The Protocol places indirect obligations on private enterprises to report annually to their national governments on their releases and transfers of pollutants.

In February 2007, the "DERBLOG" weblog launched, reporting on the company's releases and live events.

A federal law called the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) requires facilities in certain industries, which manufacture, process, or use significant amounts of toxic chemicals, to report annually on their releases of these chemicals.