Arndt, Hans-KnudIsenmann, RalfBrosowski, JanThiessen, InkeMarx-Gomez, JorgeTochtermann, KlausScharl, Arno2019-09-162019-09-162006https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/27464In this paper, we propose a reference architecture for sustainability reports based on the eXtensible Businesses Reporting Language (XBRL) which in particular meets – among others – the forthcoming requirements of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines, to be released in late 2006. Currently, this third generation of GRI-guidelines (G3) has already been released as “draft-version for public comment”. While developing a sustainability reporting reference architecture, we made use of on existing XBRL Financial Reporting Taxonomies Architecture (FRTA) which is widely used in financial reporting.Sustainability Reporting Using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)Text/Conference Paper