Integrating SDGs into sustainability reporting
Transparency is fast becoming the new paradigm for conducting business. Transparency underlies Target 12.6 of the SDGs, to encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and integrate sustainability information into their reporting. Through better reporting, organizations can understand, communicate, and better manage their contributions to the SDGs.
Follow the links at the bottom of this page to download all our essential tools (including translations) for integrating the SDGs into your reporting.
Essential tools for integrating the SDGs into your reporting include:
A handbook of indicators to make reporting on the SDGs straightforward and simple to execute.
Download the most recent version in English. It reflects the latest GRI Universal, Topic and Sector Standards, and the 2022 edition of the UN Global Compact Communication on Progress questionnaire. It also incorporates metrics from 26 disclosure sources, including those of CDP, SASB, UN Guiding Principles, World Benchmarking Alliance, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the World Economic Forum.
Translations of the 2017 versions are available in Portuguese, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Bahasa.
Collaborators: UNGC, PWC
Funded by: Sida
- Integrating the SDGs into corporate reporting: A practical guide
A three-step guide to embed the SDGs in existing business and reporting processes. Translations are available in Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Bahasa, Turkish and Thai.
Collaborators: UNGC, SHIFT, PWC
Funded by: Sida
- Linking the SDGs and the GRI Standards
A linkage document that shows the disclosures within the GRI Standards that can be used to report on specific SDGs and their targets. The latest version was updated in May 2022 and includes the revised GRI Universal Standards 2021 as well as GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021.
Funded by: Sida
- In focus: Addressing investor needs in business reporting on the SDGs
A guide to addressing investor needs within your reporting. Translations are available in Portuguese, Japanese, Spanish and Bahasa.
Collaborators: UNGC, PRI
Funded by: Sida