Assessment Requirements for MSS015035 Report to Global Reporting Initiative Standards

Release: 1

Assessment Requirements for MSS015035 Report to Global Reporting Initiative Standards

Modification History

Release 1. No equivalent unit. Unit code changed. Name changed. GRI Guidelines superseded. Updated to reflect new GRI Standards. Application changed. Performance criteria changed. Range of conditions removed. Assessment requirements changed. Supersedes MSS015006 Report to Global Reporting Initiative guidelines.

Performance Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements and performance criteria of this unit, and:

compiled and validated a sustainability report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards for 1 of the following options:

core

comprehensive

Knowledge Evidence

There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:

GRI Standards for sustainable reporting or current equivalent and how to apply them

United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals or current equivalent

organisation’s stakeholders and their substantive expectations and interests

organisation’s activities including stakeholder engagement activities

organisation’s contextual information

organisation’s impact, including:

positive, negative, actual, potential, direct, indirect, short-term, intended, unintended impact or effect the organisation has on the economy, environment and society

consequences for the organisation

related regulatory and other compliance reporting requirements

related commercial reporting requirements

organisational benefits from GRI reporting

internal and external data sources and collection methods

organisational protocols and procedures for obtaining and using data

Assessment Conditions

Skills must have been demonstrated in the workplace or in a simulated environment that reflects workplace conditions and contingencies. The following conditions must be met for this unit:

use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:

GRI Standards for sustainable reporting or current equivalent

access to organisation’s contextual information

modelling of industry operating conditions, including:

stakeholders

Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.

Links

The MSS Sustainability Companion Volume Implementation Guides are available from VETNet: - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=5b04f318-804f-4dc0-9463-c3fb9a3fe998