GRI and the UN Global Compact have partnered on a project: The Reporting on the SDGs Action Platform In September 2015, all 193 Member States of the United Nations set a very ambitious and necessary agenda for achieving a better future for us all by adopting a set of 17 global goals: the Sustainable Development Goals […]
Archive: July 2017
Why Korean companies should report using the GRI Standards
It is my great pleasure to be visiting South Korea as part of my first tour of the Asia Pacific region as the Chief Executive of Global Reporting Standards (GRI). I am visiting the region in my first months on the job because Asia is our fastest growing market for sustainability disclosures. The number of […]
July 13 / 2017
Who checks corporate claims of climate leadership?
Big companies say they are leading the way to a cleaner future, but with only voluntary disclosures to keep them honest we just have to trust them The Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave desert is partly owned by Google (Photo: USFWS) By Zack Colman in Washington, DC Private sector firms claim to be […]
July 11 / 2017
GRI Rises To Sustainability Standards Challenge
Timothy J. Mohin is the Chief Executive of GRI, developer of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards. A veteran in the field of corporate sustainability reporting, prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Tim was Senior Director of Corporate Responsibility for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). He is also a former Chairman of the […]
July 06 / 2017
Greenwashing a ‘Very Serious Issue,’ Leads to Poor Decisions, Says CEO of GRI
Ninety percent of the 250 largest companies in the world are reporting sustainability performance, but greenwashing is “a very serious issue,” says the new chief executive of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Tim Mohin. In the early days of sustainability reporting, greenwashing could result in bad PR and a loss of consumer confidence. But that […]
July 06 / 2017