Empowering Sustainable Decisions

GRI’s work is already embedded in different types of decision making across the world, whether through businesses using the sustainability reporting process to understand, manage and communicate their impacts on critical issues, or governments using this reported information to build smarter policy. Through partnerships, GRI is also advancing sustainable development and responsible investment. 

GRI aims to empower decision makers everywhere to take action towards a more sustainable economy and world. Please visit our website here to learn more about GRI.

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Sustainable Development Goals

Private Firms Have ‘Critical Role’ in Sustainable Development
Global Reporting Initiative chairman Eric Hespenheide has called for greater cooperation between businesses and governments to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Research, Reports & Publications

Sustainability Reporting – 20 Years on and More Relevant Than Ever
As Global Reporting Initiative marks two decades since launching its first draft sustainability reporting guidelines, the organization has highlighted the significance of a growing demand for environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.

Environment

Corporate Reporting Dialogue Announces Market Consultation on Building Better Alignment
Participants of the Corporate Reporting Dialogue – an initiative bringing together the major standard setters and framework providers globally – are launching a six-week global consultation process on Wednesday 20 March 2019, to gather views from stakeholders on how to drive better alignment of sustainability reporting frameworks, as well as with frameworks that promote integration between non-financial and financial reporting.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

IOSCO Recognizes That ESG Matters Have Material Short and Long Term Impact
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), the international body that brings together the world’s securities regulators, published their Statement of Disclosure of ESG Matters by Issuers on 18 January 2019. With the statement, IOSCO recognizes the importance of considering Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) information as material for investors.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

European Commission Is Planning to Update the Non-Binding Guidelines on Non-financial Reporting
The Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance set up by the European Commission in July 2018 has published its first report on companies' disclosure of climate-related information in January 2019.

Events, Media & Communications

GRI’s Governance Bodies Welcome New Members in January 2019
After a busy yet productive nomination process, the Global Reporting Initiative has announced the newest members to its different governance bodies. Together with the current members, they will help safeguard due process throughout the organization, and strengthen the multi-stakeholder approach that characterizes GRI through their expertise and experience.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Follow the Money: Sustainability Goes Mainstream
In the last two decades, sustainability reporting has gone from an exercise for the largest companies to a necessity to attract investors and meet local and international regulation. But the main benefit of sustainability reporting remains that companies best understand their impacts and can improve their bottom line along with the world around them.

Events, Media & Communications

GRI’s Membership Program Evolves: Welcome to the GRI Community!
As the field of sustainability reporting continues to evolve and grow, GRI’s membership program evolves with it. In 2019, we are building on years of success for GRI’s global network with the establishment of the new GRI Community. This platform will bring together businesses, organizations and sustainability leaders that are committed to transparency.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

GRI Rings Bell at Nasdaq: Highlighting Growing Investor Demand for Non-financial Reporting
GRI CEO, Tim Mohin, rang the closing bell at Nasdaq last month, showing that non-financial reporting with the GRI Standards is becoming more relevant to investors in tech and beyond.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

From “Disclose” to “Disclose What Matters”: The Growing Role of Investors in Sustainability Reporting
Investors have a growing role in sustainability reporting. Their actions are key to encouraging reporters to move towards disclosing what matters. They have an interest in better performance along with other stakeholders, as it brings higher returns. One way to promote that is by ensuring that the companies they invest in are transparent about the effects they have on the economy, society and the environment. The virtuous circle in which transparency reinforces good performance will result in benefits to the investors, better off societies and less damage to the environment.

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