Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
US SIF- The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
http://www.ussif.org/index.asp
Global Reporting Initiative – GRI
https://www.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx
Governance and Accountability Institute
Author: Christopher K. Merker, Ph.D., CFA
Christopher K. Merker, PhD, CFA, is a director with Private Asset Management at Robert W. Baird & Co. He holds a PhD in investment governance and fiduciary effectiveness from Marquette University, where he has taught the course “Sustainable Finance” since 2009. Executive director of Fund Governance Analytics (FGA), an ESG research partnership with Marquette University, he is a member of the CFA Institute ESG Working Group, an international committee currently exploring ESG standards, publishes the blog, Sustainable Finance, which covers current topics around governance and sustainability in investing, and is co-author of the book, The Trustee Governance Guide: The Five Imperatives of 21st Century Investing.