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Sustainability Reporting Sustainability Reporting Support SystemSupport System

Prepared for Great-PR.com.

Richard Herzfeld

TechComm Associates, LLC

ForewordForeword

Multi-function database

GRI data repository

NGO Survey/GRI Topic cross reference

Project OverviewProject Overview

Publicly Traded Corporations

Researchgroups,NGOs

Surveys

AnnualSustainability

Reports

SQLdatabase

organizedby

GRI Topics

Research is

simplified

Easily reproduce

NGO surveys

NGOs can update

own surveys

Organized access to support

documents

Immediate access to updates

Corporate-wide

access

Project GoalsProject Goals

•standardize responses from a company’s to Non-Governmental Organizations

•provide a common repository for the most current NGO/GRI (Global Resource Initiative) sustainability reporting data

Project GoalsProject Goals

•simplify the task of preparing responses to NGO surveys and questionnaires submitted by these organizations to a company

•enable NGO personnel to obtain current responses to their past Surveys, or update past surveys or setup new Description

Acronyms - GlossaryAcronyms - Glossary

DataTopics – Question topics found in NGO Surveys. Often generalized from multiple surveys

GRI – Global Reporting Initiative; developed the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

NGO – Non Governmental Organizations

Acronyms – Glossary, contAcronyms – Glossary, cont

Surveys, Survey Document – Questionnaire received from NGO

TopicData – Current JCI answers and/or examples of answers provided for Surveys

Capabilities, cont.Capabilities, cont.

Casual Viewers– View individual GRI DataTopics, TopicData– Print Individual DataTopic Contents

• Edit and Format Contents Before Printing

– Search individual DataTopics using Find, FindNext

– (also available to all Password users)

Capabilities, cont.Capabilities, cont.

Casual Viewers– Display Entire Database and search using

Find, FindNext– Print entire database contents

• Edit and Format Contents Before Printing– includes fonts, font sizes, color, bold, italics, etc.

(Please See Slide 29: “Edit/Print Screen)

– (also available to all Password users)

Capabilities, cont.Capabilities, cont.

Password Holders– Add new NGO Records Surveys– Update individual GRI DataTopics– View Individual GRI Topics– Add Additional NGO Surveys– Find and Replace within One DataTopic

or Entire Database

Capabilities, cont.Capabilities, cont.

Password Holders– NGO-Specific Data:

– Update– View Surveys and Related Topic Data– Produce Survey report showing NGO

Topics, GRI Topics, and All Data• All historic data• Only most recent data where available,

otherwise historic data

Capabilities, cont.Capabilities, cont.

NGO Password Holders– Identical to Password Holders except– Can Only Access Their Own Surveys– Can Add, Delete, Change Their Own Survey

Questions– Can Use All Non-Password Functions– Cannot Change TopicData in Database

TechnologyTechnology

Visual Basic Programming– Commonly used language

Microsoft Access Database– SQL use throughout will facilitate

conversion to larger database

Program Flow – Welcome ScreenProgram Flow – Welcome Screen

Program Flow – Lookup ScreenProgram Flow – Lookup Screen

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All ViewersAdd NGO option:– Password Authorization Screen

– Add/View NGO Data

– Multiple Document Topics or GRI Category Screens

– TopicData Screen

– Edit/Print Data Screen

– (First screen seen by Casual Viewers is F)

Program Flow – Lookup OptionsProgram Flow – Lookup Options

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All ViewersReview Organization– A. Update NGO option:

• Password Authorization Screen

• Find Organization Screen

• Add/View NGO Data

• Multiple Document Topics or GRI Category Screens

• New Topic Name Screen

• TopicData Screen

• Edit/Print Screen

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All ViewersReview Organization– B. View NGO only option:• Find Organization Screen

• Add/View NGO Data

• Multiple Document Topics or GRI Category Screens

• TopicData Screen

• Edit/Print Screen

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All ViewersReview Organization– C. Produce NGO Report option:• Password Authorization Screen

• Find Organization Screen

• Add/View NGO Data

• Edit/Print Screen

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All ViewersLookup Data Option:–Multiple Document Topics or GRI

Category Screens

– TopicData Screen

– Show Report screen

– Edit/Print Screen

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All ViewersUpdate Data Option:– Password Authorization Screen

– Add Description Screen

–Multiple NGO DataTopic or GRI DataTopic Screens

– TopicData Screen

– Edit/Print Screen

Program Flow from Welcome Program Flow from Welcome Screen – All ViewersScreen – All Viewers Setup New Topic

Option:– Authorization

Screen

– Add New Topics Screen

Program Flow – Add Program Flow – Add Organization ScreenOrganization ScreenE.

Program Flow – Add Program Flow – Add Organization ScreenOrganization ScreenE.

Program Flow – GRI Program Flow – GRI Categories ScreenCategories ScreenF.

Program Flow – DataTopics Program Flow – DataTopics ScreensScreensG:

Program Flow – TopicData Program Flow – TopicData ScreenScreenH:

Program Flow – Edit/Print Program Flow – Edit/Print ScreenScreenI:

Future EnhancementsFuture Enhancements

Customer Suggestions RequestedOngoing User Interface

SimplificationOngoing Code Reduction

Current StatusCurrent Status

Beta Released 15 July 2003Version 2.0 15 September 2003

Customer SupportCustomer Support

Submit Questions, Suggestions, or Report Problems:– dick.herzfeld@ieee.org– 414-445-2670– fax: 414-445-2730

Related DocumentsRelated Documents

Help Menu– Screen-sensitive Positioning• Four Help data sets:

– Casual Viewers– Password Users– NGO Password users– Administrator

Sustainability Reporting System Technical Manual