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Norway’s $1tn wealth fund cuts oil and gas stocks
Norway is western Europe’s biggest oil and gas producer and its sovereign wealth fund, used to invest the proceeds of the country’s oil industry, is preparing ... -
CEMAsys.com AS achieves accreditation to help companies set climate targets consistent with the Paris Agreement
outlined in the Paris Agreement. CEMAsys.com has now become the first Nordic consulting firm accredited by the CDP as an SBT Consulting Partner. In the ... -
Case study: How Ashok Leyland reduces its energy consumption
As India’s leading player in the automotive industry and one of the country’s most esteemed business groups, offering a wide range of products to meet customers’ ... -
Deloitte: Business leaders can win the loyalty of millennials by driving societal and economic change
According to the 2018 Deloitte Millennial Survey, millennials today are increasingly pessimistic about the prospects for positive social and political change, and are concerned about safety, ... -
Are your competitors better prepared?
Two important questions 1) How will your company or organisation benefit from the transition to the Sustainable, Circular Economy? 2) Are your competitors better prepared, gaining ... -
Use the GRI Standards ASAP to accelerate positive change
HOW WE ARE ACCELERATING POSITIVE CHANGE AND HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION We are offering for free the Highly Rated 2-day FBRH GRI Standards Certified, ISEP and ... -
Urgent climate change action needed: the next two years are crucial
, stressing that “decisive action in the next two years will be crucial”. This statement comes as world leaders meet in Katowice, Poland, for the COP ... -
GRI Standards – Comprehensive Option 2.0
Opinion – if you agree please share Taking CSR/ ESG/ SDG/ Sustainability reporting to the next level The GRI Standards do a marvelous job in helping ... -
FEI adopts GRI principles to promote sustainability
In an effort to strengthen the sport’s sustainability, . Accordingly, FEI’s global governing body actively supports FEI event organisers worldwide in implementing various sustainability initiatives. One ... -
Climate report: Scientists urge deep rapid change to limit warming
According to a dramatic report on rising global temperatures, . “Rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” will be needed, to achieve the ... -
GRI 403 – The updated standard puts the modern worker at the centre
Although safe and healthy working conditions are recognised as a human right, almost 2.8 million people die every year from work-related injuries and illnesses, according to ... -
World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) fully aligned with GRI Standards
The World Federation of Exchanges, which includes members such as the London Stock Exchange, recently published a revised sustainability reporting guidance (WFE ESG Guidance and Metrics) ... -
London Stock Exchange guidance for CSR/ ESG/ Sustainability reporting
Once, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues were a concern only among asset owners, asset managers, banks, brokers and investment consultants. Today, however, investors routinely consider ... -
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 ...
