CSE, GRI collaborate to foster transparency and sustainability
View(s):The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced the next round of workshops on corporate transparency and sustainability to be conducted in partnership with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
The workshops will be held on December 4-5 at the Ramada Colombo. These interactive workshops, which will be exclusive to representatives of companies listed on the CSE, will help participants discover the business case for embracing sustainable practices, while focusing on other topics such as monitoring and communicating sustainable performance effectively. The workshops will also help participants obtain valuable perspectives on sustainability and transparency driven best-practices implemented by organizations globally, with a specific focus on Asia Pacific, according to a CSE media release.
The workshops mark the third collaboration between CSE and GRI this year, since the two organizations formalised an arrangement to provide guidance to listed companies on ESG disclosures in Sri Lanka. GRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997.
The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are developed with true multi-stakeholder contributions and rooted in the public interest and are the first and most widely adopted global standards for sustainability reporting.
The CSE said listed companies are welcome to nominate representatives to attend these workshops, ideally those who would have a direct involvement in CSR and sustainability projects implemented by the company. Nominations and more information could be obtained via contacting 0112 356519 or chamikat@cse.lk