Reporting Exchange Newsletter – the latest in ESG reporting

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

This month, we dive into resources that help you understand the environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting landscape, analysis of short-term versus long-term needs in finance and debates over ESG disclosure rules. Read on for more… Debate over Hong Kong’s ESG disclosure    This summer, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) …

DID YOU KNOW? Sustainable Products Grow 5.6x Faster – Source: NYU Stern Research 2013 – 2018

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

We’ve pulled together a compilation of five research studies that demonstrate the positive ROI of sustainability from a variety of angles, including company revenue, stock performance, cost reduction, brand reputation, consumer engagement benefits, and more. You will learn: How leading researchers are analyzing the ROI of sustainability on multiple levels …

Register Now: Webinar on Advancing Sustainable Investing in Japan

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

Global session will cover how to further accelerate sustainable investing in Japan   Monday, September 30th, at 8:00pm ET (US and Canada)/Tuesday, October 01, at 9:00am GMT+9 (Japan)   What: Earlier this month, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) released a new report that identifies the challenges …

SDG Update – 10 September 2019

Jay OwenSustainability News, Latest Headlines

News IAEG Preparing Recommendations to Add, Delete, Revise and Replace SDG Indicators The proposals address indicators for 15 of the 17 SDGs. Read Pacific Climate Change Centre Opens in Samoa The PCCC seeks to improve regional coordination and share climate change information, traditional knowledge and solutions. Read CAFI to Conserve Forests, Peatlands …

Register Now: Webinar on Advancing Sustainable Investing in Japan

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP, Latest Headlines

  Global session will cover how to further accelerate sustainable investing in Japan Monday, September 30th, at 8:00pm ET (US and Canada)/Tuesday, October 01, at 9:00am GMT+9 (Japan)   What: Earlier this month, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) released a new report that identifies the challenges …

Press Release: Solutions for scaling up agroecology exist, report renowned global experts at Heliopolis University in Cairo

Jay OwenSustainability News, Earth Systems Science, Latest Headlines

“Ethical markets welcomes the World Future Council’s focus on agroecology.  We hope they will also look beyond our current food system’s perilous  reliance on the planet’s 3% of freshwater,  We cover the new promise of saltwater agriculture, using all the overlooked salt-loving, halophyte food plants now expanding our choices, e.g. …

ENB Update – 26 September 2019 | High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development | IPCC-51

Jay OwenSustainability News, Transforming Finance

Daily Reports High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development The High-level Dialogue, the first such dialogue since the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA) in July 2015, took place at UN Headquarters in New York. Addressing the opening session, Bill Gates, businessperson and philanthropist, called for realism about the …