- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Tax Reporting Shows That Companies Are Accountable for Their Impacts https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/371451?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/371451?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/371451?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Tax Reporting Shows That Companies Are Accountable for Their Impacts&body=ESG News from GRI https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/371451?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment](/CSR-News/sustainable-finance-socially-responsible-investment) # Tax Reporting Shows That Companies Are Accountable for Their Impacts ##### New edition of The GRI Perspective explores tax as a sustainability topic Mar 29, 2022 9:30 AM ET Campaign: [GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards](/news/campaign/gri-sustainability-reporting-standards) !["Tax to ESG metrics" with Environmental, Social, and Governance metrics listed](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Tax_in_ESG.jpg "Why tax is an increasingly important sustainability topic") Why tax is an increasingly important sustainability topic March 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - What does taxation say about how much companies contribute in the communities and societies where they operate? And why is momentum towards full tax transparency gathering pace, in markets around the world? [***The GRI Perspective:* We need to talk about tax**](https://www.globalreporting.org/media/amyaycyg/gri-perspective-we-need-to-talk-about-tax.pdf) addresses these key questions, charting the convergence behind one reporting standard – [*GRI 207: Tax*](https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/standards-development/topic-standard-project-for-tax/). Launched in 2019, the GRI Tax Standard is the first and only global standard for public, country-by-country reporting on tax, alongside tax strategy and governance. Given the Tax Standard was developed in response to growing demands from stakeholders for meaningful information on the tax practices of companies, it is no surprise that the recent [investor-led pressure on Amazon](https://www.reuters.com/article/amazon-investors-tax-idTRNIKBN2L303K) called for public reporting on tax according to *GRI 207*. Meanwhile, the newly launched [draft UN Tax Convention Bill](https://www.globalreporting.org/about-gri/news-center/un-tax-convention-would-advance-tax-transparency/) is aligned with GRI. The evolution of the tax debate has moved on from solely legal and financial issues to include governance, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement – and the role of tax in the Sustainable Development Goals. All of this means that the view that companies should not regard tax as a ‘material’ topic for disclosure is increasingly untenable. **Dave Reubzaet, GRI’s newly appointed Director of Capital Markets, said:** > *“Sometimes it seems like everyone – governments, investors, civil society – is talking about tax. And with good reason! Taxes have a key role to play in funding national and global priorities, reducing inequality and financing the low-carbon transition. Fundamentally, the world cannot address the collective sustainability challenges we face without tax.* > > *Investors, in particular, regard tax transparency as a highly relevant topic when it comes to their reporting expectations for companies. That is why consistent and comparable reporting – at the country-by-country level – is needed, as enabled by GRI 207. This is about ensuring that tax is an 'engine for good', positively contributing towards socio-economic cohesion, environmental value, and long-term prosperity.”* GRI [developed a topic Standard on Tax ](https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/standards-development/topic-standard-project-for-tax/)in recognition of the vital role tax contributions have on sustainable development. Developed by a multi-stakeholder expert group, *GRI 207* published in December 2019 and is freely available in nine languages. The [GRI Academy](https://www.globalreporting.org/reporting-support/gri-academy/online-courses/) offers a training course on *GRI 207*, to equip reporting organizations and business practitioners with its features. [*The GRI Perspective*](https://www.globalreporting.org/search/?query=GRI+perspective) is a regular series of briefings, launched in January 2022, that dives under the surface of topical themes in the world of sustainability reporting: - Issue 1: [A business case for environment and society](https://www.globalreporting.org/media/ervdeb02/gri-perspective-business-case-for-environment-and-society.pdf) – covered the latest changes in the reporting landscape - Issue 2: [Towards stakeholder capitalism: how we can get there](https://www.globalreporting.org/media/5qojzh2n/gri-perspective-towards-stakeholder-capitalism.pdf) – what moving to0020a stakeholder-centric model means for corporate transparency - Issue 3: [The materiality madness: why definitions matter](https://www.globalreporting.org/media/r2oojx53/gri-perspective-the-materiality-madness.pdf) – the differences between *impact*, *financial* and *double* materiality - Issue 4: [ESG standards, frameworks and everything in between](https://www.globalreporting.org/media/jxkgrggd/gri-perspective-esg-standards-frameworks.pdf) – the importance of standards, when it comes to consistent and comparable reporting [Global Reporting Initiative](https://www.globalreporting.org/) (GRI) is the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations take responsibility for their impacts, by providing the global common language to report those impacts. The [GRI Standards](https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/) are developed through a multi-stakeholder process and provided as a free public good. 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