Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the Forest & Paper Products Sector, by examining the disclosure practices of 18 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 Forest & Paper Products Sector are:

1. Materials
2. Biodiversity
3. Labor/Management Relations
4. Indigenous Rights
5. Product and Service Labeling
6. Public Policy
7. Training and Education
8. Economic Performance
9. Water
10. Emissions, Effluents and Wast

Results:  The complimentary report examining 35 sectors including top 10 GRI aspects, and top/bottom 10 GRI performance indicators can be downloaded here. 

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 here.

Organizations included in the Forest & Paper Products Sector study are:

Ahlstrom Corporation, Australian Paper, Canfor Corp., Catalyst Paper, Cham Paper Group, Duratex, Grupo Portucel, Holmen,International Paper, Martela, Metsaliitto/ METSÄ GROUP, Mondi Group, SAP Labs, SCA - Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget, SERVIFUSTER, S.A., Stora Enso, Sveaskog, UPM-Kymmene

About G&A Institute 
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.  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.

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Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. is a strategy consulting, advisory, communications, and research firm focused on the key issues of corporate sustainability and responsibility. We are experts in corporate ESG performance — the firm’s environmental performance, management of social issues, and effective corporate governance. We serve the leaders and boards of organizations in the corporate sector and in the investment community.

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