Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
What is the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)? The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) was established in 2011 as an independent organisation that develops and publishes sustainability-specific accounting standards for 77 industries. The SASB standards provide companies with guidance to publish financial material sustainability information in a standardised format. The SASB standards cover a wide […]
Science Based Target Initiative
What is the SBTi? The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi) is a partnership between Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The SBTi was established to promote ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organisations to set science-based emission reduction […]
United Nation Sustainable Development Goals
What are the SDG’s? In 2015, the United Nations adopted Agenda 2030, a set of 17 global development goals for 2016-2030. These Sustainable Development Goals (also known as Global Goals or SDG’s) aim to ensure a prosperous, peaceful and sustainable future for people and the planet. The 2030 Agenda recognises that ending poverty and other […]
EU-taxonomy
What is the EU-taxonomy? The EU Taxonomy is a classification system developed by the European Union (EU) to identify and define economic activities that are considered environmentally sustainable. The taxonomy provides a framework for assessing the extent to which an economic activity contributes to one or more of the EU’s six environmental objectives: To qualify […]
Carbon Disclosure Project
What is the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)? CDP is a non-profit organisation that provides a global system for companies, cities and states to measure and disclose their environmental impacts, risks and opportunities related to climate change, water security and deforestation. CDP reporting is widely recognised as a leading standard for environmental reporting and is increasingly […]
Green House Gas Protocol
What is the Green House Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol)? The Green House Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) is an organisation that provides global standards for the capture and reporting of greenhouse gases for both the private and private sectors. GHG Protocol introduced the division of emissions into Scopes 1, 2 and 3 to provide a clear […]
Human Rights Due Diligence
What is Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)? Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) is an approach by which companies minimise their negative impacts on human rights and maximise their positive impacts. This applies to their own operations, and also the suppliers and services used by the company. HRDD is the process of identifying, assessing, preventing, mitigating […]
Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD)
What is the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), to whom does it apply and why is it important?
ESG Reporting
What are ESG reports? In a sustainability report, a company provides insight into its strategy and policy on sustainability, how it implements it and how it scores on the various metrics. Sustainability, or ESG, stands for Environment, Social and Governance. Why sustainability reporting? In the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to limit global warming to […]
Sustainability Awareness and Training
Transformation starts with awareness. Many organisations seek help trying to understand the social and environmental elements they have influence on. What lies within your circle of influence? And what is your corporate responsibility to be concerned about? Our awareness sessions can help you to become informed, spark and facilitate discussions with your management team, your […]