Speakers at a workshop put thrust on materiality and stakeholders' engagement on preparing a sustainability report.
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in collaboration with Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) organised the workshop on Technical Series - Preparing a Sustainability Report on Tuesday in a city hotel.
Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala, commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) was the chief guest of the workshop.
On May 20, 2018 DSE and GRI jointly launched Guidance on Sustainability Reporting for Listed Companies in Bangladesh.
GRI is an independent international organisation that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997. GRI was founded in Boston in 1997.
The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) are the first and most widely adopted global standards for sustainability reporting.
Managing Director of DSE K. A. M. Majedur Rahman said DSE and GRI entered into an agreement on 20 May 2018 to receive mutual benefits such as formal recognition as partner, capacity building for stock exchange, arrange seminars and trainings for listed companies, support listed companies in initiating their sustainability reporting journey.
Mr. Rahman said since the inception of GRI, 93 per cent of the world's largest corporations by revenue are reporting on their sustainability performance of which three quarters use the GRI framework.
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