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Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Consumer Durables Sector

Louis Coppola Louis Coppola October 20, 2014

Sustainability – What Matters in the Consumer Durables Sector?

Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the Consumer Durables Sector, by examining the disclosure practices of 11 global peer organizations publishing GRI reports in the sector.

The top 10 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aspects that were determined to be material by the managements of reporting organizations in the Consumer Durables Sector are:

  1. Investment and Procurement Practices
  2. Indigenous Rights
  3. Products and Services
  4. Anti-Competitive Behavior
  5. Public Policy
  6. Prevention of Forced and Compulsory Labor
  7. Customer Health and Safety
  8. Non-Discrimination
  9. Compliance
  10. Materials

Results: The complimentary report examining 35 sectors including top 10 GRI aspects, and top/bottom 10 GRI performance indicators can be downloaded here:
www.ga-institute.com/sustainability-what-matters

The full rankings for all 84 GRI performance indicators and all 37 GRI Aspects for each of the 35 sectors examined are available for purchase at:

Organizations included in the Consumer Durables Sector study are:

BSH Group, Franke Artemis Group, Husqvarna AB, Miele, Mohawk Industries, Nokia Corporation, Panasonic Corporation, Philips International B.V., Rexam PLC, Sedus, Solarcentury

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