Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) launched
Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) created
The GHG Protocol was created by the World Resources Institute and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. It has created global standardized frameworks to measure and manage greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from private and public sector operations and value
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) established
The GRI was established to ensure accountability to the Ceres Principles for responsible environmental conduct.
Kyoto Protocol adopted, setting emissions targets to address global warming
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Signatories to the Protocol committed to limit and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through targets individually set by each nation. The Protocol came