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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
More companies are now reporting the impact they have on the environment and society. But where is the value in doing this, and what affect does it have in the real world? Eco-Business asked the new chief executive of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Tim Mohin. A selection of sustainability reports. Of the 250 largest companies in […]
Ernst Ligteringen’s sudden and unexpected death on June 15th was a devastating shock for me and my colleagues at GRI, the sustainability non-profit that Ernst led for more than 12 years. My heart goes out to Ernst’s wife Maria Jose, his children and his grandchildren, who are bearing the brunt of this tragedy. Exactly one […]
Originally posted at PR Newswire Institutional Investors More Likely to Invest in Companies with Business-Driven ESG Disclosures, According to New White Paper The Burson-Marsteller “Is Your ESG Report Getting Noticed?” White Paper Reveals 77 Percent of Institutional Investors Believe Building ESG Initiatives into a Company’s Business Model is a Smart Business Decision NEW YORK, June […]
A CR leader under fire and the alphabet soup of standards organizations By the Editors at Corporate Responsibility Magazine He’s the new chief executive and his 100-day anniversary was fast approaching. Many miles from the familiar trappings of his hometown, he has uprooted his family and inherited all the successes—as well as the baggage—of preceding […]
Presenting at Agrivision with Hans Schoolderman about the impact of SDGs on agriculture.
Originally posted on HuffingtonPost.com Asia has become the new vanguard in the effort to drive sustainability into the heart of how business is conducted around the world. I have just returned from my first tour of Asia as GRI’s Chief Executive, having visited Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. I decided to travel to Asia […]
by Karen Pong 07 Jun 2017 In Hong Kong and Singapore last month, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), in collaboration with CSR Asia, hosted two roundtable discussions with Mr Tim Mohin, the Chief Executive of the GRI. The discussions aimed to engage local companies and investors and generated conversation around the value and challenges of corporate […]
