Download the Oil and Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting

The 'Oil and Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting' is intended as a voluntary reference tool to assist oil and gas companies interested in reporting on their environmental, health and safety, social, and economic performance. The indicators are simply suggestions for companies interested in voluntarily reporting sustainability performance information. They are not intended to replace traditional financial reporting or other information disclosure specifically material to investors.

The purpose of the guidance is to assist oil and gas companies in improving the quality and consistency of voluntary sustainability reporting.

This guidance acknowledges the value of the GRI Guidelines as an important generic voluntary reporting framework however it addresses specifically the diversity of operations and unique activities of the oil and gas industry.

Relevance for oil and gas companies

Directly relevant to the oil and gas industry
Provides assistance on how to prepare a sustainability report
Encourages internal discipline and forms a basis for continuous improvement
Improves business processes, strategies and actions
Improves data consistency and quality which might become useful for benchmarking
Provides a structured framework to engage with external stakeholders (such as rating agencies etc)
Fosters improved processes for efficient data collection
Demonstrates oil and gas industry commitment for consistent and transparent performance reporting

Download a 1 page summary sheet about the Guidance (pdf, 236KB)
Download a powerpoint presentation about the Guidance (ppt, 1.6MB)