ESG Frameworks
Start your sustainability journey

Step 1: GHG emission inventory
Greenhouse Gas Protocol / GHG Protocol
- Corporate accounting and reporting standard that provides requirements and guidance for companies and other organizations preparing a corporate-level GHG emissions inventory

Step 2: Set reduction targets and timelines
Science Based Targets initiative / SBTi
- Targets that provide companies with a clearly-defined path to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals
Choose the appropriate disclosure format

Disclose mitigation activities
Collaborate with supply chain
Carbon DIsclosure Project / CDP
- Questionnaire-based disclosure platform that assembles environmental data requested by investors
- Supports supply chain disclosures, where members can request their suppliers to report environmental data through CDP’s questionnaires
- Provides SME specific climate disclosure in collaboration with SME Climate Hub

Disclose ESG activities
Global Reporting Initiative / GRI
- Widely used international standard that focuses on the responsible management of environmental, social and governance objectives
- EcoVadis assessments aligned with the GRI standards and UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, based on four themes: Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement

Disclose climate related risks and financial impacts
Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures / TCFD
- Framework focused on climate related risks and opportunities and their financial impact on businesses

Disclose ESG related financial impacts
Track progress with sector specific metrics
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board / SASB
- Industry specific standards with accounting metrics that are focused on increasing long-term value and improving sustainability outcomes
Highlight your contributions

Report UNSDG contributions
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals / UNSDGs
- Agenda adopted by United Nations member states for worldwide sustainable development promoting a healthy planet and a strong society as being foundational to economic growth and prosperity

