Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

M&T Bank Corporation Releases Inaugural ESG Report

M&T Bank

Asia: At the Vanguard of Sustainable Business

Asia is moving aggressively towards greater corporate transparency around important sustainability topics. In this blog, GRI's Chief Executive Tim Mohin analyzes the main drivers behind this trend, and presents aspirations for the future.

Growing Interest in Sustainability Reporting and SDGs in India

India has witnessed a year-on-year growth in total CSR spending. More consistent and comparable reporting will help stimulate accountability and measure the actual impact of CSR spending on the Indian economy, environment and society. In addition to building reporting capacity and quality, GRI South Asia is also gathering business momentum to align corporate reporting in the region with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Water Supply Diversification Continues Rising to Reach Resiliency, Reliability Goals

Objectives for developing alternative water supplies to increase availability and improve water system resilience continue as top priorities for resource stakeholders. This year more than 50 percent of Strategic Directions: Water Industry Report respondents cited resiliency as an increasingly important driver for ensuring reliable water system delivery.

Empowering Entrepreneurs | Interview with Joy Stoddard, Development and Outreach Director of Whole Planet Foundation

Joy Stoddard is the Development and Outreach Director for Whole Planet Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Whole Foods Market. We were lucky enough to have a conversation with Joy about her motivation to give back, stemming from her earliest job as a candy striper to her career with Whole Foods. Joy has traveled the world working with microentrepreneurs and shared her unique perspective of having sought out opportunities to make an impact through for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations alike.

Backing Britain with ‘Crucial Boost’ to Agriculture

In the year since the UK’s referendum on EU membership, Barclays has prioritised helping UK customers and clients through this period of uncertainty, but also one of potential opportunity.

Virtual 10K Aims to Help Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries

The 10K is hosted by Whole Planet Foundation, a nonprofit established by Whole Foods Market. The foundation pledges to give 100 percent of registration fees to “fund microcredit loans to lift entrepreneurs and their families out of poverty in 69 countries.” Many of the entrepreneurs are women in developing countries. Here’s a great infographic that highlights the work of the foundation.

How Can We Get the ‘Buy-In’ Required from Investors to Make the SDGs Work?

Investors are eager to contribute to achieving the SDGs, but don’t yet have sufficient information and tools to make smart investments in a more sustainable future. There is a need for standardized and comparable data, as well as more meaningful dialogue between business, investors & stock exchanges. GRI is ramping up engagement between these groups.

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