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Global Reporting Initiative hires chief of staff

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
​​​The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has created the new position of chief of staff and hired Tuulia Syvanen for the role. As chief of staff, Syvanen will coordinate strategy development and monitoring and ...

GRI undergoing governance process to become standard setter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is reorganising its governing bodies to strengthen its role as a standard setter for sustainability reporting. The changes will result GRI separating out its advocacy work from the standards-setting work and lead ...

ACCSR: Australian CSR integration is too little, too slow

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... using that term very broadly- despite the fact that we have well established institutions such as the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact, practitioners at the coal face are frustrated with the slow pace of change, the lack of leadership ...

Sustainability reporting a source of key business value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... strategies, experts said. Carol Adams, Director, Integrated Horizons; Stakeholder Council Member, Global Reporting Initiative Speaking at a panel discussion at the recent GTQ International Annual Australia ESG Conference, sustainability reporting experts ...

Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... envisaged as enabling suppliers to benchmark 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 ...

European Parliament adopts standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Europe's competitiveness and the creation of more jobs. Best practices should become the norm." The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has welcomed the vote. "This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the future of sustainability ...

Investors say non-financials matter in investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... specific preference in terms of reporting guidelines or standards of presentation, Bell noted that the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 guidelines address both materiality and organisational boundaries, which go to investor concerns. Although raw data ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "The 2014 GRESB benchmark is aligned with other globally recognized reporting frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)," the Global Real Estate ...

ASX includes ESG language in corporate governance guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... broader economic issues on the financial bottom line" said Victoria Whitaker, head of Australia for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In a joint statement with Sustainable Business Australia, GRI noted that by introducing Recommendation 7.4, ASX ...

Crowe Horwath: sustainability as competitive advantage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... discussions, de Sousa-Shields added. This tendency will be further intensified with roll out of the Global Reporting Initiative's G4 guidelines, both because of its focus on materiality and because it requires sign-off from the board of directors. There ...