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By Eelco van der Enden, CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Last month saw the annual letter to CEOs from BlackRock’s Larry Fink land in our inboxes. It includes some very positive, indeed admirable, language around the need for responsible business practices. To quote Mr. Fink, “a company must create value for and be valued …
Multi-stakeholder demands for transparency on sustainability impacts can’t be ignored Amsterdam, 8 February 2022 – What does adopting ‘stakeholder capitalism’ really mean, and why should companies be accountable for their impacts on society and the environment, and not only the interests of investors? These key issues are addressed in Towards stakeholder capitalism: how we can …
The perspective that meaningful and credible sustainability reporting is an essential requirement for any responsible business is increasingly becoming accepted, by many companies around world. Yet reporting cannot take place in isolation. Sustainability is a critical aspect of business strategy and operational decision-making, which needs to be embedded in the corporate DNA through a transformative process. …
Revamped GRI Community to help more organizations to raise their knowledge and advance the practice of sustainability reporting Amsterdam, 1 July 2021 – The world’s leading global membership network for companies committed to sustainability reporting – the GRI Community – has relaunched today, with updated learning and collaboration opportunities that raises the bar for corporate …
Today, the European Parliament adopted the long-awaited directive on the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies. “This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the future of sustainability reporting,” said Teresa Fogelberg, Deputy Chief Executive, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). “This agreement demonstrates the EU’s …
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Reporting and Assurance Frameworks Initiative (RAFI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to underline their mutual commitment to advancing meaningful corporate human rights reporting. Both GRI and RAFI believe that robust human rights reporting is a key means of embedding respect for human rights into business practices, …
(Brussels, 28 May 2013) CSR Europe and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their collaboration over the next three years at ‘Is Europe at a turning point for corporate reporting?’, a joint event hosted by CSR Europe and Burson Marsteller. Against the backdrop of the recent …
Today, Monday 5 November 2012, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – which produces Guidelines that companies can use to report their sustainability performance – issues its Annual Report 2011/12. The report draws attention to significant developments in encouraging policy around sustainability reporting, and emphasizes the importance of policy in making sustainability reporting a standard business …