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GRI Standards: Sector Standards: Back on the Map

This is another short(!) post in the GRI Standards series – an anatomical dissection of the Exposure Draft of the new GRI Universal Standards and what it means for reporters and report users. This fifth post is all about sectors. You’ll recall that Sector Standards were a thing a long while ago at GRI, and

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Should sustainability disclosures be standardized?

To save the world, some say to start with reporting requirements This past summer, 181 CEOs who are part of the executives’ group the Business Roundtable drafted a new statement of purpose for corporations and, with a few words, made a radical shift. For more than two decades, the group of top executives had held

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Is sustainability a major concern for U.S. companies, or is China moving to the fore?

Many Americans believe that the United States is the forerunner of sustainability and environmental initiatives. However, the United States may be falling behind when compared to other emerging multinationals in China and beyond. There are many corporate sustainability initiatives that encourage responsible business practices that include social, environmental, and ethical issues. The United Nations Global

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Is Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Just a Potemkin Village?

The growth of ESG investing is now in the trillions, but a standardized — and accurate — measurement of how companies live up to social responsibility remains elusive. As more asset managers begin to integrate environmental, social, and governance criteria into their investment strategies, the need for data and disclosures not typically found in traditional

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GRI Standards update: Leading reporting practice in occupational health and safety management, and water stewardship

Continued degradation of environmental resources and failing to provide safe and healthy working environments globally have put water and OHS high on the global agenda, and are relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Credible and actionable information about organizations’ impact on society and the environment is more important now than it has ever been,