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.cov-foot{font-family:var(--m);font-size:10.5px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--w3);letter-spacing:.02em;margin:24px 0 0;padding:16px 20px;background:var(--k);border:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;z-index:2}\n.oth-gri .cov-foot b{color:var(--r);font-weight:700}\n@media (max-width:900px){.oth-gri .cov-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}}\n@media (max-width:600px){.oth-gri .cov-list{columns:1}.oth-gri .cov-col{padding:26px 22px}}\n\n\/* ============ QUALITY DISCIPLINE \/ WORKFLOW + THAI GAP ============ *\/\n.oth-gri .qd-sec{padding:110px 0;background:var(--k);border-top:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;overflow:hidden}\n.oth-gri .qd-sec.alt{background:var(--k1)}\n.oth-gri .qd-sec::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;top:30%;right:-15%;width:600px;height:600px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(237,64,54,.05),transparent 70%);border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none}\n.oth-gri .qd-block{background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(237,64,54,.08) 0%,var(--k3) 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.qs-title{font-family:var(--d);font-style:italic;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--w);display:block;margin-bottom:4px;letter-spacing:-.005em}\n.oth-gri .qd-step .qs-body strong{color:var(--w);font-weight:600}\n.oth-gri .qd-step .qs-body em{font-family:var(--d);font-style:italic;color:var(--r);font-weight:500}\n@media (max-width:1024px){.oth-gri .qd-steps{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}}\n@media (max-width:600px){.oth-gri .qd-block{padding:32px 28px}.oth-gri .qd-block h3{font-size:22px}.oth-gri .qd-step{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px;padding:14px 16px}}\n\/* ============ ADJACENT SERVICES ============ *\/\n.oth-gri .as-sec{padding:110px 0;background:var(--k);border-top:1px solid var(--line);position:relative;overflow:hidden}\n.oth-gri .as-sec::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;top:30%;right:-15%;width:600px;height:600px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(237,64,54,.05),transparent 70%);border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none}\n.oth-gri 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.us-meta-v{color:var(--w);font-weight:600;font-size:11px;text-align:right;letter-spacing:.02em}\n    .oth-gri .us-meta-v b{color:var(--r);font-weight:700}\n    @media (max-width:900px){.oth-gri .us-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px}.oth-gri .us-num{font-size:38px;min-width:60px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<noscript><style>\n.oth-gri [data-reveal], .oth-gri [data-reveal-stagger] > *{opacity:1!important;transform:none!important}\n<\/style><\/noscript>\n\n<div class=\"oth-gri\" id=\"oth-gri-top\">\n\n<!-- STATUS STRIP -->\n<div class=\"strip\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"strip-row\">\n    <div class=\"l\"><span class=\"strip-dot\"><\/span>GRI 2021 STANDARDS \u00b7 GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE \u00b7 WORLD&#8217;S MOST-USED SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK \u00b7 78%+ N100 ADOPTION<\/div>\n    <div class=\"r\">Othello bench <span style=\"color:var(--r)\">\u00b7<\/span> trained via <b>FTPI Thailand (CTP)<\/b> Jun 2023 <span style=\"color:var(--r)\">\u00b7<\/span> applied at engagement stage<\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- BREADCRUMB -->\n<div class=\"crumb\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <a href=\"\/\">Othello<\/a>\n    <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span>\n    <a href=\"\/certifications\/\">Certifications<\/a>\n    <span class=\"sep\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"here\">GRI Standards 2021<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- ============ HERO ============ -->\n<section class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"hero-tag\" data-reveal><span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\u2605 GRI STANDARDS 2021 \u00b7 UNIVERSAL + SECTOR + TOPIC \u00b7 IMPACT REPORTING \u00b7 BENCH COMPETENCE \u00b7 FTPI-TRAINED<\/div>\n    <h1 data-reveal>The world&#8217;s most-used <em>sustainability reporting standard.<\/em><\/h1>\n    <div class=\"hero-grid\">\n      <div class=\"hero-left\">\n        <p data-reveal><strong>The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the independent international organisation that has shaped sustainability reporting since 1997.<\/strong> Its instrument is the <em>GRI Standards<\/em> &mdash; a modular framework structured around <strong>three layers<\/strong> (Universal, Sector, Topic) that organisations use to disclose their economic, environmental, and social impacts. Per KPMG&#8217;s Survey of Sustainability Reporting, <em>GRI is used by 78%+ of the N100 (the 100 largest companies by revenue in each of 58 countries) and ~73% of the G250 (the top 250 global companies)<\/em> &mdash; making it the de facto floor for sustainability disclosure worldwide. The 2021 Universal Standards rewrite introduced <strong>impact materiality at the centre<\/strong>, mandatory due-diligence-aligned disclosures, and the new sector-standards programme. Othello&#8217;s bench engages GRI both as a <em>reporting framework<\/em> for Thai SET-listed corporate clients and as <em>the interoperable substrate<\/em> beneath emerging mandatory regimes (IFRS S1\/S2, CSRD\/ESRS) &mdash; trained through FTPI, the Thailand-based Certified Training Partner, in June 2023.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"hs-grid\" data-reveal-stagger>\n          <div class=\"hs\">\n            <div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"10\"\/><polyline points=\"12 6 12 12 16 14\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div class=\"lb\">GRI Established<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\"><span class=\"num\" data-count-to=\"1997\">1997<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"sb\">Independent &middot; Amsterdam<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hs\">\n            <div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"3\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\"\/><rect x=\"14\" y=\"3\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\"\/><rect x=\"14\" y=\"14\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\"\/><rect x=\"3\" y=\"14\" width=\"7\" height=\"7\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div class=\"lb\">Standards Layers<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\"><span class=\"num\" data-count-to=\"3\">3<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"sb\">Universal &middot; Sector &middot; Topic<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hs\">\n            <div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div class=\"lb\">N100 Adoption<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\"><span class=\"num\" data-count-to=\"78\">78<\/span><span class=\"sm\">%<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"sb\">Top 100 by country &middot; KPMG &#8217;24<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"hs\">\n            <div class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n            <div class=\"lb\">Universal Standards<\/div>\n            <div class=\"v\" style=\"font-family:var(--d);font-size:38px\">2021<\/div>\n            <div class=\"sb\">Impact-materiality rewrite<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"hctas\" data-reveal>\n          <a href=\"#structure\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">The Standards Structure<\/a>\n          <a href=\"\/certifications\/\" class=\"btn btn-outline\">All 20 Credentials<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"lp-card\">\n          <div class=\"lp-lb\">&starf; CREDENTIAL POSTURE &middot; HONESTLY SCOPED<\/div>\n          <div class=\"lp-head\">Bench-level GRI competence. <em>Applied at engagement.<\/em><\/div>\n          <ul class=\"lp-items\">\n            <li class=\"lp-item gold\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Standard-setter<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>GRI<\/b> &middot; independent &middot; 1997<\/span><\/li>\n            <li class=\"lp-item gold\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Training body<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>FTPI<\/b> &middot; Thailand CTP<\/span><\/li>\n            <li class=\"lp-item\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Trained<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>June 2023<\/b> &middot; bench cohort<\/span><\/li>\n            <li class=\"lp-item\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Standards<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>2021 Universal<\/b> + Sector + Topic<\/span><\/li>\n            <li class=\"lp-item gold\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Honest scope<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>Applied at engagement<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n            <li class=\"lp-item\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Pairs with<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>IFRS S1\/S2 &middot; CSRD &middot; TCFD<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n            <li class=\"lp-item\"><span class=\"lp-k\">Use case<\/span><span class=\"lp-v\"><b>56-1 One Report<\/b> &middot; Thai SET<\/span><\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n  <!-- ============ \u00a701 \u2014 THE THREE GRI STANDARDS LAYERS (foundation+flow) ============ -->\n\n  <section class=\"st-sec\" id=\"structure\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">\u2605 \u00a701 \u00b7 The GRI Standards Architecture \u00b7 Three Layers \u00b7 One Modular System<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Three layers. <em>One modular system.<\/em> Universal applies to all. Sector to industries. Topic to material themes.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\">The GRI Standards are organised into <strong>three sequential layers<\/strong>, each adding context-specific disclosure requirements on top of the previous. <em>Universal Standards (GRI 1, 2, 3)<\/em> apply to <strong>every<\/strong> organisation regardless of industry. <em>Sector Standards<\/em> apply to organisations operating in covered industries and identify likely material topics for the sector. <em>Topic Standards<\/em> contain the specific disclosure requirements for topics the organisation has determined material. <strong>The architecture is the operational difference<\/strong> between GRI 2021 and the previous G4\/G3 framework &mdash; impact materiality drives which Topic Standards apply, not a fixed catalogue.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"st-frame\">\n\n        <div class=\"st-foundation\" data-reveal>\n          <div class=\"st-eyebrow\"><span class=\"pulse\"><\/span>LAYER 01 &middot; UNIVERSAL &middot; ALWAYS APPLIES<\/div>\n          <h3>Universal <em>Standards.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <div class=\"st-sub\">GRI 1: Foundation &middot; GRI 2: General Disclosures &middot; GRI 3: Material Topics.<\/div>\n          <p class=\"st-body\"><strong>The Universal Standards layer applies to every GRI reporter, regardless of industry, geography, or size.<\/strong> Three standards: <em>GRI 1: Foundation 2021<\/em> sets the reporting principles, requirements, and &#8220;in accordance with&#8221; claim mechanics. <em>GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021<\/em> requires organisation-context disclosures (governance, strategy, policies, stakeholder engagement). <em>GRI 3: Material Topics 2021<\/em> &mdash; the <strong>centerpiece of the 2021 rewrite<\/strong> &mdash; codifies the impact-materiality methodology the organisation uses to identify which Topic Standards apply. <em>No GRI report exists without all three Universal Standards being addressed.<\/em><\/p>\n          <div class=\"st-test\">\n            <div class=\"st-test-label\">What Universal Standards require, every reporter<\/div>\n            <ul class=\"st-test-list\">\n              <li>GRI 1 &middot; reporting principles + &#8220;in accordance&#8221; mechanics<\/li>\n              <li>GRI 2 &middot; organisation, governance, strategy disclosures<\/li>\n              <li>GRI 3 &middot; impact-materiality process documentation<\/li>\n              <li>List of all material topics + management approach per topic<\/li>\n              <li>Disclosure of due-diligence-aligned governance practices<\/li>\n              <li>&#8220;In accordance&#8221; or &#8220;with reference to&#8221; claim statement<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"st-flow\">\n\n          <div class=\"st-block\" data-num=\"02\" data-reveal>\n            <div class=\"st-tag\">LAYER 02 &middot; SECTOR-SPECIFIC<\/div>\n            <h3>Sector <em>Standards.<\/em><\/h3>\n            <div class=\"st-sub\">For industries with sector-specific likely material topics.<\/div>\n            <p><strong>Sector Standards identify the topics most likely to be material for organisations operating in a specific sector.<\/strong> The first published was <em>GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021<\/em>; subsequent sectors include <em>GRI 12 Coal, GRI 13 Agriculture\/Aquaculture\/Fishing, GRI 14 Mining<\/em>. More in development. <em>Sector Standards do not replace impact materiality assessment<\/em> &mdash; they inform it. Reporting against the Sector Standard is mandatory for &#8220;in accordance&#8221; claims by covered organisations.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"st-pills\">\n              <span class=\"st-pill gold\">PUBLISHED &middot; OIL+GAS<\/span>\n              <span class=\"st-pill\">Coal<\/span>\n              <span class=\"st-pill\">Agriculture<\/span>\n              <span class=\"st-pill\">Mining<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"st-block\" data-num=\"03\" data-reveal>\n            <div class=\"st-tag\">LAYER 03 &middot; TOPIC-SPECIFIC<\/div>\n            <h3>Topic <em>Standards.<\/em><\/h3>\n            <div class=\"st-sub\">30+ standards for specific economic \/ environmental \/ social topics.<\/div>\n            <p><strong>Topic Standards contain the disclosure requirements for specific topics the organisation has determined material via the GRI 3 process.<\/strong> Organised by Series: <em>200 (Economic), 300 (Environmental), 400 (Social)<\/em>. Best-known: GRI 201 (Economic Performance), <em>GRI 305 (Emissions)<\/em>, GRI 303 (Water), GRI 401 (Employment), GRI 414 (Supplier Social Assessment). <em>An organisation reports against the Topic Standards corresponding to its material topics list &mdash; not all standards always<\/em>.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"st-pills\">\n              <span class=\"st-pill gold\">30+ STANDARDS<\/span>\n              <span class=\"st-pill\">200\/300\/400 series<\/span>\n              <span class=\"st-pill\">GRI 305 Emissions<\/span>\n              <span class=\"st-pill\">Material only<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p class=\"st-foot\" data-reveal>&starf; <b style=\"color:var(--r)\">IMPACT MATERIALITY IS THE 2021 REWRITE<\/b> &middot; <b>The GRI Standards 2021 Universal Standards moved impact materiality from optional methodology to the organising principle of the entire system.<\/b> Under GRI 3, the reporter identifies <em>actual and potential, negative and positive impacts on the economy, the environment, and people<\/em> (including human rights); prioritises significance; then reports against the corresponding Topic Standards. <em style=\"color:var(--r);font-family:var(--d);font-style:italic\">The change is what makes GRI 2021 substantively different from financial-materiality frameworks (IFRS S1\/S2) &mdash; and why GRI and IFRS together cover both halves of the double-materiality debate<\/em>.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ \u00a702 \u2014 THE UNIVERSAL STANDARDS DETAILED ============ -->\n  <section class=\"us-sec\" id=\"universals\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">\u2605 \u00a702 \u00b7 Inside The Universal Standards \u00b7 The Three Always-Required Layers<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Three Universal Standards. <em>One impact-materiality engine.<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\">The Universal Standards (GRI 1, 2, 3) are the always-required floor of every GRI report. <strong>Together they specify how the report is structured, what general organisation disclosures are required, and how the reporter determines which Topic Standards apply<\/strong>. The 2021 rewrite restructured how these three interact &mdash; particularly elevating GRI 3 to a central organising role. Misunderstanding GRI 3 is the most common cause of &#8220;in accordance&#8221; claim failures during external assurance review.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"us-grid\" data-reveal-stagger>\n\n        <div class=\"us-card flagship\">\n          <div class=\"us-head\">\n            <div class=\"us-num\">GRI 1<\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-titles\">\n              <div class=\"us-tag\">FOUNDATION 2021 \u00b7 MANDATORY<\/div>\n              <h3>Foundation. <em>The reporting principles.<\/em><\/h3>\n              <div class=\"us-sub\">How to use the GRI Standards. Reporting principles. Claims.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <p><strong>GRI 1: Foundation 2021 is the entry point<\/strong> &mdash; setting the eight reporting principles (accuracy, balance, clarity, comparability, completeness, sustainability context, timeliness, verifiability), the system-level reporting requirements, and the rules for the <em>&#8220;in accordance with&#8221;<\/em> versus <em>&#8220;with reference to&#8221;<\/em> claim. <em>The principles are not aspirational language<\/em> &mdash; the organisation&#8217;s report is tested against them during any assurance engagement, and ESG investor analysts read them as quality signals when comparing two reports. GRI 1 also specifies the role of the GRI Reference Table.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"us-meta\">\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Type<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">Foundation<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Principles<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\"><b>Eight<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Claims<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">&#8220;In accordance&#8221; \/ &#8220;Reference&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"us-card\">\n          <div class=\"us-head\">\n            <div class=\"us-num\">GRI 2<\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-titles\">\n              <div class=\"us-tag\">GENERAL DISCLOSURES \u00b7 ALWAYS<\/div>\n              <h3>General <em>Disclosures.<\/em><\/h3>\n              <div class=\"us-sub\">The organisation context block.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <p><strong>GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 requires organisation-context disclosures every reporter must provide<\/strong> &mdash; organisation profile (name, legal form, location, scale), governance (board composition, conflict-of-interest controls, executive compensation), strategy and policies (sustainability strategy, policy commitments, due-diligence approach), and stakeholder engagement (approach, stakeholder groups, collective bargaining agreements). <em>The 2021 rewrite of GRI 2 added explicit alignment with UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises due-diligence expectations<\/em> &mdash; making GRI reports increasingly readable as human-rights and supply-chain due-diligence statements alongside environmental ones.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"us-meta\">\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Aligned with<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">UNGPs &middot; OECD<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Includes<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">Governance &middot; HR DD<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Required<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\"><b>All disclosures<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"us-card flagship\">\n          <div class=\"us-head\">\n            <div class=\"us-num\">GRI 3<\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-titles\">\n              <div class=\"us-tag\">MATERIAL TOPICS \u00b7 2021 ENGINE<\/div>\n              <h3>Material <em>Topics.<\/em><\/h3>\n              <div class=\"us-sub\">The impact-materiality assessment process.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <p><strong>GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 is the heart of the 2021 rewrite<\/strong> &mdash; codifying the four-step impact-materiality process the organisation uses to identify which Topic Standards apply: <em>(1) Understand the organisation&#8217;s context. (2) Identify actual and potential impacts. (3) Assess the significance of the impacts. (4) Prioritise the most significant impacts for reporting<\/em>. The output is the <strong>list of material topics<\/strong> &mdash; the topics on which the organisation must report against the corresponding Topic Standard or, where no GRI Topic Standard exists, develop and disclose its own topic-specific approach. <em>Externally-assured GRI reports stand or fall on whether GRI 3 was applied correctly.<\/em><\/p>\n          <div class=\"us-meta\">\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Steps<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">4<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Output<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\"><b>Material topics list<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Assurance<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">Critical test<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"us-card\">\n          <div class=\"us-head\">\n            <div class=\"us-num\">+ Sector<\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-titles\">\n              <div class=\"us-tag\">SECTOR-CONTEXT LAYER<\/div>\n              <h3>Sector <em>Standards.<\/em><\/h3>\n              <div class=\"us-sub\">Industry-specific likely material topics.<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <p><strong>Sector Standards inform the GRI 3 impact-materiality assessment for organisations in covered industries<\/strong> &mdash; identifying topics that are <em>likely material<\/em> for the sector, which the reporting organisation must consider during its own assessment. <em>Sector Standards do not override GRI 3<\/em>; the organisation can determine through its assessment that a sector-likely topic is not material for it (with justification). <strong>Published Sector Standards 2024-2025: GRI 11 Oil and Gas, GRI 12 Coal, GRI 13 Agriculture\/Aquaculture\/Fishing, GRI 14 Mining<\/strong>; in development: textiles &amp; apparel, financial services, food &amp; beverage. Mandatory for in-accordance claims by covered organisations.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"us-meta\">\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Published<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\"><b>GRI 11-14<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Mandatory<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">Covered sectors<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"us-meta-row\"><span class=\"us-meta-k\">Informs<\/span><span class=\"us-meta-v\">GRI 3 assessment<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--w2);margin:32px 0 0;font-family:var(--m);letter-spacing:.02em;max-width:96ch;padding:18px 22px;background:var(--k1);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--r);position:relative;z-index:2\" data-reveal>&starf; <b style=\"color:var(--r)\">&#8220;IN ACCORDANCE&#8221; IS THE COMMITMENT STATEMENT<\/b> &middot; <b style=\"color:var(--w)\">GRI reporters choose between two claim levels: &#8220;Reported in accordance with the GRI Standards&#8221; (higher commitment, requires reporting against every applicable Topic Standard at all required disclosures) or &#8220;Reported with reference to the GRI Standards&#8221; (lower commitment, selective use).<\/b> Both are legitimate; the difference is the strength of the integrity signal. <em style=\"color:var(--r);font-family:var(--d);font-style:italic\">Most Thai SET-listed corporates aspiring to capital-market-grade ESG disclosure work toward the in-accordance claim<\/em> &mdash; the work involves both methodology and documentation depth, which is where Othello&#8217;s engagement value lives.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <!-- ============ \u00a703 \u2014 THE GRI REPORT ENGAGEMENT WORKFLOW ============ -->\n  <section class=\"qd-sec\" id=\"workflow\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">\u2605 \u00a703 \u00b7 How Othello Runs A GRI Report Engagement \u00b7 Six Stages<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Six stages. <em>Engagement letter to &#8220;in accordance&#8221; report.<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\">A GRI engagement at Othello runs <strong>six documented stages<\/strong> &mdash; from initial scoping through impact-materiality assessment to the final &#8220;in accordance with GRI Standards&#8221; report. <em>The work is consultative rather than verificatory<\/em> &mdash; Othello sits on the reporting-organisation side helping prepare a defensible report, not on the assurance-provider side. <strong>Where external assurance is engaged separately, Othello&#8217;s outputs are structured to make that assurance work efficient<\/strong> (clean GRI Reference Table, source-traceable data tables, documented GRI 3 process). The chain runs: client &rarr; Othello (consultant) &rarr; published report &rarr; (optional external assurance provider) &rarr; ESG investors, regulators, rating agencies.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"qd-block wf\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"qd-eye\">\u2605 GRI 2021 STANDARDS APPLIED &middot; FTPI-TRAINED &middot; CONSULTATIVE SIDE<\/div>\n        <h3>From engagement letter to GRI Reference Table. <em>One workflow.<\/em><\/h3>\n        <p>How a Thai SET-listed corporate&#8217;s 56-1 One Report sustainability section, or a private-company&#8217;s standalone sustainability report, moves through Othello&#8217;s GRI engagement workflow. <strong>The output is a published report carrying the &#8220;in accordance with GRI Standards&#8221; or &#8220;with reference to&#8221; claim, plus the GRI Reference Table<\/strong> that ESG investors and rating agencies use to navigate it. See <a href=\"\/our-process\/\">Our Process<\/a> for the broader bench discipline that wraps this workflow.<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"qd-steps\" data-reveal-stagger>\n          <div class=\"qd-step\">\n            <div class=\"qs-num\">STAGE 01<\/div>\n            <div class=\"qs-body\"><span class=\"qs-title\">Engagement scoping &amp; claim-level decision.<\/span>The bench and client decide <strong>&#8220;in accordance with&#8221; vs &#8220;with reference to&#8221;<\/strong> claim level &mdash; the higher claim requires more documentation depth and a more complete Topic Standards coverage. <em>The 56-1 One Report deadline and the IFRS S2 mandatory adoption from 2026 both inform timing<\/em>. Engagement letter signed; scoping note covers reporting boundary, reporting period, governance approvals, and external-assurance arrangements if any.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"qd-step\">\n            <div class=\"qs-num\">STAGE 02<\/div>\n            <div class=\"qs-body\"><span class=\"qs-title\">Impact-materiality assessment (GRI 3).<\/span><strong>The four-step GRI 3 process:<\/strong> (1) Understand organisation context. (2) Identify actual and potential impacts on the economy, environment, and people. (3) Assess significance of each impact. (4) Prioritise impacts for reporting. <em>Stakeholder engagement is integral to step 2 &mdash; identifying impacts requires listening, not just internal team-based mapping<\/em>. Output: documented material topics list with management rationale. <strong>This is where most assured-report failures originate<\/strong> &mdash; rushed GRI 3 work doesn&#8217;t withstand external assurance scrutiny.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"qd-step\">\n            <div class=\"qs-num\">STAGE 03<\/div>\n            <div class=\"qs-body\"><span class=\"qs-title\">Topic Standards mapping &amp; data collection.<\/span><strong>For each material topic, the corresponding Topic Standard from the 200\/300\/400 series is identified<\/strong>, and the specific disclosures required for that topic are scoped. <em>GHG emissions (GRI 305) typically requires more substantive data work than economic performance (GRI 201)<\/em>; both require source-traceable data. Where no GRI Topic Standard exists for a material topic, the organisation develops its own topic-specific disclosure approach per GRI 1 guidance.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"qd-step\">\n            <div class=\"qs-num\">STAGE 04<\/div>\n            <div class=\"qs-body\"><span class=\"qs-title\">Universal Standards drafting (GRI 1 + 2).<\/span><strong>Reporting principles application (GRI 1)<\/strong> and <strong>organisation-context disclosures (GRI 2)<\/strong> drafted into the report &mdash; governance composition, sustainability strategy, stakeholder engagement approach, policy commitments, due-diligence approach per UNGPs and OECD Guidelines. <em>The 2021 rewrite of GRI 2 made these substantive disclosures &mdash; not boilerplate<\/em>; ESG investor analysts read this section closely for due-diligence quality signals.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"qd-step\">\n            <div class=\"qs-num\">STAGE 05<\/div>\n            <div class=\"qs-body\"><span class=\"qs-title\">Sector Standards review &amp; integration.<\/span>For organisations in covered sectors (Oil &amp; Gas \/ Coal \/ Agriculture \/ Mining), the <strong>applicable Sector Standard is consulted<\/strong> &mdash; identifying sector-likely material topics and confirming the organisation&#8217;s GRI 3 list addresses them or justifies deprioritisation. <em>For sectors without published Sector Standards yet (e.g. financial services, food &amp; beverage, textiles &amp; apparel)<\/em>, Othello cross-references emerging sector practice and peer reports to inform scoping.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"qd-step\">\n            <div class=\"qs-num\">STAGE 06<\/div>\n            <div class=\"qs-body\"><span class=\"qs-title\">GRI Reference Table &amp; report publication.<\/span><strong>The final GRI Reference Table is compiled<\/strong> &mdash; the lookup index that maps every required GRI disclosure to the page or section where it appears in the report. <em>The Reference Table is what ESG investors and rating agencies use to navigate the report<\/em>; misalignment between Reference Table and report content is the most-cited finding in external assurance engagements. Report published; if external assurance is engaged separately (e.g. AA1000AS overlay), Othello&#8217;s engagement file supports the assurance provider&#8217;s work.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--w2);margin:32px 0 0;font-family:var(--m);letter-spacing:.02em;max-width:88ch;padding:18px 22px;background:var(--k1);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--r);position:relative;z-index:2\" data-reveal>&starf; <b style=\"color:var(--r)\">CONSULTATIVE, NOT VERIFICATORY<\/b> &middot; <b style=\"color:var(--w)\">Othello&#8217;s GRI engagement work is consultative &mdash; on the reporting-organisation side, helping prepare a defensible report.<\/b> Where the client wants independent assurance on the report (typical for Thai SET-listed corporates), that work is conducted separately by an assurance provider against AA1000AS, ISAE 3000, or ISAE 3410. <em style=\"color:var(--r);font-family:var(--d);font-style:italic\">Panit&#8217;s AA1000AS ACSAP credential and ISO 14064 Lead Auditor credential are available for separately-scoped assurance engagements<\/em> &mdash; but never simultaneously on the same report as the GRI consultative work, to preserve independence.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ \u00a704 \u2014 INTEROPERABILITY: GRI'S RELATIONSHIP TO IFRS\/CSRD\/TCFD ============ -->\n  <section class=\"pm-sec\" id=\"interop\" style=\"background:var(--k1)\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">\u2605 \u00a704 \u00b7 Interoperability \u00b7 How GRI Pairs With IFRS S1\/S2, CSRD, TCFD, ISSB, SASB, Thai SEC<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Six framework pairings. <em>GRI is the impact-materiality side of double materiality.<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\">GRI is not used in isolation by sophisticated reporters. <strong>It pairs with mandatory and voluntary financial-materiality frameworks to deliver &#8220;double materiality&#8221; reporting<\/strong> &mdash; GRI covering the impact-on-stakeholders side, IFRS S1\/S2 and CSRD\/ESRS covering the financial-materiality-to-enterprise side. The six pairings below are the configurations Thai SET-listed corporates, ASEAN multinationals, and EU-subsidiary Thai companies actually face at the 2026 onward disclosure cycle.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"pm-grid\" data-reveal-stagger>\n\n        <div class=\"pm-card\">\n          <div class=\"pm-num\">PAIR 01 \u00b7 IFRS S1\/S2<\/div>\n          <h3>GRI + IFRS S1\/S2 <em>double materiality.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p><strong>IFRS S1\/S2 (mandatory Thai SEC adoption 2026) requires financial-materiality climate and sustainability disclosure.<\/strong> GRI requires impact-materiality disclosure. <em>The two together deliver double materiality<\/em> &mdash; the standard sophisticated investors now expect. The ISSB (which issues IFRS Sustainability Standards) and GRI have published joint mapping documents enabling reporters to apply both frameworks efficiently. <em>Othello scopes GRI + IFRS S1\/S2 work as one engagement<\/em> when client disclosure obligations require both. See <a href=\"\/certifications\/\" style=\"color:var(--r);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(237,64,54,.4)\">IFRS S1\/S2 page (pending)<\/a>.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pm-spec\">\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">GRI side<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Impact materiality<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">IFRS side<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\"><b>Financial materiality<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Together<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Double materiality<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"pm-card\">\n          <div class=\"pm-num\">PAIR 02 \u00b7 CSRD\/ESRS<\/div>\n          <h3>GRI + CSRD\/ESRS <em>EU mandate.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p><strong>The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires double-materiality disclosure<\/strong> via the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). <em>ESRS was developed with explicit GRI interoperability &mdash; many ESRS disclosures map directly to GRI disclosures<\/em>, allowing reporters to satisfy both frameworks largely through a single dataset. GRI and EFRAG (which develops ESRS) have published a joint interoperability index. For Thai-owned EU subsidiaries or Thai exporters subject to CSRD scope-creep via parent-company consolidation, the GRI + ESRS pairing is decisive.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pm-spec\">\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">EU regime<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\"><b>CSRD\/ESRS<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">GRI mapping<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Direct interop<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">EFRAG joint doc<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Published<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"pm-card\">\n          <div class=\"pm-num\">PAIR 03 \u00b7 TCFD<\/div>\n          <h3>GRI + TCFD <em>climate disclosure.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p>The <strong>Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations<\/strong> &mdash; though formally superseded by IFRS S2 in 2023 &mdash; remain the climate-disclosure lingua franca for many corporates and investors. <em>GRI 305 (Emissions) maps to TCFD&#8217;s Metrics &amp; Targets pillar<\/em>; GRI 2&#8217;s governance and strategy disclosures map to TCFD&#8217;s Governance and Strategy pillars. Othello structures GRI engagements so the climate-related content is simultaneously TCFD-compatible (and therefore IFRS S2-ready). <em>Investor reporting templates increasingly assume both.<\/em><\/p>\n          <div class=\"pm-spec\">\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Status<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Superseded by S2<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Still used<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\"><b>Widely<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">GRI 305<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Maps directly<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"pm-card\">\n          <div class=\"pm-num\">PAIR 04 \u00b7 ISSB<\/div>\n          <h3>GRI + ISSB <em>partnership.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p><strong>The IFRS Foundation&#8217;s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and GRI have a formal collaboration agreement<\/strong> ensuring the two frameworks are interoperable rather than competing. ISSB issues IFRS S1\/S2 (financial materiality); GRI issues the GRI Standards (impact materiality). <em>The two organisations publish joint mapping documents and coordinate development timelines<\/em>. For Thai SET-listed corporates facing mandatory IFRS S2 adoption from 2026, the existing GRI reporting infrastructure substantially reduces IFRS S2 preparation cost &mdash; many data tables carry over directly.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pm-spec\">\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">ISSB issues<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">IFRS S1\/S2<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">GRI relationship<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\"><b>Formal partnership<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Materiality<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Complementary<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"pm-card\">\n          <div class=\"pm-num\">PAIR 05 \u00b7 SASB<\/div>\n          <h3>GRI + SASB <em>industry overlay.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p><strong>The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards &mdash; now part of the IFRS Foundation via ISSB &mdash; provide industry-specific financial-materiality disclosure metrics<\/strong> for 77 industries. <em>SASB and GRI are complementary in materiality philosophy and additive in industry granularity<\/em> &mdash; SASB tells you which financially-material topics your industry typically reports on; GRI Sector Standards tell you which impact-material topics your sector typically reports on. Where SASB and GRI Sector Standard overlap (oil &amp; gas, mining, agriculture), the disclosures align substantively but not identically &mdash; cross-mapping is part of engagement scoping.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pm-spec\">\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Issuer<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">ISSB (was SASB)<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Coverage<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">77 industries<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Materiality<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\"><b>Financial<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"pm-card\">\n          <div class=\"pm-num\">PAIR 06 \u00b7 THAI 56-1<\/div>\n          <h3>GRI + Thai SEC <em>56-1 One Report.<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p><strong>The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s 56-1 One Report integrates annual financial reporting and sustainability reporting into a single mandatory disclosure document<\/strong> for all SET-listed corporates. <em>The sustainability section is implicitly GRI-shaped<\/em> &mdash; with materiality assessment, stakeholder engagement, climate disclosure, and ESG data tables all reflecting GRI architecture. From 2026, IFRS S1\/S2 disclosures additionally become mandatory in the 56-1 One Report&#8217;s sustainability\/climate section. <em>Othello scopes 56-1 sustainability section preparation against both GRI 2021 and IFRS S1\/S2 simultaneously<\/em>, recognising the Thai SEC&#8217;s adoption timeline.<\/p>\n          <div class=\"pm-spec\">\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Document<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\"><b>56-1 One Report<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">Regulator<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">Thai SEC<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"pm-spec-row\"><span class=\"pm-spec-k\">From 2026<\/span><span class=\"pm-spec-v\">+ IFRS S1\/S2<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <p style=\"font-size:12.5px;line-height:1.7;color:var(--w2);margin:32px 0 0;font-family:var(--m);letter-spacing:.02em;max-width:88ch;padding:18px 22px;background:var(--k);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--r);position:relative;z-index:2\" data-reveal>&starf; <b style=\"color:var(--r)\">GRI IS THE INTEROPERABILITY HUB<\/b> &middot; <b style=\"color:var(--w)\">No sustainability-disclosure framework operates in isolation any more.<\/b> GRI sits at the centre of the interoperability map &mdash; the framework most others have mapped against, the methodology most assurance providers know best, and the most-used baseline for ESG investor analysis. <em style=\"color:var(--r);font-family:var(--d);font-style:italic\">A Thai SET-listed corporate building its 2026 disclosure stack around GRI 2021 + IFRS S1\/S2 inherits the interoperability with CSRD\/ESRS, TCFD, SASB, and Thai 56-1 by default<\/em> &mdash; without bespoke per-framework methodology work each year.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <!-- ============ ADJACENT ============ -->\n  <section class=\"as-sec\" id=\"adjacent\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">\u2605 Adjacent \u00b7 Where GRI Connects Across The Practice<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"title\">GRI is the impact-materiality framework. <em>Three adjacent credentials<\/em> on the same bench.<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\">GRI 2021 Standards competence is one of Othello&#8217;s <strong>three reporting-framework anchors<\/strong> \u2014 alongside IFRS S1\/S2 (mandatory Thai SEC 2026) and FTSE Russell ESG Scores (SET ESG transition). <em>Together the three cover the full sustainability-disclosure stack<\/em> a Thai SET-listed corporate, ASEAN multinational, or EU-subsidiary needs for 2026+ ESG investor, regulator, and rating-agency disclosure.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"as-grid\" data-reveal-stagger>\n\n        <a href=\"\/certifications\/\" class=\"as-card gold\">\n          <div class=\"as-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><polyline points=\"22 12 18 12 15 21 9 3 6 12 2 12\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n          <div class=\"as-tag\">\u2605 IFRS S1\/S2 \u00b7 MANDATORY 2026<\/div>\n          <h3>IFRS S1\/S2 &middot; <em>the financial-materiality pair<\/em><\/h3>\n          <p><strong>IFRS S1\/S2 becomes mandatory Thai SEC disclosure from 2026<\/strong> for listed corporates. <em>GRI + IFRS S1\/S2 together deliver double-materiality reporting<\/em> \u2014 the configuration sophisticated ESG investors now expect. Othello&#8217;s bench scopes both frameworks under one engagement letter when client disclosure obligations require both.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"as-arrow\">Open IFRS S1\/S2 (pending)<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a href=\"\/certifications\/aa1000as\/\" class=\"as-card\">\n          <div class=\"as-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"6\"\/><path d=\"M15.477 12.89 17 22l-5-3-5 3 1.523-9.11\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n          <div class=\"as-tag\">ASSURANCE OVERLAY<\/div>\n          <h3>AA1000AS v3 ACSAP &middot; for assured reports<\/h3>\n          <p><strong>Where GRI consultative work concludes with a published report<\/strong> and the client requires independent assurance, <em>AA1000AS v3 ACSAP provides the principles-based assurance overlay<\/em> \u2014 separately scoped from the GRI consultative engagement to preserve independence. Same bench, separate engagement letters.<\/p>\n          <span class=\"as-arrow\">Open AA1000AS<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <a href=\"\/certifications\/\" class=\"as-card\">\n          <div class=\"as-icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"8\" r=\"6\"\/><path d=\"M15.477 12.89 17 22l-5-3-5 3 1.523-9.11\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n          <div class=\"as-tag\">CERTIFICATIONS HUB<\/div>\n          <h3>All 20 credentials &middot; the register<\/h3>\n          <p><strong>GRI 2021 Certified Trainer is one of 20 documented credentials.<\/strong> The hub catalogues all \u2014 5 firm-level and 15 bench practitioner credentials across translation services, data protection, climate &amp; carbon, ESG reporting, and EU cross-border disclosure. <em>Every credential independently verifiable.<\/em><\/p>\n          <span class=\"as-arrow\">Open All Credentials<\/span>\n        <\/a>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ FAQ ============ -->\n  <section class=\"faq-sec\" id=\"faqs\">\n    <div class=\"wrap\">\n      <div class=\"section-head center\" data-reveal>\n        <div class=\"eyebrow\">\u2605 GRI FAQ \u00b7 Ten Procurement Questions<\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"title\">Procurement questions <em>answered up front.<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\" style=\"margin:0 auto\">Substantive answers to what Thai SET-listed corporate sustainability heads, IR teams, audit committees, and 56-1 One Report preparers routinely ask when scoping GRI reporting engagements.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"faq-grid\" data-reveal>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.01<\/span><span>What is GRI and why does it matter for Thai SET-listed corporates?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is the world&#8217;s leading sustainability disclosure standard-setter<\/strong>, established in 1997 as an independent international organisation. Its instrument is the <em>GRI Standards<\/em> \u2014 a modular framework structured around three layers (Universal, Sector, Topic) for disclosing economic, environmental, and social impacts. Per KPMG&#8217;s Survey of Sustainability Reporting, GRI is used by <em>78%+ of the N100 (the 100 largest companies by revenue in each of 58 countries)<\/em> and ~73% of the G250 globally. <strong>For Thai SET-listed corporates, GRI is the implicit shape of the 56-1 One Report sustainability section<\/strong> \u2014 and the framework most ESG investors, rating agencies, and analysts read first. From 2026, IFRS S1\/S2 financial-materiality disclosure becomes mandatory alongside, creating double-materiality disclosure for sophisticated reporters.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.02<\/span><span>What does &#8220;GRI 2021 Certified Trainer (FTPI Jun 2023)&#8221; actually mean?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>Honest scoping: the credential describes Othello bench&#8217;s GRI Standards competence, acquired through the FTPI training cohort in June 2023.<\/strong> FTPI is Federation of Thai Industries \u2014 Thailand&#8217;s local GRI Certified Training Partner. The credential is bench-level applied competence in the 2021 Universal Standards (GRI 1, 2, 3), the Topic Standards architecture, and the impact-materiality methodology. <em>It is not a separate &#8220;GRI-Authorised Trainer&#8221; credential that would entitle Othello to deliver GRI training on its own behalf<\/em> \u2014 that is a different credential held by CTP organisations. <strong>Othello applies GRI Standards at engagement<\/strong> \u2014 consultative work helping Thai SET-listed corporates prepare GRI-aligned 56-1 One Report sustainability sections or standalone GRI sustainability reports. Verification: Othello provides FTPI\/GRI training certificate copies under mutual NDA on request.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.03<\/span><span>What&#8217;s the difference between Universal, Sector, and Topic Standards?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p>Three layers, increasing specificity. <strong>Universal Standards<\/strong> (GRI 1, 2, 3) apply to every GRI reporter regardless of industry \u2014 they set the reporting principles, the always-required general disclosures, and the impact-materiality methodology. <strong>Sector Standards<\/strong> (GRI 11 Oil &amp; Gas, GRI 12 Coal, GRI 13 Agriculture, GRI 14 Mining as of 2024-2025, more in development) apply to organisations in covered industries and identify topics likely to be material for the sector. <strong>Topic Standards<\/strong> (the 200\/300\/400 series \u2014 30+ standards) contain disclosure requirements for specific economic, environmental, and social topics. <em>An organisation reports against the Topic Standards corresponding to its material topics list, not all standards always.<\/em><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.04<\/span><span>What is GRI 3 impact materiality and why is it critical?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 codifies the four-step impact-materiality process<\/strong> the organisation uses to identify which Topic Standards apply: (1) understand the organisation&#8217;s context, (2) identify actual and potential impacts on the economy, environment, and people including human rights, (3) assess significance of the impacts, (4) prioritise the most significant impacts for reporting. <em>The output is the list of material topics<\/em> \u2014 the topics the organisation reports against. <strong>It is critical because<\/strong>: GRI 3 is the centerpiece of the 2021 rewrite (replacing the older &#8220;topic boundary&#8221; concept); externally-assured GRI reports stand or fall on whether GRI 3 was applied correctly; and impact materiality is the disclosure dimension that distinguishes GRI from financial-materiality frameworks like IFRS S1\/S2. <em>Rushed or template-driven GRI 3 work is the most common cause of &#8220;in accordance&#8221; claim failures during external assurance review.<\/em><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.05<\/span><span>What&#8217;s the difference between &#8220;in accordance with&#8221; and &#8220;with reference to&#8221; the GRI Standards?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>Two claim levels, different commitment depth<\/strong>. <em>&#8220;Reported in accordance with the GRI Standards&#8221;<\/em> is the higher commitment \u2014 requires reporting against every applicable Topic Standard at all required disclosures, with the GRI 3 materiality process fully documented, the GRI Reference Table complete, and the applicable Sector Standard addressed where the organisation is in a covered sector. <em>&#8220;Reported with reference to the GRI Standards&#8221;<\/em> is the lower commitment \u2014 allows selective use of GRI Standards with disclosed limitations. Both are legitimate claims; the difference is the integrity signal strength. <strong>Most Thai SET-listed corporates aspiring to capital-market-grade ESG disclosure work toward the in-accordance claim<\/strong> \u2014 and the work involves both methodology and documentation depth, which is where Othello&#8217;s engagement value lives.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.06<\/span><span>How does GRI relate to IFRS S1\/S2 and CSRD\/ESRS?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>They cover different sides of double materiality.<\/strong> GRI covers <em>impact materiality<\/em> \u2014 impacts on the economy, environment, and people. <em>IFRS S1\/S2<\/em> (issued by the ISSB and becoming mandatory Thai SEC disclosure from 2026) covers <em>financial materiality<\/em> \u2014 sustainability matters affecting enterprise value. <em>CSRD\/ESRS<\/em> (EU mandate for large companies) requires both \u2014 and was explicitly designed with GRI interoperability. <strong>The three frameworks are designed to work together, not compete<\/strong> \u2014 GRI and ISSB have a formal collaboration agreement; GRI and EFRAG (which develops ESRS) have published joint interoperability index documents. A Thai SET-listed corporate building its 2026 disclosure stack around GRI 2021 + IFRS S1\/S2 inherits TCFD and SASB compatibility largely automatically, and is well-positioned for any EU CSRD scope exposure via parent-company consolidation.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.07<\/span><span>How does GRI fit into Thailand&#8217;s 56-1 One Report?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s 56-1 One Report integrates annual financial reporting and sustainability reporting into a single mandatory disclosure document<\/strong> for all SET-listed corporates. <em>The sustainability section is implicitly GRI-shaped<\/em> \u2014 with materiality assessment, stakeholder engagement, climate disclosure, and ESG data tables all reflecting GRI architecture. <strong>From 2026, IFRS S1\/S2 climate and sustainability disclosures additionally become mandatory in the 56-1 sustainability\/climate section<\/strong>. Many SET-listed corporates publish their full GRI report as a standalone document alongside the 56-1 One Report, with the 56-1 summarising key GRI disclosures and cross-referencing. <em>Othello scopes 56-1 sustainability section preparation against both GRI 2021 and IFRS S1\/S2 simultaneously<\/em> \u2014 recognising the convergent disclosure architecture from 2026 onward.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.08<\/span><span>How long does a GRI report engagement take?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>For a first GRI report engagement, typically 4-6 months end-to-end<\/strong>: 2-4 weeks engagement scoping and reporting-boundary decisions, 4-8 weeks impact-materiality assessment per GRI 3 (the longest stage; involves stakeholder engagement), 6-10 weeks Topic Standards data collection and drafting, 2-4 weeks Universal Standards drafting and GRI Reference Table compilation, 2-4 weeks internal review and management approval, optional 4-8 weeks parallel external assurance engagement. <strong>For subsequent annual cycles, typically 8-14 weeks<\/strong> \u2014 shorter because the materiality assessment is updated rather than rebuilt, and most data infrastructure is in place. <em>Binding constraints are usually client-side data availability for new Topic Standards, management-review calendars, and (for assured reports) the assurance provider&#8217;s calendar coordination<\/em>. Engagement letter issuance within 1 business day of scoping.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.09<\/span><span>Does Othello also provide external assurance on GRI reports?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p><strong>Yes \u2014 but never simultaneously on the same engagement as the consultative GRI work<\/strong>, to preserve independence. The bench separation is deliberate: <em>consultative GRI engagement work (helping a client prepare a defensible report) is one engagement letter<\/em>; <em>independent assurance on the published report (AA1000AS v3 or ISAE 3000) is a separately-scoped engagement, by separate practitioners, under a different engagement letter<\/em>. Panit Chancharoonpong holds AA1000AS ACSAP and ISO 14064 Lead Auditor credentials for assurance engagements; the GRI consultative bench is anchored separately. <em>Clients commonly engage Othello for both<\/em>, but never via the same engagement letter and never with the same practitioner anchoring both sides. See <a href=\"\/certifications\/aa1000as\/\">\/certifications\/aa1000as\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n        <details class=\"faq\">\n          <summary><span class=\"faq-num\">Q.10<\/span><span>How does GRI fit Othello&#8217;s broader engagement framework?<\/span><span class=\"faq-ic\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/summary>\n          <div class=\"faq-body\">\n            <p>GRI 2021 Standards competence is one of Othello&#8217;s <strong>three reporting-framework anchors<\/strong>, alongside IFRS S1\/S2 (mandatory Thai SEC 2026) and FTSE Russell ESG Scores. <em>Together with Panit&#8217;s seven-credential ESG-assurance cluster (AA1000AS, ISO 14064, TGO, Verra, CORSIA, ICVCM, ISCC PLUS)<\/em>, the firm operates the full sustainability-disclosure stack a Thai SET-listed corporate needs for 2026+ \u2014 from impact-materiality assessment (GRI) through financial-materiality disclosure (IFRS S1\/S2) through external assurance (AA1000AS \/ ISO 14064-3 \/ ISAE 3000) through carbon-credit verification (TGO \/ Verra \/ CORSIA \/ ICVCM CCP \/ ISCC PLUS). Founded 2020 on US Government bilingual contracts under FAR-grade contractor verification, the firm&#8217;s procurement-grade audit-trail standard applies to GRI engagements the same way it applies to ATA-certified translation or 56-1 One Report disclosure. <em>One engagement letter, one NDA from first email, one audit-trail Bangkok-side, twenty credentials behind it.<\/em> Email <a href=\"mailto:info@othelloshop.com?subject=GRI%20%E2%80%94%20Sustainability%20Report%20Scoping\">info@othelloshop.com<\/a> or call <a href=\"tel:+6628592145\">+66 02-859-2145<\/a>.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/details>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ FINAL CTA ============ -->\n  <section class=\"cta-sec\" id=\"engage\">\n    <div class=\"cta-content\">\n      <h2 data-reveal>The world&#8217;s most-used reporting framework. <em>Twenty credentials behind the report.<\/em><\/h2>\n      <p data-reveal>GRI 2021 Standards bench competence, acquired through FTPI Thailand (June 2023), paired with the firm&#8217;s full reporting-framework and ESG-assurance stack \u2014 <strong>one bench covering impact-materiality assessment, financial-materiality disclosure, external assurance, and carbon-credit verification under one engagement letter<\/strong>. The configuration Thai SET-listed corporates need as 56-1 One Report convergence with IFRS S1\/S2 arrives in 2026, ESG investor scrutiny intensifies, and ASEAN-EU disclosure interoperability becomes commercially decisive. \u22641 BH acknowledgement \u00b7 scoping call within 1 BD \u00b7 NDA from first email.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"cta-buttons\" data-reveal>\n        <a href=\"mailto:info@othelloshop.com?subject=GRI%20%E2%80%94%20Sustainability%20Report%20Scoping\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Scope GRI Engagement<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/contact\/\" class=\"btn btn-outline\">Contact The Bench<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"cta-note\" data-reveal>\n        <a href=\"tel:+6628592145\"><b>+66 02-859-2145<\/b><\/a> <span class=\"sep\">&middot;<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:info@othelloshop.com\"><b>info@othelloshop.com<\/b><\/a><br>\n        Unit 12-03, Chartered Square <span class=\"sep\">&middot;<\/span> 152 N Sathon Rd <span class=\"sep\">&middot;<\/span> Si Lom <span class=\"sep\">&middot;<\/span> Bangkok 10500\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- ============ ENDLINE ============ -->\n  <div class=\"endline\">\n    GRI 2021 Standards <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> Global Reporting Initiative <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> Universal + Sector + Topic Layers <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> GRI 1 Foundation &middot; GRI 2 General &middot; GRI 3 Material Topics <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> Impact Materiality &middot; Double Materiality with IFRS S1\/S2 <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> 78% N100 Adoption &middot; 73% G250 (KPMG &#8217;24) <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> Interoperable with IFRS &middot; CSRD\/ESRS &middot; TCFD &middot; SASB &middot; Thai 56-1 <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> FTPI Thailand CTP Training Jun 2023 <span class=\"r\">&middot;<\/span> Verifiable on globalreporting.org &amp; FTPI <span class=\"r\">&mdash;<\/span> Othello International\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/.oth-gri PAGE END -->\n<script>\n(function(){\n  if (typeof window === 'undefined' || typeof document === 'undefined') return;\n  var root = document.querySelector('.oth-gri');\n  if (!root) return;\n  root.classList.add('js-on');\n  \/\/ safety net: after 4s, reveal anything still hidden\n  setTimeout(function(){ root.querySelectorAll('[data-reveal], [data-reveal-stagger]').forEach(function(el){ el.classList.add('in'); }); }, 4000);\n\n  \/\/ one-FAQ-open-at-a-time\n  var faqs = root.querySelectorAll('details.faq');\n  faqs.forEach(function(f){\n    f.addEventListener('toggle', function(){\n      if (f.open){ faqs.forEach(function(o){ if (o !== f && o.open) o.open = false; }); }\n    });\n  });\n\n  \/\/ smooth in-page anchors\n  root.querySelectorAll('a[href^=\"#\"]').forEach(function(a){\n    a.addEventListener('click', function(e){\n      var id = a.getAttribute('href');\n      if (id.length < 2) return;\n      var t = root.querySelector(id) || document.querySelector(id);\n      if (t){ e.preventDefault(); t.scrollIntoView({behavior:'smooth', block:'start'}); history.pushState(null,'',id); }\n    });\n  });\n\n  \/\/ reveal + counters\n  var revealEls = root.querySelectorAll('[data-reveal], [data-reveal-stagger]');\n  if ('IntersectionObserver' in window &#038;&#038; revealEls.length){\n    var io = new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){\n      entries.forEach(function(e){\n        if (e.isIntersecting){\n          e.target.classList.add('in');\n          var counters = e.target.querySelectorAll('[data-count-to]');\n          counters.forEach(function(c){\n            if (c.dataset.counted) return;\n            c.dataset.counted = '1';\n            var target = parseFloat(c.getAttribute('data-count-to')) || 0;\n            var decimals = parseInt(c.getAttribute('data-count-decimals') || '0', 10);\n            var dur = 1600;\n            var t0 = performance.now();\n            function step(now){\n              var p = Math.min((now - t0) \/ dur, 1);\n              var eased = 1 - Math.pow(1 - p, 3);\n              var val = target * eased;\n              c.textContent = decimals > 0 ? 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