GRI Exam Study Guide | 80 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified
Question : GRI Standards are required for all reports or other
materials published that apply the GRI framework on or after.....
Correct answer: July 1, 2018
Question : Updates to GRI nomenclature because of the
update to Standards: 1)'indicator' is now...; 'aspect' is now...
Correct answer: Disclosure...topic
Question : One of the most significant updates in GRI
Standards is...
Correct answer: clarification on the term "impact" - A report
should focus on the impacts that the organization has on the economy, environment and society, instead of the impacts on the organization itself.
Question : What are the three universal standards?
Correct answer: GRI 101: Foundations
GRI 102: General Disclosures
GRI 103: Management Approach
Question : There are currently a total of .... topic specific
standards in the three blocks of standards (200, 300, and 400)
Correct answer: 38
Question : In the GRI Standards, topic Boundary disclosures
have been moved to the .... section of the report.Correct answer: Disclosure 103-1: Management Approach Explanation of its Material Topic and its Boundary
Question : What is the vision of the GRI organization?
Correct answer: A future where sustainability is integral to
every organization's decision-making process
Question : What percentage of all organizations that issue a
corporate responsibility report reference GRI by name?
Correct answer: 63% of N100* reports and 75% of G250
reports apply the GRI framework. About 60%
Question : How many governments or organizations
worldwide reference GRI by name in their policies?
Correct answer: At least 38 - (50 governments reference GRI
in their policies)
Question : How many sustainability reports are now in the
GRI database?
Correct answer: More than 37,000 (The GRI Sustainability
Disclosure Database has grown to house more than 40,000 reports from more than 10,000 organizations in 110 countries.)
Question : Organization from at least how many countries are
using GRI reporting?
Correct answer: 90 - (110)
Question : The GRI Standards are issued by the ....; also
known by the acronym.....
Correct answer: Global Sustainability Standards Board;
GSSB
Question : GRI Standards are developed through a ...
stakeholder process.
Correct answer: Multi-
Question : GRI has formed expert ... groups to develop draft
content on specific topics.
Correct answer: Working
Question : What are the 6 GRI expert working groups?
Correct answer: Academia, Business, Capital Markets, Civil
Society, Governments, and Labor
Question : Define 'disclosure'
Correct answer: Refers to specific information that is to be
reported. (For example, the name of your organization, or data on GHG emissions).Refers to specific information that is to be reported. (For example, the name of your organization, or data on GHG emissions).