Sustainable Edge: Rethinking corporate accountability in a fragmented world with Robin Hodess, GRI

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What does accountability look like in a world shaped by AI, geopolitics, and rising stakeholder expectations? In this episode, Robin Hodess of GRI explores how the role of sustainability reporting is shifting and why companies that treat it as strategic data, not compliance, will be better positioned to compete.</span></p><p><br></p><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this episode of Sustainable Edge</strong></h3><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Host Joachim Nahem, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder at Position Green, sits down with Robin Hodess, CEO of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), to explore how corporate accountability is being reshaped in a world defined by geopolitical tension, technological disruption, and rising expectations.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;As the original standard setter for sustainability reporting—emerging from initiatives that followed major environmental crises like Exxon Valdez—GRI has played a central role in defining how companies measure and communicate their impact. But today, the landscape is far more complex. Accountability is no longer limited to environmental damage. It now includes issues such as data privacy, AI, social inequality, governance, and the broader role of business in society.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Robin Hodess unpacks how sustainability reporting is evolving from a compliance exercise into a critical source of strategic insight. She explains why businesses must move beyond fragmented frameworks and focus on what truly matters, using data to navigate risk, identify opportunities, and make better decisions.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn about:</strong></p><ul><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">From reporting to decision making:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why sustainability data is becoming essential for strategy, risk management, and long-term business growth</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">The expanding scope of accountability:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> How issues like AI, data centres, nature, and social impact are redefining what companies are responsible for</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Complexity vs clarity:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why more frameworks and regulation have created confusion and how leaders can focus on what truly matters</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Materiality in practice:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> How companies can prioritize the most relevant impacts without being overwhelmed by the breadth of ESG topics</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Global fragmentation and standards:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> What rising geopolitical tensions mean for reporting requirements and why harmonisation matters more than ever</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent;">The business value of transparency:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Why 73 percent of studies show a positive link between sustainability reporting and financial performance</span></li><li><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Leadership and credibility:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> How companies can rebuild trust by moving beyond claims and focusing on evidence, progress, and accountability</span></li></ul><p><br></p><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About Robin Hodess</strong></h3><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0)