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One member asks, "Which consultancies have companies worked with on TCFD risk assessments and modeling around scenario planning, and would they recommend them?" Read More

One member writes, "We’re in the beginning stage of developing an employee engagement strategy/program. I’m interested in speaking to companies with mature programs that have robust employee involvement if GBEN members have referrals or if they have time to respond themselves. Answers to the following questions would be helpful Read More

We last asked a question like this back in 2015 so it seems like a good time for a refresh as one member asks, “What communications firms have fellow members had the best experience with when writing and designing their annual sustainability reports? What did they do well?” Read More

One member asks, "For companies dealing with a significant merger or acquisition, how did you handle the GRI Comparability principle for the first GRI report, post-merger (if it has been evaluated that the data of both companies cannot be easily aggregated)?" Read More

One member asks, "Does anyone have an internal course on sustainability as part of the overall Professional Development trainings? Is it a general course? Or is it focused on the business case, new market development, engaging with customers, etc.? Did you create the course or bring in/work with an outside firm?" Read More

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One member writes, "We have been tracking the need for assurance of our sustainability data/information for a few years now. It’s looking likely we will have the time and budget to initiate a project this year. We are considering assurance readiness work or some level of assurance on a limited number of indicators. We are interested in connecting with other companies on how they approached this and who they worked with." Read More

One member notes, "I recently had a chat with a few sustainability pros, and we have heard differing guidance on VPPA applicability. Some of us were of the opinion that VPPAs have boundaries within geographic areas (ie state or eGRID) which limit their applicability across wide geographies. Others of us were of the opinion that a single VPPA could apply across an entire geographic area as long as the grids were connected (ie one VPPA could apply across the entirety of North America). We're reaching out to our networks to try and get further clarification or guidance. Could you ask the group what their experience is with this?” GreenBiz note: responses 2 and 3 are notes from a call between the requesting member and other GBEN members. Read More

One member writes, "I have a question I was hoping you could pose to the GBEN group. Ideally I would need the data back within the next 2-3 weeks. Here’s the gist of what I’m looking to ask: If your company has received carbon neutral certification, which vendor did you use? How would you rate your experience working with them, i.e. would you recommend them? Any other tips for a sustainability manager who is about to pitch their CEO on the topic? Examples of positive outcomes from the decision to make the investment? Read More

One member asks, "Do any member organizations outsource their facilities management to one of the big IFM companies (CBRE, JLL or Cushman Wakefield)? If so, how do they engage with their facilities partners to develop and execute sustainability initiatives?" Read More