On January 16, 2024, Generation Impact Global attended a private breakfast in Davos, hosted by Bain & Company, focusing on the theme “AI Disruption, a Catalyst for Change.” This event, marked by the presence of AI’s transformative influence across industries, included notable speakers: Dr. Noubar Afeyan, Co-founder and Chairman of…

The 2024 event ‘Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Infrastructure,’ organized by the Financial Times in partnership with Siemens, convened industry leaders to deliberate on key aspects of sustainable infrastructure. The discussions focused on enhancing electrification, improving efficiency, and formulating strategies to achieve net zero emissions. The event also tackled the…

The World Economic Forum’s 54th annual meeting, scheduled for January 15-19, 2024, in Davos, Switzerland, promises to be a significant event with a diverse group of delegates from global business, government, civil society, media, and academia. The meeting will focus on addressing the world’s most pressing issues and setting priorities…

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos 2024, the World Innovation Economics (WIE) event will be a notable feature. Scheduled for 3 days January 16,17 and 18 2024, WIE aims to bring together some of the world’s most influential speakers, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, startups, investors, academics, and students. This…

December 22, 2023 EFRAG (The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) has issued its draft EFRAG IG 1 Materiality Assessment Implementation Guidance for stakeholders feedback by 02 February 2024. The document provides guidance for companies on implementing materiality assessment under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). It outlines the double materiality…

December 22, 2023 EFRAG (The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group) has issued its draft EFRAG IG2: “Value Chain Implementation Guidance” for stakeholders feedback by 02 February 2024. The document provides detailed implementation guidance on value chain (VC) for companies under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). It outlines the importance…

GRI and IDCJ join forces The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, and ESMA – ESAs) have published their Final Report, proposing amendments to the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) related to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). These amendments aim to enhance the framework for reporting on the environmental and…

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which substantiates the benefits of the alignment achieved between the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and the GRI Standards. This [draft] Index is a mapping tool that helps entities understand the…

We are delighted to share on our website the Consumer Footprint Calculator, which was developed by JRC. The Consumer Footprint Calculator is to provide detailed information on the environmental impact of consumption patterns to citizens as the basis to identify sustainable actions towards reducing their contribution to the environmental impact…

The Commission has adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards sustainability reporting standards, for use by all companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This delegated act is based on Article 29b(1), first subparagraph, of…