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The GRI Standards represent global best practice for reporting publicly on a range of economic, environmental and social impacts. Sustainability reporting based on the Standards provides information about an organization’s positive or negative contributions to sustainable development.

The GRI Standards is a modular system of interconnected standards. Three series of Standards support the reporting process: the GRI Universal Standards, which apply to all organizations; the GRI Sector Standards, applicable to specific sectors; and the GRI Topic Standards, each listing disclosures relevant to a particular topic. Using these Standards to determine what topics are material (relevant) helps organizations to achieve sustainable development.​​

From the list below, you can download the updated GRI Standards. 

File resource Category Type Language Publ. Date
GRI 1: Foundation 2021 GRI Standards pdf English 05 Oct 2021
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 GRI Standards pdf English 05 Oct 2021
GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 GRI Standards pdf English 05 Oct 2021
GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021 GRI Standards pdf English 05 Oct 2021
GRI 12: Coal Sector 2022 GRI Standards pdf English 15 Mar 2022
GRI 13: Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fishing Sectors 2022 GRI Standards pdf English 28 Jun 2022
GRI 14: Mining Sector 2024 GRI Standards pdf English 05 Feb 2024
GRI 102: Climate Change 2025 GRI Standards pdf English 26 Jun 2025
GRI 103: Energy 2025 GRI Standards pdf English 26 Jun 2025
GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024 GRI Standards pdf English 24 Jan 2024
GRI 306: Waste 2020 GRI Standards pdf English 19 May 2020
GRI 207: Tax 2019 GRI Standards pdf English 05 Dec 2019
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 GRI Standards pdf English 28 Jun 2018
GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 GRI Standards pdf English 28 Jun 2018
GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 202: Market Presence 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 301: Materials 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 302: Energy 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 305: Emissions 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 401: Employment 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 408: Child Labor 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 410: Security Practices 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 415: Public Policy 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016 GRI Standards pdf English 10 Oct 2016
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