Tag Archives: Global Reporting Initiative

Stepping Toward Corporate Sustainability Footprinting

Posted on 10 March 2011 by Marcy Murninghan

Guest Commentary by Bill Baue, Contributor and Curator, The Murninghan Post The TakeAway: Corporate sustainability ratings and reports don’t really tell us if a company is sustainable, but sustainability footprinting takes a step in the right direction. I challenge you: … Continue reading →

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The Role of Technology and Engagement in Integrated Reporting

Posted on 24 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

Part Two of Two The TakeAway: Integrated reporting relies on new tools of technology and engagement in blending financial and sustainability disclosure – and practice. Harvard Business School Professor Bob Eccles designed last month’s consultation on integrated reporting, which gathered … Continue reading →

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The Three I’s of Sustainability Reporting’s Future

Posted on 8 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: The Global Reporting Initiative leads sustainability disclosure into a new era through Integration, Implementation, and Integrity. Around the world, thousands of organizations rely on the GRI Reporting Framework and its multi-stakeholder approach to sustainability reporting covering the range of … Continue reading →

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Sustainability News Roundup

Posted on 5 November 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: CalPERS to factor ESG issues in all its funds by mid-2011; GRI announces work on fourth generation reporting guidelines; and a BSR poll shows increased support for CSR/sustainability. Three developments this week demonstrate the rising acceptance of incorporating … Continue reading →

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Sustainability News Roundup

Posted on 29 October 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: BP’s transparency, the power of proxy advisory firms, and uncontrolled campaign spending BP disaster: truth or “integrated spin”?  | Today’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal report that Halliburton knowingly supplied “unstable” cement to BP to seal … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Fury: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and the Business Response

Posted on 27 August 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Companies and investors need to deal with natural disaster mitigation, resilience, and rebuilding efforts. Five years ago this Sunday, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, where the wounds remain raw.  Two years ago, Cyclone Nargis in Burma … Continue reading →

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A Rebirth of Wisdom

Posted on 11 August 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: Revived British Initiative May Strengthen Board Role in Social and Environmental Oversight We were pleasantly surprised to learn that the UK’s new Coalition Government has quietly exhumed the Operating and Financial Review (OFR), a policy for expanding corporate … Continue reading →

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Integrated Reporting: Off to A Strong Start

Posted on 4 August 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

The TakeAway: International Integrated Reporting Committee Launches to Blend Financial Reporting with Sustainability Reporting Good news for proponents of sustainability reporting:  On Tuesday, the Global Reporting Initiative and the Accounting for Sustainability project (A4S) sponsored by the Prince of Wales … Continue reading →

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Multiple Networks Syndrome: Diminishing Sustainability Impact

Posted on 1 August 2010 by Bob Massie

Commentary by Bob Massie The Take-Away: Partitioning ESG Activism Undermines Sustainability As A Holistic Concept Many thanks to those who commented on my first post on “silo” thinking.  Here are some additional thoughts on necessary improvements to sustainability activism. It … Continue reading →

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Sustainability: When Will the Exception Become the Rule?

Posted on 28 July 2010 by Bob Massie

Commentary by Bob Massie The TakeAway: Silo Thinking by Corporations, Activists, Investors, and Others Slows Progress of Sustainability Those who have been working to advance the concept and practice of sustainability in the United States over the last decade can … Continue reading →

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Game On!

Posted on 16 July 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

Who knew that sustainability could be fun?  Those who are in the business of “Serious Games”, that’s who.  A growing number of digital game developers are finding ways of connecting game genres and mechanics to serious policy issues, creating outcomes … Continue reading →

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When Titans Learn to Dance: GRI Partners with CDP + UNGC

Posted on 13 July 2010 by Marcy Murninghan

Last Wednesday, the Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI, the international corporate sustainability reporting standard setter) announced a linkage document with the London-based Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP, a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change reporting system).  This marked the second … Continue reading →

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