Sustainability Standard Setters & Policy Makers
SEC, SASB, GRI, IIRC, FSB-TCFD

Source: Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - There is little evidence efforts by the world’s top coffee roasters and traders to prevent human rights and environmental abuses are having any impact, with most farmers operating at a loss and unable to...
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Source: Report Alert - Companies disclosing their impacts through the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards are to adhere to three new and updated standards, for reports they publish from this year onward.
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Source: Vogue Business - Fashion’s fiercest critics say the industry has been going about sustainability all wrong. They claim its approach is elitist, and that efforts to improve have largely focused on the wrong priorities.
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January 14, 2021
Source: Architectural Daily - The Un-Habitat or the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development, whose primary focus is to deal with the challenges of rapid urbanization, has been developing innovative approaches in the urban...
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Source: Regulation Asia - Leaders from five sustainability reporting standards-setting bodies, colloquially known as the ‘group of five’, have encouraged companies to begin producing climate-related financial disclosures in line with their sustainability...
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Source: European Pharmaceutical Review. - Predictable and sustainable access to quality medicines sits at the heart of Europe’s health agenda. The strategy released by the EC represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make the supply chain in Europe more resilient...
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Source: The Star - BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): Strengthening the sustainability and resilience of development amid protracted uncertainties will be a key focus of China's economic policies this year, officials and experts said.
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Source: Automotive Logistics - BMW Group is more closely aligning its purchasing activity with goals for greater sustainability as it plans for greater vehicle electrification.
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Source: UN News - “All countries need credible mid-term goals and plans that are aligned with this objective”, Secretary-General António Guterres said, addressing the virtual COP26 Roundtable on Clean Power Transition. “To achieve net zero...
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Source: Green Matters - Forests are an essential piece of life on this planet, and sadly, they are in danger. Deforestation is one of the most ecologically devastating problems in the world today — according to Ran.org, between 3.5 and 7 billion trees...
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