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The cost-of-living crisis could leave 3 billion people without housing and services by 2050. Yet, 75% of urban companies aren't addressing affordability. We need action now for equitable access to basic needs.
Read more: bit.ly/4okXiED #affordablehouseing #affordability #urbansustainability

The biggest names in tech are failing to address systemic harms against women and LGBTQI+ people, new research from BHRRC and @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social reveals: www.bhrrc.org/en/from-us/b...

The private sector - especially financial institutions (FIs) - wields enormous global influence. Yet just 6% of FIs express financing support for low-income countries. At #FfD4 this week, we are calling to treat companies as accountable actors in delivering global goals. #2000reasons

Join us at the World Summit on the Information Society (@wsis20sec.bsky.social) High-Level Event in Geneva on 8th July for an official side-event. Learn more and register: www.itu.int/net4/wsis/fo...

🗣️“Trump is not the US and the US is not the world, and the world is moving towards a transition of our energy system.”

Yesterday, @gerbrandhaverkamp.bsky.social was speaking at @financialtimes.com Live "Climate policy under Trump 2.0".
Watch here on demand: trumpandclimate.live.ft.com

Filling the Governance Void: Corporate Responsibility in the Age of Unregulated AI | World Benchmarking Alliance

AI is moving fast — but regulation? Not so much. #CorporateAccountability in AI is more urgent than ever. But how can we all help drive responsible #AI forward?

Our Digital Engagement Lead, Nicholas Sewe, unpacks the key issues: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/filling...

The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Big Tech Edition A comprehensive ranking of top big tech disclosed policies and practices affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression and privacy.

Read the full essay here as part of @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social‬'s 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index: rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/privat...

📣New Report | Petrobras accounts for more than half of planned oil & gas expansion in Brazil, including some of the riskiest frontier projects.

Up to 85% of oil from its new projects isn’t economically viable in a 1.5°C world.
📗 www.iisd.org/publications/report/brazil-petrobras-oil-gas-expansion

🚨 Up to 85% of Petrobras' new oil projects are not economically viable under a 1.5°C pathway, our new report finds.

📉 A major warning sign for Brazil’s energy future.

Learn more in our joint research with @energy.iisd.org & @wwfbrasil.bsky.social rasil.bsky.social.

🔗 bit.ly/3SPdRtT

Today at @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social we're launching the fourth edition of our Greening Digital Companies report, monitoring emissions disclosures and climate commitments of the 200 most powerful global tech companies.

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www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Env...

Accelerating corporate action towards a healthier ocean

🌊 This #WorldOceanDay, we’re calling for greater corporate accountability to protect our ocean. Our new Ocean Benchmark will track companies’ impacts on marine pollution, illegal fishing & more. Find out more: impact.economist.com/ocean/ocean-...

Joint Response: WBA and ADEME on SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2.0 | World Benchmarking Alliance Representing the Assessing Low-Carbon Transition (ACT) Initiative, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) and ADEME have submitted a joint response to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) consul...

📢 New joint submission: WBA and ADEME respond to @sciencebasedtargets.org’s draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard (CNZS) v2.0, supporting stronger, science-based climate targets and calling for greater clarity and accountability.➡️ www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/joint-r...

This #WorldHungerDay, we highlight the link between climate & food security. Climate-driven shocks are increasingly pushing more people into acute food insecurity. Credible climate transition plans by the top 2,000 companies, could give us #2000Reasons to believe a world without hunger is possible.

2025 Social Media Safety Index | GLAAD In addition to the annual Platform Scorecard ratings and recommendations, this year’s Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) report provides an overview of the current state of LGBTQ social media safety, pr...

Out now: GLAAD’s 2025 Social Media Safety Index illuminates how tech companies have intentionally rolled back safety policies for LGBTQ people.
Platforms have received critically low scores, and this year’s findings are especially concerning.

Next month, we’re bringing together leaders from across East Africa for an in-person event focused on how business can be a force for good in an increasingly complex & uncertain global environment. Explore the full programme and register to join us: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/news/2025-al...

On May 13 at 10AM ET, the Investor Alliance and @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social will host an investor briefing on the 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index to discuss the limited progress and decline in user privacy and freedom of expression made by #BigTech companies over the past 2 years: bit.ly/4iGSvt0

In our latest Ranking Digital Rights Index: Big Tech Edition, a major shift occurred with Chinese tech giants—Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu scored the largest improvements in governance transparency out of all the companies evaluated. Find out why: rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/chines... #RDR2025

At the @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social event for the new Ranking Digital Rights Index: most obvious story maybe is the huge drop for twitter/x, from near or at the top in previous years to real real bad now

Big Tech is building powerful algorithms on your data — and you don’t get a say! Our data shows: Most companies fail on algorithmic transparency, give users little control & rarely assess human rights impacts. Dive into our key finding from the new RDR Index: rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/big-te...

The ranking is out! The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index assessed 14 Big Tech giants on governance, privacy & freedom of expression. Microsoft takes the top spot, while ByteDance’s TikTok shines in freedom of expression. See how they all scored! rankingdigitalrights.org/bte25/explore #RDR2025

The @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social Ranking Digital Rights index, just released this week, ranks major tech companies around the world on more than 300 metrics related to human rights.

It’s been 3 years since the last index, and A LOT has changed. #RDR2025

Looking forward to speaking at the launch for this important report tomorrow, along with @ivansigal.bsky.social and others!

The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Big Tech Edition A comprehensive ranking of top big tech disclosed policies and practices affecting people’s rights to freedom of expression and privacy.

🔍 Dive into the full results and see who’s doing what to protect your rights online: bit.ly/RDR25 #RDR2025 #DigitalRights #TechAccountability

Big Tech’s power is growing, but so are the risks. We need civil society, investors, and policymakers to hold Big Tech accountable—demanding that the world’s largest companies stop backtracking on existing commitments and start stepping up in respecting fundamental rights. (4/5) #RDR2025

No company scored above 50%. Once again, companies outside of the U.S. led on progress—especially Alibaba, Baidu & Tencent, thanks to improved governance transparency. (3/5) #RDR2025 #DigitalRights

Digital services like Siri, WhatsApp, YouTube, and WeChat shape life for 5.5 billion people. Yet, the vast majority of companies still fall short on meaningful protections. (2/5)
#BigTech #RDR2025

The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index assessed companies on 300+ indicators tied to governance, freedom of expression, and privacy—key pillars of our digital lives. The results are sobering. 🧵(1/5) #RDR2025

🌐Out now: The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index – Big Tech Edition! Our latest assessment of 14 of the world’s most powerful tech giants reveals: Big Tech is still failing to put the guardrails in place to protect the rights of billions of people. See results: bit.ly/RDR25 #RDR2025

🚨 Coming next week: The 2025 Ranking Digital Rights Index: Big Tech Edition! What are the world’s most powerful digital platforms doing to protect our freedom of expression and privacy? Stay tuned for the full reveal next week and find out more here: www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/ranking-digi...

Voices from #TCAGlobalSummit2025

Rayan Kassem from @sdgbenchmarks.bsky.social tells us:
💡 Why he's excited to be at the Summit
🏙️ How to make the business case for True Cost Accounting

To find out more, watch the video 👇