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TRAININGS

GRI STANDARDS CERTIFIED TRAINING

 

 

REGISTRATION

 

Dates

13-14 may 2025

and

26-27 august 2025

 

Time

9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

 

Location

Zurich
Switzerland

 

 

 

The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) are the first and most widely adopted global standards for sustainability reporting. In the two-day training course, you will get to know the GRI Standards and learn how to prepare a sustainability report according to GRI. Interactive training with case studies and best-practice examples enables a practical discussion and offers the ideal preparation for your next annual and sustainability report.

 

We will also look beyond the GRI Standards into other frameworks like SASB, TCFD or Integrated Reporting and discuss current regulatory developments.

 

Language

The course can be conducted in German or English, depending on the participants’ needs. Course materials are in English.

 

Objectives

  • Introduction to GRI Standards

  • Overview of sustainability reporting

  • Process of reporting

  • Application of the principles and methods of GRI

  • Definition of the report content

The training is aimed at people from organisations and companies who are interested in sustainability reporting. No preliminary knowledge is required.

 

Participants will receive

  • Detailed insight into the GRI Standards and their application

  • Best practice examples and case studies

  • Practice-oriented group discussions

  • Detailed course material

  • GRI course certificate

 

Course fee

The course fee of CHF 1,500.– (excl. VAT) includes the following services:

  • Participation in the two-day training course

  • Course material

  • Catering (lunch and breaks)

  • Certificate issued by GRI confirming successful participation in the course

 

We offer a 10% discount (non-cumulative) for: GRI Gold Community members, any other person from the same organisation in the same training course, representatives of non-profit organisations, students upon presentation of a student card.

 

Trainers

Dr Petra Nix

Owner & Managing Partner

 

  • Over 30 years of experience in Corporate Reporting (financial and non-financial), Investor Relations and Corporate
    Communications
  • Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Nordwestschweiz in Olten and MAZ

 

David Hauser

Consultant and Project Manager

 

  • Over 5 years of experience in sustainability research with various publications in peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Ecological Economics, Global Environmental Psychology, etc.)
  • PhD in Business Administration, University of Bern
  • GRI-certified trainer

 

Nawid Rafiq

Consultant and Project Manager

 

  • Over 2.5 years of leadership experience in the real estate department of Volksbank in Baden-Baden
  • Managing demanding clients
  • Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Management from Macromedia University of Applied Sciences in Stuttgart
  • GRI-certified trainer

 

Organisational matters 

We kindly ask you to bring your own laptop if possible, in order to be able to access the GRI Standards documents digitally. These can be downloaded at: www.globalreporting.org/standards

 

For further information and registration please contact Nawid Rafiq:

 

E-mail    nawid.rafiq@petranix.com

Phone    +41 76 238 28 10

 

 

 

In case of cancellation 4 weeks prior to the course, we will charge 50% of the course fee. In case of cancellations within 10 working days before the course, the whole fee will be charged.

COMPANY-SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS

We also offer tailor-made company seminars on topics such as

  • GRI-certified trainings

  • Sustainability Reporting

  • Integrated Reporting

  • Best practice in Corporate Reporting

  • Convincing Remuneration Reports

  • Corporate Governance

  • Effective Investor Relations

  • Development of an Equity Story

 

The date and location of the event will be determined together with you. Please contact us for an individual offer at mail@PETRANIX.com

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ANALYSES AND STUDIES

We offer you tailor-made analyses to investigate company-specific questions. More information can be found here. We work out the research methodology and questions together with you in a joint workshop.

 

For an individual offer please contact us: mail@PETRANIX.com

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PRACTICAL SUPPORT FOR BACHELOR AND MASTER THESES

Are you looking for practical support for your Bachelor or Master Thesis?

 

We are always interested in exciting and practice-relevant research projects that fit our five areas of expertise: Strategic Communication, Corporate Reporting, Sustainability & Governance, Investor Relations and Corporate Publishing. In cooperation with Universities and Colleges we are your sparring partner offering you practical support for your work.

 




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