Everything You Need to Know About the New GRI Standards

Last month saw the launch of the latest version of the sustainability guidelines produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The new ‘GRI Standards’ take reporting organizations away from the static nature of the GRI G4 framework. Instead, they are added into what GRI is dubbing a “more flexible and future-proof” set of reporting guidelines. […]

Legalizing Marijuana: Implications on Workplace Health and Safety

This blog post shares an overview of the legality of marijuana in the USA as well as the impact it has on the overall health and safety of workers in those states where marijuana is legal.

Evaluating Supply Chain Impacts With GRI and UN Global Compact

The term ‘supply chain sustainability’ refers to the management of environmental, social, and economic impacts, and the encouragement of ethical governance practices in the supply chain. Managing supply chain sustainability is not only the right thing to do in terms of ethical business practice; it also makes good business sense. Regulatory and consumer demand for […]

Fujitsu Tops Dow Jones Sustainability Index Rankings

Leading ICT company and long-term Cority (formerly Greenstone) customer, Fujitsu Ltd, has topped the industry rankings for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) this year. Fujitsu achieved the highest scores awarded in the software and services industry for its environmental policy and environmental management system. They also recognized the company’s achievements in operational eco-efficiency, and […]

Modern Slavery in Supply Chains: What You Need to Know

An estimate from the Global Slavery Index indicates that approximately 35.8 million people are being subjected to modern slavery today. Recently receiving Royal Assent in parliament, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 aims to cut this number by requiring businesses to take action and report on modern slavery standards in their supply chain. In this blog […]

Putting a Value on Natural Capital: The Why and How

The scale of valuing Natural Capital as part of a sustainability reporting process could range from thinking about the suppliers selected to a structured accounting approach that seeks to quantify non-financial impacts with the same rigor as financial impacts. Using either approach, these assessments should feed into a high-level strategy of engraining sustainability in the […]

The UN Global Compact: Ten Principles Explained

Signing up for The United National Global Compact (UNGC) commits a company to Ten Guiding Principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. It specifically commits the executive leader of an organization and is therefore seen as an important public, top-down commitment to sustainability and better corporate citizenship. The UN Global Compact is the world’s leading […]

How to Choose the Right Non-financial Reporting Framework

The non-financial reporting landscape can appear crowded and confusing, particularly when it comes to choosing the right non-financial reporting framework for your organization. While reporting non-financial performance has become increasingly important for organizations, it’s also, if anything, become more complex. The need to navigate through a wide range of definitions, timescales and expectations puts pressure […]

What You Need To Know About Techniques for Monetizing Natural Capital

Natural Capital has become an important part of a business’ sustainability reporting. However, there is also a practical approach for organizations to integrate Natural Capital into financial accounting. Using a robust monetary valuable can be used to determine the economic value of an environmental benefit. Especially when market prices are obtained from exiting market structures. […]

3 Common Myths about Using Spreadsheets for Non-financial Reporting

Did you know that an estimated 88% of spreadsheets contain errors [Source: Marketwatch]. So, why is it then that many organizations are still using spreadsheets for their non-financial reporting? Spreadsheets are perceived as an easy, quick, and accessible solution. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case; for many organizations the reverse its true. In some instances, the […]