Shaping Tomorrow Responsible Innovation for a Brighter Future 2025

Organization Standard/certification B Lab The B Corp Certification verifies companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) The IRIS+ System provides an impact measurement and management framework for investors to assess the social, environmental and financial performance of their investments. Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) The GRI Standards offer a framework for sustainability reporting, helping organizations disclose their economic, environmental and social impacts. UN Global Compact The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact provide a framework for businesses to align their strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Social Accountability International The SA8000 Standard is a leading social certification for workplaces, ensuring ethical labour practices by setting requirements for fair wages, safe working conditions and workers’ rights. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) The SBTi framework provides businesses with a science-based methodology to set emissions reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. International Financial Reporting Standards FoundationThe Integrated Reporting Framework guides organizations in integrated reporting, emphasizing how financial and non-financial factors create value over time.Related principles-based frameworks TABLE 2The framework for responsible innovation builds on a robust series of principle- based tools, certifications and standards that have been developed to advance business as a force for good. Shaping Tomorrow: Responsible Innovation for a Brighter Future 15