1. Sustainability Reporting: GRI NICE Presentation March 19, 2009 HDR, 8404 Indian Hills Drive, Omaha, NE Richard Yoder, P2RIC

2. Richard Yoder, PE UNO - NBDC P2RIC Director 6001 Dodge St. RH308 Omaha, NE 68182 ryoder@unomaha.edu www.p2ric.org

3. Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association Regions 1 & 2 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY www.newmoa.org / 617-367-8558 Waste Reduction Resource Center Regions 3 & 4 - DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC, AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC,TN wrrc.p2pays.org / 919-715-6534 Great Lakes Regional P2 Roundtable Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, NY,OH, PA, WI, Ontario www.glrppr.org / 630-472-5019 P2 Regional Information Center Region 7 - IA, KS, MO, NB www.p2ric.org / 402-554-6257 Southwest P2 Information Center Region 6 - AK, LA, NM, OK, TX www.zerowastenetwork.org / 512-232-7149 Peaks to Prairies P2 Information Center Region 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY www.peakstoprairies.org / 406-994-3451 Western Regional P2 Network Region 9 - AZ, CA, HI, NV www.wrppn.org / 775-689-6688 Pacific Northwest P2 Resource Center Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA www.pprc.org / 206-352-2050 www.p2rx.org

4. Overview Introduction of reporting Outline GRI, Global Reporting Initiative Hand off to Con Agra’s Marcella Thompson for their practical experience www.conagrafoods.com/corporateresponsibility

5. Tools in Your Hands Today GRI Reference Sheet www.globalreporting.org/NR/rdonlyres/DDB9A2EA-7715- 4E1A-9047- FD2FA8032762/0/G3_QuickReferenceSheet.pdf Let’s Report template www.globalreporting.org/Learning/LetsReportTemplate/ Global Reporting Initiative www.globalreporting.org

6. GRI: Why report? Assess performance Compare performance Understand impact Communication

7. Why the GRI Format? Suitable across sectors & sizes GRI framework offers flexibility and incremental adoption A standard reduces development time & improves credibility

8. Reporting Is Not: A code of conduct. A set of performance standards (e.g., emissions targets for specific pollutants). A management system. A guide to internal data management, data collection, or to monitoring and verification. A substitute for legally mandated reporting.

9. What is the GRI Framework? Materiality, stakeholder inclusiveness, sustainability context, completeness Balance, comparability, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, clarity See Decision Tree for Boundary Setting image

10. What Is the GRI Framework? Pt.1: Reporting Principles & Guidance (see handout) – Content – Quality – Boundary Pt.2: Organizational description – Strategy & Profile – Management approach – Performance indicators Economic, Environmental, Society Human rights, Product responsibility, Labor practices and decent work

12. Sector Supplements Airports Apparel & Footwear Automotive Construction & Real Estate Electric Utilities Financial Services Food Processing www.globalreporting.org/ReportingFramework/SectorSupplements/ Logistics & Transportation Media Mining & Metals NGOs Oil & Gas Public Agency Telecommunications

13. Let’s go over Let’s Report! 1.About the company: pp.2-6 1.1, 2.1-2.10, 4.1-4.4 2.About the report: pp. 7-8 3.1-3.4, 3.6-3.8, 3.10-3.12 3.About stakeholders: p. 9 4.14-4.15 4.Report content: p.10 3.5 5.Performance: pp. 11-12 – Ten indicators, at least one from EC, EN, SO 6.Self declaration (C): p.13 7.Index of GRI content: pp.14-16 3.12