Lanka's first A+ GRI-checked sustainability report released

Dialog Axiata released Sri Lanka's first-ever A+ GRI-checked Sustainability Report, affirming Dialog's commitment to excellence in sustainable operations and related best practice reporting.

The 2010 Sustainability Report of Dialog Axiata was audited by Det Norske Veritas AS, and is validated through an application level check and third party Assurance Statement.

GRI is the world's leading sustainability reporting framework, which focuses on continuous improvement and application based on a Triple Bottom Line focus.

Sustainability reports based on GRI are used to demonstrate commitment to sustainable development and measure performance over time with respect to sustainability principles and indicators, laws, standards and voluntary initiatives.

With the achievement of a GRI Application level A+ Sustainability Report for 2010, Dialog takes its place among a constellation of regional and world leaders in sustainable business practices.

Dialog's 2010 Sustainability Report also reflects Dialog's learning from the first Gap Analysis carried out in Sri Lanka vis-a-vis the seven principal performance dimensions detailed in the ISO 26000 guideline for the application of Corporate Social Responsibility. The gap analysis was carried out by Det Norske Veritas AS.

The ISO standard and guidelines measures the capacity of organisations to seize sustainability-related opportunities and respond to business risks, through the leverage of underlying processes and systems.

Having topped Sri Lanka's Corporate Accountability Rating for two consecutive years, Dialog Axiata reports its Triple Bottom Line performance across 49 core GRI G3 indicators as well as selected telecommunication sector supplement indicators.

Dialog is a member of the United Nations Global Compact Sri Lanka Steering Committee and champions the sustainability achievements of Sri Lanka's ICT sector on the said forum.