The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a network-based organization that has pioneered the development of the world’s most widely used
sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide. The GRI Guidelines set out
the principles and indicators that organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance.
Disclaimer:
Where the relevant sustainability reporting includes external links, including to audio visual material, this statement only
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changes to such material.
Statement
GRI Application Level Check
GRI hereby states that
Abu Dhabi Oil Corporation
has presented its report “Embedding Sustainability at Our
Roots” (2010) to GRI’s Report Services which have concluded that the report fulfills the requirement of
Application Level A.
GRI Application Levels communicate the extent to which the content of the G3 Guidelines has been
used in the submitted sustainability reporting. The Check confirms that the required set and number of
disclosures for that Application Level have been addressed in the reporting and that the GRI
Content Index demonstrates a valid representation of the required disclosures, as described in the GRI
G3 Guidelines.
Application Levels do not provide an opinion on the sustainability performance of the reporter nor the
quality of the information in the report.
Amsterdam, 11 May 2011
Nelmara Arbex
Deputy Chief Executive
Global Reporting Initiative
