This webinar, "Raising the Sustainability Bar," focuses on investor-grade sustainability reporting and how to improve trust in sustainability data.

A key issue is that a large percentage of investors don't trust sustainability information, often perceiving it as unverified. The Green Impact Exchange is introduced as a new stock exchange for companies committed to sustainability, which seeks to address these issues by holding companies accountable for their sustainability promises and ensuring that the information they provide is accurate. GIX uses a three-pillar standard that involves the board's commitment to sustainability, robust oversight, and verification using existing standards.

This webinar emphasizes the importance of materiality assessments, which help companies identify the most relevant sustainability issues for their business. Our experts discuss the "procrastinator problem," where companies overlook long-term sustainability issues because they are not immediately impactful. The webinar highlights the importance of standardized reporting using established frameworks and that reporting acts as a forcing function to drive sustainability efforts. The speakers recommend that companies should focus on the core reporting standards and frameworks, such as the ISSB and GRI, to ensure that they're giving good information to investors.

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