Beyond Reports – GRI monthly podcast
Beyond Reports is a monthly podcast from GRI, pioneer of the world’s most widely used standards on sustainability reporting and corporate disclosure. Each episode features the latest sustainability news, an interview with a member of GRI’s global multi-stakeholder community and insights on how sustainability data can empower action towards a better tomorrow.
October 2018: Going digital
There’s an increasing demand for sustainability data from investors, consumers, and governments, to name only a few groups. Thousands of the world’s largest companies are producing vast amounts of non-financial data and releasing it publicly, but the information disclosed in sustainability reports is not being used effectively – by companies themselves nor by their stakeholders. In this episode, we dive into the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in sustainability reporting. The guests include John Revess, Head of Sustainability at ABB; Michel Washer, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer at Solvay; and Alyson Slater, Chief Network Engagement Officer at GRI.
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September 2018: Focus on water
GRI’s updated Water & Effluents reporting standard was officially launched during the World Water Week. This episode of Beyond Reports features an interview with Paul Reig from the World Resources Institute, who gives his view on the current state of water stewardship and how we can improve the status quo. GRI’s Chief of Standards Bastian Buck will also explain the rationale behind updating the GRI Standards, and Standards Manager Anna Krotova tells us what exactly has changed in the updated Water and Effluents reporting standard.
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Sustainability Ratings
This Beyond Reports episode features an interview with Vigeo Eiris, a sustainability rating agency that uses Environmental, Social and Governance data to evaluate companies’ performance. The company’s Methodology and Process Manager, Keeran Gwilliam-Beeharee, tells us what makes a good sustainability report and lists some of the common challenges companies face in the process. We’ll also hear a report from Ireland, where GRI presented a preview of the new Occupational Health and Safety Standard, to be published in June.
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March 2018: Why should investors care about sustainability data?
On the March episode of Beyond Reports, we speak with Amanda Feldman, Director of the Impact Management Project. She talks about the project’s work to create a common understanding of how impacts on people and the planet should be communicated and managed. This ground-breaking work has the potential to help close the gap between the information companies disclose and the information investors want. We will also hear a report from London, as well as a word from our Deputy Chief Executive Teresa Fogelberg, about the role of women and girls in the sustainable development agenda.
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February 2018: Business and Human Rights
In our first episode of 2018, we talk with Caroline Rees, President of Shift, the leading center of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Caroline spoke to us about why companies should focus more attention on their human rights impacts. We also hear a report from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, where GRI’s Chief Executive Tim Mohin delivered an important message to world leaders. And we find out how GRI’s Regional Hub in South Asia is helping local businesses contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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December 2017: Swire Pacific on Reporting in Asia
Corporate social responsibility efforts are on the rise in Asia Pacific, in large part driven by new regulatory regimes, such as the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s requirements for listed companies. We hear from Swire Pacific’s Sustainable Development Manager Mark Harper about the company’s experience reporting in Asia, as well as investor demand for sustainability data. We also have a report from our Regional Hub US and Canada, which is gearing up for the second GRI Reporters’ Summit in February 2018.
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November 2017: Curbing Carbon Emissions
With the UN Climate Change Conference, COP23, taking place in Germany early November, in this month’s show we’ll hear about the innovative ways Munich Airport is working to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. We also have a report from our Regional Hub China, which is busy preparing for several Networking Events in the area later this month.
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October 2017: Tim Mohin
Returning from break, in this month’s podcast GRI’s Chief Executive Tim Mohin talks about GRI’s 20th Anniversary, and the competition in the sustainability reporting landscape. We’ll also hear a report from New York, where leaders from around the world gathered last month to discuss the role of the private sector in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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