Update: Common Sustainability Acronyms, Abbreviations & Definitions

Update: Common Sustainability Acronyms, Abbreviations & Definitions

Confused by the seemingly endless list of Sustainability acronyms? Here's an updated list of acronyms and abbreviations you should know, along with their definitions and some context.

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An ESG Guide for the Insurance Industry

An ESG Guide for the Insurance Industry

By understanding the climate impact of underwriting portfolios, the insurance industry can achieve several ESG objectives. Read this post to learn about the tools and frameworks available to insurers and their clients to help achieve these objectives and prepare for the new demands and responsibilities of a low-emission economy.

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What is the Board’s Role in ESG?

What is the Board’s Role in ESG?

Today, investors expect that the board will be fully engaged on ESG issues. Read this post to learn how the board can achieve ESG competency and overall ESG fluency in order to better oversee the company’s ESG aspects including identification, assessment, and mitigation of risks.

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Unique ESG Considerations for the Waste Industry

Unique ESG Considerations for the Waste Industry

The benefits of incorporating sustainability and ESG early and throughout an entire waste management project, such as the development of a new landfill, can have a big impact. Read this post to learn more about sector-specific ESG reporting and materiality for the waste industry.

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How to Conduct Your Materiality Analysis Right While Maximizing Its Benefit

How to Conduct Your Materiality Analysis Right While Maximizing Its Benefit

Materiality analysis is the cornerstone of sustainability reporting. Defining what is important/material is perhaps the single most important step during your sustainability reporting process and rightly warrants a significant level of attention. Read this post for tips that will help you gain the most out of your process – both for you and your company.

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SEC Urged to Establish ESG-Based Disclosure Framework

SEC Urged to Establish ESG-Based Disclosure Framework

The SEC has long been contemplating whether ESG disclosures should be included in its disclosure protocol for public companies. The Investor Advisory Committee recently provided five explicit recommendations for the SEC’s consideration regarding why and how the Commission should update its reporting requirements for companies to include material, decision-useful, ESG factors. Read this post to learn about their recommendations.

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BlackRock Demands Corporate Response to Climate Change

BlackRock Demands Corporate Response to Climate Change

With BlackRock’s $7.4 trillion in assets at stake, BlackRock CEO, Larry Fink, has essentially demanded that companies make a purposeful commitment to confront climate change, or BlackRock will no longer invest in them. Given the current state of the world, how does ESG really factor in and what does this mean for companies?

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Benefits of Sustainability Reporting for Your Company: Doing Well by Doing Good

Benefits of Sustainability Reporting for Your Company: Doing Well by Doing Good

How can sustainability reporting help your company? In this post, we’ll discuss some of the many benefits that sustainability reporting can bring and the real value that companies can expect to get from publishing a sustainability report.

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Sustainability Reporting Framework Comparison

Sustainability Reporting Framework Comparison

A comparison of the four most common reporting formats is provided to assist your business in performing best practices and business standards in your industry. Contact us with any further questions or assistance regarding sustainable reporting frameworks.

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