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Replaced by GRI 102 in 2027

Withdrawn for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, when GRI 102 takes effect.

Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)

GRI 305-6 · mandatory · metrics + narrative

Disclosure 305-6 requires an organisation to report its production, imports and exports of ozone-depleting substances in metric tonnes of CFC-11 equivalent.

Legal status

Disclosure 305-6 remains applicable. The supersession notice in GRI 305 applies to Requirement 1.2 and Disclosures 305-1 to 305-5, which have been replaced by GRI 102: Climate Change 2025. GRI is reviewing Disclosure 305-6 separately through its Pollution project. Until a revised disclosure is issued and becomes effective, organisations should continue to apply GRI 305-6.

Start preparing ↓ Official Global Reporting Initiative source ↗

Disclosure focus

The disclosure covers three separate quantities: ODS production, imports and exports. Production is calculated as the amount of ODS produced minus the amount destroyed using technologies approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and minus the amount entirely used as feedstock in the manufacture of other chemicals. ODS that are recycled or reused are excluded from the calculation. The organisation must also identify the substances included, the source of the factors used and the standards, methodologies, assumptions and calculation tools applied.

This LRA educational guidance supports disclosure preparation. For the exact requirements, always refer to the official Global Reporting Initiative source.

Prepare

What to collect before drafting

Tick each field as the evidence lands. Owners are the teams that usually hold the source files.

  • Substance

    Climate / Environment / Sustainability Reporting

    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Substance; Activity; Physical mass; CFC-11-equivalent factor; CFC-11 equivalent.

    Evidence Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting substance.

    Watch for The published response for substance is incomplete or does not match the supporting records.

Before you start

  • Disclosure 305-6 requires an organisation to report its production, imports and exports of ozone-depleting substances in metric tonnes of CFC-11 equivalent.
  • Apply Disclosure 305-6 when the related topic is material and the disclosure is applicable under the relevant GRI Standard.
  • Have the supporting records and the final response been reconciled?
＋ Show GRI 305-6 sub-elements (LRA working checklist)

How to prepare it

Disclosure 305-6 requires an organisation to report its production, imports and exports of ozone-depleting substances in metric tonnes of CFC-11 equivalent.
Collect and reconcile the records for: Substance.
Apply Disclosure 305-6 when the related topic is material and the disclosure is applicable under the relevant GRI Standard.
Draft the response using the defined terms shown in the disclosure focus; do not substitute broader internal labels.
Review the final wording against every requirement and the supporting governance or data records before sign-off.

Request the data

Request the disclosure evidence

Translate the disclosure into an internal business question — then adapt it to your organisation's own language.

Provide the reporting-period records and reconciliations for Disclosure 305-6: Substance. Include scope, definitions, methods, assumptions, limitations, owners and approvals.

Use the organisation's own role and document names, but preserve the defined GRI terms and the scope described above.

Better request

Provide the reporting-period records and reconciliations for Disclosure 305-6: Substance. Include scope, definitions, methods, assumptions, limitations, owners and approvals.

Draft your disclosure

Notes that turn data into a disclosure

LRA training templates — adapt them to your organisation, and check the official source before sign-off.

Method note

The disclosure covers three separate quantities: ODS production, imports and exports. Production is calculated as the amount of ODS produced minus the amount destroyed using technologies approved by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and minus the amount entirely used as feedstock in the manufacture of other chemicals. ODS that are recycled or reused are excluded from the calculation. The organisation must also identify the substances included, the source of the factors used and the standards, methodologies, assumptions and calculation tools applied.

Context note

Keep mandatory GRI Requirements, GRI recommendations and additional LRA preparation controls clearly distinguished. Apply a GRI 1 reason for omission where required information cannot be reported.

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Preparation tools & forms

Download preparation tools for GRI 305-6 with free verified email access for 24 hours. Source-report links remain public.

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01XLSPrep & Assurance workbookDatapoints, risks, evidence to check, owner and evidence pack.Get it free ↧ 02XLSData-request packRequest email, message template, response fields and sign-off structure.Get it free ↧ 03PDFLibrary CardPrintable one-page summary of this disclosure card.Get it free ↧

Check

For each claim, check the evidence

  • Substance is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates substance.

    Evidence to check Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting substance.

Evidence pack to prepare

Common reporting gaps

  • Using internal or approximate wording in place of the defined GRI terms.
  • Changing the required reporting population or denominator without explanation.
  • Treating GRI recommendations or LRA preparation controls as mandatory disclosure requirements.
  • Leaving a reported field unsupported by traceable source evidence and review records.
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