Members of the GISD Alliance join the Impact Disclosure Taskforce to scale financing of the SDGs
- The Impact Disclosure Taskforce (the "Taskforce") was established to promote transparency and accountability among corporates and sovereigns regarding their intentions and progress towards advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- The guidance supports entities committed to addressing development needs and reducing global inequality to access growing pools of sustainable capital
- The Taskforce anticipates releasing the voluntary Impact Disclosure Guidance for public consultation in April 2024
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GISD's SDI definition highlighted at PRI in Person 2023
Representatives from GISD member organisations were in Tokyo, Japan in early October to take part in PRI in Person, an annual conference organised by a core partner of the GISD Alliance: the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
Op-ed by Jose Vinals, Group Chairman of Standard Chartered and GISD Alliance Co-Chair
In an op-ed for The Business Times (Singapore), GISD Alliance Co-Chair Jose Vinals (Group Chairman of Standard Chartered) urges the investor community to embrace a new era of sustainable development investing: "to meet the challenges facing us, we must reject the false choice between profits and principles. There is a path forward that can unleash the power of private capital to make our world more sustainable and our lives more equitable."
Infosys measures its SDG performance using GISD metrics
GISD's metrics have helped Infosys, an Alliance member and digital services multinational company, to measure its company SDG performance in a more granular fashion. Infosys first published a sustainability report in 2007/8, using sector-agnostic metrics to measure performance across environmental impact, human rights adherence, labor practices, and economic performance.
Joint Statement by the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance
We, the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance, reiterate our full support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs remain the blueprint to navigate these turbulent times. They can guide us back on course towards a sustainable world with prosperity for all.
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ESG Book adopts GISD sector-specific metrics
ESG Book has incorporated recommendations made by the GISD Alliance for sector-specific, SDG-related metrics in its digital platform, facilitating the adoption of these metrics by the 25,000+ companies covered by the platform.
Joint Statement by several UN entities on the ISSB Standards
This is a joint statement produced by several UN entities that puts forward a vision for the Standards to be developed by the International Sustainability Standard Board (ISSB).
UN entities share their vision for the ISSB standards
Several UN entities have produced a joint statement that puts forward their vision to create a sustainability reporting framework, which is fit-for-purpose and supportive of globally agreed ambitions and goals.
The statement highlights the need for a holistic and forward-looking approach to assessing enterprise value, which would enable a company and its investors to account for uncertainty linked to sustainability risks and opportunities.