GRI challenges governments and companies to work closer together on SDG reporting. Amsterdam, 3 April 2019 – GRI chairman Eric Hespenheide has called for greater cooperation between businesses and governments to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Following the GRI Board of Directors holding their bi-annual meeting in India, GRI today (3 April) partnered with the Bombay Stock Exchange to hold a special dialogue event in Mumbai entitled…
Etiket: 2030 gündemi
GRI and the UN Global Compact announce continued collaboration to advance business reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals
Amsterdam, 21 February 2019 — GRI and the United Nations Global Compact have announced their continued partnership to develop best practices for corporate reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), empowering businesses to prioritize SDG targets and measure and report on progress. The Action Platform on Reporting on the SDGs, led by the two organizations, was…
UN Unveils Alliance to Combat the ‘Destructive Practices of Fashion’
The UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion – launched last week at the UN Environment Assembly – seeks to halt the environmentally and socially destructive practices of fashion. The alliance hopes it will “harness the industry as a driver for improving the world’s ecosystems.” The alliance says it will analyze the efforts of UN agencies, identify…
United Nations World Water Development Report 2019
Commemorating World Water Day, a pivot event will be hosted on 19 March 2019 at the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office at Geneva. During the event, the United Nations World Water Development Report 2019 will be launched and the winner of the Stockholm Water Prize announced. Source: http://www.unwater.org/launch-of-the-un-world-water-development-report-commemoration-of-world-water-day/
Integrating the Global Goals into day-to-day business operations (Peter Bakker & Tim Mohin)
The United Nations developed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 with the idea of institutionalizing “a set of universal goals that meet the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges facing our world,” according to the United Nations website. They replaced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)…
COP25’in Tarihleri Açıklandı: 2-13 Aralık 2019
Güney Amerika ülkesi Şili’de gerçekleşecek COP25’in tarihleri belli oldu. UNFCC Sekreteryası tarafından yapılan açıklamada COP25’in 2-13 Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında ülkenin başkenti Santiago’da gerçekleşeceği belirtildi. UNFCCC (Birleşmiş Milletler İklim Değişikliği Çerçeve Sözleşmesi) Sekreteryası, Şili’de gerçekleşecek 25. Birleşmiş Milletler İklim Değişikliği Taraflar Konferansı’nın (COP25) tarihlerini açıkladı. Buna göre COP25, 2-13 Aralık 2019 tarihleri arasında Şili’nin başkenti Santiago’da…
Sustainability: Commission presents a reflection paper on a more sustainable Europe by 2030
Brussels, 30 January 2019 As part of the debate on the future of Europe, launched with the Commission’s White Paper of 1 March 2017, the Commission is today publishing a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030. Announced as a follow-up to President Juncker’s 2017 State of the Union Address, today’s Paper forms…
Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri(SDGs) ‘Türkiye Haritalandırması Pilot Projesi’nin Kapanış Toplantısı’na katılım sağladık…
S.E.Ç. Sürdürülebilirlik Danışmanlığı ekibi olarak UCLG -MEWA tarafından koordine edilen Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri(SDGs) ‘Türkiye Haritalandırması Pilot Projesi’nin Kapanış Toplantısı’nda Seferihisar Belediyesi‘ni ve Sn. Tunç Soyer‘i temsil etmekten onur duyduk. Seferihisar Belediyesi bünyesinde yürüttüğümüz faaliyetler kapsamındaki “SKH’lerin Yerelleştirilmesi”, “Sürdürülebilirlik Komitesi”, “Sürdürülebilirlik Ofisi”, “Tarımsal Kalkınma Vizyon Belgesi”, “Yönetsel Hizalama Çalışmaları”, “Yerlelleştirilmiş SKH İndikatörleri”, “Dijital Sürdürülebilirlik Platformu” gibi…
Can the SDGs turn business risks into opportunities?
Whether driven by regulation, technology, consumer demand or resource availability, the transformation of the global economy currently underway will touch virtually every industry you can name. For companies, that means considering whether “business as usual” will cut it in the long term. However, figuring out which measures to use when planning for the future can…
Science Based Targets initiative announces major updates following IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C
New York, United States of America UNITED NATIONS, New York, 20 February 2019 — The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will introduce major new updates to enable companies to set greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets consistent with the most ambitious aim of the Paris Agreement, to limit average global warming to 1.5°C by the end…