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Standards

A flexible framework for creating standalone sustainability or non-financial reports, or integrated ESG reports

Download the Standards

Translations of the Standards are available in many languages

Standards development

Stay informed about Standards projects and priorities

Sector Program

Find out about reporting within sectors, and our new Sector Standards Program

Global Sustainability Standards Board

GRI’s standard setting activities are governed by the GSSB

How to use the GRI Standards

Make the most of the leading global standards for impact reporting

Get started with reporting

One-stop-shop for information and ideas

Resource center

Find and download Standards, guidance, supporting documents and more

Questions and answers

View FAQs about the Standards

Global alignment

How the Standards link to other frameworks and initiatives

Register your report

Register your published sustainability report here

Reporting support

Gain sustainability reporting expertise with our reporting support

Education

Services

GRI offers services that support sustainability reporters

Reporting tools

Premium tools for better sustainability reporting

GRI Community

Join our membership program - drive corporate transparency and contribute to GRI's mission

Member and commercial partner directory

Explore our extended network of commercial partners who support the use of the GRI Standards

Goals and targets database

Public policy

Working with partners, markets and policymakers to advance sustainable development

Legislation and regulation

How we are working with political and regulatory stakeholders around the world to promote mandatory disclosures

Sustainable development

How to report your impacts on sustainable development.

The reporting landscape

How we collaborate with other reporting organizations to further corporate transparency

Capital markets

Our interaction and partnerships with investors, regulators and stock exchanges

About GRI

GRI helps organizations be transparent and take responsibility for their impacts on people and the planet

Mission & history

Learn about what drives us and where we came from

Governance

We have multi-stakeholder representation throughout our governance bodies

How we are funded

A model that supports our multi-stakeholder standard setting and independence

Work at GRI

Current vacancies with GRI

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Get in touch, or visit our offices

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Access the latest stories, press releases and features about sustainability reporting

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Explore our podcast episodes with leading sustainability professionals on each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

GRI Education: Develop your skills as a sustainability professional

Self-paced learning at the GRI Academy

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Find out about the online training courses we offer at the GRI Academy. Go for the acclaimed professional certification program or sign up for one of the many courses we offer.

Instructor-led learning by our training partners

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If you prefer instructor-led learning, delivered by a training provider who knows your local context, check out the training courses offered by our Certified Training Partners.

Choose between two flexible options for learning

Stay ahead of the curve with GRI Education. We are the world’s number one training provider for impact reporting. We offer globally applicable and recognized professional development alongside the latest sustainability-related curriculum. Take our self-paced training courses online at the GRI Academy or register for a training session with one of our Certified Training Partners.

How it works

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Purchase course

Buy an individual training course or go for the full learning plan that leads toward professional certification online in the Academy webshop.

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Enroll in course

Once you have completed you purchase, you are automatically enrolled in the course(s) you bought and you can start learning immediately.

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Start learning

Schedule your own learning. All Academy courses are available 24 hours per day. You have one year to complete the coure(s) you bought.

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Get your certificate

For each training course that you complete, you are awarded a digital certificate of completion that you can easily share within your network.

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Find your training partner

To sign up for a training course with a GRI-Certified Training Partner, check the online directory of regional and global training partners.

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Enroll in training partner's course

Next, check the online training calendar for the training partner's course dates. Contact the training partner directly for fees and other enrollment details.

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Get your certificate

For each training course you complete with your chosen training partner, you receive a certificate of completion that you can share with your network.

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Questions? Contact the Training Partner team

If you have any questions related to the Training Partner program, click on the orange link below or contact the team at [email protected].

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24/7 availability
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Local context
Peer to peer
Networking opportunities
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What our alumni think of the Academy and our training partners

Having completed a MSc in Environmental Sustainability in 2019, I wanted to continue developing my sustainability knowledge. The professional certification program helped to refresh and refocus my perspective on sustainability. The holistic approach set by the standards allows you truly capture an organisations contribution to sustainability.

Alan Reynolds
Head of Regulation and Energy
Panda Power

This Professional Certification has helped me not only to improve my reporting skills for the company's report, but also to generate competitive advantages and create shared value from a strategy based on sustainability criteria.

Juan José Rebaza
Sustainability Coordinator
Asociación UNACEM (Perú)

The GRI Academy online modules provide a wellstructured resourceful guidance that I can rely on to help our clients. The importance of Materiality and how the report is built around it is something that I have learnt to be mindful of. Thank you GRI for providing this opportunity for me!

Nasim Karizi
Senior Energy & Sustainability Engineer
Arup

I enjoyed the group exercise of "identify and assess an organization’s impacts" and also got good idea on reporting material topics and reasons for omission.

Misa Nagoya
Sustainability Promotion Department
Oji Holdings Corporation

I was able to understand landscape of sustainability reporting standards and frameworks globally.

Keiko Kinai
Corporate Planning Department
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd.

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If you're interested in learning more about the courses offered by the GRI Academy, please don't hesitate to contact our team. We will be happy to provide you with additional information and answer any questions you may have.

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