Use the External page to import and manage external frameworks. The European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) framework is available by default. The following frameworks can be optionally imported: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). See Third Party Component Technology for more information.
Complete these steps to add an external framework:
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Click the New button to display the Add External Framework slide-out panel.
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From the Select Framework drop-down menu, select an external framework. Once a framework is downloaded, it no longer displays for selection.
The slide-out panel displays a description of the framework selected.
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Click the Download button.
Framework
Use the Frameworks filter drop-down menu to select from imported Frameworks. Framework KPIs will not display in the grid unless you have selected a framework from this filter.
Materiality
The default Materiality is Both. To display only Material KPIs, select True from the drop-down menu. To display only Not Material KPIs, select False from the drop-down menu
Use the toolbar options to manage external frameworks.
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To display guidance for parent level framework KPIs in the tree view, click the Info button.
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To show guidance for individual KPIs, select the row and click the Guidance button. Not every KPI has additional information. The Guidance column in the Frameworks grid displays a checkmark if guidance is available.
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To mark a KPI as material, click the Material button.
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To mark a KPI as not material, click the Not Material button.
The External page includes a pane with a tree view of the framework structure. You can use the tree view to filter KPIs in the frameworks grid. For example, to display only KPIs within ESRS E1-Climate Change, select ESFS E1-Climate Change from the tree view. To drill down further, select E1-8 Internal carbon pricing to view those KPIs in the grid.
