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Withdrawn for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2027, when GRI 102 takes effect.

Nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and other significant air emissions

GRI 305-7 · mandatory · narrative disclosure

Disclosure 305-7 requires an organisation to report its significant air emissions in kilograms or multiples. The disclosure covers nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), particulate matter (PM), and other standard categories of air emissions identified in relevant regulations.

Legal status

Disclosure 305-7 remains applicable. GRI published an Air Pollution Exposure Draft in March 2026 that is intended to replace this disclosure, but the proposed requirements are not yet effective. Until the final Air Pollution Standard is issued and becomes effective, organisations should continue to apply GRI 305-7.

Start preparing ↓ Official Global Reporting Initiative source ↗

Disclosure focus

For each applicable pollutant category, the organisation should report the emissions amount separately and identify the calculation approach used. The disclosure must also identify the source of any emission factors and the standards, methodologies, assumptions and calculation tools applied. Different pollutants should not be aggregated into a single combined emissions total.

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.

  • Pollutant category

    Climate / Environment / Sustainability Reporting

    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Pollutant category; Emissions; Approach.

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

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

Before you start

  • Disclosure 305-7 requires an organisation to report its significant air emissions in kilograms or multiples. The disclosure covers nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), particulate matter (PM), and other standard categories of air emissions identified in relevant regulations.
  • Apply Disclosure 305-7 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 305-7 sub-elements (LRA working checklist)

How to prepare it

Disclosure 305-7 requires an organisation to report its significant air emissions in kilograms or multiples. The disclosure covers nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), persistent organic pollutants (POPs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), particulate matter (PM), and other standard categories of air emissions identified in relevant regulations.
Collect and reconcile the records for: Pollutant category.
Apply Disclosure 305-7 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 305-7: Pollutant category. 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 305-7: Pollutant category. 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

For each applicable pollutant category, the organisation should report the emissions amount separately and identify the calculation approach used. The disclosure must also identify the source of any emission factors and the standards, methodologies, assumptions and calculation tools applied. Different pollutants should not be aggregated into a single combined emissions total.

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

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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

  • Pollutant category is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates pollutant category.

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

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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