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New green reporting standard launched, as environmental management standards extend reach

James Murray
James Murray
clock 20 October 2016 •
New green reporting standard launched, as environmental management standards extend reach

GRI debuts global sustainability reporting standards, as new figures confirm uptake of popular ISO 14001 grew eight per cent last year

Global corporate reporting body GRI yesterday launched a new global standard for sustainability reporting, hailing it as the first standard to provide companies with a "common language" for disclosing...

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