The GHG Protocol is an organization that issues standards , not a standard in itself. The coalition that led to the birth of the GHG Protocol organization was first formed in the late 1990s. World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development  (WBCSD) have joined forces to address the lack of a standardized method for accounting for greenhouse gases.

The GHG Protocol focuses exclusively on climate as an impact category The first standard issued by the GHG Protocol, the first edition of the Corporate Standard, was published in 2001. The GHG Protocol also established what is now the main concepts in sustainability reporting. Range 1, 2, 3 Today, the GHG Protocol has several standards for different objectives and stakeholders. (More on co2news.sk)