The document discusses improving transparency and communication of corporate sustainable development practices through the use of sustainability reporting guidelines from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). It notes increasing demands from various stakeholders for more transparency from companies regarding their social and environmental impacts. The GRI aims to establish a globally accepted framework for sustainability reporting to provide consistency, credibility, and comparability across organizations. Adoption of the GRI and OECD guidelines can help companies address stakeholders' needs for transparency as well as their own reporting dilemmas.
This document outlines the need for and vision of a global tourism partnership. It discusses how the partnership would [1] create synergies among tourism partners by bridging gaps and sharing knowledge globally, [2] transform tourism worldwide through a mission focused on sustainability policies and projects, and [3] provide membership services like advocacy, networking, tools and marketing to members. Examples of potential partnership accomplishments include a global sustainable tourism certification council and a tool to measure tourism businesses' environmental performance.
Second multi-stakeholder partnerships for SDGsFelix Dodds
1. The document discusses SDG partnerships and provides definitions, noting that SDG partnerships must be linked to delivering one of the SDGs, be multi-stakeholder, and aligned with UN values.
2. It outlines different types of multi-stakeholder partnerships including those led by the UN, those involving the UN, and those that do not involve the UN.
3. Success factors for multi-stakeholder partnerships are discussed, including having a learning culture, promoting integrated approaches, strong leadership and governance, and adequate funding.
The document summarizes a report on the World Bank's involvement in Global and Regional Partnership Programs (GRPPs). It finds that while the Bank plays an important role in GRPPs, it is not a major source of funding. Most GRPPs focus on knowledge sharing and technical assistance. There are challenges to evaluating GRPPs due to their diverse structures, evolving nature, and operations at multiple levels. Most GRPPs have been evaluated, but transparency around evaluations could be improved. Evaluations of GRPPs have generally found independence and quality to be satisfactory, and have led programs to make governance and strategic changes.
united nations global compact Leading Countries RetreatAndy Dabydeen
The document summarizes a meeting between representatives from 13 multinational companies, academics, and UN organizations. The goal was to discuss best practices for implementing the UN Global Compact's 10 principles of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption into business strategies and operations. Participants shared challenges and learning from moving toward global corporate citizenship. The UN sees this as an opportunity to better support companies and spread knowledge of implementation approaches.
Scoping study on the State of the Art of Natural Capital Incorporation in Investment and Lending Decision Making
Report can be found here: http://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/documents/NCD-NaturalResourceRisksScopingStudy.pdf
This document provides information about the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) happening in 2012. It discusses proposals for Sustainable Development Goals to commit stakeholders to achieving sustainability targets, similar to the Millennium Development Goals. Major groups are finding ways to scale up their initiatives and participate in the Rio+20 process. Upcoming events related to Rio+20 preparation are also listed.
A Team-based Approach to Continuous Improvement in Program, Project and Portf...Russell Archibald
A Team-based Approach to Continuous Improvement in Program, Project and Portfolio Management
The U. S. Government’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative
by Russell D. Archibald, David L. Pells, Wayne Abba, Miles Shepherd, and Marc Zocher
World environment day 2010 vidya academy mca steffi lazarPlusOrMinusZero
A prize winning entry in a two-hour slide-show preparation contest organised as part of the observance of WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2010 in the Department of Computer Applications, Vidya Academy of science and Technology, Thrissur, India.
This document outlines the need for and vision of a global tourism partnership. It discusses how the partnership would [1] create synergies among tourism partners by bridging gaps and sharing knowledge globally, [2] transform tourism worldwide through a mission focused on sustainability policies and projects, and [3] provide membership services like advocacy, networking, tools and marketing to members. Examples of potential partnership accomplishments include a global sustainable tourism certification council and a tool to measure tourism businesses' environmental performance.
Second multi-stakeholder partnerships for SDGsFelix Dodds
1. The document discusses SDG partnerships and provides definitions, noting that SDG partnerships must be linked to delivering one of the SDGs, be multi-stakeholder, and aligned with UN values.
2. It outlines different types of multi-stakeholder partnerships including those led by the UN, those involving the UN, and those that do not involve the UN.
3. Success factors for multi-stakeholder partnerships are discussed, including having a learning culture, promoting integrated approaches, strong leadership and governance, and adequate funding.
The document summarizes a report on the World Bank's involvement in Global and Regional Partnership Programs (GRPPs). It finds that while the Bank plays an important role in GRPPs, it is not a major source of funding. Most GRPPs focus on knowledge sharing and technical assistance. There are challenges to evaluating GRPPs due to their diverse structures, evolving nature, and operations at multiple levels. Most GRPPs have been evaluated, but transparency around evaluations could be improved. Evaluations of GRPPs have generally found independence and quality to be satisfactory, and have led programs to make governance and strategic changes.
united nations global compact Leading Countries RetreatAndy Dabydeen
The document summarizes a meeting between representatives from 13 multinational companies, academics, and UN organizations. The goal was to discuss best practices for implementing the UN Global Compact's 10 principles of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption into business strategies and operations. Participants shared challenges and learning from moving toward global corporate citizenship. The UN sees this as an opportunity to better support companies and spread knowledge of implementation approaches.
Scoping study on the State of the Art of Natural Capital Incorporation in Investment and Lending Decision Making
Report can be found here: http://www.unepfi.org/fileadmin/documents/NCD-NaturalResourceRisksScopingStudy.pdf
This document provides information about the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) happening in 2012. It discusses proposals for Sustainable Development Goals to commit stakeholders to achieving sustainability targets, similar to the Millennium Development Goals. Major groups are finding ways to scale up their initiatives and participate in the Rio+20 process. Upcoming events related to Rio+20 preparation are also listed.
A Team-based Approach to Continuous Improvement in Program, Project and Portf...Russell Archibald
A Team-based Approach to Continuous Improvement in Program, Project and Portfolio Management
The U. S. Government’s Global Threat Reduction Initiative
by Russell D. Archibald, David L. Pells, Wayne Abba, Miles Shepherd, and Marc Zocher
World environment day 2010 vidya academy mca steffi lazarPlusOrMinusZero
A prize winning entry in a two-hour slide-show preparation contest organised as part of the observance of WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2010 in the Department of Computer Applications, Vidya Academy of science and Technology, Thrissur, India.
This is an animated presentation concerning waste management..It is very simple and easy to understand..downloading the same would give you access to the animated features..
Technology is automating many jobs and replacing human labor. While this increases efficiency and profits, it also eliminates some jobs, especially lower-skilled positions. It creates a need for new highly-skilled technical jobs, but many displaced workers may struggle to retrain. The effects are a growing divide between highly-skilled workers who benefit from new opportunities, and others who face unemployment or an urgent need to gain new technical skills.
conventional and non conventional source of energymdkmdk456
This document discusses conventional and non-conventional sources of energy. Conventional sources include fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, which are widely used but cause pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Non-conventional or alternative energy sources mentioned are solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, and nuclear energy. These sources have lower carbon emissions than fossil fuels but nuclear energy requires proper implementation to avoid hazards from leakage. Going forward, countries will need to focus more on renewable alternative energy sources.
Creativity and innovation are related but different concepts. Creativity involves reinterpreting something that already exists, while innovation creates something entirely new. Both require knowledge in the relevant domain. Factors that can limit creativity include a lack of knowledge, an unsupportive environment, low self-esteem, and not having a creative process or method. However, all humans have an innate creative ability, even if the ability to express it varies between individuals. Having the right environment, confidence, and process can help unlock our creativity.
This document describes a solar tree, which is a structure shaped like a tree that uses multiple solar panels to efficiently produce solar energy and electricity. A solar tree is compared to a natural tree because, like trees use photosynthesis to produce food, a solar tree uses its solar panels like leaves to produce energy. It has advantages like producing pollution-free energy while requiring little land, but disadvantages include high costs and potential hazards to wildlife.
A solar tree is a decorative means of producing solar energy and also electricity. It uses multiple no of solar panels which forms the shape of a tree. The panels are arranged in a tree fashion in a tall tower/pole.
TREE stands for
T= TREE GENERATING
R=RENEWABLE
E=ENERGY and
E=ELECTRICITY
This is like a tree in structure and the panels are like leaves of the tree which produces energy.
United Nations Global Compact Network Georgia 2023 Value Propistion_ENG.pdfUNGlobalCompactNetwo1
This document discusses the United Nations Global Compact and its role in supporting businesses to operate sustainably and responsibly. It outlines that the UN Global Compact brings businesses together to create a more sustainable world by aligning operations with internationally recognized sustainability standards. It then details the main areas that the UN Global Compact covers through its activities, including promoting education and awareness on sustainability, facilitating partnerships, engaging in policy dialogue, and providing support and recognition to participating organizations.
The document summarizes key findings from a stocktaking exercise of 122 green economy knowledge products produced by UN agencies and partners. It finds that over half of the products focus on best practices and case studies, while nearly half provide policy analysis and assessment tools. The most common policy focuses are finance/investment, environment/natural resources, and fiscal policy, though social inclusiveness is addressed in only a third of products. Energy, water and agriculture are the top three sectors covered. Many products are intended for global use, but focus on Asia, Latin America and Africa. The analysis identifies potential knowledge gaps around private sector engagement, local implementation, social inclusiveness, and inter-agency collaboration.
This document provides an overview and introduction to sustainability reporting guidelines. It discusses the purpose of sustainability reporting as measuring and disclosing an organization's economic, environmental, and social performance and impacts. It outlines the Global Reporting Initiative's framework for sustainability reporting, which was developed through a multi-stakeholder process to provide a consistent standard for organizations to report on their sustainability performance and impacts. The guidelines are intended to help organizations identify important disclosures around their strategy, profile, management approaches, and performance indicators relating to economic, environmental, and social topics to provide a balanced representation of their sustainability performance.
Principios de inversion sostenible unepcolombiaclub
The document summarizes the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a United Nations-supported international network of investors that supports incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into investment decision making and ownership practices. The six principles cover incorporating ESG issues into analysis and decisions, being active owners and incorporating ESG into policies, seeking appropriate disclosure on ESG issues from investee companies, promoting acceptance of the principles within the investment industry, collaborating to enhance effectiveness, and reporting on activities and progress implementing the principles. Signatories commit to applying the principles where consistent with fiduciary responsibilities.
Principios de inversion sostenible unepcolombiaclub
The document summarizes the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a United Nations-supported international network of investors working together to implement six aspirational principles for incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into investment practice. The six principles cover incorporating ESG issues into investment analysis, decision-making and ownership practices; seeking appropriate ESG disclosure by investee companies; promoting acceptance of the principles within the investment industry; working together to enhance effectiveness; reporting on activities and progress; and implementing the principles consistent with fiduciary responsibilities. The PRI provide a framework to help investors consider long-term issues and improve risk-adjusted returns. Over $80 trillion has been committed to the principles by signatories representing a major advance for mainstreaming
RBF Singapore 2018 - Shaping the world in 2030: Partnerships for SDG actionGlobal Initiatives
The Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development (RBF), held on 11- 12th October 2018 was co-organised by Global Initiatives and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This year’s RBF took on a new, collaborative process for action-driven outcomes and practical solutions across five areas critical to the attainment of the SDGs – Climate Action, Urbanisation, Circular Economy, Human Rights and Food and Nutrition.
The Sustainability Content of Integrated Reports (iNugget Issue Aug 18-24, 2014)APEX Global
In 2010 14% of GRI reports registered in GRI’s publicly available Sustainability Disclosure Database were self-declared by reporting organizations as ‘integrated’. This number rose to 20% in 2011 and projections indicate a comparable or higher number in 2012.
This experimental phase with the concept of ‘integrated reporting’ started few years ago and with it an international discussion on this practice has also started.
The Sustainability Content of Integrated Reports - A Survey of Pioneers (iNu...APEX Global
In 2010 14% of GRI reports registered in GRI’s publicly available Sustainability Disclosure Database were self-declared by reporting organizations as ‘integrated’. This number rose to 20% in 2011 and projections indicate a comparable or higher number in 2012.
This experimental phase with the concept of ‘integrated reporting’ started few years ago and with it an international discussion on this practice has also started.
This document discusses integrating the informal waste sector into solid waste management systems. It notes that the informal sector currently recovers more resources from waste than the formal sector in many low and middle-income countries. Integrating the informal sector can help improve recycling rates, reduce environmental harm, boost resource recovery, and create employment opportunities. The document outlines approaches some organizations have taken to facilitate integration, including involving the informal sector in policymaking and planning, strengthening their organizational capacities, and fostering partnerships between informal and formal private sectors.
Sustainability is achieving economic development that benefits the environment and community. The triple bottom line (TBL) expands organizational and societal success metrics beyond economics to include environmental and social impacts. TBL accounting considers a company's responsibilities to stakeholders. The Global Reporting Initiative established a framework for standardized TBL reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance to make sustainability reporting routine like financial reporting. TBL reporting helps organizations strategically manage corporate social responsibility.
Whitepaper integrated reporting in the CloudWorkiva
Integrated reporting combines traditional financial reporting with environmental, social and governance reporting into a single report. This provides a more comprehensive view of a company's performance and risks. There is growing demand from investors and other stakeholders for integrated reporting as it allows better evaluation of long-term sustainability. Producing integrated reports can help companies attract investors, safeguard reputation and mitigate risks. Collaboration software allows reporting teams to efficiently produce integrated reports by enabling real-time collaboration on a single document.
GRI US Conference Executive Summary - St Louis May 2012Mike Wallace
The document summarizes a sustainability reporting conference held in St. Louis in 2012. Over 200 delegates from North America and other countries discussed trends in sustainability reporting, how reporting adds business value, stakeholder engagement, and the continuous improvement of reporting. Key topics included the growth of reporting in the US and globally, how reporting can improve performance and competitiveness, and the role of frameworks like GRI in standardizing reporting.
There has been a surge in sustainability reporting instruments since 2013, with almost 400 identified in 64 countries in 2016. Government regulation accounts for the largest share, present in over 80% of countries studied. Mandatory instruments dominate but voluntary instruments are growing. Stock exchanges and financial regulators now issue about a third of all instruments, many of which apply exclusively to large listed companies. Most instruments have a cross-sector scope but targeting of the finance and heavy industry sectors is increasing.
Carrots Sticks Global trends in sustainability reporting regulation and polic...Lausanne Montreux Congress
Last year, 2015, was a milestone for sustainability with
crucial and unprecedented agreements by the international
community, including the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)1 and the Paris Agreement on climate change action.
The year 2016 now calls for translating these achievements
into action to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
GER 2017 - High-res - Single Page (dragged)Mohamed Elimam
The Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence has developed a Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool to help organizations in the UAE benchmark their sustainability performance against global best practices and national sustainability goals. The tool evaluates organizations across categories like governance, energy use, resource efficiency and innovation. It provides a quantitative analysis based on environmental, economic and social pillars and indicators from the Global Reporting Initiative framework. The tool generates visual reports on an organization's sustainability performance and aims to support the UAE's progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This section discusses the benefits, risks, and lifespan of public-private dialogue (PPD). The main benefits of PPD include facilitating investment climate reforms by supporting reform champions and accelerating the reform process. PPD also promotes better diagnosis of problems and design of policy solutions, and makes reforms easier to implement by increasing understanding and buy-in. PPD can promote transparency, good governance, and encourage all parties to take a broader view. However, PPD requires resources and commitment to be effective and sustainable over the long run.
This is an animated presentation concerning waste management..It is very simple and easy to understand..downloading the same would give you access to the animated features..
Technology is automating many jobs and replacing human labor. While this increases efficiency and profits, it also eliminates some jobs, especially lower-skilled positions. It creates a need for new highly-skilled technical jobs, but many displaced workers may struggle to retrain. The effects are a growing divide between highly-skilled workers who benefit from new opportunities, and others who face unemployment or an urgent need to gain new technical skills.
conventional and non conventional source of energymdkmdk456
This document discusses conventional and non-conventional sources of energy. Conventional sources include fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, which are widely used but cause pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Non-conventional or alternative energy sources mentioned are solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, and nuclear energy. These sources have lower carbon emissions than fossil fuels but nuclear energy requires proper implementation to avoid hazards from leakage. Going forward, countries will need to focus more on renewable alternative energy sources.
Creativity and innovation are related but different concepts. Creativity involves reinterpreting something that already exists, while innovation creates something entirely new. Both require knowledge in the relevant domain. Factors that can limit creativity include a lack of knowledge, an unsupportive environment, low self-esteem, and not having a creative process or method. However, all humans have an innate creative ability, even if the ability to express it varies between individuals. Having the right environment, confidence, and process can help unlock our creativity.
This document describes a solar tree, which is a structure shaped like a tree that uses multiple solar panels to efficiently produce solar energy and electricity. A solar tree is compared to a natural tree because, like trees use photosynthesis to produce food, a solar tree uses its solar panels like leaves to produce energy. It has advantages like producing pollution-free energy while requiring little land, but disadvantages include high costs and potential hazards to wildlife.
A solar tree is a decorative means of producing solar energy and also electricity. It uses multiple no of solar panels which forms the shape of a tree. The panels are arranged in a tree fashion in a tall tower/pole.
TREE stands for
T= TREE GENERATING
R=RENEWABLE
E=ENERGY and
E=ELECTRICITY
This is like a tree in structure and the panels are like leaves of the tree which produces energy.
United Nations Global Compact Network Georgia 2023 Value Propistion_ENG.pdfUNGlobalCompactNetwo1
This document discusses the United Nations Global Compact and its role in supporting businesses to operate sustainably and responsibly. It outlines that the UN Global Compact brings businesses together to create a more sustainable world by aligning operations with internationally recognized sustainability standards. It then details the main areas that the UN Global Compact covers through its activities, including promoting education and awareness on sustainability, facilitating partnerships, engaging in policy dialogue, and providing support and recognition to participating organizations.
The document summarizes key findings from a stocktaking exercise of 122 green economy knowledge products produced by UN agencies and partners. It finds that over half of the products focus on best practices and case studies, while nearly half provide policy analysis and assessment tools. The most common policy focuses are finance/investment, environment/natural resources, and fiscal policy, though social inclusiveness is addressed in only a third of products. Energy, water and agriculture are the top three sectors covered. Many products are intended for global use, but focus on Asia, Latin America and Africa. The analysis identifies potential knowledge gaps around private sector engagement, local implementation, social inclusiveness, and inter-agency collaboration.
This document provides an overview and introduction to sustainability reporting guidelines. It discusses the purpose of sustainability reporting as measuring and disclosing an organization's economic, environmental, and social performance and impacts. It outlines the Global Reporting Initiative's framework for sustainability reporting, which was developed through a multi-stakeholder process to provide a consistent standard for organizations to report on their sustainability performance and impacts. The guidelines are intended to help organizations identify important disclosures around their strategy, profile, management approaches, and performance indicators relating to economic, environmental, and social topics to provide a balanced representation of their sustainability performance.
Principios de inversion sostenible unepcolombiaclub
The document summarizes the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a United Nations-supported international network of investors that supports incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into investment decision making and ownership practices. The six principles cover incorporating ESG issues into analysis and decisions, being active owners and incorporating ESG into policies, seeking appropriate disclosure on ESG issues from investee companies, promoting acceptance of the principles within the investment industry, collaborating to enhance effectiveness, and reporting on activities and progress implementing the principles. Signatories commit to applying the principles where consistent with fiduciary responsibilities.
Principios de inversion sostenible unepcolombiaclub
The document summarizes the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), a United Nations-supported international network of investors working together to implement six aspirational principles for incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into investment practice. The six principles cover incorporating ESG issues into investment analysis, decision-making and ownership practices; seeking appropriate ESG disclosure by investee companies; promoting acceptance of the principles within the investment industry; working together to enhance effectiveness; reporting on activities and progress; and implementing the principles consistent with fiduciary responsibilities. The PRI provide a framework to help investors consider long-term issues and improve risk-adjusted returns. Over $80 trillion has been committed to the principles by signatories representing a major advance for mainstreaming
RBF Singapore 2018 - Shaping the world in 2030: Partnerships for SDG actionGlobal Initiatives
The Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development (RBF), held on 11- 12th October 2018 was co-organised by Global Initiatives and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This year’s RBF took on a new, collaborative process for action-driven outcomes and practical solutions across five areas critical to the attainment of the SDGs – Climate Action, Urbanisation, Circular Economy, Human Rights and Food and Nutrition.
The Sustainability Content of Integrated Reports (iNugget Issue Aug 18-24, 2014)APEX Global
In 2010 14% of GRI reports registered in GRI’s publicly available Sustainability Disclosure Database were self-declared by reporting organizations as ‘integrated’. This number rose to 20% in 2011 and projections indicate a comparable or higher number in 2012.
This experimental phase with the concept of ‘integrated reporting’ started few years ago and with it an international discussion on this practice has also started.
The Sustainability Content of Integrated Reports - A Survey of Pioneers (iNu...APEX Global
In 2010 14% of GRI reports registered in GRI’s publicly available Sustainability Disclosure Database were self-declared by reporting organizations as ‘integrated’. This number rose to 20% in 2011 and projections indicate a comparable or higher number in 2012.
This experimental phase with the concept of ‘integrated reporting’ started few years ago and with it an international discussion on this practice has also started.
This document discusses integrating the informal waste sector into solid waste management systems. It notes that the informal sector currently recovers more resources from waste than the formal sector in many low and middle-income countries. Integrating the informal sector can help improve recycling rates, reduce environmental harm, boost resource recovery, and create employment opportunities. The document outlines approaches some organizations have taken to facilitate integration, including involving the informal sector in policymaking and planning, strengthening their organizational capacities, and fostering partnerships between informal and formal private sectors.
Sustainability is achieving economic development that benefits the environment and community. The triple bottom line (TBL) expands organizational and societal success metrics beyond economics to include environmental and social impacts. TBL accounting considers a company's responsibilities to stakeholders. The Global Reporting Initiative established a framework for standardized TBL reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance to make sustainability reporting routine like financial reporting. TBL reporting helps organizations strategically manage corporate social responsibility.
Whitepaper integrated reporting in the CloudWorkiva
Integrated reporting combines traditional financial reporting with environmental, social and governance reporting into a single report. This provides a more comprehensive view of a company's performance and risks. There is growing demand from investors and other stakeholders for integrated reporting as it allows better evaluation of long-term sustainability. Producing integrated reports can help companies attract investors, safeguard reputation and mitigate risks. Collaboration software allows reporting teams to efficiently produce integrated reports by enabling real-time collaboration on a single document.
GRI US Conference Executive Summary - St Louis May 2012Mike Wallace
The document summarizes a sustainability reporting conference held in St. Louis in 2012. Over 200 delegates from North America and other countries discussed trends in sustainability reporting, how reporting adds business value, stakeholder engagement, and the continuous improvement of reporting. Key topics included the growth of reporting in the US and globally, how reporting can improve performance and competitiveness, and the role of frameworks like GRI in standardizing reporting.
There has been a surge in sustainability reporting instruments since 2013, with almost 400 identified in 64 countries in 2016. Government regulation accounts for the largest share, present in over 80% of countries studied. Mandatory instruments dominate but voluntary instruments are growing. Stock exchanges and financial regulators now issue about a third of all instruments, many of which apply exclusively to large listed companies. Most instruments have a cross-sector scope but targeting of the finance and heavy industry sectors is increasing.
Carrots Sticks Global trends in sustainability reporting regulation and polic...Lausanne Montreux Congress
Last year, 2015, was a milestone for sustainability with
crucial and unprecedented agreements by the international
community, including the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs)1 and the Paris Agreement on climate change action.
The year 2016 now calls for translating these achievements
into action to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
GER 2017 - High-res - Single Page (dragged)Mohamed Elimam
The Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence has developed a Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool to help organizations in the UAE benchmark their sustainability performance against global best practices and national sustainability goals. The tool evaluates organizations across categories like governance, energy use, resource efficiency and innovation. It provides a quantitative analysis based on environmental, economic and social pillars and indicators from the Global Reporting Initiative framework. The tool generates visual reports on an organization's sustainability performance and aims to support the UAE's progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
This section discusses the benefits, risks, and lifespan of public-private dialogue (PPD). The main benefits of PPD include facilitating investment climate reforms by supporting reform champions and accelerating the reform process. PPD also promotes better diagnosis of problems and design of policy solutions, and makes reforms easier to implement by increasing understanding and buy-in. PPD can promote transparency, good governance, and encourage all parties to take a broader view. However, PPD requires resources and commitment to be effective and sustainable over the long run.
How can the Global Goals for Sustainable Development be effectively delivered...vmalondres
Supporting PowerPoint Presentation of an international development seminar delivered at the Open University on 16 September 2015
http://www.open.ac.uk/about/international-development/news/delivering-global-goals
What is the global reporting initiative?dean771100
What is the Global Reporting Initiative?
The GRI is a global standard for sustainability reporting designed by organizations and investors to measure business performance. The GRI has been adopted as a requirement by leading institutional investors, government regulators and development organizations around the world. It sets out a universal framework for sustainability reporting based on the shared understanding that such information can provide new insights into how companies operate and their contribution to sustainable development.
1. Improving Transparency and
Communication of Corporate
Sustainable Development
Practices
The Roles of the OECD MNE and GRI
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
Paul HOHNEN, Director, Strategic Development
Johannesburg, 19 November 2003
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2. outline
why improve transparency
& communication?
what is GRI?
how the OECD MNE and
GRI guidelines can help.
2
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3. transparency … an old concept
"It is wise to disclose what
cannot be concealed."
Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805),
German
Dramatist
3
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4. …with new relevance
“ Transparency is on the rise, not just
for legal or purely ethical reasons but
increasingly because it makes
economic sense. Firms that exhibit
openness and candour have discovered
that can better compete and profit”.
Tapscott and Ticoll, Wall Street Journal, 14 Oct 2003
4
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5. Increased demands
governments
institutional investors
shareholders
civil society organisations (CSOs)
employees & unions
5
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6. Johannesburg 2002
“ We agree that there is a need for private
sector corporations to enforce corporate
accountability, which should take place within a
transparent and stable regulatory environment”
(WSSD Declaration)
Governments agree to “encourage industry to
improve social and environmental performance
through voluntary initiatives … including public
reporting on environmental and social issues …”.
(WSSD Plan of Implementation)
6
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7. Johannesburg 2003
‘Transparency is both an integral part of
effective public governance and a core
feature of international investment policy
rules.’
‘Participants recognise the key role of
governments to :
promote transparency
enhance … accountability’
Draft Co-Chairs’ Statement, OECD Global Forum on
International Investment, 18 November 2003
7
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8. market
Investors demanding more non-financial information
“ Investors cannot make judgments about the way
business is managing sustainability and corporate
responsibility issues unless companies disclose relevant
information”. – Henderson’s Global Investors, 2003
Governance codes
Australian Standard 8000, King Commission, etc.
Stock exchanges
U.K. expanding the definition of “materiality” for financial
reporting
Johannesburg Stock Exchange
8
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9. investors
Share
Share
value
Licence to value
operate
Human
capital intangible
Reputation assets
Brand
Tangible
assets financial reporting
9
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10. the naked corporation
Tapscott & Ticoll, 2003
Level of information
vanguard trust
‘mushroom’ danger
level of activism
10
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11. benefits?
“The amount of information companies
provide in their annual reports is correlated to
market risk and valuations.”
“Companies that distinguish themselves by
disclosing more information lower their
market risk and therefore lower their cost of
capital.”
“Non-financial disclosure in annual reports
needs improvement.”
“Transparency and Disclosure” study by Standard & Poor’s
11
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12. corporate governance
“…companies no longer act independently
from the societies and the environment in
which they operate”.
“… social, ethical and environmental issues …
can no longer be regarded as secondary to
more conventional business imperatives
South Africa : King 2 Report on Corporate
Governance, 2002
12
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13. outline
why improve transparency
& communication?
what is GRI?
how the OECD MNE and
GRI guidelines can help.
13
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14. sustainability dilemmas
what does ‘sustainable development’
mean in practice?
what should I communicate on?
who am I communicating with?
how do I know it is useful information?
what system do I use (industry, sector,
national, international?)
14
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15. GRI’s mission
a generally accepted
global framework
for sustainability
reporting
15
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16. mission
to make sustainability reporting as
routine & valuable as financial reporting
used by all organisations
based on a multi-stakeholder process
for producing generally-accepted
guidelines for voluntary use
16
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17. what does it offer?
products process
Guidelines multi-stakeholder
framework
Sector
Supplements learning forum
Protocols continuous
improvement
Resource
documents
17
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18. what does it offer ?
consistency credibility comparability
one framework, developed by analysts
worldwide stakeholders
investors
links local, market leader
national, global employees
widely used and
links to supported by tax-payers
international business,
goals: MDGs, suppliers
government and
A21, etc. stakeholders CSOs
potential for
common
software, etc.
18
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19. GRI reporter uptake
700 2005 Target
600+
600
500
400
330+
300
200
100
0
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
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20. Global : GRI reporters (by country)
Portugal 1 Belgium,
Ireland 2 Austria ,
Japan 60 Denmark, Italy
3
United States
of America 40 Finland 9
Australia 20 Netherlands,
Sweden 13
Now 18! South Africa 11 Germany 16
Canada 8 France 18
Switzerland 5
Spain 18
Brazil,
New Zealand 4 United
Costa Rica, Kingdom 41
Thailand 3 Chile, China, Argentina,
India, Hungary, Malaysia,
Norway 2 Mauritius 1
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21. official recognition
governments agree to “encourage
industry to improve social and
environmental performance through
voluntary initiatives … taking into
account such initiatives as … the
Global Reporting Initiative
Guidelines on sustainability
reporting…”.
UN WSSD Plan of Implementation, Sept. 2002
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22. business recognition
“… the GRI and AA1000 are your
best bets, not only for reporting,
but for building structured models
for transparency-driven
stakeholder engagement.”
Don Tapscott and David Ticoll, The Naked Corporation – How
the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business, (2003)
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23. market recognition
“ Investors cannot make judgments about the way
business is managing sustainability and corporate
responsibility issues unless companies disclose
relevant information. …
Overall, we view the GRI as setting the global
benchmark for disclosure and encourage
companies to produce reports which are in
accordance with the GRI guidelines.”
SRI Annual Report, Henderson Global Investors, May 2003
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24. outline
why improve transparency
& communication?
what is GRI?
how the OECD MNE and
GRI guidelines can help.
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25. GRI & OECD Guidelines : The Synergies
“The European Parliament … highlights the
importance, as stressed by the
Commission, of building trust and
consensus and support for internationally
accepted principles such as the OECD
Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).”
European Parliament Report on Corporate Social
Responsibility (Final A5-0133/2003), April 2003
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26. respective roles
OECD
reporting framework MNEs
Guidelines
• guidance on
code of conduct
what and how
to report •guidance on
what to do
•all organisations
•for corporations
•government-
endorsed •government
approved
GRI
Guidelines
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27. common characteristics
OECD
MNEs
• voluntary Guidelines
• global
• economic, social and
environmental
• multi-stakeholder
• relevant to
companies of all
sizes
GRI
Guidelines
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28. common issue focus
OECD
MNEs
economic Guidelines
management consumers
systems employment
reporting environment
principles
human rights science &
performance technology
bribery
indicators
stakeholder governance
engagement competition
GRI taxation
Guidelines
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29. GRI/OECD MNE ‘User Guide’
developed by GRI as a contribution to
highlighting & advancing the shared goals of
OECD MNE and GRI Guidelines
to help organisations assess and, if they wish,
communicate their use of the OECD
Guidelines
a draft comparative table for free public use
designed to be improved through use and
feedback
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30. CSR : the road map
Sustainable development
ILO Core UN Summits
Conventions Treaties on
human (e.g. 2002 Johannesburg,
OECD Anti- rights, Rio 1992)
Bribery climate,
Convention biodiversity, UN Millennium
POPs, etc. Development Goals
unsustainable development
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31. CSR ‘initiative proliferation’
around 300 separate CSR codes, principles,
performance standards, management
standards, etc.
covering one or more of environmental, human
rights, or labour sectors
national, regional, international scope
by company, by sector
developed by individual governments, industry
associations, academics, etc.
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32. CSR “initiative proliferation”
Benefits Burdens
encourages creativity ‘white noise’
no ‘one size’ solution market confusion
multi-level engagement reduces use
underlines interest limits learning
increases cost
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33. a global CSR management toolkit
high value features :
global
voluntary
triple-bottom line
multi-stakeholder
flexible
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34. Global CSR Management :
Chaos and Confusion?
Codes,
Management standards
Standards
Performance
standards Corp. governance
standards
Assurance
Performance
reporting
Standards
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35. … or an Emerging Global CSR
Management Framework?
AccountAbility
GRI OECD OECD,
Uptake SAI,etc ISO
= Manag’t Corp. UN GC
Reporting Codes
Perform. Standards Framework Gov’t
Take-off Principles
standards
AA 1000
AS
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36. conclusions
transparency a key element of sustainability
existing initiatives provide guidance on what to do
in ways that promote learning, partnerships
GRI invites you to :
a) use its Guidelines and provide feedback
b) propose and fund development of new tools
c) consider how it can be used to advance your goals.
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Editor's Notes
Pro-active vs reactive
Increased utility, decreased transaction costs for reporters and report readers
OECD includes disclosure as key element; GRI = framework for disclosure