At least $1.3 trillion for the #greenenergy transition could be unlocked by the world's 2,000 most influential companies, without the need for new solutions, new analysis by the @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social (WBA) has suggested. ⚡ sustainabilityonline.net/news/1-3-tri...

Trillions of dollars are needed to meet the world’s climate targets, and a sizable share of that money may already be sitting inside corporate balance sheets.

Great work @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social en @gerbrandhaverkamp.bsky.social!!

👀Good to see growing scrutiny of corporate environmental and social performance with the latest @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social’s analysis of the 2,000 most influential companies across the globe. Read more 👇 #GreenSteel #SteelDecarbonisation #ClimateAction

Yesterday, @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social which I chair, released its eye-opening and deeply researched analysis and data on the performance and impact of the world's top 2,000 companies accounting for nearly 50% of world GDP - It is my #MustRead of the year so far www.linkedin.com/pulse/eye-op...

The World Benchmarking Alliance ranked 2,000 influential companies on their impact on people and planet. The good news: is 30% of the annual clean-energy investment gap could be closed with already proven solutions, if scaled. https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/benchmarks/2026-benchmark-hub

Our analysis of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies shows that up to 30% of the annual clean-energy investment gap required by 2030 could be closed if companies scaled low-carbon investment to levels already proven in the market. Read more: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/benchmarks/2...

NEW! We have just published our global, cross-sector analysis of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies, revealing how they are driving or delaying the transformations needed to safeguard people and planet. Explore the results: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/benchmarks/2... #2000reasons

In our latest blog, Hannah Itcovitz, Research Analyst at the World Benchmarking Alliance, takes a closer look at the scale and impact of 300 key urban companies, and what their growing influence means for the future of cities. Read more: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/what-if...

On Tuesday 13 January, we will release our global analysis of the world’s 2,000 most influential companies, revealing how they are driving or delaying the sustainability transformation needed to safeguard people and planet. Read more: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/january...

Also learned about the World Benchmarking Alliance, which tracks companies’ progress towards sustainability. www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping our world, from healthcare and agriculture to hiring and finance. But as adoption accelerates, so do concerns about bias, discrimination and the lack of accountability. Read more: worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/filling...

As the revision of the SFDR comes to an end, we are joining +120 experts in calling on the European Commission to make the exclusion of companies developing new #fossilfuel projects a minimum criterion across all #SFDR product categories. Full statement: reclaimfinance.org/site/en/2025...

As we mark the International Day of World Indigenous Peoples, we urge companies to recognise the vital role Indigenous Peoples play in protecting biodiversity and ensure their knowledge is included in AI development. ⬇️ #IndigenousPeoplesDay #techforgood #WeAreIndigenous #IndigenousDay

The cost-of-living crisis could leave 3 billion people without housing and services by 2050. Yet, 75% of urban companies aren't addressing affordability. We need action now for equitable access to basic needs. Read more: bit.ly/4okXiED #affordablehouseing #affordability #urbansustainability

The biggest names in tech are failing to address systemic harms against women and LGBTQI+ people, new research from BHRRC and @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social reveals: www.bhrrc.org/en/from-us/b...

The private sector - especially financial institutions (FIs) - wields enormous global influence. Yet just 6% of FIs express financing support for low-income countries. At #FfD4 this week, we are calling to treat companies as accountable actors in delivering global goals. #2000reasons

Join us at the World Summit on the Information Society (@wsis20sec.bsky.social) High-Level Event in Geneva on 8th July for an official side-event. Learn more and register: www.itu.int/net4/wsis/fo...

🗣️“Trump is not the US and the US is not the world, and the world is moving towards a transition of our energy system.” Yesterday, @gerbrandhaverkamp.bsky.social was speaking at @financialtimes.com Live "Climate policy under Trump 2.0". Watch here on demand: trumpandclimate.live.ft.com

AI is moving fast — but regulation? Not so much. #CorporateAccountability in AI is more urgent than ever. But how can we all help drive responsible #AI forward? Our Digital Engagement Lead, Nicholas Sewe, unpacks the key issues: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/filling...

Read the full essay here as part of @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social‬'s 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index: rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/privat...

📣New Report | Petrobras accounts for more than half of planned oil & gas expansion in Brazil, including some of the riskiest frontier projects. Up to 85% of oil from its new projects isn’t economically viable in a 1.5°C world. 📗 www.iisd.org/publications/report/brazil-petrobras-oil-gas-expansion

🚨 Up to 85% of Petrobras' new oil projects are not economically viable under a 1.5°C pathway, our new report finds. 📉 A major warning sign for Brazil’s energy future. Learn more in our joint research with @energy.iisd.org & @wwfbrasil.bsky.social rasil.bsky.social. 🔗 bit.ly/3SPdRtT

Today at @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social we're launching the fourth edition of our Greening Digital Companies report, monitoring emissions disclosures and climate commitments of the 200 most powerful global tech companies. 📖👇 www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Env...

🌊 This #WorldOceanDay, we’re calling for greater corporate accountability to protect our ocean. Our new Ocean Benchmark will track companies’ impacts on marine pollution, illegal fishing & more. Find out more: impact.economist.com/ocean/ocean-...

📢 New joint submission: WBA and ADEME respond to @sciencebasedtargets.org’s draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard (CNZS) v2.0, supporting stronger, science-based climate targets and calling for greater clarity and accountability.➡️ www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/joint-r...

This #WorldHungerDay, we highlight the link between climate & food security. Climate-driven shocks are increasingly pushing more people into acute food insecurity. Credible climate transition plans by the top 2,000 companies, could give us #2000Reasons to believe a world without hunger is possible.

Out now: GLAAD’s 2025 Social Media Safety Index illuminates how tech companies have intentionally rolled back safety policies for LGBTQ people. Platforms have received critically low scores, and this year’s findings are especially concerning.

Next month, we’re bringing together leaders from across East Africa for an in-person event focused on how business can be a force for good in an increasingly complex & uncertain global environment. Explore the full programme and register to join us: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/2025-al...

On May 13 at 10AM ET, the Investor Alliance and @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social will host an investor briefing on the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index to discuss the limited progress and decline in user privacy and freedom of expression made by #BigTech companies over the past 2 years: bit.ly/4iGSvt0

In our latest Ranking Digital Rights Index: Big Tech Edition, a major shift occurred with Chinese tech giants—Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu scored the largest improvements in governance transparency out of all the companies evaluated. Find out why: rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/chines... #RDR2025

At the @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social event for the new Ranking Digital Rights Index: most obvious story maybe is the huge drop for twitter/x, from near or at the top in previous years to real real bad now

Big Tech is building powerful algorithms on your data — and you don’t get a say! Our data shows: Most companies fail on algorithmic transparency, give users little control & rarely assess human rights impacts. Dive into our key finding from the new RDR Index: rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/big-te...

The ranking is out! The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index assessed 14 Big Tech giants on governance, privacy & freedom of expression. Microsoft takes the top spot, while ByteDance’s TikTok shines in freedom of expression. See how they all scored! rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/explore #RDR2025

The @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social Ranking Digital Rights index, just released this week, ranks major tech companies around the world on more than 300 metrics related to human rights. It’s been 3 years since the last index, and A LOT has changed. #RDR2025

Looking forward to speaking at the launch for this important report tomorrow, along with @ivansigal.bsky.social and others!

The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index assessed companies on 300+ indicators tied to governance, freedom of expression, and privacy—key pillars of our digital lives. The results are sobering. 🧵(1/5) #RDR2025

🌐Out now: The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index – Big Tech Edition! Our latest assessment of 14 of the world’s most powerful tech giants reveals: Big Tech is still failing to put the guardrails in place to protect the rights of billions of people. See results: bit.ly/RDR25 #RDR2025

🚨 Coming next week: The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index: Big Tech Edition! What are the world’s most powerful digital platforms doing to protect our freedom of expression and privacy? Stay tuned for the full reveal next week and find out more here: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/ranking-digi...

Voices from #TCAGlobalSummit2025 Rayan Kassem from @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social tells us: 💡 Why he's excited to be at the Summit 🏙️ How to make the business case for True Cost Accounting To find out more, watch the video 👇

Join us for the official launch of the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index: Big Tech Edition — live and in person in Washington DC! Find out more and register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Not long to go until we publish the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index: Big Tech Edition! Which companies will be assessed—and why were they selected? (1/4)⬇️

2024 was a milestone year for us at WBA. We completed the assessment of 2,000 companies across seven systems transformations, hitting the ambitious goal we set back in 2018. Find out what else we achieved in 2024 in our Annual Report: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/impact/2024-...

Last week, we brought the 2025 Financial System Benchmark findings to a global audience in a webinar co-hosted by the Capitals Coalition. 📽 Watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XB0...

Our Digital Transformation Lead, @janrydzak.bsky.social, warns in this article: “When dominant tech giants revamp their principles to enter the arms race, they send a signal that ethical foundations are fluid and nothing is off limits.” 📰 Read more: www.esginvestor.net/investors-at...

Our new Sustainability Omnibus Podcast takes a look at the EU simplification agenda on sustainability reporting. If you missed the first episode with Richard Gardiner of @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social, catch up now, and stay tuned for the next episode! greencentralbanking.com/eu-omnibus-p...

Last week Nikki Gwilliam-Beeharee, our Head of Stakeholder Engagement, joined The Sustainable Finance Podcast to discuss the findings of our 2025 Financial System Benchmark and the progress made through investor engagement. 📹 Follow the conversation here: www.brighttalk.com/webcast/1692...

The World Benchmarking Alliance has announced that it is expanding its focus from assessing 450 high-emitting sector companies to evaluating all 2,000 companies on its #SDG2000 list. @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social sustainabilityonline.net?p=9275

🌴🌳 Finally, we worked with the @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social and added several benchmarks to the Wikirate platform. We added the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark data, the Nature Benchmark, and the Social Benchmark!

Many thanks @eccjorg.bsky.social @shareaction.bsky.social @wwfeu.bsky.social @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social for a very useful session on the key implications of the #Omnibus package ! The more you look at it, the more worrying it is. But we will remain mobilized ! ✊️ commission.europa.eu/news/commiss...