Questions and answers

For answers to common questions on the GRI Standards 2021 update, Topic and Sector Program, download our FAQ documents:

• GRI Standards 2021 update FAQs
• Oil and Gas Sector Standard FAQs
• Coal Sector Standard FAQs
• Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fishing Sector Standard FAQs 
• GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Tax Topic Standard FAQs
• Waste Topic Standard FAQs
• Water and Effluents Topic Standard FAQs
• Occupational Health and Safety Topic Standard FAQs

Feedback

For feedback on the Standards, please submit it to [email protected]. The feedback received on the Standards may be shared publicly with the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB). The GSSB will consider this for future revisions of Standards and may develop FAQs, interpretations or guidance, as needed.

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Please note that, as an independent standard-setter, the GRI Standards Division is not able to provide interpretations of the text in the Standards. If a concept is not clarified by the text of the Standards, then it is up to the judgment of the reporting organization to interpret this.