Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the Automotive Sector, by examining the disclosure practices of 29 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 Automotive Sector are:

1. Products and Services
2. Overall (Environmental)
3. Customer Health and Safety
4. Corruption
5. Emissions, Effluents and Waste
6. Diversity and Equal Opportunity
7. Anti-Competitive Behavior
8. Energy
9. Materials
10. Investment and Procurement Practices

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:
www.ga-institute.com/getall84

Organizations included in the Automotive Sector study are:

Aebi Schmidt, AUTOTERMINAL, S.A., Carris, Continental, Daimler, Dimo, Dogus Otomotiv, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Gestamp Aveiro, GM OBB del Ecuador, Hankook Tire, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Motor Company, Isuzu Motors, Jaguar Cars, Kia Motors, KOEL, MAN Group, Piaggio Group, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Sapa Group, Scania, Svensk Bilprovning, Toyota Argentina, Toyota Australia, Valeo, Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Volvo Car Corporation

About G&A Institute (www.ga-institute.com)
G&A Institute is a New York-based, private sector company providing sustainability-focused services and resources to corporate and investment community clients, including: Issue Counseling & Sustainability Strategies; Sustainability Reporting; Materiality Assessments; Stakeholder Engagement; Benchmarking; Investor Relations; Communications; Coaching, Team Building & Training;  Issues Monitoring & Customized Research; Third Party Recognitions.  G&A is the exclusive Data Partner for the GRI in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Editors
On the G&A Institute web site there is additional information available on the Fact Sheet: What Matters Project (www.ga-institute.com/research-reports/sustainability-what-matters/fact-sheet).  The resulting "most important" to "least important" ranking for the 35 sectors is available to media on a case-by-case basis please contact:  Peter Hamilton (phamilton@ga-institute.com).

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