SASB codifies sustainability accounting standards

Source: , 7 November 2018

SASB launched today a complete set of 77 industry-specific sustainability accounting standards! The objective of the SASB standards is to enable companies around the world to identify, manage and communicate financially-material sustainability information to their investors. The standards are the culmination of six >>> read more

In numbers: The state of corporate sustainability reporting

Source: , 27 October 2018

Over the past 12 months, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has worked with consultancy Radley Yeldar to survey 158 corporates on their approach to sustainability reporting. Here, edie rounds-up the key findings. Undertaken by Radley Yeldar and >>> read more

PRI, ICGN launch discussion paper on corporate ESG reporting

Source: , 20 October 2018

A group of leading global investor organisations has convened to address open questions relating to corporate ESG reporting to provide guidance and an investor perspective to the global Corporate Reporting Dialogue and its members. This discussion paper presents the preliminary outputs from >>> read more

Better ESG Reporting—A Key to Strengthening Capital Markets

Source: IFC, 16 October 2018

Investors and regulators are coming together to improve environmental, social, and governance standards in capital markets as a way to help identify growth opportunities, manage risks, and promote sustainability in developing countries. Anthony Miller, coordinator of the United Nations’ Sustainable >>> read more

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) co-launches Impact Management Project

Source: , 11 October 2018

A group of leading global organizations, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), have joined forces to create the Impact Management Project. This network is an unprecedented effort to develop methods to measure the environmental and social impacts of investment decisions. The >>> read more