“For business to maximize its contribution to sustainable development, it must put efforts to advance respect for human rights at the heart of the people part of sustainable development,” said John G. Ruggie, former UN Special Representative on Business & >>> read more

Sustainability is still far from the top priority for most investors, but environmental factors can have material impacts on the health and longevity of a company. By increasing energy efficiency, for example, companies can bring down operational costs. Effectively managing >>> read more

With a new publication the Federation of European Accountants (FEE) provides practical guidance to companies that will have to comply for the first time with the EU Directive on the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings >>> read more

Too few companies get clear sustainability performance messages out to their investors and one of the main barriers is the internal dynamic between Sustainability and IR departments. This is a key finding from SustainAbility’s latest research, Closing the Sustainability-Investor Relations Gap. >>> read more

Ah, November. I love this time of year. Year end is right around the corner and many companies are starting to plan their next Sustainability report. I can smell the key performance indicators in the air. Mmmmmm. Sustainability reporting and assurance >>> read more

As many as 21 more of the world’s stock exchanges could introduce sustainability reporting standards before the end of the year, bringing the total number to 38, an UNCTAD official said. Seventeen stock exchanges already recommend their listed companies to >>> read more

he IIRC today releases the results of the IIRC’s first ever stakeholder feedback survey. There were 535 responses to the survey which was live between 25 May and 24 June 2016. Important findings include: Global views on <IR> 62% of respondents >>> read more

If your company doesn’t understand, manage and communicate its sustainability performance then you’re almost certainly missing out on business opportunities and exposing yourself to risks that threaten the business over the long term. Thousands of companies around the world, including in >>> read more

The 2016 ET Carbon Rankings report demonstrates that investors can help drive decarbonisation of the economy and make money by switching investment to favour companies with above-average levels of carbon efficiency. It reveals that out of the world’s 2,000 biggest >>> read more

Investors are increasingly looking beyond financial statements for a more complete picture of how companies create long-term value. Although businesses have begun to address material sustainability factors in their SEC filings, the quality of these disclosures is lacking, which inhibits >>> read more

This time of year, the materiality marathon is on. Companies and consultants are on a journey to define what topics should be included in the upcoming sustainability or non-financial report. Materiality analysis can be an extremely useful and strategic exercise, with >>> read more

Drawing on the work of Reporting 3.0 – in particular, its Reporting Blueprint and forthcoming Accounting Blueprint – this panel on the final afternoon of New Metrics ‘16 facilitated an animated discussion on true materiality, exploring the broad range of definitions >>> read more