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GRI links connections between G4, UN Guiding Principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... demonstrates the connections between the GRI G4 Reporting Guidelines and the concepts of the United Nations Guiding Principle on Business and Human Rights. GRI notes that there are linkages in the concepts of due diligence, grievance mechanisms and impact ...

GRI CEO discusses future of sustainability reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... - and government and everyone else. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who disagreed with the SDGs. Its' easy for a business to say yes, I think these specific five goals are what we're going to chase. So how do you actually implement that? How do ...

Cbus Super hires new investment manager - ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Investors. "I believe the finance industry can, and should, play a key role with integrating sustainability into business practices throughout the economy," Bradford said. "I'm looking forward to working for a dynamic and innovative fund ...

WBCSD, CDSB, Ecodesk to develop The Reporting Exchange

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk are developing The Reporting Exchange, which will be a free global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. The Reporting Exchange ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... built a hub site internally which helps our people understand what places means and how it's a fundamental part of the business," Edwards said. "The next stage is building a framework on the future of place by the end of the year. That is a guide to ...

CDP Names Climate A List in 2015 report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... influence of the corporation is mighty," said Paul Dickinson, CDP executive chairman and co-founder. "The momentum of business action on climate change suggests we have reached a tipping point, where companies are poised to achieve their full potential. ...

G4 to transition to GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) G4 Guidelines will transition to GRL Sustainability Reporting Standards under a plan approved by the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB). The GSSB is the independent standard-setting body created by the ...

Sustainability reporting improving, room to grow: WBCSD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... to improve the quality of disclosures for sustainability reporting to reach its full potential, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). WBCSD, in partnership with consultants Radley Yeldar, have published the 2015 ...

Citi joins Natural Capital Declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental and social risks associated with client transactions and increasing financing of environmentally sustainable business opportunities are core parts of our Sustainable Progress strategy," said Courtney Lowrance, director, environmental and ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The corporate world is on a path of "creative self-destruction" when it comes to the business response to climate change, according to a new book. Professor Chris Wright, University of Sydney Business School In Climate Change, Capitalism and Corporations ...