Sustainable Development Reporting Articles & Analysis
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In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues in business and investment decisions. As a result, ESG programs have become increasingly popular, with companies and investors alike prioritizing sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical governance practices. ...
This blog is written to inform readers of the state-of-play of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The content, in-the-main is sobering. ...
How can the EU bioeconomy best contribute to the transition towards sustainable development and a climate-neutral economy by 2050? In April 2021, the European Commission published a report[1] presenting four scenarios for the future EU bioeconomy until 2050. ...
The latest UN report “The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development” was published in September 2019, is the first Global Sustainable Development Report prepared by the Independent Group of Scientists appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General. ...
The Sustainable Development Report 2019 including the SDG Index and Dashboards that has been released recently presents the fourth edition of the annual review of countries’ performance on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) prepared jointly by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the ...
In 2015, the 193 United Nations member states committed to the adoption and implementation of the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs) with the aim to end poverty, fight inequality and climate change by 2030 and to secure a sustainable prosperous future for the coming ...
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 has made a U-turn in how organizations and companies perceive a business model that has been used for almost three decades. ...
Sustainable development, including climate change Sustainable development has long embraced climate change concerns and opportunities. ...
Then, everyone else who commented on the draft version of our report [Indicators for sustainable development, released for public consultation in February 2014] said: ‘It’s great, but please add the following five indicators’. ...
Antea Group's Global Corporate Consultancy was engaged to assist the company with the development and implementation of its global sustainability program and pursuit of its energy reduction goals. Solution: We assisted this 85+ facility manufacturer develop and deploy “Protecting Our Planet,” a global ...
Meanwhile, the emerging concept of ‘sustainability’, which emphasises on the intersection and balance between economy, society and environment, is becoming a gospel. The Brundtland report defines sustainable development as “development, which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of ...
Nowadays, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is attracting nationwide attention. The wave of CSR development in China was first fostered by the development of industry chain in western countries and now displays a new trend in its development. This paper explores and analyses the latest development of CSR in China from the ...
The minerals industry has made extensive efforts in sustainable development, and reporting of sustainability performance has been increasing. ...
“This subcommittee creates a forum for the development of international standards for sustainable manufacturing,” says Costello, the first chairman of E60.13, a member of the ASTM International board of directors and an environmental sustainability manager for Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa. “As companies ...
The High-Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda provided a welcome injection of energy and ambition into the future of development with its final report released last week. While the details will be parsed over the coming months, the report’s recommendations were at once bold and practical. The Panel sees that the ...
The qualitative analysis focuses on four main aspects: (a) Why? Why do companies report on CSR? (b) What? What information and key performance indicators are included in the companies' reports? ...
TEEB Water and Wetlands This TEEB for Water and Wetlands report underlines the fundamental importance of wetlands in the water cycle and in addressing water objectives reflected in the Rio+20 agreement, the Millennium Development Goals and forthcoming post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals. The report presents ...
This paper examines the policy–relevance of sustainability indicators reports (SR), through the lens of a particular SR, Central Texas Sustainable Indicators Project report (CTSIP). It especially focuses on SR authors' strategy to make their report policy–relevant when policy makers are not their only targeted ...
Those engaged in business decision making today must recognise the urgent need for a paradigm shift away from the 20th century business decision making model, if our fragile planet is to survive in a form able to sustain human life.Keywords: sustainable business, corporate governance, environmental review, sustainability ...
Now, stakeholder groups and others are suggesting that the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which takes place in Brazil in June, should agree on the need for a new intergovernmental panel, modelled on the IPCC, to address global sustainable development challenges. ...