• CDP is a worldwide third-party system for companies to measure, disclose, maintain, and share various data and information on their energy and environmental practices.
• GRI is a non-profit organization that provides businesses with sustainability reporting guidance and keeps a database of sustainability reports.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) highlights two organizations that provide frameworks and guidance for corporate sustainability reporting (CSR) and/or environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting.

CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project)

CDP is a worldwide third-party system for companies to measure, disclose, maintain, and share various data and information on their energy and environmental practices. There are thousands of companies that report each year, making CDP the world’s largest registry of corporate energy and environmental information. By finishing CDP’s questionnaires on climate change, forests, and water security, companies identify ways to manage their environmental risks as well as communicate relevant information back to customers, investors, and the market.

Global Reporting Initiative

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that provides businesses with sustainability reporting guidance and keeps a database of sustainability reports. GRI has pioneered and created a comprehensive Sustainability Reporting Framework that is used around the globe and allows organizations to quantify and report their ESG performance. The GRI Standards incorporate Universal Standards and Topic Standards. Using these standards, an organization can compose and report information that targets its material topics, mirroring its major sustainability impacts.