Launch of BrownFlynn Learning Website

We launched our brand new BrownFlynn Learning website yesterday!

Check it out: brownflynnlearning.com

Steps of the Sustainability Reporting Process

These are phases of the sustainability reporting process that we have developed for our Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certified training: The GRI Process.  For more information about our course offerings and conferences, visit our website.

Phase 1: Prepare

• Planning the GRI Process
• Possible Planning Influences (Self-Evaluation Tools and United Nations Global Compact)
• Beginning the GRI Process 

Phase 2: Connect

• Importance of Stakeholder Engagement
• Stakeholder Identification and Prioritization
• Effective Stakeholder Communication

Phase 3: Define

• Identifying and incorporating material indicators into your strategy and report
• Determining report boundary and period

Phase 4: Monitor

• Setting sustainability goals and performance targets
• Reviewing internal policies along the way
• Content and quality approval

Phase 5: Communicate

• Sustainability communications options
• Stand alone Sustainability Report vs. incorporation into traditional Annual Report
• Report layout, design, and format for readability

Learn how to incorporate all of these practices and more into your organization for more effective sustainability reporting using GRI indicators in one of our open enrollment workshops (August 24-25 and September 21-22) or at the “Leading the Future of Sustainability: Implementing the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Framework” conference at Valparaiso University on October 23-25.

The GRI Process – New Training for Sustainability Reporting

BrownFlynn has recently become the first Certified GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Training Organization in the United States. Through its education division – BrownFlynn Learning – the Firm will offer a signature training course entitled, The GRI Process.

The GRI Process provides attendees with a comprehensive overview of:

• Reporting an organization’s environmental, social and economic policies – often establishing or enhancing a company’s sustainability strategy.
• The synergies between the “3Ps” (people, planet and profit) and how to identify an organization’s major impacts in each category
• How those synergies can inform daily behavior and decision-making for sustainability
• How to establish meaningful and measurable sustainability goals consistent with global best practice
• How to collect data in order to measure progress, creating a repository of information affecting future goal-setting and sustainability reporting
• How to create a transparent and effective sustainability report according to GRI standards
• How to develop a report following both GRI Guidelines and the United Nations Global Compact’s (UNGC) Communication on Progress requirement

BrownFlynn Learning announced in Crain’s

Our new division, BrownFlynn Learning, was recently announced in Crain’s Cleveland Business.

Here is the article:

Consultant takes the long view with new unit

BrownFlynn hopes sustainability will sustain a new division it has launched.

The firm, which describes itself as a sustainability and corporate responsibility consulting firm, said the new division, BrownFlynn Learning, will offer a variety of sustainability and corporate responsibility education and training courses.

BrownFlynn said the division’s creation was spurred by the company’s selection as the first U.S.-based certified training partner of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an organization that has created sustainability reporting guidelines.

“The core of our business has always been about the triple bottom line — people, planet and prosperity,” principal and co-owner Barbara Brown said. “BrownFlynn Learning further solidifies our commitment to and belief in the importance of educating others on corporate citizenship.”

The division has established training dates for two-day workshops titled “The GRI Process.” The dates are July 27-28, Aug. 24-25 and Sept. 21-22.

Article written by Mark Dodosh for Crain’s Cleveland Business

BrownFlynn Launches New Division, Becomes First U.S. GRI Certified Trainer

A few weeks back, we mentioned BrownFlynn’s pursuit of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Training program – today, we are happy to make a few important announcements!

First, BrownFlynn has become GRI’s first U.S.-based partner, certified to teach other stateside organizations about the GRI sustainability reporting framework.   

Second, this exciting development led BrownFlynn to develop a separate division devoted to education and training in the field of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

So, today, we announce the creation of BrownFlynn Learning!

Consistent with BrownFlynn’s mission to Do Good, Do Well, Win – BrownFlynn Learning will help organizations, lead, sustain and prosper, by offering courses that guide them through the evolving world of sustainability. 

Lastly, we are excited to announce that BrownFlynn Learning’s first course offering and signature program is The GRI Process. This course will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of reporting their company’s environmental, social and economic policies—often establishing or enhancing their sustainability strategy.

As you can tell, it’s an exciting time at BrownFlynn! While we’re developing and ramping up our BrownFlynn Learning course offerings, we remain committed to BrownFlynn’s core consulting business.

Cleveland Training Dates
July 27/28
August 24/25
September 21/22

For more information about BrownFlynn Learning or The GRI Process visit BrownFlynn.com or contact brownflynnlearning@brownflynn.com!