GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

The GRI Standards are designed to be used by organizations to report publicly about their impacts on the economy, the environment, and/or society. The Standards are designed to enhance the global comparability and quality of information on these impacts, thereby enabling greater transparency and accountability of organizations.

Name of Parent Organization

Issued by Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) – GRI’s independent standard-setting body

Name of Resource

Owner, Founder, or Sponsor

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Year Founded

1997 (GRI Standards launched in 2016)

Typical Use Case

A company uses the GRI Standards to prepare a report on its impacts on the economy, the environment and society. That report is then used by a wide variety of stakeholders, including investors, to inform decision-making about that company.

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