The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) has published new guidance for listed property companies already reporting EPRA Sustainability Best Practice Recommendations (sBPR) to meet the reporting requirements of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The report, Enhancing transparency with the TCFD, provides practical case studies of businesses that have adopted TCFD recommendations. It
Translations of GRI 207: Tax 2019 increase global reach New translations of the GRI Tax Standard have been made available in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesian, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Launched in December 2019, GRI 207: Tax provides the first global, public reporting standard for tax transparency. The Tax Standard is freely available for use by
It has never been more clear that success in business depends on a thriving society and vice versa. The work of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is designed to illuminate and account for the important interconnections between the two. That’s why, in response to growing investor interest, SASB recently mapped SASB standards to the
Resources in support of the Culture of Health for Business Framework GRI has launched a range of new resources to help companies integrate the Culture of Health for Business (COH4B) Framework within their sustainability reporting. COH4B is a holistic framework, endorsed by GRI, on the role of companies in impacting the health and wellbeing of their
The question on everyone’s (masked) lips.😷 Although we are currently publishing a 2019 Sustainability Report, should we include our response to COVID-19, even though it occurred in 2020? In my view, the answer is unequivocally yes. Reporting is never in a vacuum, and when reality has changed so starkly between the time of preparation and the
Public comment period begins for updated Universal Standards (GRI 101, 102, 103) Changes to improve how organizations use the GRI Standards to disclose their impacts on the economy, environment and people have been made available for global consultation. From today (11 June), a three-month public comment period is underway to gather feedback on an exposure draft that
It isn’t easy to find someone who disagrees with the underlying premise of sustainability. As stewards, we recognize the merits of leaving the world a better place for future generations. Institutional investors and asset managers have expressed strong support for reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. The Business Roundtable’s release of its “Purpose of
105 investors from 23 countries, including Legal & General, Nordea Asset Management and the New York State Common Retirement Fund, are pressing for companies with a high impact on the environment to disclose data through CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform. The companies being engaged cover over US$8 trillion in global market capitalization, and are
Over the next 90 days, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) calls for your feedback on a new Consultation Draft, proposing revisions to the International <IR> Framework. The need for multi-capital thinking is more urgent than ever before, as businesses around the world adapt and diversify during the Covid-19 pandemic. The IIRC calls on stakeholders globally to
GRI have announced the members of the project working group leading the work to create a new sustainability standard for agriculture and fishing, as part of GRI’s new Sector program. The multi-stakeholder group, which includes diverse representatives from around the world, has met virtually for the first time. They will now take forward the project
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