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NEW YORK, November 21, 2024 /3BL/ - The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is proud to host its inaugural SocialSustainability Summit in New York City on December 13.
Originally published on CARE.org Within the private sector, the role of socialsustainability is evolving significantly. Read more at: CARE Impact Partners 2024 Blog Series: Building SociallySustainable Businesses - CARE
With heightened societal expectations and an evolving regulatory landscape, companies and their investors are increasingly motivated to address socialsustainability, the “S” in ESG. Provide other supporting materials to help investors use information from the GRESB and IWBI socialsustainability reports and tools.
By Liz Peters This holiday season, it’s not a hit movie ticket or must-have toy you should be concerned with getting your hands on: it’s a pass to IWBI’s SocialSustainability Summit in New York City. On December 13, this groundbreaking, full-day event will be solely dedicated to driving the future of socialsustainability.
In recent years, socialsustainability has gained increasing attention from businesses, consumers, regulators, and civil society. Socialsustainability means putting people first and implementing business practices that contribute to the human dimensions of sustainable development.
For more information on our sustainable palm oil sourcing, see pages 47. Going Further with Cocoa Life We made key advances to enhance socialsustainability and respect human rights in 2022, through Cocoa Life - our signature cocoa sourcing program.
Business and financial markets information service provider Bloomberg announced today the launch of a series of indices covering sustainable finance instruments including green, social and sustainability bonds.
These include Sustainability Focus, for products that aim to invest in assets that are environmentally and sociallysustainable; Sustainability Improvers, investing in assets that have the potential to improve environmental and/or socialsustainability over time; Sustainability Impact, investing with an aim to achieve a predefined positive and measurable (..)
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These include Sustainability Focus, for products that aim to invest in assets that are environmentally and sociallysustainable; Sustainability Improvers, investing in assets that have the potential to improve environmental and/or socialsustainability over time; Sustainability Impact, investing with an aim to achieve a predefined positive and measurable (..)
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The guidance is designed to complement the Green Loan Principles , Social Loan Principles , and Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles , while also taking into account similar guidance from other relevant standards bodies, regulatory commissions and trade associations.
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These include Sustainability Focus, for products that aim to invest in assets that are environmentally and sociallysustainable; Sustainability Improvers, investing in assets that have the potential to improve environmental and/or socialsustainability over time; Sustainability Impact, investing with an aim to achieve a predefined positive and measurable (..)
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Its members have shaped public health and policy outcomes and informed our cutting-edge work in socialsustainability, while upholding the rigor and relevance of WELL and reinforcing IWBIs global leadership. Our exceptional new members strengthen this legacy of transformative impact.
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According to Moody’s the move will enhance the company’s capacity to provide SPOs, “to meet growing global market demand for independent views on the credentials of labeled green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked debt issuance.”.
However, it is one of the most at-risk industries from a socialsustainability perspective. Seafood is one of the most traded commodities in the world and also one of the largest industries, with the sector employing at least 260 million workers worldwide.
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COP29 Trainings Our sustainability and ESG experts have also contributed significantly by conducting multiple trainings for the volunteers at COP29. These sessions focused on inclusivity, socialsustainability, and environmental sustainability, benefiting around 2,000 volunteers.
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