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What are human rights and how does business impact them?
Businesses, regardless of their size, sector, operational context, ownership, or structure, can impact human rights wherever and however they operate. Their impacts can be both positive ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk7, February 2022
Scientific Meeting Focuses on Impacts, Adaptation, Vulnerability to Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, has begun a two-week meeting to consider a report ... -
The case for impact-focused reporting is as clear as black-and-white
By Eelco van der Enden, CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Last month saw the annual letter to CEOs from BlackRock’s Larry Fink land in our inboxes. ... -
Companies and investors call for effective EU corporate accountability legislation
In February 2022, more than 100 companies, investors, business associations and initiatives released a joint statement. In the statement, they ask the EU to swiftly adopt ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk6, February 2022
Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022 The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, conducted by NewClimate Institute in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch, assesses the climate strategies of 25 major global ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk5, February 2022
Climate change: Key crops face major shifts as world warms The parts of the world suitable for growing coffee, cashews and avocados will change dramatically as ... -
Harvard Business Review: Creating shared value
Harvard professor Michael Porter and Mark R. Kramer argue that the capitalist system is, under siege. Business is increasingly viewed as a major cause of social, ... -
GRI’s new CEO sets out GRI’s central role in the global reporting landscape
Is the ESG disclosure landscape congested? Are sustainability reporting plans by the EU and IFRS competing or do they serve different purposes? What’s GRI’s vision for ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk4, January 2022
EXCLUSIVE Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV plan this week Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp plan to triple their investment to ... -
How to design your company’s Sustainability Report (Harvard Business Review)
Deciding which metrics to use when reporting on sustainability performance can be overwhelming. Some companies report only their greenhouse gas emissions while others publish glossy reports ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk3, January 2022
Plastic crisis needs binding treaty, report says Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report by ... -
Companies align with the SDGs, but there is more to do on assessing progress
A new study shows that four-in-five companies assessed now include a commitment in their sustainability reports to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but fewer than half ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk2, January 2022
Biden administration to scrap Trump plan for wider Alaska oil drilling Anchorage, Alaska, 10 January: The Biden administration announced on Monday that it is going to ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk1, January 2022
German government split over EU plans to label gas as sustainable Germany’s new government has criticised European Commission’s proposal to classify nuclear energy as a sustainable ... -
Why water sustainability is key to the success of the SDGs
What are the strategies and practical solutions that businesses and institutions can implement globally, to make sure that water – the most precious resource on Earth ... -
What is to come for sustainability reporting in 2022?
As 2021 draws to a close, Eric Hespenheide, GRI’s Interim CEO, explores how global sustainability reporting evolved in 2021. He also looks ahead to what the ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk51, December 2021
World Future Energy Summit 2022 focuses on business with the energy of the future and sustainability Abu Dhabi, 20 December: The World Future Energy Summit will ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk50, December 2021
The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here’s why Scientists know that warm weather is a key ingredient in tornadoes and ... -
Press release: Strengthened reporting on biodiversity from GRI & CDP
As part of the revision of GRI’s Biodiversity Standard (GRI 304), CDP (a not-for-profit charity that runs a global disclosure system for companies, investors, cities, states and regions) ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk49, December 2021
2021’s weather disasters brought home the reality of climate change From punishing heat in North America to record-breaking floods in Europe and Asia, this year’s weather ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk48, November 2021
Amazon’s Black Friday greeted by climate activists, strikes in Europe Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on “Black Friday”, with the world’s biggest e-commerce ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk47, November 2021
Sustainability and environment leaders offer actionable takeaways to realise climate-positive targets The AVEVA PI World conference, part of a series of AVEVA initiatives to support an ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk46, November 2021
Here’s what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn’t — at the U.N. climate summit World leaders signed off on a new climate change agreement ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk45, November 2021
‘The power is in us, not the leaders’: Meet the youth activists fighting for climate action at COP26 As world leaders met in Glasgow for the ... -
IFRS Foundation announces International Sustainability Standards Board
While world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26, the UN global summit addressing the critical and urgent issues of climate change, : The formation of a new ... -
GRI welcomes moves to expand disclosure for financial markets
GRI welcomed the confirmation by the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Foundation that they will address the impacts on value creation of sustainability topics in their standards, ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk44, November 2021
COP26: The issues that stand in the way of progress World leaders meet in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, to make ambitious cuts in warming ... -
GRI Universal Standards 2021: the main changes
Good news – continued ease of use The good news is that the presentation of the GRI Standards has not changed. This means that existing users ... -
New sustainability reporting standard for oil and gas launched by GRI
, to enable complete disclosure on complex transparency demands facing the sector and help companies show accountability for their impacts and how they are transitioning to ... -
Updated GRI Standards are launched
, including the revised Universal Standards and GRI’s first Sector Standard GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021. With the revised Universal Standards, the GRI Standards ...
