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Comprehensive ESG backed by world’s largest sovereign wealth fund
A report from Norges Bank Investment Management urges businesses to improve metrics to make sure they disclose ‘relevant, quantitative and comparable information on environmental, social and ... -
Practical help for businesses to up the pace of SDGs progress
This year marks just ten years to go to the deadline for completing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and will see a number of new ... -
Sustainability reporting at centre of EU’s 1 trillion euro Green Deal
Global Reporting Initiative welcomes the European Green Deal as a global game changer that other economies should follow. With ambitious legislative changes backed by €1 trillion investment ... -
IEMA appoints new CEO
Sarah Mukherjee, former award-winning environmental BBC journalist and current Chief Executive of the Crop Protection Association (CPA), has been appointed as Chief Executive of the UK’s ... -
Rising global tax scrutiny shows the case for change: High interest at London event in GRI’s ‘game changer’ Tax Standard
The increasing number of inquiries into the tax practices of corporations demonstrates why a transition towards transparent tax disclosure is urgently required. This was a key ... -
Hver er besta leiðin við að gera grein fyrir framvindu heimsmarkmiðanna samfélags- og ársskýrslum samkvæmt GRI stöðlum
Hvar: Hús Atvinnulífsins Hvenær: 11 mars 2020 Námskeiðsgjald: £650, þátttakendur á námskeiðinu notkun GRI staðla 9-10 mars fá 10% afslátt . (flest stéttarfélög niðurgreiða námskeið – ... -
Vottað námskeið í notkun GRI staðla
Hvar: Hús Atvinnulífsins Hvenær: 9 og 10 mars 2020 Námskeiðsgjald: £1300. (flest stéttarfélög niðurgreiða námskeið – kannaðu rétt þinn) Á námskeiðinu verður farið ýtarlega í samfélagsábyrgð ... -
Tax transparency: Putting an end to tax evasion
On 5 December 2019, GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) announced the world’s first public reporting standard for corporate tax, which includes country-by-country disclosures. The article below investigates ... -
Impacts by human activity threaten 1m species with extinction
According to a new report by the IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services), compiled by 145 expert authors from 50 countries during the ... -
Need to take immediate, targeted action, tackle climate change
On 17 April, and the need to take immediate, targeted action. The impact of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy In the letter, ... -
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, ...
