The Research & Development publications are available for free download and support the use of the Reporting Framework, either by providing specialized resources, issue-specific research, linkages with other corporate responsibility initiatives or other forms of reporting advice.

The GRI Research & Development Publication Series is divided into three categories:

Topics

Research on the implications of reporting related to subjects such as biodiversity and gender

   ·         Biodiversity Resource Document

 Reporting Practices

Tracking reporting practices and implementation and assessing future scenarios

·         A Snapshot of Sustainability Reporting in the Airports Sector

·         A Snapshot of Sustainability Reporting in the Construction and Real Estate Sector 

·         Small, Smart and Sustainable

·         Reporting on Human Rights

·         Sustainability Reporting in the Food Processing Sector

·         Reporting on Community Impacts

·         Reaching Investors: communicating value through ESG disclosure

 Tools

Guidance for using the GRI Reporting Framework in combination with other standards

·      The Earth Charter, GRI, and the Global Compact: Guidance to Users on the Synergies in Application and Reporting

·      Reporting the Business Implications of Climate Change in Sustainability Reports

·       UNGC GRI Making The Connection

Other Research Publications available for free downloading:

·    KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2008

·     Count me in -The readers' take on sustainability reporting

·     Making the Switch

·     Past, present, future: all you need to know about the G3 Guidelines

·     Public Agency Sustainability Reporting

·     GRI OECD User's Guide

·     Communicating business contributions on the Millennium Development Goals

·     Reporting Guidance on HIV/AIDS