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GRI, Danish Institute for Human Rights collaborate on reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Human Rights, as well as promoting human rights and sustainability reporting in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. "Each year, 12% of GDP in OECD member countries is spent on purchasing goods and services," said Teresa Fogelberg, GRI deputy ...

PRI considering integration of Sustainable Development Goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... next decade of responsible investment looks like, particularly in the context of implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Fiona Reynolds, managing director, PRI PRI Managing Director Fiona Reynolds has been in Australia for the past week ...

MSCI launch MSCI ACWI Sustainable Impact Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Lee executive director, global head of ESG research, MSCI The new framework is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. "This framework was developed following a client consultation with more ...

GRI, CDP publish updated reporting guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... inform decisions across businesses and entire economies. This is essential if we want to make the UN Sustainable Development Goals and COP 21 agreements a reality."

Social license to operate key to achieving sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a framework for business' role in sustainable development, covering issues business must manage to earn and maintain social license to operate, according to an expert in social research. Robert Boutilier ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... the UN Global Compact. There is a growing convergence of initiatives such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Finance Initiative, and the Global Compact, with resources to manage those initiatives, and corporate governance is ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... standards. These developments will give organisations more tools to integrate commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals, said Leeora Black, managing director, Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR). "There are new protocols ...

Panel discussion: Investing and human rights

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... labour, the environment and anti-corruption as well as the Millennium Development Goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "The Guiding Principles ask companies to both respect human rights - in that sense we mean do no harm, and also take steps ...

GRI CEO discusses future of sustainability reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... result is that GRI is growing faster than it ever has before." GRI is involved in the roll out of the sustainable development goals and will participate in the Paris Climate Change Summit - COP21 - but from the perspective of providing the standards ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... justice and governance issues more broadly. These issues will come to the fore once again once the sustainable development goals are released and will inspire more attention to these." Black said that increased integration and innovation could happen ...