Reporting signals a responsible organization: one that is dedicated to being open and honest with its stakeholders.
Through reporting, an organization can understand and better manage its impacts on people and the planet. It can identify and reduce risks, seize new opportunities, and take action towards becoming a transparent, trusted organization in a more sustainable world.
The GRI Standards help organizations understand their impacts on the economy, environment, and society - including those on human rights. This increases accountability and enhances transparency on their contribution to sustainable development.
The Standards are a modular system comprised of three series of Standards to be used together: Universal Standards, Sector Standards, and Topic Standards.
Organizations can use the GRI Standards to prepare a sustainability report in accordance with the Standards, or use selected Standards (or parts of their content) to disclose information for specific users or purposes, for example, climate change impacts for investors and consumers.
GRI 1: Foundation 2021 is the starting point for all reporting. GRI 1 takes organizations through the entire process with detailed guidance on how to use the Standards.
A Short Introduction to the GRI StandardsGRI also offers services, tools and training to guide reporters through the reporting process, including their materiality assessment. Find out more:
Reporting supportMapping between UN Integrity Matters report and GRI Standards endorsed by United Nations
GRI-CDP mapping for aligned climate and energy reporting: helping organizations improve data quality and reduce duplication
Updates to GRI’s Professional Certification Program
Two new GRI Academy courses to upskill sustainability professionals
GRI launches Climate Change and Energy Standards to drive corporate accountability and deliver accessible, decision-useful disclosure
New Taxonomy enables easier and more effective GRI-aligned sustainability disclosures that are machine-readable
