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  • Experts call for reform of financial regulation to promote sustainability

    14 July 2017

    Regulations governing banks, insurers and asset managers should be reformed "to facilitate green and sustainable investment", according to a group of experts appointed by the European Commission.

  • GRI teams up with IIRC on integrated reporting

    16 January 2017

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) have teamed-up, in a move designed to harmonise their sustainable reporting models.

  • People Moves - 23 September 2016

    23 September 2016

    Low-carbon energy infrastructure investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is expanding its UK and North America management teams, with four new appointments.

  • Meehan steps down at GRI

    08 July 2016

    Michael Meehan has stepped down as CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), with immediate effect - just days ahead of the closing of a consultation period on its latest set of standards.

  • IIRC launches integrated reporting framework

    10 December 2013

    A framework to help companies expand their reports beyond financial metrics and include measures of sustainability has been launched, marking "an important milestone" in the evolution of 'integrated reporting'.

  • Sustainability heavyweight

    05 November 2013

    With its ambitious targets to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, waste and water use, Unilever is widely seen as a sustainability champion. Its CEO Paul Polman tells Peter Cripps how its efforts to tackle environmental problems have helped drive its growth

  • Sustainability heavyweight - Q&A with Paul Polman

    13 August 2013

    With its ambitious targets to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, waste and water use, Unilever is widely seen as a sustainability champion. Its CEO Paul Polman tells Peter Cripps how its efforts to tackle environmental problems have helped drive its growth.