Briefing and Q&A:Construction & Real Estate Sector
Supplement
Agenda
• Project aims• GRI Report Statistics• Working Group Members• Project planning• The End Goal• Strategic choices made • Main draft disclosure items
Project Aims
• Respond to the unique sustainability challenges and reporting needs that C&RE sector faces.
• Improve the accessibility of the G3 Guidelines and hold the potential to both enhance the quality and increase the quantity of reports.
GRI Reports in the C&RE Sector 2000-2009
Data extracted from the GRI Reports List on 4 May 2010
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
3 2 2 26
1016
25
49
68
Working Group Members
Project Planning Implementation
Phase 1 Implementation
Phase 2
LaunchCRESS
•3 Working Group Meetings
First Draft and Public SurveyClosing Date: 30 June 2010
Project Initiation
• 2/3 Working Group Meetings• Final Draft• Public Comment Period• Final Meeting• Governance Review
Mid 2011
The End GoalSector-specific reporting guidance integrated into the G3 Guidelines:
CRESS Introduction
Commentaries on existing Performance Indicators and DMA
New Performance Indicators
Strategic choices made Reporting Boundary:
1. The construction of infrastructure, and commercial and residential real estate;
2. Investment in construction infrastructure, residential and commercial real estate, and management of residential and commercial real estate; and
3. Those entities providing services throughout the real estate life cycle.
This Sector Supplement excludes:
4. The management of civil and private infrastructure; and
5. Agricultural, forestry & marine real estate assets.
12 new Performance Indicators
New Aspects: • CONTAMINATED LAND &
REMEDIATION • PRODUCT LEGACY• DESIGN &
CONFIGURATION
Main draft disclosure items• Building’s Energy, Water & CO2e Intensity • Policies and procedures for material selection• Percentage of procured materials with Sustainability Certification• Initiatives to reduce water consumption• Disclosure whether water access and scarcity is a criteria in
project development & planning• Existence of flood management plans• Initiatives to ensure consideration of design and configuration
beyond legal requirements• Proportion of contaminated land held & remediated• Monitoring of biodiversity impacts
Main Disclosure Items• Security of personnel in postwar situations – policy on
outsourcing and number of employees working in such areas• Number of people displaced by project & compensation paid• Human rights training for contractors and sub-contractors• Training and education – initiatives to address skills shortages• Occupational health and safety – handling certain materials• Outsourcing of labor and policy on screening those who are
responsible for recruiting supervised workers including on if recruitment costs are passed on to workers & withholding of Identification documents
• Provision of onsite sanitation facilities
Thank you and please provide you comments!