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Science-Based Targets an indicator of future climate action: Federated Hermes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Science-based Target initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and is aimed at enabling companies ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... issues remain a key consideration as companies negotiate the new social and economic landscape." The United Nations Global Compact is the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative, with its membership consisting of more than 10,000 businesses ...

Sustainability faces greatest test in response to coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... huge responsibility on business to ensure supply chains are managed sustainably and ethically." The United Nations Global Compact is a global corporate sustainability initiative with more than 12,000 businesses and other organisations as members. In ...

Climate change, human rights risks intertwined: GCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... Compact Network Australia (GCNA). Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director GCNA, the local network of the United Nations Global Compact, has published a discussion paper on climate change and human rights, stating that businesses will have a central role ...

ISS ESG launches Solactive ISS ESG Prime Index Series

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019  |  NEWS
... respective business models and value chains. The standards are based on established norms such as the United Nations Global Compact and the absence of significant involvement in defined sectors. The indices aim to align with current market and regulatory ...

Willis Towers Watson, MSCI launch Adaptive Capped ESG Universal Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018  |  NEWS
... 10% of revenue is garnered from thermal coal, and companies that are red-flagged for violation of United Nations Global Compact norms under MSCI's controversies ratings. "In terms of the ESG tilt, the index attempts to capture a wide range of ESG risks ...

GRI, UN Global Compact release guide to measure, report on SDGs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact have released a practical guide to assist companies in better measure and report on their impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The new publication, Integrating the ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... screening primarily based on ESG criteria developed through international bodies such as the UNGC (United Nations Global Compact), ILO (International Labour Organisation), UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights ...

Looking ahead to sustainability trends in 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... that increased integration and innovation could happen in concert with global events, such as the United Nations Global Compact's release of the new Sustainable Development Goals in September. "I think there are some things that have been happening in ...

Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... themselves against core international standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact pillars, as well as giving suppliers guidance in areas of weakness. For buyers, the platform will provide more information to ...