Does Sustainable Investing Need A Watchdog?
The bank wasn’t moving fast enough., as I learned more it became more urgent to accelerate the flow of capital towards the world’s greatest challenges.
REPORT: Sustainable investing is quickly becoming the new normal
According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, at the start of 2016, sustainable investments constituted 26 percent of assets that are professionally managed—$22.89 trillion in total.
Is GRI Streamlining the Reporting Process? Elaine Cohen Asks Tough Questions of Chief Executive Tim Mohin
There are many examples where unnecessary duplication of requirements adds nothing to sustainable development and just complicates the process.
The State of Sustainability Reporting & Transparency in Canada
Through our research, SRA believes that after 20+ years of reporting activity in Canada, we are at a turning point. Early-adopter companies are stepping back to re-assess the value and benefit of producing annual sustainability reports.
It’s time for a unifying metric that measures well-being and inclusive prosperity
Imagine a world where companies build their competitive advantage by creating more overall well-being and inclusive prosperity than their competitors.
Materiality can make or break the usefulness of a sustainability report: Understanding G4
Material issues are core for sustainability disclosure but how detailed does a materiality assessment need to be in order to be meaningful?
Are we entering an era where we will trust banks? Will new metrics help build trust in the financial sector?
With great power comes great responsibility — the financial sector has power to fuel tremendous growth while also potentially creating negative externalities for society and the environment.
How should we determine a company’s value?
US founding father Benjamin Franklin once observed: "I believe that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things."
Franklin's insig...