Listen to Eelco van der Enden, CEO of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has been one of the pioneers in the field of impact reporting - celebrating its 25th birthday! Frankly Speaking has invited its CEO, Eelco van der Enden, to speak about GRI’s relationship with other reporting standards, questions of alignment and why ESG should be tackled as a whole. He has something to tell about tax reporting as well! Tune in!
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