Sustainability Software Provider Enablon Supports Transparent Reporting and Sustainability Management With New Certification by Global Reporting Initiative


CHICAGO, IL and PARIS--(Marketwire - Jul 26, 2011) - Enablon, the world's leading provider of Sustainability Management software, today announced it has received certification from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as part of the GRI Certified Software and Tools Program. The certification confirms that Enablon includes accurate content from the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework and demonstrates Enablon's ongoing commitment to help companies easily report on their sustainability performance according to the leading standards.

"As the world's largest sustainability management software provider, Enablon offers global companies solutions to achieve the highest standards of sustainability performance. Working with the Global Reporting Initiative we are able to provide both the content and the technology that empower companies in their path to sustainability management," said Phil Tesler, CEO of Enablon North America.

Driving sustainability reporting by all organizations, the Global Reporting Initiative produces the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework, a comprehensive Framework that is widely used around the world. The GRI Certified Software and Tools is the program for certifying software and digital tools that contain any GRI copyright protected content.

The certification puts the stamp of approval on Enablon Sustainability Management Platform for use by organizations to measure and report their Sustainability Performance according to the GRI G3 Reporting Guidelines. The Enablon solutions allow clients to directly link, assess and report performance metrics against the set of frameworks set by the GRI.

"Thousands of organizations worldwide report on their sustainability performance using the GRI Guidelines. Sustainable software solutions help make this process easier for organizations," said Elina Sviklina, program coordinator, Certified Software and Tools at the Global Reporting Initiative. "We are happy to welcome Enablon to the GRI Certified Software & Tools Program and we look forward to seeing even more reports produced."

Enablon's mission is to provide software solutions that make organizations sustainable. The company provides the industry's most comprehensive suite of software, content and technology that enables end-to-end management and reporting of sustainability performance. Enablon solutions are used by more than 250 global companies and 200,000 users across all industries.

Enablon Sustainability Management Platform includes solutions for:

  • Corporate Responsibility & Responsible Supply Chain
  • Quality, Environment, Health & Safety Performance
  • Air, Water, Waste and Chemicals Management
  • Regulatory Compliance & Audit Management
  • Carbon & Energy Management
  • Incident & Risk Prevention
  • Product Stewardship

Enablon is also a GRI Organizational Stakeholder (OS) since 2005. Organizational Stakeholders are at the heart of the global, multi-stakeholder network that constitutes GRI. OS are GRI's core supporters. OS support the GRI mission, contribute their expertise, promote GRI in their own network, have an important governance role and invest in GRI through annual financial contributions.

About The Global Reporting Initiative
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) drives sustainability reporting by all organizations. GRI produces a comprehensive Sustainability Reporting Framework that is widely used globally, to enable greater organizational transparency. The Framework, including the Reporting Guidelines, sets out the Principles and Indicators organizations can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance. GRI is committed to continuously improving and increasing the use of the Guidelines, which are freely available to the public.

Website: www.globalreporting.org

About Enablon
Enablon is the world's leading provider of Sustainability and QEHS software solutions, used by more than 250 global companies and 200,000 users worldwide. Enablon offers the industry's most comprehensive software suite for sustainability performance management. Global companies are using Enablon solutions worldwide to improve the reporting and management of their environmental, health & safety performance, reduce their footprint, better manage their risks, reduce costs and streamline business processes. Enablon global headquarters are located in Paris, France with North American headquarters in Chicago and offices in Houston, London, Madrid and Montreal. Through its partnership network, Enablon operates in more than 130 countries.

To learn more about Enablon and its solutions, please visit www.enablon.com.

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