Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Reporting protocols aim to cover a wide range of ESG issues. GRI offers environmental performance indicators divided into primary categories that should be used as part of the environmen

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) offers 30 environmental performance indicators that should be used as part of the environmental sustainability report. These performance indicators are divided into nine primary categories given as under: Materials: Includes raw materials (natural resources, manufactured chemicals, and materials needed for manufacturing) as well as packaging materials and recycled product content. Energy: Includes direct and indirect energy consumption, renewable energy amounts used, such as wind, solar, and geothermal, and efforts made to reduce energy requirements through more energy efficient processes. Water: Covers the total amount of water withdrawn from water sources and company impact on those water sources, as well as the percentage and total volume of water that is recycled or reused. Biodiversity: Provides information regarding company impact on the biodiversity of adjacent/nearby protected areas and/or areas considered to have high biodiversity, as well as company strategies for managing impacts on biodiversity. Emissions, Effluents, Waste: Includes total weight of direct and indirect emission of GHGs, ozone-depleting emissions, and NOx, SOx, and other air emissions by type; total water discharge by quality and destination; total weight of waste generated by type and disposal method; total weight of treated, transported, or imported hazardous waste either as well as the percentage of waste shipped internationally; total volume and number of spills on and off-site. Products and Services: Provides the percentage of products sold and packaging materials that are reclaimed/recycled. Compliance: Provides the total monetary value of noncompliance fines and number of non-compliance sanctions. Transport: Describes the impact of transporting your materials and finished products. Overall: Provides the total values of environmental protection expenses and investments.