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SustainCase newsletter – wk11, March 2023
Collapsed $20 Billion Sun Cable Project Receives Multiple Bids A collapsed A$30 billion ($20 billion) project to export Australian renewable energy to Singapore has received initial ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk10, March 2023
Twenty-five trailblazing women leading the fight against climate change With so many extraordinary women engaged in the battle against climate change, the biggest task in compiling ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk9, February 2023
Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk8, February 2023
EU opens door to ‘green’ nuclear-derived hydrogen The European Commission has published rules that could allow some hydrogen produced in nuclear-based energy systems to count towards ... -
Determining material topics: 4-step process (GRI-3 material topics standard)
Any organisation reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards, is required to determine its material topics and report how it manages each topic. There are four ... -
Creating Shared Value: Grameen Bank’s Microfinance Solution for Poverty and Growth
Michael Porter’s Shared Value concept is a business strategy that aims to create economic value while also addressing societal issues. The idea is that businesses can ... -
Patagonia’s Sustainability Commitment: Creating Shared Value for the Environment and Society
Jenny Daphne Pitsillides – Editor | Re:Fabricate — Real Solutions for a Better Fashion Industry Patagonia is a clothing and outdoor gear company that has become ... -
Unilever’s Sustainable Success: Empowering Women and Achieving Business Objectives in India
Unilever’s approach to creating shared value in India has allowed the company to achieve a positive contribution to the SDGs while also achieving its business objectives ... -
Concrete Solutions for a Sustainable Future: CEMEX’s Commitment to the SDGs
CEMEX is a leading global building materials company that is committed to creating shared value and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Shared ... -
Brewing Shared Value: How Nestle is Changing the Game with Coffee Beans
As one of the most traded commodities worldwide, coffee is a crucial export crop for many nations. Nestle’s most renowned brands, including Nescafé and Nespresso, rely ... -
Creating Shared Value through Education: Microsoft’s Approach
Microsoft, one of the world’s leading technology companies, has long recognised the importance of investing in education. The company’s commitment to supporting education programmes is not ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk7, February 2023
Roses are dead … how to choose a more ethical and original bouquet this Valentine’s Day There’s nothing romantic about flying pesticide-drenched blooms halfway across the ... -
GRI’s Draft Mining Sector Standard now available for public comment
The mining sector was prioritised by GRI because of its significant environmental and social footprint, usually concentrated in and around extraction sites. Businesses need to ... -
Empowering 235m Students for a Sustainable Future: Request from GSSB an Education Standard
Building a proactive and sustainable world, together Positive change does not come through wishful thinking. Our busy and complicated world will continually face many challenges on ... -
FBRH Consultants UK: campaign to support the launch of a GRI Education Sector Standard
Building a proactive and sustainable world, together Positive change does not come through wishful thinking. Our busy and complicated world will continually face many challenges on ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk4, January 2023
Boosting Climate Education through Networking and Training Climate change education is one central foundation to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. It can ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk3, January 2023
Russia’s war in Ukraine sparked a historic food crisis. It’s not over The world is still in the grips of the worst food crisis in modern ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk2, January 2023
2022: A Tumultuous Year in ESG and Sustainability The past year has been a challenging one for companies on the ESG front. Overlapping environmental, social, and ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk51, December 2022
Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival: An Ecologically Sensitive Festival The Hornbill Festival in Nagaland is one of the most ecologically aware events in India, instilling that awareness in ... -
Learn how to Create a 1st-Class GRI Sustainability Report
Register Now The learning you gain This course introduces participants to sustainability reporting practice and to key concepts of the GRI sustainability reporting Standards such as ... -
ESG, SDG, GRI, and more: What do the sustainability acronyms all mean?
Sustainability has been a hot topic over the past decade, not least due to the urgent need to strengthen climate resilience. When it comes to sustainability ... -
GRI and ESRS Q&A document now available
As confirmed by EFRAG, the ESRS are, as much as possible, fully aligned with the GRI Standards. This sends a clear signal to established GRI reporters ... -
Interoperability between ESRS and GRI Standards good news for GRI reporting companies
GRI welcomed the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) as a key step towards implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and holding EU market companies accountable ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk49, December 2022
Rolls-Royce, easyJet successfully test hydrogen-powered jet engine Britain’s Rolls-Royce said it has successfully run an aircraft engine on hydrogen, a world aviation first that marks a ... -
The GRI Standards just make sense as an umbrella framework
They are a robust, always updated framework and, most importantly, have a principled approach to sustainability. They are a robust, always updated framework and, most importantly, ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk48, November 2022
Climate change: Wasted methane gas ‘a scandal’ The UK government is allowing the fossil fuel industry to waste large amounts of gas, according to a leading ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk47, November 2022
COP27 ends with announcement of historic loss and damage fund A historic agreement to establish and operationalise a loss and damage fund, particularly for nations most ... -
European Parliament overwhelmingly approves new CSRD
This is a major ESG (environmental, social and governance) regulation that brings together financial data, ESG information and assurance, for the first time. The CSRD will ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk46, November 2022
COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1.5C global temperature issue A key target to stop climate change raising global temperatures is under threat at the UN ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk45, November 2022
Opening days of the Cop27 climate summit – in pictures Images from Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt where world leaders are gathering to discuss the climate crisis. ...
