Impact Economy Foundation is holding a public consultation on the Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework that will be launched in June and will be open through September 2022. The launch webinar 'Impact-Weighted Accounts Framework (IWAF): Paving the way to long-term value creation for all" is taking place on June 2nd, 2022 (14:00-15:3- [...]
This month, ABN AMRO Bank published its fourth Impact Report and continues to lead the sector on impact reporting. This year’s publication highlights a deep dive on biodiversity impact, an important issue on which urgent action is needed. “With this report and its work in the [...]
The third article of the series De maatschappelijke jaarrekening van de CFO - The CFO's impact reporting is out now. Michel Scholte talks about climate change, CO2 prices and the real price for pollution. For the original article (in Dutch) click on the link. READ ON CFO MAGAZINE Keep reading [...]
We used our Global Impact Database to investigate the value chain impact of some of the largest companies in different sectors. As data shows, more than 90% of the impact is indirect. The increasing complexity of value chains demands a quantitative and comprehensive view of impacts, including both upstream and downstream segments. Without robust [...]
By Yannicke Goris At the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UN FSS) in 2021 the True Value of Food Initiative was launched – a ‘game changer’ according to Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President and Regional Director for Europe at the World Resources Institute (WRI). The Initiative is the result of a [...]
The second article of the series De maatschappelijke jaarrekening van de CFO - The CFO's impact reporting is out now. Michel Scholte talks about poverty, living wages and living income gaps. For the original article (in Dutch) click on the link. READ ON CFO MAGAZINE Keep reading for the English [...]
As the new year begins, we are proud to announce that our Director Michel Scholte will be discussing impact on CFO Magazine in the bi-weekly column De maatschappelijke jaarrekening van de CFO - The CFO's impact reporting. The first article of the series is about biodiversity and the risk associated with biodiversity loss. [...]
The Banking for Impact (BFI) working group published the consultation drafts of the guide on Impact measurement in the financial sector and its supplement. Financial institutions are increasingly required to understand and monitor their social and environmental impacts driven by the demands of their stakeholders including investors, clients, and [...]
Circular IT: for a Better World and Better Business Circularity can be an important pathway to reduce organisations’ environmental footprints and supports the transition to a system that addresses energy and resource scarcity. Additionally, it offers clear business opportunities such as boosting innovation, attracting new investors, proactively addressing regulatory requirements, and managing sustainability-related [...]
Why is it relevant for organizations and financial institutions to measure their biodiversity impact? Biodiversity is the diversity of life and nature on Earth, it is at the foundation of human well-being and prosperity. Today, biodiversity loss – the reduction or disappearance of biological diversity – is a global crisis and one of the most daunting [...]
