Applying the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) for public bodies in the South African context: the eThekwini experience

Maryanne Antoni and Quentin Hurt

Development Southern Africa, 2006, vol. 23, issue 2, 251-263

Abstract: The eThekwini municipality's most recent State of the Environment (SOE) report was released in July 2005 and used the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines as a guiding framework. This method was novel in the development of a SOE report and many of the decisions reached were without precedent in the South African context. This paper relates the experiences of the team responsible for developing the report. It describes how the GRI was used and assesses the advantages and disadvantages of using the guidelines for public bodies in this context. It also explores the broader principles of corporate citizenship and the applicability of these to a public body.

Date: 2006
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