News Civil20 Hand Over Recommendations to Chancellor Merkel The Civil20 Summit in Hamburg discussed “The World We Want”. On the Way to G20: Germany Hosts Africa Conference as Kick-Off Event Everybody at the conference feels confident: investments in Africa will help stepping up future collaborations. But who will be the …
SDG Update – 4 July 2017 – IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub
GUEST ARTICLES A High Level Political Forum that Recognises and Supports Decentralised Action, and National and Local Ownership Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in UN DESA We are at a crucial moment in our collective effort to build sustainable, equitable and inclusive societies. Implementation Case …
IPS : Funding Climate Resilience Benefits All Nations – Yes, the U.S. Too
“Ethical Markets confirms former Minister James Fletcher’s view, with our research in our Green Transition Scoreboard® 2017 “DEEPENING GREEN FINANCE”, which now totals a cumulative $8.1 trillion already privately invested in green sectors worldwide. When I served on the US Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Council from 1974 until 1980, …
Businesses Publicly Engaging Their Values
For many impact-oriented companies, creating positive change in the world means more than making conscientious business decisions – it means taking a stand on mission-related issues. A number of popular brands are beloved for showing up publicly for their values. Some of the better-known, long-outspoken brands and causes include …
TCFD Releases Final Recommendations Report
The Task Force today published its final report –Recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and supporting materials. The final report will be presented at the G20 Summit in July. The final report took into consideration feedback from extensive stakeholder outreach through two public consultation periods, numerous events, webinars, …
Rapid implementation of TCFD recommendations needed to build a sustainable financial system
Rapid, high-quality implementation of TCFD recommendations needed to build a sustainable financial system The release by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) of their final recommendations proves beyond doubt the business case for making climate disclosure common market practice. Improved internal processes and decision-making within companies coupled with …
It’s Time to Redefine Risk — Meet Next Economics.
“Ethical Markets highly recommends this reframing of risk for investors, showing how Modern Portfolio Theory and obsolete models and benchmarking are now actually creating risks! Green Alpha Advisors have been ahead of the curve for many years and now codify their strategies in their Next Economy Portfolio Theory ™. Required …
Integration and alignment key to implementing FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations
Integration and alignment key to implementing FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures recommendations 29 June 2017 – The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) welcomes the release of the FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations – which uphold the key principles of Integrated Reporting – that …
17.06.13 RI SA absorbs AODP
ShareAction absorbs climate disclosure body the Asset Owners Disclosure Project Campaign group ShareAction is to strengthen its focus on climate risk by taking over the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. They have today (June 13) announced an agreement for ShareAction to take on the AODP, the body which ranks the climate-related …
IIRC Newsletter
IFAC calls on G20 governments to embrace Integrated Reporting The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has called on G20 leaders to “embrace Integrated Reporting” as a vehicle for building trust and confidence in business and government. IFAC has published a document stating, “Integrated Reporting is an opportunity to focus on …