GRI, CDP Strengthen Alignment of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks |UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

GRI, CDP to Strengthen Alignment of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and CDP announced a new cooperation agreement which will see the organizations more closely collaborate and align their reporting standards and platform, to help ease sustainability reporting for companies and improve access to data on corporate environmental impacts. Read more.

UN climate chief asks G20 leaders for boost as COP29 finance talks lag

The U.N.’s climate chief called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies on Saturday to send a signal of support for global climate finance efforts when they meet in Rio de Janeiro next week, to help trigger a deal at COP29 talks. Read more.

Case study: How Yorkshire Building Society works with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices

November 19, 2024 – Yorkshire Building Society is a mutual organization that provides a range of services, including mortgages, savings accounts, and insurance products, to individual retail customers. It also offers commercial mortgages to businesses and property investors in the UK. With over 227 branches and local agencies across the country, its mission is to provide Real Help with Real Life.?Yorkshire Building Society is a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) and is, accordingly, working with its clients and customers to encourage sustainable practices and enable sustainable economic activities. Read more.

Case study: How Bionap creates economic value for its stakeholders

November 18, 2024 – Bionap is a vertically integrated Italian company specialised in the research and production of standardised botanical extracts derived from plants and fruits of the Mediterranean area, for nutraceutical, cosmetic and veterinary markets.?For Bionap, sustainability means creating value to be shared with its stakeholders?and maintained over time for future generations. Read more.

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