Kye Gbangbola is the founder of Total Eco Management (TEM), a sustainability consultancy providing a variety of sustainability strategy, management and reporting tools and services.

Nicole Lawler is Global Director of Sustainability at Total Eco Management (TEM).

Introduction to Sustainability Reporting

1 Sustainability Context

The Journey

Sustainable Development Goals

Preliminaries

Sustainability Leader and Coordinator

Prepare the business case - Board Approval

Setting out

2 Prepare

Assembling the team

Understanding the GRI Standards and choosing the 'In Accordance' Option

Development Plan

Kick Off Meeting

Engage Internal Stakeholders (GRI Topic Table)

3 Connect (wide range of stakeholders)

Identify Stakeholders

Prioritise Stakeholders

Stakeholder engagement

Build Stakeholder Relationships

4 Define

Determine Material Topics

Produce Materiality Matrix and determine 'Thresholds'

Validate Material Topics

5 Monitor

Monitor Topics and set policies and procedures to measure as necessary

Set SMART Goals and Targets

6 Report (with Content page template)

Develop Narrative for the most senior person's statement

Company Accreditation

The Decalaration

Draft Sustainability/Integrated Report

Content Index

Omissions

GRI Report Checking Services

Finalise Report and send for publication

Launch Report

Feedback

7 Software

8 Assurance

9 Additional Insights for Reporters and Non reporters

10 Q&A for Reporters and Non reporters

Integrated reporting

11 Sustainability Report Evaluation