An online database that examines the environmental, social, and governance reporting requirements for 60 countries might just be the answer to calls for more harmonisation and alignment of ESG reporting. The Reporting Exchange is a free online platform run by the World Business >>> read more
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Companies urged to increase workforce disclosure to improve global working conditions
Source: , 1 May 2018Global companies that employ nearly 3.5 million people, with millions more working in their supply chains, have started to respond to calls for better workforce data – a request aimed at improving the quality of jobs worldwide and addressing poverty in less >>> read more
TCFD and CDSB Launch Knowledge Hub to Help Organizations Implement the TCFD Recommendations
Source: , 1 May 2018Today the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) announced the launch of the TCFD Knowledge Hub – a platform with relevant insights, tools and resources to help organizations implement the TCFD recommendations >>> read more
Nasdaq: What’s Driving ESG? A Top Ten List
Source: , 23 April 2018The prevalence and prominence of sustainability as a vital concept in the world – let alone the business community – is now clear. It has been driven by a host of dynamics that are both native to, and external from, >>> read more
New research highlights how companies in the food and agriculture sector report on ESG-related issues
Source: , 12 April 2018The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in partnership with the Yale Initiative on Sustainable Finance and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released “Materiality in corporate reporting,” a White Paper focused on corporate disclosure of environmental, social and governance >>> read more
Save money by having your sustainability report assured
Source: Journal of Accountancy, 12 April 2018Sustainability reporting has become a common business practice in the United States, and now research shows that sustainability assurance efforts more than pay for themselves in a majority of companies. Independent assurance of sustainability reports is growing but remains uncommon >>> read more
Reporting 3.0 Announces First Round of Stellar Speakers for 5th International Conference: Context for Thriveable Transformation
Source: , 12 April 2018Reporting 3.0, a global public good platform leveraging economic system transformation via the fulcrum of disclosure, announces an exciting speaker line-up and program for the 5th International Reporting 3.0 Conference hosted at KPMG in Amsterdam on 12-13 June 2018. Confirmed >>> read more
RMI and GRI Partner to Enhance Reporting on Responsible Minerals Sourcing from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
Source: , 11 April 2018The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced a project to help improve companies’ minerals sourcing due diligence and impact reporting by providing reporting resources and tools based on internationally recognized frameworks. Increasingly, governments and other >>> read more
The International Co-operative Alliance has published a new guide for sustainability reporting
Source: , 11 April 2018The International Co-operative Alliance has published a new guide for co-ops on sustainability reporting. The Alliance’s updated Sustainability Reporting for Co-operatives: A Guidebook, builds on the organisation’s reports on the Sustainability Scan and Co-operative Growth for the 21st Century. It also includes the feedback of primary co-operatives around >>> read more
Sustainability In Search Of Metrics
Source: Global Finance Magazine, 10 April 2018Companies worldwide struggle to measure and report how well they are “doing good” as they do well for their stakeholders. Corporate finance managers might well roll their eyes when they hear the term “ESG.” This trendy acronym stands for environmental, >>> read more
New report reveals opportunities for harmonization in sustainability and corporate governance reporting
Source: , 29 March 2018The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) have released the second report as part of a series called Insights from the Reporting Exchange. The new research takes a closer look into opportunities for >>> read more
GRI Embarks Upon New Phase of Partnership With Swedish Government
Source: , 29 March 2018he new joint program, which includes a partnership with the Danish Institute for Human Rights, will stimulate responsible business to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Swedish government has been a pioneer in establishing policies and best practice for sustainability >>> read more