Following last year’s recognition of the best organizations in Germany, the ESG Transparency Award is now expanding its analysis process to the European level. The global market research and certification institute EUPD Research, established in the sectors of renewable energy, >>> read more
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EU Commission provides further clarifications on EU corporate sustainability reporting rules
Source: European Commission, 7 August 2024The European Commission has today published a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to support stakeholders in the implementation of the EU corporate sustainability reporting rules. The publication is part of the Commission’s continuous effort to make the EU sustainable finance >>> read more
EFRAG Releases Study on Early Implementation of ESRS
Source: EFRAG, 31 July 2024EFRAG is pleased to issue today its Study: ‘State of play as of Q2 2024 | Implementation of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS): Initial Practices from Selected Companies’. The objective of this study is to illustrate preliminary practices related to the implementation >>> read more
GRI and TNFD make reporting on biodiversity easier
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 30 July 2024Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have today published a joint interoperability mapping resource that gives a detailed overview of alignment between the TNFD Disclosure Recommendations and metrics and the GRI Standards. Over the >>> read more
Updated analysis tool on the SDGs and underlying targets to enable businesses to improve reporting on the Global Goals
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 12 July 2024An updated online database, Business reporting on the SDGs: An analysis of the Goals and Targets, was made available today to improve business reporting on the SDGs, featuring a comprehensive inventory of potential disclosures at the targets level for each of the >>> read more
GRI best prepares companies for CSRD reporting rules
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 10 July 2024With comprehensive disclosure requirements now applying to tens of thousands of companies under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), what does it mean for the many organizations that already report their impacts using the GRI Standards? As an in-depth >>> read more
ESMA puts forward measures to support corporate sustainability reporting
Source: ESMA, 8 July 2024The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published a Final Report on the Guidelines on Enforcement of Sustainability Information (GLESI) and a Public Statement on the first application of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards >>> read more
75 inspiring solutions from CSRD early adopters reports
Source: We Mean Business Coalition, 2 July 2024As companies prepare for mandatory reporting against the EU’s new Corporate Social Responsibility Directive, We Mean Business Coalition shares interesting examples from pioneers already aligning with the standards to help others navigate the regulatory maze. The European Union’s recent >>> read more
Eelco van der Enden to step down as CEO of GRI at end of 2024
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 21 June 2024GRI today announces that, after seven years of working in a range of roles with GRI, Eelco van der Enden has elected to step down at the end of his current three-year fixed term contract as CEO. He will continue >>> read more
Blueprint to advance transparency and accountability for labor impacts
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 11 June 2024How are organizations responding to their responsibilities to ensure decent working conditions and fully disclose their impacts on workers? This question is at the heart of a major review of all GRI labor-related Standards – with a consultation launched for >>> read more
GRI and IFRS Foundation collaboration to deliver full interoperability that enables seamless sustainability reporting
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 24 May 2024The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are deepening their working relationship, building upon the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2022. This collaboration seeks to provide a seamless, global and comprehensive sustainability reporting system for companies looking to meet the information >>> read more
New ‘CSRD Essentials’ series explains the EU’s mandatory sustainability reporting requirements
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 15 May 2024A new publication addresses key themes on the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the legislation adopted by the EU in December 2022 and now in effect. CSRD Essentials simplifies key aspects of the new Directive and is the result >>> read more