Blum - Moving Ideas for Sustainability

7 The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aims to establish a set of worldwide standards for sustainability reporting. In fact, the principles and guidelines of the GRI have already become well-established as a means of quality control for sustainability reports. Austrian legislation specifically recommends the use of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines for corporate sustainability reports. This ensures that our sustainability measures are directly comparable with international standards, thus increasing their validity. One such measure recommended by the GRI is a “materiality analysis”. We use this method to determine the relevant fields of action to be addressed by Blum and our stakeholders. These focus areas are embedded in the SDGs and are covered in more detail in the following seven chapters: Climate protection and emissions, Energy, Transport and packaging, Resources, Biodiversity and the designing of outdoor spaces, Mobility, and Working at Blum. Global Reporting Initiative