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Human rights of children online: examining the role of the private sector
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Financial System Benchmark: Draft Methodology Consultations 2021
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The Role of the G7 in Ensuring a Just and Sustainable Recovery (Policy CoLab Action Brief)
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Virtual launch: UNGPs 10+ stocktaking report on institutional investment
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Virtual launch of the 2021 Gender Benchmark
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Implementing CFS Guidelines for people and planet: the role of the private sector
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Working towards digital inclusion: digital companies share lessons
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Africa roundtable on digital inclusion
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Closing the implementation gap in India’s agenda for business and the SDGs (Policy CoLab Action Brief)
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Sustainability standards: a bumpy road ahead without a north star
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Introducing WBA’s Collective Impact Coalitions
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Open letter to the SDG2000 CEOs
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50 more tech companies to be ranked in Digital Inclusion Benchmark
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Increasing the ambition of Corporate Sustainability Reporting
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Emerging priority areas for private sector engagement at the UN Food Systems Summit
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Just transition draft methodology: open for public consultation
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Growing our culture: Well-being and resilience during a pandemic
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Benchmarking is a powerful way to influence the behaviour of companies
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The story of WBA’s Alliance – crossing the ‘200’ mark
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Our commitment to gender equality
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Rights, resilience and sustainability: How companies can build forward stronger in the Asia Pacific
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Seeds, Smallholders, and the SDGs: Africa and Building Forward Better
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Webinar 25th February: Measuring and incentivizing companies to leave no one behind
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Get to know the SDG2000 keystone companies better
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With greater influence comes greater responsibility
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World Benchmarking Alliance names this year’s 2000 most influential companies towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
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A clear vision on the just transition will boost efforts to reach the SDGs
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In finance we trust
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What support for public policymakers to pilot and foster low-carbon transition?
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A tale of two automotive companies: sluggish incumbents and opaque disruptors in the race to zero-emissions vehicles
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Urge mandatory emissions disclosure by companies to achieve decarbonisation goals
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Human Rights assessment, an art and a science
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Watch in full: the launch of the very first Digital Inclusion Benchmark
Press release
Digital Inclusion Benchmark launches
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2020年数字包容基准
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Are companies on track for food systems transformation?
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Ally Voices
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Corporate respect for human rights: where are we now?
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A domino effect to transform to a low-carbon future
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2020 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark launches
Most businesses failing on human rights due diligence, major ranking shows
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Ranking the 100 most influential tech companies on digital inclusion
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Event launch of the 2020 CHRB
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Ally Voices
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Let’s not forget about seaFOOD on World Food Day
Request for proposal for services as a WBA research provider in 2021
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I work in Climate Action, and I feel both scared and hopeful every day
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Consultation roundtables for the Financial System Benchmark
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How UNGA’s financing meeting can help the world build forward stronger
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Transforming finance for the Decade of Action
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It’s a man’s world: Men still dominate the most influential companies in the world
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Make invisible women visible: the roadmap to gender equality and women’s empowerment
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The SDGs & WBA in a COVID era: A Foundation for Response & Recovery
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WBA co-hosts a parallel session with our Ally CRB at UNGA 2020
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WBA hosts #SDGActionZone breakout session at UNGA 2020
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29 September 2020 – Driving corporate commitments on gender equality and women’s health
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Ally Voices
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Black Lives Matter – Blog Series Part 2: Personal reflections on lived experiences
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Empowering smallholder farmers is key for a successful food system transformation
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Ally Voices
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Don’t put your waste on me
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Allies Assembly 2020
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Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods for all
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Black Lives Matter, WBA and the SDGs – Blog Series
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CHRB response to the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site by Rio Tinto
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Join our virtual dialogue at WSIS on benchmarking the 100 most influential ICT companies to drive digital inclusion globally
The social transformation methodology: Join one or more consultation roundtables in July and August
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Regenerating the food and agriculture system
Strengthening the CHRB’s approach going forward
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Driving impact for inclusive digital development
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Now is the time to come together for nature
Press release
WBA announces strengthened supervisory board to galvanise global systems change
Reform of the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive: clarity, consistency and comparability across value chains
Putting people at the heart of the SDG2000 benchmarks
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Phased approach for the Gender Benchmark in times of COVID-19
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Digital inclusion through digital skills
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The just transition: leave no one behind
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Digital inclusion is more than just access
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Benchmarking the 100 most influential ICT companies to drive digital inclusion globally
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Gender Benchmark – feedback received on the draft methodology
Investors with over US$4.5 trillion in assets criticise weak human rights performance of leading companies
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Investors with over US$4.5 trillion in assets criticise weak human rights performance of leading companies
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What goes around comes around
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We are a fifth of the way there! Let’s hope we are not living on a prayer
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Onwards, together!
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Are the large emitters setting Science Based Targets?
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Farmers at WBA Farmer Roundtables 2019 emphasise social inclusion as priority for food system transformation
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SDG2000: The most influential 2000 companies for a sustainable future
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Tick tock, tick tock….Happy new year and here’s to a new decade
Companies and investors convene to discuss human rights issues in landmark meeting
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About creating useful indicators for the Digital Inclusion Benchmark
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Heading towards Paris with the brakes on
Press release
Car companies in danger of missing Paris climate targets, new analysis warns
CHRB launches third benchmark to show how 200 companies perform on human rights
How could improved nutrition contribute to a food system transformation?
What’s needed to get impact measurement right?
WBA launches first of its kind global benchmark ranking seafood companies on their UN SDG impact
Announcing WBAs commitment to measure and rank the 100 most influential ICT companies
How are you going to impact your ecosystem?
Mapping the landscape for the Food and Agriculture Benchmark
Request for Proposal for Services as the CHRB Research Provider for 2020
WBA and CDP announce strategic partnership to future proof high carbon emitting sectors
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Progress on the development of the Gender Equality & Empowerment Benchmark
WBA welcomes Paul Druckman as new Chairman of the Board
Initial selection of industries and companies for WBA’s Food and Agriculture Benchmark now open for public consultation
New study identifies Nigeria as leading seed hub in Western and Central Africa
Building momentum in Mumbai
Homegrown African seed companies outperform multinational peers in serving smallholder farmers
Setting a new seafood standard
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Digging deeper into SDG 5: measuring and incentivising corporate performance on gender
Global seed companies are addressing climate change and nutrition needs but reach only 10% of the world’s small farmers
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CHRB Response to Brumadinho Dam Disaster – Vale Suspension from Human Rights Benchmark
First consultation SSI successfully completed
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Allies for Action: Driving Business Action on the Sustainable Development Goals through the World Benchmarking Alliance
An irresistible invitation
East-West Seed leads seed industry on increasing smallholder farmer productivity in South and Southeast Asia
WBA is announced as one of ten project winners at Paris Peace Forum – Congratulations Allies!
4 in 10 companies ‘failing’ on human rights – major new ranking
‘4 in 10 companies ‘failing’ on human rights’
Engaging the world’s seafood industry in meeting the SDGs
The Alliance: Collectively shaping the way forward
“The lack of good, long-term leadership is a major challenge to the sustainability agenda”
“Our objective is simple: to make business the greatest force for good in our planet”
“SDG 17 is there for a reason”
“It’s time to step up the pace in our push towards the SDGs”
The five reasons benchmarks work
Benchmarks – a fantastic tool for everyone
Draft methodology report for Seafood Stewardship Index – Press release
Channelling competitive spirits for positive impact
Young people and the sustainability agenda: Three avenues for impact
“Change cannot be done for us, it must be done with us”
Building a bridge of trust
“It’s time to re-shape how money impacts tomorrow”
The start of the Impact Management Project network
Launching the WBA – Press release
“An ambition infinitely bigger than the realm of any single institution”
“Transformative change requires transformative approaches to problem-solving”
“The WBA helps to drive forward capital market reform”
Moving towards the launch of WBA
The first online consultation results are in: What are key priorities, SDGs and industries for a better 2030?
Pension funds and responsible investment: let participants decide
Perspectives from our Buenos Aires roundtable
A new take on GDPR
How do food and beverage companies contribute to solving global nutrition challenges?
CHRB is a great source of inspiration for us at the World Benchmarking Alliance
A 6000-strong survey campaign in China
Achieving the SDGs through an industry’s long tail
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Another look back on our regional and global roundtables
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The research behind the consultations
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A look back on our regional and global roundtables
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Connecting the World Benchmarking Alliance with China
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Raising the Bar: Business and the SDGs
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Discussion on the World Benchmarking Alliance in Davos
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Why We Need to Measure Corporate Performance on the SDGs
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SDG benchmarks and standards – why ISEAL supports the WBA
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’17 SDGs represent 17 opportunities for investments’
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Avoiding ‘SDG Washing’: Human Rights in SDG Benchmarks
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An important and timely initiative
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“On this planet, we are all one team”
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Getting it right and making it happen
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Keystone Actors as Catalysts for Change
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Benchmarks can be Key Drivers for Change
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Turning Sustainability into a Competitive Race to the Top Takes All of Us
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Join the Webinar on Benchmarking Corporate Action on the SDGs
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Happy to be an Ally
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Press Release – Launch of the Consultation Phase
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Launching the World Benchmarking Alliance
New benchmark to drive corporate competition to improve human rights