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

 

  • 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

 

 

SDG reporting tools

Linking the SDGs and the GRI Standards file 24 May 2022 English 3.4 MB
Business Reporting on the SDGs - An Analysis of the Goals and targets: 2022 file 28 Jul 2022 English 5.6 MB
Business reporting on the SDGs: Integrating the SDGs into Corporate Reporting: A Practical Guide file 01 Oct 2019 English 966 KB
Business reporting on the SDGs: In Focus: Addressing Investor Needs in Business Reporting on the SDGs file 16 Sep 2020 English 2.1 MB
Bahasa - Business reporting on the SDGs: Analysis of Goals & Targets: Analisis tujuan dan target file 21 Apr 2020 Bahasa Indonesian 3.8 MB
Integrating the SDGs: Practical Guide: Mengintegrasikan TPB/SDGs ke dalam Pelaporan Perusahaan: Panduan Praktis (Bahasa) file 16 Sep 2020 Bahasa Indonesian 2.1 MB
In Focus: Addressing Investor Needs: Fokus: Menangani Kebutuhan Investor dalam Pelaporan Bisnis Mengenai TPB/SDGs (Bahasa) file 16 Sep 2020 Bahasa Indonesian 1.9 MB
Integrating the SDGs: [完成版] SDG Practical Guide 2018 update (Japanese) file 29 Oct 2019 Japanese 1.4 MB
In Focus: Adressing Investor Needs:【完成版] (Japanese) file 29 Oct 2019 Japanese 1.6 MB
Business reporting on the SDGs: Analysis of Goals & Targets: Uma análise dos objetivos e metas (Portuguese) file 16 Sep 2020 Portuguese 4.8 MB
Integrating the SDGs: Practical Guide: Integrando Os ODS Nos Relatórios Corporativos Um Guia Prático (Portuguese) file 16 Sep 2020 Portuguese 729 KB
In Focus: Addressing Investor Needs: Em Foco As Necessidades Dos Investidores (Portuguese) file 29 Apr 2019 Portuguese 1.2 MB
Business reporting on the SDGs: Analysis of Goals & Targets: 可持续发展目标企业报告:目标和具体目标分析 (Simplified Chinese) file 16 Sep 2020 Simplified Chinese 7.6 MB
Integrating the SDGs: Practical Guide: 企業報導整合 SDGs 實務指南 (Traditional Chinese) file 16 Sep 2020 Traditional Chinese 1.6 MB
Business reporting on the SDGs: Anlaysis of Goals & Targets: Un_analisis_de_los_objetivos_y metas (Spanish) file 11 Sep 2019 Spanish 5.3 MB
Integrating the SDGs: Practical Guide: Integrando Los ODS En Los Informes Corporativos (Spanish) file 11 Sep 2019 Spanish 790 KB
In Focus: Addressing Investor Needs: Necesidades De Los Inversionistas En El Reporte Empresarial De Contribucion A Los ODS (Spanish) file 11 Sep 2019 Spanish 2.2 MB
Integrating the SDGs into Corporate Reporting: A Practical Guide: Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları Üzerine İşletme Rap rlaması (Turkish) file 01 Jun 2020 Turkish 690 KB
Integrating the SDGs into Corporate Reporting: A Practical Guide (Thai translation) file 01 Apr 2020 Thai 1 MB

Get in touch

If you have an inquiry about GRI's work on SDGs reporting, contact Tina Nybo Jensen, Manager Policy & Strategic Relations

Email Tina