Sustainability is becoming increasingly important as the nation develops a diversified economy, adaptable to changing circumstances. The UAE has highlighted several short-term and long-term sustainability goals by developing national frameworks and guidelines for public and private institutions aimed at encouraging better >>> read more

Requirements on sustainability reporting are rising and put pressure on corporations that are not yet equipped to generate robust reports. A proactive management is required in order to avoid backlog and potential legal liabilities. In this context, the CFO plays >>> read more

Corporate sustainability reporting desperately needs to up its game in order to align company-level sustainability performance with the broader systems-level ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and COP21, the United Nations climate change conference, according to a new >>> read more

As corporate sustainability reporting continues to evolve, new analyses highlight what companies are — and aren’t — reporting to stakeholders. Read the full article

The World Federation of Exchanges has presented recommendations to its member exchanges on how to implement their sustainability policies, the culmination of a year-long project by its Sustainability Working Group. The guidance, presented at the WFE’s General Assembly in Doha >>> read more

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced today it is establishing an industry-led disclosure task force on climate-related financial risks under the chairmanship of Michael R. Bloomberg. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will develop voluntary, consistent climate-related financial >>> read more

The 3rd Annual Reporting 3.0 Conference from Nov 12-13 2015 in Berlin closed with great insights into the next generation of reporting, accounting and data. For EQi – The Environmental Quality Intelligence Group,  I have participated in the conference and the >>> read more

Worker rights in Europe fall short of what would be needed for adequate information with a view to sustainability reporting. That is the conclusion of Jan Cremers in a new study on workers’ involvement in sustainablity reports. Jan Cremers (Tilburg >>> read more

The 9th Annual CR Reporting & Communications Summit 2015, held at the Hilton Tower Bridge in London 10th-11th November, saw more than a hundred Corporate Social Responsibility professionals and experts gather to discuss some of the most prominent issues in >>> read more

Carbon reporting from the world’s largest companies lacks consistency, making it almost impossible for stakeholders to compare one company’s performance easily and accurately with another’s, according to the 2015 edition of the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting. Professionals at >>> read more

AccountAbility has released the final version of the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement Standard (AA1000SES) 2015.  Part of the AA1000 Series of Standards, the AA1000SES (2015) provides practical guidance on how to assess, design, implement and communicate effective stakeholder engagement. The AA1000SES >>> read more

GRI, pioneer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards, today launched its latest Linkage Document at the Fourth United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights. ‘Linking G4 and the UN Guiding Principles’ highlights the connections between the >>> read more