ESG

As the world marks Human Rights Day, the widening societal inequalities brought into focus by the pandemic are a stark reminder of the action needed to advance human rights.

For us, immediate action has taken shape via our TLF partnership and collective goal of increasing opportunities for early-career diverse talent in the communications industry.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development has awarded the Colombo Stock Exchange the International Standards of Accounting and Reporting award in recognition of its engagement with GRI to improve sustainability reporting capacity in the region.

I am not a neutral party when it comes to neurodiversity. I am a parent of an autistic teenager, and my work is also related to the topic. Neurodiversity is the different ways we as humans think, communicate and see the world. Neurodiversity also implies that these differences, while presenting certain challenges, also contain untapped strengths for the individual, for businesses, and for society overall.

The transition towards sustainable sport is gaining pace as more and more National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs), supported by the IOC, take action to address the environmental, economic and social challenges within their organisations and communities.

Renewable energy company Ørsted sees low-carbon steel as critical to achieving the company's ambition of a carbon-neutral supply chain by 2040, and important to meeting global climate goals. The company wants to work with the steel industry on the roadmap towards carbon neutral steel and foster innovation and collaboration needed to get there.

GRI has welcomed research that shows a record number of companies, spanning sectors and geographic regions, are voluntarily choosing to disclose their sustainability impacts – with the GRI Standards the most widely used for reporting.

This summer, the CNH Industrial manufacturing facility in Querétaro was named “Great Place to Work®” by the Great Place to Work® Institute in Mexico. CNH de México was recognized as one of the top 5 workplaces in the Bajío region where Querétaro is located.

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) form the majority of businesses globally, and as such play a crucial role in creating a more sustainable economy, environment and society.