UN-ESG

GRI Heightens Reporting Standard on Water “Stewardship”

August 30, 2018

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has updated its standard requiring adhering companies to report on their “water and effluents” management practices, both in their operations and throughout their complex global supply chains, to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
UNGC, GRI Guide Companies on SDG Reporting

August 08, 2018

The UN Global Compact (UNGC) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have published global guidance on how companies should embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their social and environmental reporting to investors and to the public.
NGOs Seek Robust Labor Reporting Mandates in Australia

August 03, 2018

In response to advisory committee recommendations on the creation of modern slavery reporting requirements in Australia, a coalition of nongovernmental organizations has called for stronger mandates on what companies must report in relation to their anti-slavery efforts, rules for how they make these reports public, and fines for non-compliant companies.
NGO Publishes “Blueprint” for Governments on Worker Rights

August 03, 2018

The nongovernmental organization Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) has published a “blueprint” for governments to protect workers’ rights through measures including corporate due diligence requirements, public reporting, and public procurement restrictions that pressure companies to ensure labor rights in their global supply chains.
Bodies Issue Guidelines on Corporate Reporting for SDG Finance

August 02, 2018

At the recent Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Business Forum, the Global Reporting Initiative, Principles for Responsible Investment, and the UN Global Compact published global recommendations on how corporate reporting can help expand private investment in the UN’s comprehensive social and environmental SDG targets.
GRI: Governments Must Monitor Business SDG Contributions

July 30, 2018

An article from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) examines national reports on progress toward achieving the comprehensive UN social and environmental targets contained in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and encourages governments to pay special attention to the contributions of businesses to the SDGs.
ISO Standard Aims for Global Emissions Reduction

July 26, 2018

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a global standard aiming to help fulfill the UN’s Paris climate agreement and Sustainable Development Goals by providing a common framework for governments and businesses to consider policies for greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
NGOs Laud Impacts of EU Extractives Reporting Regulations

July 24, 2018

The nongovernmental coalition Publish What You Pay UK has touted the conclusions of a British government review of reporting by oil, gas, and mining companies on what they pay to governments on a country-by-country basis under EU regulations, finding that this reporting “does not disadvantage” business interests.
NGO Calls on Facebook to Set up Data-Processing Audit

July 23, 2018

The nongovernmental organization Access Now has released an open letter calling on Facebook to submit to an independent audit of its data-processing practices and agreements on data disclosure, to perform a global human rights impact assessment, and to promote “comprehensive data protection” regulations.
NGO Blames Supermarkets for Global Labor Rights Abuse

July 12, 2018

The nongovernmental organization Oxfam has launched a campaign pressuring major supermarket chains to end “brutal working conditions” and labor rights violations in their global supply chains and “to radically improve transparency around their food sourcing policies.”