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GRI is the global standard as sustainability reporting goes mainstream, says KPMG survey

Almost 80 percent of the largest 100 companies in 41 countries worldwide issuing corporate responsibility (CR) reports now use the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, according to a new survey by KPMG. The KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2013, released today, found that sustainability reporting is truly mainstream, with almost three quarters …

Sustainability reporting can serve as bridge between business and sustainable development, says GRI

A new business engagement architecture unveiled by the UN presents a major opportunity to leverage sustainability reporting to drive the private sector’s contribution to sustainable development, the Global Reporting Initiative said today. At the UN Global Compact’s triennial Leaders’ Summit in New York, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon today launched an implementation architecture that …

G4 is future of sustainability reporting, say business leaders

Business leaders today called on companies and organizations around the world to embrace the next generation of the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines – G4. G4 was unveiled before an audience of 1,600 thought leaders and practitioners from around the globe at GRI’s 2013 Global Conference today. Experienced reporters welcomed the publication of the …

GRI hosts Global Conference for a more sustainable future

A global gathering of 1500 leaders and practitioners from business, finance, civil society, government and labor will assemble in Amsterdam this May to discuss the key challenges and opportunities on the path to a more sustainable global economy. The Global Reporting Initiative’s three-day Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting will see the launch of the …