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Our vision is that reporting on economic, environmental,
and social performance – sustainability reporting – will become
as routine and comparable as financial reporting.

Reporting: a Measure of Sustainability

The Amsterdam Conference on
Sustainability and Reporting

Featuring the Release of the G3 Guidelines
Amsterdam, 4-6 October 2006

Attention: Conference ONLINE registration is now closed.

!! Toutes les sessions lors de la Conférence organisée par la GRI du 4 au 6 octobre bénéficieront d’une traduction simultanée en français !! Pour plus d’information: www.grig3.org/francais.htm

!!! Traducción simultánea al Español de todas las sesiones de la Conferencia del 4-6 Octubre del GRI !!! Para mayor información favor dirigirse a www.grig3.org/espanol.html

Technology Fair shows way of the future

The Conference Technology Fair starts Wednesday 4 October with an exciting range of leading development companies sharing their insight into the future of sustainability reporting technology and practice. FREE admission. Read more here

Presentations – reporting technology and management

Admission is free to these exciting industry presentations that cover management and reporting software, performance and risk assessment, compliance, linking financial and sustainability reporting and integrating the new G3 guidelines. Presentations start from Wednesday 4 October in the Industry Conference Room, Okura Hotel.  Space is limited so reserve your place now! Click here to contact the host organisation.

The future is now – see and believe It!

With just over two weeks until the Future Now Forums and See & Believe Visits kick off on Wednesday 4 October, now is the time to reserve your place.  Forums, visits and presentations (see above) are FREE to all conference participants. Click here for information and to register.

Leading speakers from around the world

Over 120 speakers from business, civil society, labor and government, from both developed and developing countries, will tackle the challenge of sustainable development and reporting.  Keynote speakers include:

• Al Gore, former USA Vice-President
• Margot Wallström, European Commission Vice-President
• Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chair of Anglo American
• Achim Steiner, United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director

Leading speakers will discuss the varied ways that sustainability reporting contributes to the business bottom line.  Hear from Björn Stigson,  World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Mervyn E. King, Institute of Directors, Dan Gagnier, Alcan, and many more...

Leading speakers from civil society will explore how sustainability reporting protects the environment and advances human rights.  Speakers include:

• Gerd Leipold, Executive Director, Greenpeace International, Netherlands
  
• Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International, United Kingdom

Plenary sessions and focused leadership tracks

Conference participants from around the world will learn from experts and each other and share insight in both plenary sessions and focused leadership tracks that cover:

• business case for sustainability reporting
• global best practice
• emerging and capital markets
• license to operate
• putting it all together – the main norms and standards
• corporate governance and assurance
• supply chain and reporting
• public policy and agencies
• SMEs
• the new G3 Guidelines

Extra program features include:

• Exploring the future of integrated reporting tools at the Technology Fair. 
• Touring some of Amsterdam’s best examples of sustainable development at See and Believe Visits
• In-depth discussions at Future Now Forums on key sustainability reporting issues

Ten reasons to attend

Network with peers and senior leaders, make the business case, track trends, learn from expert speakers and discussion, find out what works and many other benefits...

Who should attend

Participants have registered from business, the public sector, civil society, labor, investors, accounting and academia.  Leadership levels include:

• Board Members and Chairs
• CEOs, COOs and CFOs
• Heads of division, Presidents, VPs and Senior VPs
• Senior and middle management with specialist sustainable development interest

Participants from around the world have registered, with job roles including:

• CSR and Sustainable Development
• Group Risk Management
• Corporate and Stakeholder Communications, and Investor Relations
• Business Development
• Policy and Strategy