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Companies across the mining, consulting, paper pulp, electric vehicles, cement, FMCG and financial sectors, among others, want leaders to manage their ESG initiatives through cleaner and greener processes and improved transparency in reporting Read more….

While governments continue to negotiate on the details of crucial new global goals and targets to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, consensus is clear on the latest science underscoring the need to act. Read more….

Landmark moment as global community commits to a ‘clean, healthy and sustainable environment’. GRI has celebrated the passing of a vote by the United Nations General Assembly (28 July), to recognize the ‘human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment’....

Dspite the widespread economic strains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related crises, advanced economy governments have increasingly been emphasizing “green” economic growth strategies to tackle climate change while promoting both recovery and future prosperity....

After a marathon series of votes that began just before midnight Saturday, the United States Senate adopted a US$369-billion climate and clean energy plan Sunday afternoon, the country’s biggest-ever investment in climate action. Read more….

So many of the human rights we take for granted today once did not exist: the right to life, the right to religious freedom, the right to work, the right to health, the rights to education, freedom from slavery and torture. These rights may not be universally applied,...

Key findings This report sets out our latest long-term global growth projections to 2050 for 32 of the largest economies in the world, accounting for around 85% of world GDP. Key results of our analysis (as summarised also in the accompanying video) include: Read...

India is home to 1.39 billion people, just below China but growing faster. By some projections, it will have the second largest economy in the world by 2050. In terms of climate policy, however, it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as China. That’s understandable...

Can Digitalization improve the well Being of nations ? The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world. “The changes we make now will have lasting effects as the world economy begins to recover,” stated Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General...

The phrase that headlines this column was how UN Secretary General António Guterres defined the dilemma facing humanity in the current situation, during the Petersberg Climate Dialog. Read more….

ESG or environmental, social, and governance investing has steadily made its way to becoming an investment strategy that enables investors to put their money in companies that are working to make the world a better place. Read More….

There was a time when sustainability professionals felt like they were just talking to themselves. Their roles were siloed within the organization - relegated at worst to little more than a tick box compliance function and at best to a way of generating cost savings...