GRI Sustainability Reporting Statistics Publication year 2010 By Report Services
GRI reports 1999-2010 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2
Regional distribution of 2010 reports Highlights - compared to 2009: Oceania 4% Africa 3% Latin America 68% increase in reporting in Brazil Europe 56% increase in reporting in Switzerland North America 53% increase in reporting in Canada 22% increase in reporting in the USA Asia 9% increase in reporting in China Northern America 14% Latin America 14% Europe 45% Oceania 9% decrease in reporting in Australia Africa Almost all reports are from South Africa. Asia 20% 3
Top 10 countries by number of reports Country % of world total Global 500 HQ s in country United States of America 10% 28% (139) Spain 9% 10% (10) Brazil, Sweden and Australia are above average USA, Japan, Germany and UK are below average An overview of GRI reporting as a function of GDP for this top 10 is presented on the next page. Brazil 7% 2% (7) Japan 7% 14% (71) Sweden 6% 1% (5) Australia 4% 2% (8) Netherlands 4% 3% (13) Canada 4% 2% (11) Germany 4% 7% (37) United Kingdom 3% 6% (29) The third column in the table above shows the percentage (and number) of Global 500 companies (from CNN Money, data as at 2 March 2011), which have their headquarters in the given country. This number does not represent the total MNC s with headquarters in that country. 4
Top 10 countries as a function of GDP 2010 Sweden comes out on top as a function of GDP whereas the USA drops down to the bottom. USA Japan Germany UK The Netherlands Canada Spain Australia Brazil Sweden 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 GDP data from the International Monetary Fund (2010 IMF Estimates); retrieved on 02/03/2011 from http://www.imf.org/ and based on US $. 5
Top 10 European countries by number of reports Additional information: France is lagging behind and has 31 reports - ranks 12 th, just after Greece that comes in 11 th. Hungary is the top reporter in Central and Eastern Europe with 27 reports, on the 13th place. Nothing has changed since 2009 in 2010, the country in Europe with the most reporting organizations was Spain (22%), followed by Sweden (10%) and the Netherlands (8%). Country % of total in Europe European Global 500 HQ s in country Spain 19% 5% (10) Sweden 10% (3%) (5) Netherlands 9% 8% (14) Germany 8% 20% (37) United Kingdom 8% 16% (30) Switzerland 6% 8% (15) Italy 6% 6% (11) Austria 5% 2% (3) Portugal 4% 0 Finland 4% 0.5% (1) The second column in the table above shows the percentage of GRI reports from Europe. The third column shows the percentage (and number) of European companies in the Global 500 (from CNN Money, data as at 2 March 2011), which have their headquarters in the given country. This number does not represent the total number of MNC s with headquarters in that country. 6
GRI reports in Focal Point countries, 2009 and 2010 200 180 160 140 120 Compared to 2009, there is an exceptional increase in reporting in Brazil, and a small decrease in the number of reports from Australia. There is steady growth in USA and a small growth in India & China. 100 80 60 40 20 0 India Australia China Brazil USA 2009 2010 7
Reports based on Sector Supplements 2010 NGO (Published May 2010) GRI reports Finalized Sector Supplements Food processing (Published May 2010) Mining and Metals (Published March 2010) Electric Utilities (Published April 2009) GRI reports using Sector Supplement Financial Services (Published October 2008) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Reporters 8
GRI reports by sector 2010 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 9
Integrated reports regional split 2010 Integrated Reporting GRI keeps track of GRI based sustainability reports and integrated reports. Reports that are labeled as integrated reports are defined as such by the reporting organization, not by GRI. 10
GRI reports by Application Level 2009 and 2010 600 500 Reports with Application Level A are more likely to be externally assured. 400 B+ 300 A+ B+ C+ A+ C+ 200 100 B C B C A A 0 A B C Undeclared A B C Undeclared All reporters initially self-declare an Application Level that GRI can confirm through an Application Level Check those are GRI-Checked reports. Alternatively, third parties can confirm the report s Application Level those are third party-checked reports. Self-declared reports are reports for which the Application level has not been confirmed by any third party. 11
GRI reports by status 2009 and 2010 600 500 400 300 2009 2010 200 100 0 Self-declared Third-party checked GRI-checked Undeclared All reporters initially self-declare an Application Level that GRI can confirm through an Application Level Check those are GRI-Checked reports. Alternatively, third-parties can confirm the report s Application Level those are third-party-.checked reports. Self-declared reports are reports for which the Application level has not been confirmed by any third party. 12
Externally assured GRI reports 2010 Region External Assurance Europe 46% Africa 45% Oceania 44% Asia 30% Latin America 28% Northern America 16% 13
GRI reports by status and external assurance 2010 All reporters initially self-declare an Application Level that GRI can confirm through an Application Level Check those are GRI-Checked reports. Alternatively, third-parties can confirm the report s Application Level those are third-party-.checked reports. Self-declared reports are reports for which the Application level has not been confirmed by any third party. 14
Reports from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) 1999 2010 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 SME SMEs Reports Non-SME MNEs and Reports Large Organizations 600 400 200 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 15
SME reports per region 2008-2010 140 120 100 80 60 40 The majority of SMEs that have issued a GRI report in the past three years have been based in Europe. There is a steady increase in SME reporting in Latin America and North America. Africa, Asia and Oceania are lagging behind. Africa Asia Europe Latin America Northern America Oceania 20 0 2008 2009 2010 16