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Europe Signals Alignment With GRI Standards

3BL Media

In their statement, the European Commission confirmed that the ESRS ‘take account of discussions with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in order to ensure a very high degree of interoperability between EU and global standards and to prevent unnecessary double reporting by companies.’

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Three sustainable fuels that could be the future of green aviation

Corporate Knights

In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. It will be important for broader policy support and cooperation to take place amongst a bunch of different stakeholders and federal government. With the sector contributing 2.8%

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Can Sustainability Standards Minimise Friction and Divergence?

Chris Hall

With the consultation periods for both the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) climate and general sustainability standards and the European sustainability reporting standards (ESRSs) now closed, this explainer touches on the sticking points which will need to be smoothed out ahead of their being finalised later this year. .

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Will New Regulations Improve Fast Fashion’s ESG Look?

Chris Hall

Bangladesh has a particularly disturbing track record in the industry: According to the International Labor Rights Forum, between 2006 and 2012, over 500 apparel workers died in factory fires in Bangladesh, including at least 117 workers in the 2012 Tazreen factory fire (where exits were locked).