Let's not debate the relative merits of the climate debate, save to note that our local river has become markedly more prone to flash flooding in the last 12-18 months. I don't recall ever having seen such a significant variation in levels from week to week. It seems prudent for all of us to acknowledge that this planet does have finite resource and to encourage businesses and indivduals alike to be mindful of how these resources are used.
As noted in the article above there is a proliferation of reporting standards which, ultimately, isn't helpful as it simply helps to perpetuate the lack of understanding of the environmental and sustainable challenges, perceived or real.
However, I wonder whether there is a natural process that the reporting standards must go through to evolve into something genuinely useful? History is littered with government and policy led initiatives and strategies that, whilst laudable in aim, always seem to miss their mark. Think low energy halogen bulbs now obsolete thanks to LEDs. Support for halogens was government sponsored at a global level and cost the tax payer $25bn...
Let's hope that IFAC can cut through the alphabet soup and, with the help of pragmatic and sensible practitioners such as Sustainable Footprints, help the reporting standards evolve into something genuinely useful to both the corporate world and the wider public.
My answers
Let's not debate the relative merits of the climate debate, save to note that our local river has become markedly more prone to flash flooding in the last 12-18 months. I don't recall ever having seen such a significant variation in levels from week to week. It seems prudent for all of us to acknowledge that this planet does have finite resource and to encourage businesses and indivduals alike to be mindful of how these resources are used.
As noted in the article above there is a proliferation of reporting standards which, ultimately, isn't helpful as it simply helps to perpetuate the lack of understanding of the environmental and sustainable challenges, perceived or real.
However, I wonder whether there is a natural process that the reporting standards must go through to evolve into something genuinely useful? History is littered with government and policy led initiatives and strategies that, whilst laudable in aim, always seem to miss their mark. Think low energy halogen bulbs now obsolete thanks to LEDs. Support for halogens was government sponsored at a global level and cost the tax payer $25bn...
Let's hope that IFAC can cut through the alphabet soup and, with the help of pragmatic and sensible practitioners such as Sustainable Footprints, help the reporting standards evolve into something genuinely useful to both the corporate world and the wider public.