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GRI Seeks Model for Integrated "Sustainability" Reporting

October 24, 2016

The Global Reporting Initiative has released a summary of the work done by its Corporate Leadership Group to develop a model companies might use to integrate information on their efforts to implement the global "sustainable development" agenda with their public reporting of other data.
Norwegian Exchange Requires "Sustainability" Reporting

October 20, 2016

In line with the Global Reporting Initiative's agenda to advance its corporate reporting guidelines among stock exchanges around the world, the Norwegian stock exchange Oslo Børs has issued guidance to companies on the exchange calling on them to use GRI's "sustainability" reporting framework, or a similar framework, to reveal their social and environmental impacts.
GRI Pressures Small Companies on "Sustainability" Reporting

October 19, 2016

Observing that most reporting on the implementation of the global "sustainability" agenda comes from large and multinational companies, the Global Reporting Initiative and the International Organisation of Employers have created guidance for "small and medium enterprises" to report how their operations contribute to sustainable development.
US Agency Investigates Exxon's Climate Pricing

October 13, 2016

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether energy company Exxon sufficiently factors in the risk of global warming when pricing its fossil fuel-related projects.
GRI Report Calls for Business Monitoring of SDG Impacts

October 11, 2016

The Global Reporting Initiative and Business Call to Action have produced a report calling on governments to place pressure on businesses to monitor and report their impacts on the UN Sustainable Development Goals to help fulfill the Goals' comprehensive economic and social agenda.
EU Committee Calls for Strengthened Tax Disclosure Law

October 05, 2016

The European Economic and Social Committee has called on the EU to broaden its corporate tax transparency proposals to require more EU businesses to disclose the amount of tax they pay and to mandate corporate disclosure of a comprehensive list of their operations outside the EU.
UN Pressures Polish Businesses on SDGs

September 22, 2016

Basing their action on the UN Environment Programme's Global Environment Outlook report, the Polish government and businesses have announced their cooperation on reducing air pollution and promoting "healthy lifestyles" in Poland to serve as a model for other European countries in implementing the UN's comprehensive "sustainable development" agenda.
GRI, UN Launch "Sustainability" Reporting Initiative

September 21, 2016

The Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact have announced the launch of an initiative called "SDG Leadership through Reporting," through which they will coordinate the development of global corporate reporting standards for contributions to the fulfillment of the UN's comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals.
NGO Seeks Investor Pressure to Raise Worker Pay

September 21, 2016

In a recent report, the nongovernmental organization ShareAction examines how investors should place pressure on British companies to publicly report data on the "quality of work" - i.e., pay and benefits - of their employees and to raise their workers' standard of living.
World Bank: Global Standards Contribute to SDGs

September 19, 2016

Cecile Fruman of the World Bank Group has praised the International Organization for Standardization for developing global standards with an eye to ensuring that public and private sector organizations help fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including by promoting the principle of "corporate social responsibility."