Disclosure

Disclosure in Financial Filings

Financial filings, such as those required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state securities regulators, are an important opportunity for companies to disclose material sustainability issues. Learn how companies are using these disclosures to communicate sustainability-related risks and opportunities to investors. Read more...

Trends in Sustainability Disclosure

Dr. Nelmara Arbex, Deputy Chief Officer at GRI, discusses the changing landscape of sustainability disclosure - including the increased demand for sustainability performance data and real time information. Watch the video...

Disclosing the Physical Risks of Climate Change

Increasingly, extreme weather events exacerbated by a changing climate are having negative impacts on businesses. Last year’s spate of extreme weather saw losses of $119 billion in the U.S. alone, fueled in large part by Super Storm Sandy.  Hurricanes, tornadoes, extreme heat waves, wild fires, floods and droughts are affecting the bottom lines of businesses in a range of sectors from apparel companies to insurers. Read More...

Integrated Reporting

A small but growing number of global companies, including Novo Nordisk and Puma, have begun using their Sustainability Reports to make the business case for their environmental investments and efforts. These attempts to both quantify and integrate sustainability investments with business impacts are especially important given the growth of integrated reporting.  Read more...