sustainability plans

ISSB starts two-year plan and publishes feedback statement

June 26th, 2024


The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has started on its two-year work plan to improve harmonisation and consolidation of sustainability disclosure guidance.

The ISSB chair Emmanuel Faber announced that …

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Global Reporting Initiative GRI company logo icon on website, Illustrative Editorial

June 13, 2024

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a new review of all its labour-related standards to inform the introduction of proposed changes that address policies on employment relationships.

The review

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GRI and EFRAG partner for interoperability index 

December 6th, 2023


The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have partnered to launch the GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index, which gives guidance on how to align both …

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TNFD nature-related disclosures

TNFD publishes final disclosure recommendations 

September 20th, 2023


The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure.

TNFD has released 14 recommended disclosures and a suite of additional implementation guidance …

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GRI and EFRAG confirm interoperability of impact reporting standards 

September 7th, 2023


The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have announced their respective impact reporting standards can be used collaboratively.

The groups published a …

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TNFD calls for open source nature data 

August 18th, 2023


The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has recommended creating a global nature-related public data facility.

TNFD claimed the facility would meet the growing demand for nature-related data it …

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IFRS, GRI agree to align reporting standards


March 25, 2022

The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have signed an agreement to align their sustainability disclosure and reporting standards.

In statements published this week, the two organisations said …

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IFRS Foundation launches sustainability working group

New collaboration aims to harmonise sustainability accounting initiatives

In a bid to fast forward convergence in global sustainability reporting standards, the trustees of the IFRS Foundation have set up a working group.

The group …

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Tax Secrecy: GRI Consultation, New Minerva Guidelines

Academic research has found that tax avoidance can increase the risk of share price crash [1] and the public revelation of aggressive tax avoidance can result in negative investor reaction and potential significant

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It’s an old saying with a grain of truth, if you want something done, ask a busy person. Which is exactly what 50 + major investment professionals have done by joining the Social Investment Forum’s request to the SEC for …

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