Private Sector Initiatives on Measuring and Reporting on Green Growth

The private sector is increasingly seeing the opportunities that come along with ‘green growth’ as well as the relevance of mitigating environmental and social risks to which they are exposed.

This paper’s central message is that high quality information is necessary to support decisions that drive green growth. Accordingly, the paper aims to:

• survey the landscape of corporate reporting relevant to green growth, including the key user groups, the business rationale for reporting and examples of corporate reporting;
• discuss the existing guidance that supports business in corporate reporting relevant to green growth;
• identify the key barriers to corporate reporting relevant to green growth; and
• identify research gaps.