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ERM to Use CloudApps Software for Sustainability Data Tracking

October 24, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Environmental Resources Management will use software from cloud data management firm CloudApps to help it measure, analyze and report on energy use and sustainability data across its 140 locations, which span 39 countries and cover 4,500 employees. The software will capture and report data across seven key areas to external ... Read more »

GRI Sees Record Feedback on G4 Guidelines

October 3, 2012October 2, 2012 by Leon Walker

A record number of 3,095 formal feedback submissions were made by sustainability experts, organizations and professionals on the next generation of the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines during two 90 day Public Comment Periods, GRI has announced. GRI is now working on the next generation of its Sustainability Reporting ... Read more »

GRI Seeks Public Comment on GHG Reporting Guidelines

August 16, 2012August 17, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is asking the public to help improve the way companies disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. The non-profit is requesting feedback on its latest sustainability reporting framework, G4. The guidelines were already available for feedback until Sept. 25. However, an additional Public Comment Period is now ... Read more »

US Companies ‘Lag in Disclosing Environmental Practices’

July 26, 2012July 27, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Only 16 percent of US-based Russell 1000 companies have adopted formal climate-change policies, compared to 39 percent of their global counterparts, according to a new study by The Conference Board, Bloomberg and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Focal Point USA. The report, Sustainability Practices: 2012 Edition, also says US companies lag ... Read more »

IIRC Releases Draft Integrated Reporting Framework

July 12, 2012July 13, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

The International Integrated Reporting Council released a draft outline of an integrated reporting framework in an effort to establish a basic structure that will be globally accepted as the corporate reporting norm. The draft framework outline for integrated reporting, which combines sustainability and financial data to provide a holistic view of ... Read more »

GRI Unveils G4 Draft Reporting Guidelines

June 26, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has issued a draft of its latest reporting guidelines, G4. The document, which provides standard disclosures and guidance to help organizations prepare sustainability reports, is available for public comment through Sept. 24. The new proposed guidelines, under development since 2010, include several key changes, focused ... Read more »

2014 World Cup Will Have $20m Sustainability Budget

June 21, 2012June 22, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

FIFA has said it will spend $20 million to make the 2014 World Cup in Brazil the first with a comprehensive sustainability strategy. It will include “green” stadiums, waste management, community support, reducing and offsetting carbon emissions, renewable energy, climate change and capacity development, according to FIFA and the Local ... Read more »

Rio+20 Preview: KPMG Roadmap for Business, GRI Reporting in Developing Countries

June 15, 2012June 18, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The UN’s Rio+20 Earth Summit won’t likely result in any binding agreements for businesses, but it may help reinforce sustainable development, according to a report by KPMG International. Some 50,000 participants from governments, businesses, NGOs and lobby groups are expected to attend the summit, June 16-22 in Rio de Janeiro, ... Read more »

PepsiCo, Walmart Partner to Manage Ecosystem Risks

May 11, 2012May 14, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Anglo American, Grupo Andre Maggi, PepsiCo, Vale, Votorantim and Walmart have partnered to develop business strategies that protect the ecosystems in which they operate in Brazil. The newly formed Parceria Empresarial pelos Serviços Ecossistêmicos, or Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership, is an initiative to show how biodiversity and ecosystem ... Read more »

Higher GRI Application Levels Mean Better Sustainability, Report Finds

March 14, 2012March 15, 2012 by Leon Walker

Companies with a higher Global Reporting Initiative application level are better able to manage their sustainability impacts than those with a lower application level, according to research by corporate responsibility and sustainability consulting firm BrownFlynn. Companies with a GRI application level of A receive an average sustainability rating of 57.4 ... Read more »

GRI Releases Sustainability Taxonomy, Public Comments on G4

March 12, 2012March 13, 2012 by Leon Walker

The Global Reporting Initiative has released a taxonomy for tagging sustainability data in reports and has released the results of the first public comment period on the development of G4, its future guidelines. The XBRL taxonomy should make it easier for report users – including regulators, investors and analysts – ... Read more »

Global Reporting Initiative’s Own Sustainability Report: Emissions Rise

March 8, 2012March 26, 2012 by Leon Walker

Direct and indirect carbon emissions from office operations at the Global Reporting Initiative increased from about 78 to 80 metric tons of CO2 between fiscal years 2009-10 and 2010-11, according to the body’s sustainability report. Similarly, the secretariat of the worldwide sustainability reporting standards body saw indirect energy used for ... Read more »

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