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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 ...

Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative issues communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015  |  NEWS
Members of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) are engaging with capital market participants in a dialogue on responsible investment and sustainable business practices. Fiona Reynolds, UN PRI managing director The SSE have published ...

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 ...

GRI, UN Global Compact, WBSCD to collaborate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will collaborate to drive private sector contribution to sustainable development goals. Ernst Ligteringen, GRI chief ...

Companies lag on implementing UN Global Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Companies that have signed the United Nations Global Compact are making commitments in keeping with the sustainability initiative's principles, but implementation, measurement, and communication all lag behind, the initiative reports. Companies are ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
NYSE Euronext, parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, will join the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. The SSE Initiative is co-organized by the UN Global Compact, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, the UN-supported ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... and harmonization with other important global frameworks, including the OECD MNE Guidelines, the United Nations Global Compact Principles, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. G4 also removed the ranking system that evaluated the ...

Global Reporting Initiative launches new G4 guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... and harmonization with other important global frameworks, including the OECD MNE Guidelines, the United Nations Global Compact Principles, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. G4 is the product of two years of stakeholder consultation ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... associate of Stellenbosch University Business School (Cape Town) and Utopies Consulting (Paris). He has worked with the United Nations and business in corporate social responsibility, and is one of the contributing authors to " The Economics of Ecosystems ...