Profile Insight Associates

Insight Associates

Gujarat-India

Brief Info about

Insight Associates

Year of establishment : 1999

Core functions :
Help businesses turn Values into Action
Build / Enhance internal Capacity at implementers level
Support business manage and Communicate sustainability impacts
Credentials:
Organization Stakeholder to GRI since 2007
Training Partners in India, Certified by GRI since 2009
Team trained and coached by GRI, (HQ)
Quality of contents and deliverance QC monitored by GRI, HQ
Recognized by GRI as Leaders in provide Training Courses
Industry exposure of around 2 decades
Experience of handling national and cross border assignments
Representation in GCC countries, Part of Europe and Africa

Clientele segment
Govt.
Mgmt.
Asson.

SMEs

Academic
Institutions

Insight
Associates

NGOs

MNCs

PSUs
Native
Corporations

Our approach
We walk with you

Orientation
Training

Advising

On Sustainability
On strategy
Guidelines on
How to do reporting

Your
Independent journey
Actual participation
in implementation

Few of the organizations trained

and consulted by us

Our Credentials

How Insight Associates partners with

companies sustainability journey:

Our Solutions

Our Services

About Triple Bottom Line

Sustainability, also referred to as Triple Bottom Line TBL

performance is being recognized as the most evolved paradigm for
doing and growing business.

There are three key dimensions to it

Understanding the ideology , performance and practice of TBL
Leveraging it as Strategy
Communicating TBL performance to stakeholders

Significance of these three dimensions is huge.

Our Workshops & Trainings

Workshops

Training

TBL performance

TBL communication

Orientation towards TBL

strategy

Foundation / introductory
Course in GRI G4

Orientation towards TBL

communication

GRI Certified Course in India

Orientation to GRI

Stakeholder engagement

Orientation towards
stakeholder engagement

Strategizing CSR

Strategizing CSR

Orientation towards TBL & TBL

performance

Objectives of Our products and

Services

Workshops
To help orient and sensitize different levels of the organization towards
Sustainability Performance and
Communicating sustainability impacts

Training Programs
To empower the organization to gather the knowledge and skills
required to
Strategize implement and integrate Sustainability performance
Implement the process of communicating TBL performance

Advisory & Consulting

To help organizations in actual implementation of TBL performance and
communication process, leveraging strategic benefits out of it.

Levels of Engagement

Our services allow choice at different levels of engagements with

organizations, depending on their disposition and readiness:

Orientation / awareness level organization-wide

Training and Capacity building implementer level

Implementation / integration level

Open Enrolment

Our Advisory and Consulting

Services
Policy to Payoffs

Designing/refining TBL policy & Strategy formulation

Implementing and integrating TBL objectives

Measurement & Evaluation (M&E) of TBL performance

Implementing TBL reporting process

Adopting GRI G4 framework

Extending from GRI G4 (Cluster based approach Supply Chain

integration)

Stakeholder engagement

Our Methodology
Policy designing
Strategy
Goal Setting

Adapting GRI G4
Implementing GRI
processes
Upgrading reporting
process
Effective stakeholder
engagement system

Sessions for
Senior
Executives

Employee
level
customized
sessions

Handholding
support &
consulting

Open
Sessions

In-Company programs
Case examples
Interactive sessions
Group exercises

GRI Certified
courses (2 day
obligatory)
Orientation courses
(1 day programs)
SME & Supply Chain
specific courses

Our approach
We walk with you

Orientation
Training

Advising

On Sustainability
On strategy
Guidelines on
How to do reporting

Your
Independent journey
Actual participation
in implementation

TransparencyNot Optional...
Essential
Stages in Sustainability Reporting
journey
Communicate
Compliance
Measure
Awareness

Blind spots

Value Creation through

Sustainability
Setting Direction/
goals

Engaging with
Stakeholders

Define Governance Structure

Identify Material Topics
Establish vision, goals, strategies
and best practices

Gather internal and External

Stakeholder insight
Educate team and suppliers
Inspire and motivate employees

Value Creation
Telling Story

Disclose sustainability
performance
Use creative and multi-channel
communication methods

Understanding
Landscape

Discover trends & best practices

Learn Reporting Frameworks &
requirements
Position amongst the best

Sustainability Reporting Environment

OECD MNE Guidelines

GRI Sustainability
Reporting
Guidelines

UN Guiding Principles for

Business and Human Rights

UN Global Compact
Guidelines for
Sustainability
reporting

ISO 26000

Our typical approach

Studying the need and the context of the organization

Planning the orientation / training
Consultation need based

Planning the initiation of Reporting process and Initiation

Stakeholder consultation planning and process
Impact Measurement Base line report and mapping with GRI
framework
GAP analysis
Materiality assessment and Defining Report content
Help establishing monitoring mechanisms and data warehousing
systems
Writing the Report
Assisting organizations by connecting with genuine agencies for their
external assurance needs, if any.

Global Reporting Initiative

Overview - GRI G4 Framework

Global Reporting Initiative

Global Reporting Initiative-GRI

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit , Multi Stakeholder based

organization that works towards a sustainable global economy by providing
sustainability reporting guidance.

It has pioneered and developed a comprehensive Sustainability Reporting

Framework that enables organizations to measure and report their economic,
environmental, social and Governance performance.

(www.globalreporting.org)

Central Theme of G4

Materiality focus

what matters and where it matters

Identifying as what is critical to be managed regardless of

organizations preparation for managing it be future ready

In accordance criteria

Core

Comprehensive

Transition form G3/3.1 to G4

Reports published after 31 December 2015 should be prepared in

accordance with the G4 Guidelines
GRI recommends that first time reporting organizations use the G4
Guidelines
Ethics & Integrity
Governance
Supply-Chain (up stream & down stream)
GHG emissions & Energy
Anti Corruption and Public Policy
Generic DMA

Reporting Process
Five phases of Reporting under GRI:

Prepare

Connect

Define

Monitor

Communicate

Reporting Phases

Prepare Phase - Imagine your report

Connect Phase - Engaging with Stakeholders
Define Phase - Materiality and Boundary
In accordance criteria
o
o

Core
Comprehensive

Monitor Phase - Tracking the progress

Communicate Phase
o Build the Report
o Decide Report Criteria and obtaining External Assurance
o Choose the target audience and medium for communication
o Launch the Report
o Celebrate

Thank You
Insight Associates,
insight.associates@gmail.com

+91 9824054696
www.insightassociate.com