SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights

Highlighting the top news, commentary, and research for the week coming from SHQ. The highlights newsletter also spotlights one profiled organization and their recent activity as monitored by SHQ.

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Media & Communications

What Is “Good Corporate Citizenship” for Companies Operating in Russia?
It is often not easy for western companies to live up to the principles of “good corporate citizenship” when they have operations in or are investing in countries without democratic governments.

Media & Communications

IPCC Issues Dire Warning on Climate Change: Time Is Running Out
The scientific consensus is that climate change is responsible for warming of temperatures, rising seas as icebergs melt, greater intensity of storms (hurricanes, cyclones, and super rainstorms), and more such impacts on Planet Earth.

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Emissions Targets Set by Large Firms: Promises Made - Promises Kept?
“Put your stakes in the ground to set expectations with your company’s investors and other stakeholders.” That is among the pieces of expert advice often offered to newly-named CEOs.

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World's Largest Asset Management Firm Sees Opportunity in Stakeholder Capitalism & Sustainability
“I believe the de-carbonization of the global economy is going to create the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime.” This bold prediction is part of the annual letter sent to CEOs

Media & Communications

“Sustainable Fashion” - Hot Button Issue in 2022
With the global COVID-19 pandemic still disrupting our lives and dominating the headlines, it is understandable that important news about sustainability can sometimes slip through the cracks.

Media & Communications

Common Sustainability Reporting Standards Remain Elusive
Efforts by various international organizations to develop common global sustainability reporting standards continue to run into roadblocks, as different groups propose diverging approaches and methodologies to enhance ESG disclosure.

Media & Communications

It's Here - G&A Institute's “2021 Sustainability Reporting in Focus” Trends Report
Our annual in-depth review of corporate sustainability / ESG reporting trends is here and available for your reading.

Media & Communications

COP26 - Five Years on From the Paris Agreement, Where Are We?
This week the COP26 news reports coming out of this city seem to be everywhere. The Conference of the Parties (“COP”) is the annual gathering sponsored by the United Nations (this is the 26th) of world leaders in public, private and social sectors

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Eyes on U.S. As FSOC Agencies Engage on Climate Risk Ahead of COP26
The gathering of the family of nations in Glasgow, Scotland for COP26 (the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference) is drawing near.

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ESG Reporting Frameworks & Standards - Continue to Multiply
The number of ESG disclosure and reporting guidelines, frameworks and standards continues to expand – here comes the GRI Universal Standards, the SASB XRBL Taxonomy, and much more.

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