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Belgium pitches pared-back CSDDD in bid to secure EU countries' approval

Belgium has pitched a pared-back version of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in a last-ditch bid to gain approval of other EU countries.

Food and agriculture companies lack sustainable expertise on boards

COP27: Impact reporting 'almost non-existent in the financial sector'

Just 20% of financial institutions publicly acknowledge their impact on people and planet, painting a "dismal picture" for social progress, according to the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA).

WBA launches nature benchmark methodology

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published the methodology for its forthcoming benchmark that will rank 1,000 companies on their nature-related impacts and dependencies.

99% of companies undermining SDGs on social issues, says WBA

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has found "a sobering picture" in new data, with 99% of companies "on course to entrench, rather than end, social inequalities" in their efforts to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

WBA requests feedback on nature benchmark

Investors and businesses have been invited to provide feedback on a methodology for assessing "the 1,000 most influential companies" worldwide on their contributions to nature and biodiversity-related UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

WBA reveals how it will assess financial system on SDGs

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published the methodology for assessing the financial system's contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Seafood companies' lack of targets hinders sustainability progress - WBA ranking

The world's 30 most influential seafood companies are failing to make progress on key sustainability issues...

EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'

Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.

Oil and gas sector making woeful progress on 1.5°C, finds report