Innovative Initiatives, Visionary Leadership: Highlights from 3BL Forum 2018

For the over 300 CR professionals, CEOs, sustainability executives, and journalists who gathered at the MGM National Harbor, just outside Washington D.C., the 3BL Forum was a fast-paced, idea-packed two days of panels, breakout sessions, issue tables, one-on-one interviews, and networking.

Brands Taking Stands | 3BL Forum Offers Brands Taking Stands 3.0

The 2018 annual 3BL Forum has come and gone, but its impact will be reverberating throughout the corporate responsibility field for some time to come.

Words in Action

Martin Currie, the active equity specialist and steward of US$17 billion of assets under management, has unveiled its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report.

Brands Taking Stands | Looking Back, Moving Forward

Our instinct to point the conference in this direction was on target. On the first day of last year’s “business” gathering, the major topics included immigration policy, gun control, and the opioid crisis—and that was before the lunch break. The event was definitely not a business as usual gathering.

GRI Podcast October: Going Digital

This GRI podcast episode focuses on the challenges and opportunities of digitalization in sustainability reporting. The guests include John Revess, Head of Sustainability at ABB; Michel Washer, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer at Solvay; and Alyson Slater, Chief Network Engagement Officer at GRI.

How the Push to Make Data Privacy a Human Right Will Impact Businesses

As companies collect and use an increasingly staggering amount of personal information, there is greater attention on what their responsibility is—both ethically and legally—in handling all of this data.

How Companies Can Showcase Leadership in the Face of Climate Change

The Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has developed recommendations that help companies disclose climate-related risks and opportunities in their financial filings and help investors make better-informed decisions. Now, TCFD is asking for companies with publicly-listed debt or equity and financial institutions to sign on in support of the effort. GRI encourages companies to join the momentum.

What New U.S. Data Privacy Laws Mean for Business

The frequency and intensity of data breaches are on the rise worldwide. More than 4.5 billion records were compromised in the first half of 2018, a 133 percent increase over last year, according to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index. Numbers like these make consumers understandably wary of sharing their personal information with companies, and they also represent a significant risk for the world’s top firms.

MSL Wants to Learn More About How Corporate Activism Influences Stakeholder Behavior

As brands continue to take stands on social issues, global communications firm MSL is looking to assess how corporate activism influences stakeholder behavior.

Join the GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board: Help Shape the Future of Sustainability Reporting

The world's leading standard-setter for sustainability reporting has an exceptional opening for a high-level governance position. Read more about applying for the GRI Global Sustainability Standards Board to help empower decisions that create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone.

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