Transparency

Mirvac has turned their new Sydney headquarters at 200 George Street into a living lab outfitted with sensors that collect building data on everything from vibrations to façade temperature. The space reflects the group’s passionate curiosity in sustainable, healthy buildings – and their desire to transform knowledge directly into action. We spoke to both Sarah Clarke, Group General Manager, Sustainability and Reputation and David Palin, Sustainability Manager who explain how continuous learning, transparency, and trust are helping them stand out as leaders in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting.

A new report from BSR provides a blueprint for how practitioners can reimagine sustainable business management inside their organizations to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

Think tank and advisory firm SustainAbility focuses on helping companies lead the way to a sustainable economy. We spoke with Sarah Volkman, Manager at SustainAbility, who told us that integrating sustainability into core business strategy is the best way to drive change.

GRI's newly established Competitive Business Program is tailored to help SMEs to break into global value chains by improving transparency around their sustainability impacts. This two-minute animation will list the many benefits of corporate responsibility for SMEs, and how GRI can help them become more competitive.

GRI is updating its reporting standard for Water, and is calling out for comments for the revised draft. Have your say, today, and help further improve the common global language for reporting on water impacts.

​Reporting companies have many options when it comes to disclosure: many reporting frameworks offer different ways to be transparent. Now we’re all working towards the SDGs, how is that changing the way these organizations relate to one another? Leading CSR reporting organizations respond to the question.

Hormel Foods announced today that it has received several awards for its 2016 Corporate Responsibility Report. The company’s annual report provides information about the company’s goals and progress as a leading corporate citizen.

The pull from institutional investors for sustainability has virtually doubled since 2012. In this article, Eurosif's Executive Director Flavia Micilotta discusses the trends and challenges of SRI, and issues recommendations for creating a sustainable financial policy framework.

Improving the quality of sustainability reporting is one of GRI's key focus areas. To this end, the organization has launched a new Disclosure Review Service, and is accepting applications as of today.

CSR reporting can help companies advance poverty alleviation. A new paper by GRI outlines recommendations and specific disclosures companies can apply to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal #1: No Poverty.