More than ever, stakeholders and -increasingly now- investors are interested in Corporate Responsibility (CR) metrics, which can include Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as they are top drivers of...
Universities are powerful engines of global, national and local innovation, economic development, and societal well-being. Universities and knowledge institutions occupy a unique position within society and play an important role in building knowledge-based societies....
In recent years, the sustainability disclosure landscape has become complex for companies, yet 96% of the world’s largest 250 companies (G250) report on their sustainability performance. A wide range of stakeholders – including investors, companies,...
In 2015, under the Paris Agreement, 196 Parties agreed to change their development paths to set the world on a path towards sustainable development, to limit global warming to to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels....
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to build a better future for all. Corruption is a major obstacle to sustainable development, as it affects all five pillars of sustainable development – people,...
Gender equality is one of the United Nations’ seventeen goals for sustainable development (SDG 5: Gender Equality). Women represent 39% of the global workforce, yet in May 2020, women accounted for 54% of job losses. Gender parity at work and increased...