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Exposure to air pollution can harm cognitive intelligence
According to a new US-Chinese study of 20,000 people of both sexes in China, . The study, which included researchers from Beijing’s Peking University and Yale University ... -
Using blockchain to promote supply chain transparency
What is blockchain? Blockchain is an emerging technology for authenticated data communication between different parties in a supply chain, without the intervention of a trusted central ... -
Updated GRI Standard on water and effluents: Companies should report impacts across their value chains
Even though access to freshwater is an essential human right recognised by the United Nations, millions of people around the globe have to deal with water ... -
UN Secretary General: Climate change is moving faster than we are
, says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The defining issue of our era For Mr Guterres, climate change is the “defining issue” of our era, but ... -
Organic solar cells can produce cheaper electricity and can provide an almost limitless energy supply
“According to a new study by Chinese researchers, . So far, manufacturers used silicon to make solar panels, as this material was the most efficient at ... -
We are running out of resources to sustain life
According to a recent publication by HSBC, the world spent its entire natural resources budget for 2018, by 1 August. In 1970, these resources – as ... -
“Hothouse Earth”: The Earth is at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to global warming
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, even if the carbon emissions reduction targets set in the 2015 Paris Agreement are achieved, ... -
GRI is part of the EU Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance to build a greener, more equitable economy
After adopting, in 2015, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the EU is taking a number of new initiatives to support the development, globally, of a sustainable ... -
Carbon reporting mandatory for all large UK companies
According to a new framework announced by the UK government, . Every unlisted organisation with 250 or more employees, or an annual turnover over £36m and ... -
Improve the Quality of your GRI Standards Report
GRI has launched the Disclosure Review Service, to be used by any organization producing a report in accordance with or referencing the GRI Standards. GRI’s aim ... -
Academic Institutions and Materiality: Teaching our youth the skills they need to conduct their future professions in a sustainable and responsible way
What should be considered a high priority material issue by Academic Institutions In our view, all sustainability reports by Academic Institutions must emphasize how they arm ... -
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts: United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13
, disrupting national economies and affecting lives. Rising sea level, changing weather patterns and extreme weather events are only some of its impacts, affecting mostly the ... -
Air pollution in London: Facts and figures
Recently publicized facts and figures around London’s air pollution include those listed below: Thousands of premature deaths every year are caused by poisonous gases and particles, ... -
Air pollution causes 1 in 8 deaths. It is the single biggest environmental health crisis we face: World Health Organization
In fact, although we do not see it, air pollution causes some of the most common illnesses. It is responsible for: 36 per cent of deaths ... -
London reaches air pollution limit for 2018 before end of January
, data shows. Brixton Road, in Lambeth, seems to be London’s most polluted street: levels of pollutant nitrogen dioxide exceeded average hourly limits 18 times thus far, ... -
UNICEF: 17 million babies worldwide breathe toxic air affecting their brain development
According to a new UNICEF paper, nearly 17 million babies across the globe – 12.2 million in South Asia and 4.3 million in the East Asia ... -
Singapore Exchange Guide to Sustainability
To help investors make best use of sustainability reports, Singapore Exchange (SGX) issued a guide to sustainability for investors. Important questions and answers included: What ... -
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and GRI collaborate for action towards the SDGs
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the world’s leading provider of sustainability reporting standards, and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the world’s most important responsible investment initiative, ... -
GRI and the UN Global Compact join forces and enable measuring and reporting on the SDGs
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the United Nations Global Compact, supported by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), have joined forces and have launched the ‘Business ... -
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 ... -
EasyJet gaining competitive advantage with electric aircraft
EasyJet is striving to promote sustainable aviation and minimize its environmental impact by putting its weight behind the development of electric passenger airplanes by the US ... -
How Heart of the City is helping SMEs embrace sustainability
Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essential for businesses of all sizes and industries. It is widely known that responsible business practices help a company achieve ... -
20 years GRI – Driving Global Change
Twenty years after it was founded in Boston, USA, to set new global standards for sustainability reporting, GRI has become the world’s leading provider of sustainability ... -
Actions architects can take to protect our planet
The Liuzhou Forest City, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, will be the very first Chinese Forest City, with hotels, offices, houses, hospitals, schools, completely covered by ... -
Get acquainted with GRI Standards, the first global standards for sustainability reporting
GRI has pioneered sustainability reporting since the late 1990s, providing the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting: 80% of the world’s 250 largest companies ... -
ABN AMRO has positive impact on health: it is no longer accepting clients from the tobacco industry
ABN AMRO, the third-largest bank in the Netherlands, with more than six million customers worldwide, announced that it will stop investing in the tobacco industry, because ... -
Workshop 14 June 2017: CSR/Sustainability Reporting made easy with the GRI Standards
On 14 June 2017 FBRH Consultants Ltd (GRI Certified Training Partner) and Deloitte Academy successfully organized a free seminar/workshop where participants were shown in simple terms ... -
Bravo Sustainability Awards 2017: the winners
On Thursday the 25th of May, at Megaron, the Athens Concert Hall, the annual event of the Bravo Initiative took place: . The Bravo Initiative Seven ... -
Dutch company to utilize the heat of computer servers to meet households’ hot water needs
Dutch company Nerdalize has developed a heating system that utilizes the residual heat of computer servers to meet the hot water needs of households. This heating ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the European Union: Directive 2014/95/EU
EU Directive: Large Companies must report non-financial information The Directive requires large companies to disclose relevant non-financial information to provide investors and other stakeholders with a ...
