The University of Sarajevo is a GRI Certified Training Partner with global delivery scope, authorised to deliver licensed, instructor-led GRI training internationally. 

Through the University’s Sustainability Learning & Impact Platform (SLI) and its GRI Hub, professionals and organisations can access licensed GRI training in English or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, through live online, face-to-face and tailored in-house formats. 

Building Practical Sustainability Reporting Expertise 

The GRI Standards help organisations understand and report their impacts on the economy, environment and people. 

Through the GRI Hub, learning focuses on practical capability across GRI Standards, ESRS disclosure requirements, impact materiality, double materiality, standardised sustainability reporting, climate reporting and external assurance readiness. 

The aim is not simply to understand individual standards, but to develop the knowledge and competencies needed to apply them in credible reporting practice. 

What Is Available Through the GRI Hub? 

Participants can access: 

• 12 GRI-licensed courses 
• preparation for the GRI Certified Sustainability Professional credential
• preparation for the GRI Certified ESRS Sustainability Professional credential
• live online training worldwide 
• face-to-face training 
• tailored in-house programmes for organisations 
• a GRI Certificate of Completion for successfully completed courses
• approved CPD hours 

Participants may take individual courses or complete the required courses within a professional certification pathway. 

Two Professional Certification Pathways 

The GRI Certified Sustainability Professional pathway develops expertise across the GRI Standards, impact materiality, human rights reporting, Sector Standards and the wider sustainability reporting landscape. 

The GRI Certified ESRS Sustainability Professional pathway focuses on the ESRS reporting process, including stakeholder engagement, double materiality, material information, external assurance readiness and digital reporting. 

The professional credentials are awarded directly by GRI following successful completion of the relevant requirements and examination. 

Quality-Assured Instructor-Led Learning 

GRI-licensed courses delivered through the University of Sarajevo are taught by nominated trainers who maintain the active GRI professional credentials required for the courses they deliver. 

This combines licensed course content with expert guidance, peer learning and practical application. 

Learn from Sarajevo – Join from Anywhere 

Training is available through: 

• live online delivery worldwide 
• face-to-face training 
• tailored in-house programmes for organisations 

Each cohort is delivered in English or Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, depending on the course schedule or organisational arrangement. 

The University of Sarajevo’s Office for Climate Change and Sustainability is also an Accredited Provider of The CPD Standards Office (UK), enabling participants in accredited SLI programmes to earn approved CPD hours and formal CPD certificates. 

Who Is GRI Training For? 

The GRI Hub supports professionals and organisations seeking to:

• prepare or strengthen a sustainability report 
• apply the GRI Standards 
• work with ESRS disclosure requirements 
• strengthen understanding of impact materiality and double materiality ● build external assurance readiness 
• develop internationally recognised sustainability reporting expertise ● prepare for a GRI professional credential 
• strengthen organisational reporting capacity 

Explore the GRI Hub:
https://thesli.unsa.ba/our-offer/courses-certifications/gri-hub/ 

Interested in a tailored GRI programme for your organisation? contact@thesli.org