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Nov 28, 2014 11:00 AM ET Campaign: [Sustainability - What Matters?](/news/campaign/sustainability-what-matters) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/27-retailers-225x300.jpg) November 28, 2014 /3BL Media/ - Sustainability - What Matters in the **Retailers Sector**? Recent research conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute attempts to answer important questions for company managements in the **Retailers Sector**, by examining the disclosure practices of 40 global peer organizations publishing GRI reports in the sector. The top 10 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) aspects that were determined to be material by the managements of reporting organizations in the **Retailers Sector** are: 1. Transport 2. Customer Health and Safety 3. Assessment 4. Product and Service Labeling 5. Diversity and Equal Opportunity 6. Prevention of Forced and Compulsory Labor 7. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 8. Products and Services 9. Energy 10. Child Labor Results: The complimentary report examining 35 sectors including top 10 GRI aspects, and top/bottom 10 GRI performance indicators can be downloaded here: [www.ga-institute.com/sustainability-what-matters](http://www.ga-institute.com/sustainability-what-matters) The full rankings for all 84 GRI performance indicators and all 37 GRI Aspects for each of the 35 sectors examined are available for purchase at: [www.ga-institute.com/getall84](http://www.ga-institute.com/getall84) Organizations included in the **Retailers Sector** study are: Ahold, Areas, Best Buy, C&A Brazil, C&A Europe, Capital Shopping Centres Group, Carrefour Argentina, CARREFOUR Hellas, Consum, Coop, Delhaize Group, Falabella, Foschini, Grupo Auchan, Holdsport, Homeplus, ICA, Inditex, JD Group, John Lewis Partnership, Kathmandu, Kesko Corporation, Lotte Shopping, Marks & Spencer, Massmart, MEC, Metro, Migros, Staples, Stockmann, Target, The Kroger Company, Tiffany & Co, Truworths, United Rentals, Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart Brasil, Wal-Mart de México y Centroamérica, Woolworths Limited, Woolworths South Africa **About G&A Institute ([www.ga-institute.com](http://www.ga-institute.com/))** G&A Institute is a New York-based, private sector company providing sustainability-focused services and resources to corporate and investment community clients, including: Issue Counseling & Sustainability Strategies; Sustainability Reporting; Materiality Assessments; Stakeholder Engagement; Benchmarking; Investor Relations; Communications; Coaching, Team Building & Training; Issues Monitoring & Customized Research; Third Party Recognitions. G&A is the exclusive Data Partner for the GRI in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. **Editors** On the G&A Institute web site there is additional information available on the Fact Sheet: What Matters Project ([www.ga-institute.com/research-reports/sustainability-what-matters/fact-sheet](http://www.ga-institute.com/research-reports/sustainability-what-matters/fact-sheet.html)). The resulting "most important" to "least important" ranking for the 35 sectors is available to media on a case-by-case basis please contact: Peter Hamilton (). \# # # [![Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc.](/sites/default/files/Clients/GA-Logo-2020_Blue-Final-Vertical.png)](/profiles/governance-accountability-institute-inc) ### More from Governance & Accountability Institute ###### [A Reporting Paradox: Companies Doubling Down on Climate Disclosure Amid Weakening Regulations](/news/reporting-paradox-companies-doubling-down-climate-disclosure-amid-weakening-regulations) Mar 30, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Quick Reference Guide on Brief on Finalized CSRD and CSDDD Regulations](/news/ga-institute-issues-quick-reference-guide-brief-finalized-csrd-and-csddd-regulations) Mar 27, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Quick Reference Guide on VSME](/news/ga-institute-issues-quick-reference-guide-vsme) Mar 26, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [The U.S. Climate Reporting Infrastructure Is Being Built: Deadlines, Markets, and Supply Chains Stop Waiting for Action From Washington](/news/us-climate-reporting-infrastructure-being-built-deadlines-markets-and-supply-chains-stop) Mar 24, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [G&A Institute Publishes New Resource Paper: "What Tier 1 Pharma Suppliers Need to Know" About Navigating Customers' Climate and Sustainability Requests](/news/ga-institute-publishes-new-resource-paper-what-tier-1-pharma-suppliers-need-know-about) Mar 4, 2026 12:45 PM ET ###### [The Push & the Pushback: Why the Courts and States Are the New Front Line for Climate Policy](/news/push-pushback-why-courts-and-states-are-new-front-line-climate-policy) Mar 2, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Courts, Congress, and Statehouses: Where Sustainability Is Quietly Winning](/news/courts-congress-and-statehouses-where-sustainability-quietly-winning) Feb 12, 2026 2:05 PM ET ###### [G&A Institute Issues Resource Paper on U.S. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws for Packaging](/news/ga-institute-issues-resource-paper-us-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-laws-packaging) Feb 10, 2026 11:30 AM ET