University of Malta's resident academic, Dr Mark Anthony Camilleri has recently been appointed as a member in the Global Reporting Initiative’s Stakeholder Council, where he will be representing the European civil society organisations.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is an international, independent standards organisation that helps businesses and governments (worldwide) understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues, including; climate change, labour rights, governance and social well-being. The GRI's reporting framework has standardised and quantified the environmental, social and governance disclosures in the corporate reporting of large undertakings.
The Stakeholder Council membership is diverse, and is drawn from all United Nations-defined regions: Africa, Asia Pacific/Oceania, Latin America/Caribbean, North America/Europe/CIS and West Asia. Its members represent core constituencies in GRI’s network: Business, Civil Society Organisations, Investment Institutions, Labour and Mediating Institutions.