GRI Sustainability Reporting, Verification & Assurance, CDP Reporting http://isosgroup.com GRI Sustainability Reporting, CSR External Assurance, GHG Verification, CDP Silver Consultancy Partner, GRI Certified Training Partner Fri, 24 May 2013 13:24:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 UN Global Compact (UNGC) and U.S. Companies http://isosgroup.com/un-global-compact-ungc-and-u-s-companies/ http://isosgroup.com/un-global-compact-ungc-and-u-s-companies/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:36 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=5315 By Cristina Garza @isosgroup Since its launch in July 2000, the UN Global Compact (UNGC) has grown to more than 10,000 participants from 145 countries. Its current base of more than 7,000 signatory businesses, as of October 2012, makes it the largest transnational organization in the world. However, it lacks the power to globally convene ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/un-global-compact-ungc-and-u-s-companies/feed/ 0 Global Reporting Initiative-GRI G4 http://isosgroup.com/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4/ http://isosgroup.com/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:35 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=5303 Previous iterations of the Global Reporting Initiative’s standards have been all-inclusive, encouraging reporters to report widely on their environmental, social and governance issues.  Some critics of the G3.1 and G3 standards complained that they rewarded breadth over depth by categorizing reports into three levels (A, B and C) – with the “best grade” given to the reports ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4/feed/ 0 GRI Sustainability Reporting in Public Agencies http://isosgroup.com/gri-sustainability-reporting-in-public-agencies/ http://isosgroup.com/gri-sustainability-reporting-in-public-agencies/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:55:54 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=4174 While conducting the GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting trainings, ISOS Group has had the great fortune of meeting sustainability champions all across the U.S. When we first started down this path almost five years ago, we found that the GRI Framework was largely embraced by multinational corporations headquartered on American soil. Though that is no longer ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/gri-sustainability-reporting-in-public-agencies/feed/ 0 GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines http://isosgroup.com/gri-g4-sustainability-reporting-csr/ http://isosgroup.com/gri-g4-sustainability-reporting-csr/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:20:38 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=4098 WAITING FOR GRI’S G4 UPGRADE? ENROLL IN  THE G3.1 COURSE NOW, AND THEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE OR DISCOUNTED G4 TRAINING LATER IN THE YEAR. GRI will publish the fourth version of its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G4) at the end of May 2013. For those interested in using the G4 Guidelines as soon as possible, ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/gri-g4-sustainability-reporting-csr/feed/ 0 HCP Inc. (NYSE:HCP) announces publication of its inaugural GRI Sustainability Report http://isosgroup.com/hcp-reit-sustainability-gri/ http://isosgroup.com/hcp-reit-sustainability-gri/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:36:42 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=4068 HCP Inc. (NYSE:HCP), a leading health care real estate investment trust (REIT), announced the publication of its inaugural GRI Sustainability Report: Growing Business, Promoting Sustainability, Building Partnerships, covering calendar year 2011. The report was developed in accordance with the internationally recognized Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G3.1 sustainability reporting framework at a B Level. HCP’s Sustainability Report demonstrates the Company’s commitment to ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/hcp-reit-sustainability-gri/feed/ 0 ISOS Group becomes Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Silver consultancy partner in the U.S. http://isosgroup.com/isos-group-becomes-carbon-disclosure-project-cdp-silver-consultancy-partner-in-the-u-s/ http://isosgroup.com/isos-group-becomes-carbon-disclosure-project-cdp-silver-consultancy-partner-in-the-u-s/#comments Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:14:25 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=3842 ISOS GROUP TO RAISE THE BAR WITH RESPECT TO NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING, AS CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT (CDP) SILVER CONSULTANCY PARTNER IN THE U.S. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Diego, CA- October 2, 2012: ISOS Group, LLC is pleased to announce its recent status as a Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Silver Consultancy Partner in the U.S. As the ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/isos-group-becomes-carbon-disclosure-project-cdp-silver-consultancy-partner-in-the-u-s/feed/ 0 GRI Certified Sustainability Reporting Training hosted by salesforce.com http://isosgroup.com/isos-group-collaborates-with-triple-pundit-and-salesforce-com-to-offer-gri-certified-sustainability-reporting-training-in-san-francisco/ http://isosgroup.com/isos-group-collaborates-with-triple-pundit-and-salesforce-com-to-offer-gri-certified-sustainability-reporting-training-in-san-francisco/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:33:14 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=3423 SAN DIEGO, CA- ISOS Group, a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Training Partner in the U.S., announces that it is collaborating with Triple Pundit, an innovative media company that cultivates awareness and understanding of the triple bottom line, to offer the highly sought GRI Certified Training in sustainability reporting to the Bay Area business community. ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/isos-group-collaborates-with-triple-pundit-and-salesforce-com-to-offer-gri-certified-sustainability-reporting-training-in-san-francisco/feed/ 0 Sustainability 101 Training http://isosgroup.com/sustainability-101-training/ http://isosgroup.com/sustainability-101-training/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:19:59 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=3163 An engaging and convenient program is now available for organizations ready to make Sustainability “Stick”!   This program is aimed at preparing audiences with limited previous exposure to sustainability, with the basic skills needed to provide sustainable value to organizational sustainability initiatives set by a company already enthralled in sustainability reporting For most companies that ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/sustainability-101-training/feed/ 0 Seeking Assurance http://isosgroup.com/seeking-assurance/ http://isosgroup.com/seeking-assurance/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:42:00 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=2934 Source: FA Green September 2011 issue The verification of sustainability reports by third parties is leading to hard questions about companies’ core business strategies. By Ellie Winninghoff What’s the difference between financial materiality and materiality with respect to sustainability? This question is at the heart of “assuring,” or verifying, a company’s sustainability report. And it’s ...

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]]> http://isosgroup.com/seeking-assurance/feed/ 0 Using GRI to Compare Apples to Apples in Sustainability Reporting http://isosgroup.com/using-gri-to-compare-apples-to-apples-in-sustainability-reporting/ http://isosgroup.com/using-gri-to-compare-apples-to-apples-in-sustainability-reporting/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:34:04 +0000 isosteam http://isosgroup.com/?p=2806 It will not come as news to sustainability readers that social and environmental issues can have a short and long term impact on the financial performance of a company. But, objectively measuring a company’s sustainability performance is easier said than done. Sustainability reports are as different as each of us. They vary in format, material ...

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