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Verification of GRI Sustainability Reports
Verification of the Sustainability Report

Verification of GRI Sustainability Reports

Verification of GRI Sustainability Reports

Communicating to gain society's trust

Transparency and Accountability are two of the fundamental principles of Social Responsibility set out in the international standard ISO 26000.

The GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) is the leading international sustainability reports institute. Sustainability reports are documents in which organisations provide information on the economic, environmental and social aspects of their activities, products and services.

The independent verification carried out by AENOR proves that a sustainability report complies with the principles and directives specified by the GRI and that the information contained therein is accurate. Better quality, usability and credibility of information and management processes. In addition, it accredits the reliability of information contained in it, which makes this communication tool a demonstration of an organisation's commitment to Sustainable Development, the most effective way to provide stakeholders with useful, reliable, comparable and material information on the management of the organisation's environmental, social and economic impacts.

Benefits for the organisation:

  • Market positioning : Communicating to gain the trust of investors, clients, suppliers, public institutions and society.
  • Delivers confidence in an organization's sustainability: The AENOR Mark generates trust.
  • Uses a common reference language known to everyone: Credibility from honest communication and transparency.
  • Communication tool for managing social responsibility: Effectiveness in managing relationships with stakeholders and leveraging improvement of internal efficiency.
  • Improves an organization's competitive position: Sustainability reports are an effective tool for managing the Brand Image and the Reputation of the organisation.

Once AENOR's verification process has been completed, the organisation will obtain the AENOR Declaration of Sustainability Reporting Verification in accordance with GRI, which will be incorporated into the Report.


AENOR has been verifying sustainability reports in accordance with GRI for over 15 years. More than 200 organisations have chosen AENOR as a MARK OF TRUST.

It is also a member of the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) community, an international agreement whose function is to promote the preparation of Sustainability Reports for their voluntary use by organisations that wish to give information on their activities, products and services in relation to economic, environmental and social matters. This means it participates in the development and maintenance of the GRI standards.


Course: Workshop on how to prepare sustainability reports in accordance with the new GRI standards

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