GRI and the United Nations Global Compact have announced their continued partnership to develop best practices for corporate reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), empowering businesses to prioritize SDG targets and measure and report on progress. The Action Platform on >>> read more
TCFD-based reporting to become mandatory for PRI signatories in 2020
Source: , 19 February 2019The strategy and governance indicators of the PRI’s climate risk indicators are to become mandatory for signatories to report on from 2020. Supporting the adoption of the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is a high >>> read more
European Commission Is Planning to Update the Non-Binding Guidelines on Non-financial Reporting
Source: GRI, 19 February 2019The Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance set up by the European Commission in July 2018 has published its first report on companies’ disclosure of climate-related information in January 2019. The adverse events associated with climate change cause damage to people >>> read more
European Lab Project Task Force on Climate-related Reporting appointed
Source: , 19 February 2019EFRAG is pleased to announce that the European Lab Steering Group has appointed the members of the Project Task Force for its first project on climaterelated reporting (the ‘PTF on Climate-related Reporting’), selected from a high number of applicants from >>> read more
Netherlands Central Bank Official Else Bos to Join SASB Foundation Board of Directors
Source: , 12 February 2019SASB Foundation has elected Else Bos to its board of directors. Ms. Bos will serve a three-year term as of January 1, 2019. Bos currently serves as the executive director and chair of Prudential Supervision at De Nederlandsche Bank, the >>> read more
EU Directive: Companies failing to report meaningful information about their impacts on society and the environment
Source: , 11 February 2019The Alliance for Corporate Transparency project has analysed how European companies disclose information necessary for understanding their impact on society and the environment, as required by the EU Non-financial Reporting Directive. The initial findings of the project point to one >>> read more
GRI Releases Discussion Paper with Key Findings on Corporate Reporting on Water and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Source: , 7 February 2019GRI is launching the discussion paper Mapping the Current Reporting Practice on Emissions and Water to an Investor Perspective, which contains key findings on corporate reporting on water and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This publication, which was made possible with financial >>> read more
NIRI encourages disclosure of company-specific ESG metrics
Source: NIRI, 1 February 2019The National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) announced a new policy statement that articulates NIRI’s views on non-financial disclosure by companies regarding ESG (environmental, social, and governance) issues, otherwise known as “corporate sustainability.” NIRI recognizes that ESG information is becoming increasingly integrated into >>> read more
FRC (UK) strengthens Stewardship Code to targets climate disclosure
Source: , 30 January 2019The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is consulting on a new Stewardship Code that sets substantially higher expectations for investor stewardship policy and practice. The Code will focus on how effective stewardship delivers sustainable value for beneficiaries, the economy and society. The new >>> read more
Seeking Return on ESG: Advancing the Reporting Ecosystem to Unlock Impact for Business and Society
Source: , 24 January 2019A new white paper captures the findings of an extensive consultation process, uncovering opportunities for collective action between the complex and diverse set of stakeholder groups that influence ESG reporting, and highlighting where greater action is needed to accelerate system-level >>> read more
Follow the Money: Sustainability Goes Mainstream
Source: GRI, 24 January 2019In the last two decades, sustainability reporting has gone from an exercise for the largest companies to a necessity to attract investors and meet local and international regulation. But the main benefit of sustainability reporting remains that companies best understand >>> read more
Nancy Kamp-Roelands: ‘Fighting for global reporting on long term value creation’
Source: , 23 January 2019Since earlier this year, Nancy Kamp-Roelands is, by special appointment, Professor of Non-Financial Information, Integrated Reporting & Assurance. She sees this appointment as a bold, well-timed step on the part of FEB. “Although integrated reporting and non-financial information appears on >>> read more