Research indicates that companies that focus on environmental and social issues outperform companies that do not. As a result, private sector reporting on sustainable business practices is more prevalent than ever before.

Though some companies take gender reporting in the context of sustainability seriously, noticeably absent is a systematic approach for reporting on gender equality issues in the workplace.

That's why the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and IFC, the private-sector development arm of the World Bank, teamed up to help companies expand their sustainability reporting to include an emphasis on gender issues and to help companies capture and report on the value they provide through gender initiatives—including work with supply chains, consumers and investors.

GRI and IFC are engaging stakeholders from London to São Paulo from Johannesburg to Delhi to produce a Gender Sustainability Reporting Resource Guide, to be published in 2009. The Guide will highlight the top gender and sustainability indicators from around the globe and provide practical insights for gender reporting.

Throughout this site, hear first-hand what workshop participants have to say about gender and sustainability reporting.

On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, IFC and GRI will launch their Gender and Sustainability Reporting Publication at the 2009 CSR Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Read more...

» London, England
(December 1-2, 2008)

» Johannesburg, South Africa
(December 10, 2008)

» São Paulo, Brazil
(March 5, 2009)

» Delhi, India
(March 24, 2009)

» Washington, DC, USA
(April 24, 2009)

» Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(October 27, 2009)

Resources

Global Reporting Initiative

IFC's efforts to address gender issues

Wikigender

Voice your ideas on gender and reporting

Private Sector Development Blog on Gender

GRI Practitioner's Network

Are you interested in the issue of gender and sustainability reporting? Contact GRI to join GRI's practitioner network on the issue.

This initiative is made possible in part through funding from Germany, Iceland and Switzerland.