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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, ...
