Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

GRI’s Collaboration With PRI Boosts Responsible Investment and Action Towards the SDGs

Corporate Responsibility

GRESB Results Show New Trends in Global ESG

The GRESB survey is the leading means by which funds investing in Real Estate can be benchmarked for their Environment Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The 2017 assessment covered 77,000 assets across 62 countries on 6 continents, equating to $3.7 trillion GAV. This represents a 12% increase in overall participation and reflects the growing appetite from investors to understand the ESG impacts of their portfolios.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

The ROI of CSR, a Conversation With Leor Rotchild, Executive Director of CBSR

In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Leor Rotchild, Executive Director of Canadian Business for Social Responsibility, speaks about the influence of CSR on investors and stock price.

Philanthropy

GRI Impact Story: Sustainability Reporting "Fundamental" For Triodos Bank to Manifest Purpose

The Dutch-based Triodos Bank is one of the world’s most sustainable financial institutions: its mission is to make money work for positive social, environmental and cultural change. We interviewed James Niven, Head of Corporate Affairs at Triodos Bank, to find out why reporting on their sustainability impacts is seen as important as financial impacts.

Corporate Responsibility

JetBlue Partners with Three Budding New York Companies for Third Installment of Its BlueBud Business Mentoring Program

JetBlue, New York’s Hometown Airline®, recently announced the winners selected to participate in its third annual BlueBud (buddies + budding new companies) business mentoring program. In celebration of the third round of the BlueBud program, JetBlue has selected three food and beverage brands from New York.

This year’s winners merge food and beverage with social impact. Toast Ale is a Bronx-based brewery that is reducing food waste by using surplus bread to make craft beer. Barber Farm Distillery is family owned, making craft vodka from potatoes grown on their farm. Luv Michael is a non-profit that produces nut-free gluten free granola made by workers on the autism spectrum.

Corporate Responsibility

GRI Podcasts Back on Air: October Edition Now Available!

GRI's podcasts are back! The October edition features GRI Chief Executive Tim Mohin dispelling the myth of competition among reporting frameworks; Alyson Genovese live from the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit discussing the Sustainable Development Goals; and a round-up of the key sustainability news from the last month.

Environment

Cynthia Figge to Speak at SB New Metrics '17

CSRHub Co-Founder and CEO, Cynthia Figge, will be speaking at Sustainable Brands New Metrics ’17 Conference, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held on November 13-15, 2017. Cynthia will speak at the plenary on Nov. 14th on “From Disclosure to Performance: Building the Virtuous Loop”.

Environment

Webinar: Using ESG Ratings and Disclosure to Your Advantage

During this lively and informative session, we will discuss Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors that are recognized as relevant for assessing corporate performance, risk, and value, in addition to the societal and environmental impacts themselves. Yet, investor relations and corporate responsibility practitioners often have a love/hate relationship with the corporate responsibility (CR) and ESG or sustainable and responsible investments (SRI) raters and frameworks that have helped identify and shape these metrics. This webinar helps untangle the what, the why, and the “how-tos” of tackling ratings and disclosure.

Corporate Responsibility

How SASB Is Helping JetBlue, Investors Get on the Same Page About Materiality

Earlier this year, JetBlue released its 2016 environmental and sustainability report, accompanied by a white paper produced according to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) standard for the airline industry, which covers material environmental, social and governance (ESG) information of interest to investors.

With the release of the report and white paper, JetBlue became one of the first companies — and the first airline — to report according to SASB’s intensive standards.

Volunteering & Community

Infographic: GRI – Small Non-Profit, Big Impact

ver our 20-year journey, GRI has created an outsized impact on the global economy, environment and society. With currently fewer than 100 employees, GRI engages companies, financial institutions, governments, labor organizations, civil society and citizens from around the world in the mission to build an equitable, inclusive and sustainable future. Infographic presents the key figures on GRI's impact.

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