The recent agreement at the COP21 in Paris included the aims of maintaining average global temperature increases “well below” 2°C. The 2°C guardrail and planetary boundaries are rapidly gaining wider interest, also in industry circles. But are ecological limits also >>> read more

GRI, pioneer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, and CDP, host of the largest global collection of self-reported climate change, water and forest-risk data, have just released their latest linkage guidance to support companies in their reporting >>> read more

Today, GRI released The Next Era of Corporate Disclosure: Digital, Responsible, Interactive, a digital publication that maps out the future of sustainability reporting and disclosure. According to GRI, the future will involve new formats with organizations moving from annual reports >>> read more

Navigating the unexplored waters of EESG frameworks and indicators is not an easy task, especially if you are not confident in your map. With all the “maps” (i.e. frameworks and guidelines) available, choosing the right one is a crucial decision for the “captain” >>> read more

The UK must keep its mandatory carbon reporting requirements, business leaders have today urged the Treasury ahead of an imminent decision on carbon reporting and taxation rules in next week’s Budget. In a letter published this morning in The Independent executives >>> read more

Today GRI announced Bloomberg LP as Lead Media Partner for the 5th GRI Global Conference taking place from 18 – 20 May 2016 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The GRI Conference, which already has more than 100 expert speakers confirmed, attracts more >>> read more

In an age of disclosure overload the term “integrated report” may be met with hesitation. Countless corporate reports with numerous data points on varying issues sit stacked on shelves in offices around the world. No doubt, these publications are the >>> read more

GRI Standards are designed to enhance the global comparability and quality of sustainability information, resulting in greater transparency on economic, environmental and social impacts. The Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) strives to align GRI Standards with international norms and standards >>> read more

Larry Fink, the CEO of the world’s biggest investor, BlackRock, has written to the Chief Executives of S&P 500 companies and large European organizations. His letter sets out a vision for tackling short-termism, urging companies to report on their strategy. >>> read more

Overall, more than 1,100 pages, nine languages and three different names – since 1992 Henkel has been publishing a Sustainability Report. This year, on February 25, 2016 Henkel’s 25th Sustainability Report will be published. What started nearly a quarter of >>> read more

After the recent publication in the Saudi Gazette featuring the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI), Saudi Arabia CSR experts have praised the potential of the IRI in the daily news program ‘Thaqafa Alyoum’ on Al Thaqafiya television. The presenter spoke with >>> read more

Companies who report on their sustainability performance can now turn to a new paper that explains how businesses at different stages of the assurance journey can use the Assurance Maturity Model to assure and validate the information in their reports. >>> read more