The governance body with sole responsibility for developing and implementing the GRI Standards is looking for a new member who is representative of business enterprises. The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) seeks to be inclusive across sectors, functions, geographic boundaries >>> read more
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an Initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), have launched a toolkit to advance reporting on sourcing minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The resource helps companies report on their >>> read more
In line with its stated objective to promote transparent capital markets, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) has published a set of comprehensive guidelines for reporting on Environmental, Social and Governance aspects (ESG). Reflecting the unique diversity in its capital market >>> read more
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) calls on regulators and standard setters to simplify and align the corporate reporting landscape in the seventh edition of Reporting matters – WBCSD’s annual review of member companies’ sustainability and integrated reports in partnership >>> read more
The number of companies across the world who issue some form of sustainability report continues to increase. However, even as organizations place more emphasis on improving reporting quality related to the environmental and social impact of their business activities, little >>> read more
ABN AMRO yesterday received the ‘Finance for the Future Award 2019’ in London in the category ‘Communicating integrated thinking’. An award for their communications on integrated thinking leading to the bank’s integrated report and impact report. The Finance for the Future >>> read more
On October 4th Sustainalize and KBC Group joined forces to offer insights into the sustainability and non-financial reporting landscape, practical lessons from companies and other stakeholders’ perspectives. The seminar was hosted at the KBC Group head office in Brussels, where more >>> read more
EcoAct has published its climate change business leaderboard for the UK, ranking FTSE 100 companies on sustainability performance reporting and announcing the top 20 for outstanding efforts. However, overall the report makes for sobering reading with a clear message that >>> read more
Almost three-quarters of UK companies believe there are too many ESG reporting standards and measures, with 85 per cent calling for greater clarity, according to new research from Intertek. Sustainability has become a mainstream concern for companies, with heightened expectations >>> read more
In a strategic move to best meet the diverse needs of companies and stakeholders in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, GRI’s regional base has relocated from Beijing to Hong Kong. Headed by Verna Lin, an experienced sustainability and >>> read more
Over a third of the world’s 200 largest companies do not fully disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to analysis from the Temperature™ Score, a new data tool launched today by Arabesque S-Ray that assesses how corporations worldwide report >>> read more
The Corporate Reporting Dialogue – an initiative bringing together the major standard setters and framework providers globally – released a report today showing high levels of alignment between the frameworks on the basis of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) >>> read more