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 projects to further support progress towards the SDGs. That includes the new addition of Examples of Corporate SDG Reporting Practices to the resources from GRI, focused around 14 sets of examples on how businesses have measured and disclosed SDGs impacts.
The highlighted examples recognise that, in different markets and global locations, there are lessons to be learned. Companies included represent a broad array of countries and are drawn from many different sectors, including chemicals, construction, consumer goods, cosmetics, food & drink, energy, real estate, and telecommunications.
The examples cover key themes that are globally relevant for businesses, such as the following:
- How to disclose SDGs impacts in the value chain;
- Engaging stakeholders in prioritising SDGs; and
- Understanding interconnections between the SDGS and corporate objectives and KPIs.
These practical examples complement the existing guidance developed by the GRI-UNGC Business Reporting on the SDGs Action Platform. This resource covers three areas:
- Analysis of the SDGs goals and targets
- A guide for integrating the SDGs into corporate reporting
- How to address investor needs in SDGs business reporting
78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards
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