In the last few months, several publications have exhorted regulatory authorities to craft policy interventions that would incentivize a long-term analytical orientation of companies’ disclosures and within investment research content. Clearly, a lot of firepower is being expended on enhancing >>> read more

Thousands of large companies around the world already reap the benefits of sustainability reporting, like lower energy costs, and more productive employees. At GRI we believe that all companies, regardless of their size, should have access to these benefits.  To >>> read more

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), in collaboration with China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, has introduced new requirements that, by 2020, will mandate all listed companies and bond issuers to disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks associated with their operations. In >>> read more

The new GRI chief talks to Ethical Corporation’s editor Terry Slavin about how to make sustainability reporting more relevant for investors and CEOs. When Tim Mohin, the new head of the Global Reporting Initiative, spoke at Ethical Corporation’s sustainability reporting >>> read more

The transparency that comes from corporate responsibility reporting can help us create a better world. That was the message of Tim Mohin (CEO GRI) to the people he met at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual meeting in Davos. As a >>> read more

As interest from investors grows, the demand for information on companies’ sustainability practices is expected to increase. For example, in 2017 Exxon Mobil shareholders in a nonbinding resolution called for the energy company to disclose the impact that global climate change >>> read more

The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has welcomed the call from the High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance for European action towards greater integration in corporate reporting. The Group, which released its final report today, has called on the European >>> read more

“There are too many external reporting entities out there.” It’s a common refrain heard among sustainability and CSR professionals these days. Whether you’re looking at the external raters and rankers that seek to stack companies up against their peers, or >>> read more

Sustainability reporting enables companies to identify important and relevant environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that could affect the financial performance of their businesses – also known as “materiality”. There are a number of sustainability reporting frameworks that companies listed >>> read more

With more stakeholders, staff and consumers demanding knowledge and information on corporate commitments, edie has published a handbook to help create an engaging and informative sustainability report. The handbook offers advice on creating an engaging sustainability report and sharing it >>> read more

Almost two years on from the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), new research from PwC reveals that over three-in-five businesses now deem these to be important enough to include in their corporate reporting – a move that >>> read more

Sustainability reporting can support companies’ contribution to poverty alleviation.  So how can we maximize its impact to help reach the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of no poverty by 2030? A new paper by GRI outlines recommendations and specific disclosures that >>> read more