Continuous improvement

The GRI Standards are regularly reviewed to ensure they reflect global best practices for sustainability reporting, helping thousands of organizations around the world respond to emerging information demands from stakeholders and regulators.

Find out more about current and recent projects to update or create new GRI Standards:

Standards development

The global standards for sustainability impacts

The GRI Standards enable any organization – large or small, private or public – to understand and report on their impacts on the economy, environment and people in a comparable and credible way, thereby increasing transparency on their contribution to sustainable development. In addition to companies, the Standards are highly relevant to many stakeholders - including investors, policymakers, capital markets, and civil society. ​

The Standards are designed as an easy-to-use modular set, delivering an inclusive picture of an organization's material topics, their related impacts, and how they are managed.

  • Universal Standards -  incorporate reporting on human rights and environmental due diligence, in line with intergovernmental expectations, and apply to all organizations;
  • Sector Standards enable more consistent reporting on sector-specific impacts;
  • Topic Standards - list disclosures relevant to a particular topic.

Access an overview of how the Standards are set up and what to look for in the reporting process with this short introduction: 

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Latest news about the Standards

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Transparency on workplace inclusion and equal opportunity

Public consultation marks next phase in review of GRI Labor Standards

01 Jul 2025
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GRI and TNFD advance nature reporting through practical guidance

Seven companies reflect on their experiences assessing nature-related impacts, risks and opportunities with GRI and TNFD

30 Jun 2025
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New Climate Standards can unlock actionable and streamlined reporting on impacts

GRI launches Climate Change and Energy Standards to drive corporate accountability and deliver accessible, decision-useful disclosure

26 Jun 2025
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A digital leap forward for sustainability reporting

New Taxonomy enables easier and more effective GRI-aligned sustainability disclosures that are machine-readable

19 Jun 2025
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Enabling improved reporting by sectors on biodiversity, climate change and energy

Consultation underway to ensure clarity and coherence across the GRI reporting system

15 May 2025
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EU Omnibus and the CSRD: key questions answered

Why GRI remains highly relevant for sustainability reporting in Europe

30 Apr 2025
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Financial services have key enabling role in addressing global sustainability challenges

Medium article by Natalia Abril Bonilla, Senior Standards Officer, and Lisa van den Hoven, Standards Manager

24 Apr 2025
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