Annual Letter From CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact : A Year of Tipping Points

It was 20 years ago this month that our late founder UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan first proposed the idea of a Global Compact between the United Nations and the world’s businesses. The universal principles on human and labour rights, respect for the environment and anti-corruption proposed by Kofi Annan as the basis of our relationship are as valuable and relevant today as they were then.

Corporate EHS and Sustainability Leaders Strengthen the Focus on Impact and Execution

While shiny new sustainability projects continue to draw attention from the media, NAEM’s recent trends report revealed a new rubric for sustainability performance within companies. The criteria: alignment with the business strategy, integration into business operations, and achieving measurable results.

Nominations Open for 2019 CR Magazine 12th Annual Responsible CEO of The Year, Lifetime Achievement Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for CR Magazine’s 12th annual Responsible CEO Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, given to corporate leaders committed to a progressive environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda.

New GRI Draft Standard on Tax and Payments to Governments Now Open for Public Comment

The Global Reporting Initiative's draft Standard on corporate tax makes a pioneering stride in tax transparency by combining management approach disclosures on tax strategy, with country-by-country reporting of an organization’s business activities and taxes paid.

GRI Rings Bell at Nasdaq: Highlighting Growing Investor Demand for Non-financial Reporting

GRI CEO, Tim Mohin, rang the closing bell at Nasdaq last month, showing that non-financial reporting with the GRI Standards is becoming more relevant to investors in tech and beyond.

Global Reporting Initiative Paves the Way for More Transparency Around Corporate Tax Practices

Global Reporting Initiative paves the way for more transparency around corporate tax practices. The draft tax and payments to governments standard is open for public comment. Share your feedback now.

Legg Mason Celebrates a Decade of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting

Legg Mason celebrates 10 years of connecting employees, communities and stakeholders with the publication of its annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report.

How I Became Passionate About the Circular Economy

Graduate school completely changed this guest author’s thoughts about sustainability issues, and equipped her with a toolkit for analyzing environmental challenges and implementing circular economy solutions.

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