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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?

GreenBiz

Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? When it comes to the climate crisis, it’s not just what you make and sell, it’s what you do, and for whom you do it. According to the group’s scorecard , Vault 100 firms: litigated 286 cases exacerbating climate change (versus three cases mitigating it).

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Unlocking Accountability for the Just Transition: Revised GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards

3BL Media

A recurring theme was the topic of ‘just transition’, imperative for organizations working towards reducing their climate change related impacts, on society and the environment. This shows how the draft enables more transparency on key climate change impacts.

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How climate change can be addressed through executive compensation

GreenBiz

How climate change can be addressed through executive compensation. Although many organizations have adopted ESG principles, executives and boards could do more to meet the demands of institutional investors, customers, employees and other stakeholders especially in regard to climate change risk. Nidia Martínez.

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When you think climate change, you need to think about water

GreenBiz

When you think climate change, you need to think about water. While a growing number of companies such as Arcadis are creating solutions and investing in ways to combat climate change issues, there's still untapped potential for water investment, according to industry experts participating in the recent GreenFin virtual event.

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Revising GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards To Integrate Input and Enhance Value for Stakeholders

3BL Media

The new GRI Climate Change and Energy Standards aim to be the blueprint for sustainability reporting on climate change-related impacts, with a broader perspective including impacts on people. The revised content reflects the call of many stakeholders for more transparency on climate change reporting.

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Linking the Universal Right To Work and the GRI Climate Change Standard Draft

3BL Media

Beyond human rights disclosures embedded in GRI’s Universal Standards 2021 and GRI’s social topic standards, the GRI Climate Change exposure draft places a great focus on the human aspect of climate change and the concept of just transition. The public comment is open until February 29 th , 2024.

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Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change?

GreenBiz

Is the golf industry doing enough to combat climate change? Sports leagues are seeing the impacts and the surge of climate-responsible athletes using their platforms to promote positive environmental and social impact — it’s something for the history books. Aubrey McCormick. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 02:00. In the U.S. Contributors.