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Sustainability Manager, PhD & Lecturer with a passion for Internet culture, asian movies, cyberpunk music, philosophy books, and dim lights. Internationalist, buddhist
In the city of Wajima on the Noto Peninsula, rescue efforts are still frantically underway. Tokyo may be the only place that is at peace.
So many New Year’s resolutions fall into the trap that I call “the Red Queen Fallacy.” Humans weren't made to tick off checklists and clear inboxes. We've lost sight of who we are, amid the mindless excesses of hustle culture and a drive-thru existence. https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-red-queen-fallacy
The Red Queen Fallacy

Humans weren't made to tick off checklists and clear inboxes. We've lost sight of who we are, amid the mindless excesses of hustle culture and a drive-thru existence. Here's the case for slowing down.

The Garden of Forking Paths
I would like to use mastodon for connecting. I really want to expand my worldwide friendships...
I really need some online friendship 👨‍💻

The #ISSB confirmed new #IFRS standards for disclosing sustainability & climate-related financial disclosures will go into effect in Jan 2024 after the balloting process. #ESG Managers, get ready! Voluntary adoption likely from 2025
#Sustainability 🌍🌿💰

https://www.edie.net/issb-to-launch-first-two-sustainability-standards-by-june/

ISSB to launch first two sustainability standards by June

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has confirmed that it will issue its first two finalised frameworks by the end of June, with an expectation that the first corporate reports aligned with these frameworks will be issued in 2025.

edie

Global economy consumes >100bn tonnes of raw materials & discards 90bn tonnes as waste 😱 By 2050, demand will double! 🌍

The “take-make-waste” linear model of economic expansion is unsustainable, not only on environmental terms, but also from an economic security and inclusion dimension.

World Bank's report on Europe's #CircularEconomy proposes solutions for a sustainable future 🌱 #ESG #Sustainability

📖Read here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eca/publication/squaring-circle-europe-circular-economy-transition

Squaring the Circle: Policies from Europe’s Circular Economy Transition

This is the World Bank’s first comprehensive report providing an assessment of the problem and proposing solutions to decouple growth from material consumption. The report examines the EU's experience in furthering the circular economy agenda to elicit lessons that can benefit countries within and beyond Europe’s borders.

World Bank

🍃ATTN ESG and Sustainability leaders and teams!🌱

Confused by the mountain of standards and lack of processes to follow?

The Partners of IMP have launched a new system map that helps corporates and investors get organized around the standards out there.

This system map not only outlines the standards, disclosures, and impact frameworks but maps them across the journey in 3 areas:

👷Practice
📃Disclosures
📊Benchmarking

This is an interesting view that could unlock analysis paralysis and help leaders and teams organize effectively around #ESG and #Sustainability topics!

https://impactmanagementplatform.org/system-map/

System Map — Impact Management Platform

The System Map provides a high-level visual for organisations, investors and financial institutions to manage their sustainability impacts.

Impact Management Platform

Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

1️⃣ #ESG reports have become increasingly common amongst S&P 500 companies

2️⃣ Voluntary ESG reports are still important, even though regulation is on the horizon.

3️⃣ It can be difficult to distinguish meaningful reports from marketing ploys.

4️⃣ Companies need to bring in more people with experience in social good, #governance, and public policy to ensure they are not engaging in #greenwashing

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/are-companies-actually-greener-or-are-they-all-talk-esg-greenwashing

Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

More companies than ever use ESG reports to showcase their social consciousness. But are these disclosures meaningful or just marketing? Research by Ethan Rouen delves into the murky world of voluntary reporting and offers advice for investors.

HBS Working Knowledge

Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

1️⃣ #ESG reports have become increasingly common amongst S&P 500 companies

2️⃣ Voluntary ESG reports are still important, even though regulation is on the horizon.

3️⃣ It can be difficult to distinguish meaningful reports from marketing ploys.

4️⃣ Companies need to bring in more people with experience in social good, #governance, and public policy to ensure they are not engaging in #greenwashing

https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/are-companies-actually-greener-or-are-they-all-talk-esg-greenwashing

Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?

More companies than ever use ESG reports to showcase their social consciousness. But are these disclosures meaningful or just marketing? Research by Ethan Rouen delves into the murky world of voluntary reporting and offers advice for investors.

HBS Working Knowledge

🌎 Here's an interesting report by @AccentureStrat and @globalcompact describing:

- Most common attitudes that #CEOs have towards #sustainability
- How they deal with interlinked global challenges & navigate new levels of uncertainty

#ESG #Polycrisis
https://info.unglobalcompact.org/ceo-study

12th United Nations Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study