GRI — Global Reporting Initiative

Most companies in Greece report voluntarily, and most of them use the GRI Standards. Here is where the programme fits, disclosure by disclosure, and what we give you for each.

GRI disclosureWhat it asksWhat we give you
3-3 Management of material topicsDescribe the actions you take on a material topic, including actions with a positive impactA ready-to-paste description: objectives, period, partner, number of colonies, results
404-1 Average hours of training per employeeTraining hoursSession date and duration, attendance record, agenda, certificates of attendance, quiz results before and after
204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliersSpending with local suppliersSupplier details and amounts paid in the period (for companies operating in Greece)
201-1 Direct economic value distributed — community investmentsActual payments for community investmentThe part of the fee that supports the colonies, shown separately on the invoice
203-2 Significant indirect economic impactsExamples of indirect economic impactA short description of support to a rural micro-enterprise
101 BiodiversityYour impacts on biodiversity and how you manage and monitor them — only if biodiversity is a material topic for youHoney bees alone are not a biodiversity action, and we say so. With hives on your own roof and a pollen analysis, you get yearly data on the plants around your building for your monitoring

Good to know: since 1 January 2026, biodiversity reporting under GRI uses GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024, which replaced GRI 304. Material that still quotes GRI 304 is out of date.

Using the EU voluntary standard for smaller companies (VSME) or the ESRS instead? The pack also covers VSME B2, C2 and B10, and ESRS S1-12 and E4-3.

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What you receive: the reporting pack

Everything your sustainability team needs, ready to file. Their job is copy and paste.

1. Certificate of adoption

Your company's name, the number of colonies, the apiary region and the season.

2. One-page fact sheet

What, where, how many colonies, which period, which partner, how much.

3. Data file (Excel)

Hive IDs, apiary location, colony status at the start and end of the season, session date, hours and attendance, quiz results before and after, amounts, and the pollen analysis if you have one. Monitoring readings are exported on request.

4. Ready-to-paste texts

For GRI, for the EU voluntary standard for smaller companies (VSME), for ESRS and for the SDGs — in English and Greek.

5. Evidence file

Contract, invoice, dated photos of your hives, the beekeeper's registration, attendance record and a signed statement of accuracy.

6. Wording guide

What your company can and cannot say about the programme in public, under the EU rules on green claims.

Questions? Write to us, or leave your details and we will get back to you.

info@thehiveproject.gr