also begin to seek ISO 14001 certification for its practices—the international certification for environmentally responsible performance. While this is unusual for an association, we believe it is an element of the independent sector’s responsibility for leadership.
For any association, the process of exploring the instructions for a GRI report will itself be enlightening. The extent to which we needed to review our practices was evident when we came to the question: “What kind of fuel does your delivery service use?” Fortunately, we primarily use bicycle messengers.