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Ralph Thurm

Ralph Thurm

Co-Founder
Reporting 3.0 (R3)

Ralph Thurm is one of the leading international experts for sustainable innovation and strategy as well as sustainability and integrated reporting. He is the Managing Director of Reporting 3.0 and Oncommons gGmbH.

He worked as Director of Engagement for GISR and co-founder of the ThriveAbility Foundation between 2014 and 2018. Earlier, Ralph held positions as Head of the Sustainability Strategy Council at Siemens, COO of the Global Reporting Initiative and Director of Sustainability & Innovation at Deloitte.

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UN Releases Manual for Companies to Conduct Authentic, Context-Based Sustainability Assessments
UN Releases Manual for Companies to Conduct Authentic, Context-Based Sustainability Assessments
Published on November 1, 2022
About a 4 minute read

The Sustainable Development Performance Indicators help close the ‘Sustainability Context Gap’ — in which less than 1% of sustainability reports produced from 2000-2013 measured corporate performance in the context of ecological sustainability ... View More

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#NewMetrics18: The ROI of Sustainability Strategy — and 6 Ways to Get There
#NewMetrics18: The ROI of Sustainability Strategy — and 6 Ways to Get There
Published on November 5, 2018
About a 16 minute read

Last week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share their latest tools and findings regarding measuring the risks an... View More

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Righting Wrong Metrics: Lessons on Future-Fitness and Fixing Materiality
Righting Wrong Metrics: Lessons on Future-Fitness and Fixing Materiality
Published on November 2, 2018
About a 8 minute read

This week at Sustainable Brands’ New Metrics ’18 conference in Philadelphia, PA, over 300 delegates from brands, NGOs, strategists and practitioners across sectors gathered to share their latest tools and findings regarding measuring the risks an... View More

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Closing the Context Gap: How Companies Can Transform Degeneration to Regeneration
Closing the Context Gap: How Companies Can Transform Degeneration to Regeneration
Published on September 8, 2017
About a 12 minute read

Part Seven in a 10-Part Series by Reporting 3.0. See previous parts below. ... View More

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Integral Thinking and True Materiality Define Trust, Innovation, Resilience (Part 6)
Integral Thinking and True Materiality Define Trust, Innovation, Resilience (Part 6)
Published on March 2, 2016
About a 8 minute read

This is the final part of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. ... View More

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Integral Thinking & True Materiality, Part 5: Scalability Opportunities Define the Size of Impact
Integral Thinking & True Materiality, Part 5: Scalability Opportunities Define the Size of Impact
Published on February 25, 2016
About a 12 minute read

This is part 5 of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. ... View More

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Integral Thinking, Part 4: Defining Success Leads to True Value Creation
Integral Thinking, Part 4: Defining Success Leads to True Value Creation
Published on February 19, 2016
About a 13 minute read

This is part 4 of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. ... View More

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Integral Thinking and True Materiality, Part 3: Purpose Definition Defines Connectedness
Integral Thinking and True Materiality, Part 3: Purpose Definition Defines Connectedness
Published on February 12, 2016
About a 9 minute read

This is Part 3 of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. Read Part 1 and Part 2. ... View More

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The Need for Integral Thinking and True Materiality
The Need for Integral Thinking and True Materiality
Published on February 4, 2016
About a 4 minute read

This is part 2 of a 6-part series about integral thinking and true materiality. It proposes a new impetus to develop reporting that is able to serve the idea of a green & inclusive economy. Part 1 can be found here.Those of us who have been worki... View More

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'Integral Thinking and True Materiality': An Introduction
'Integral Thinking and True Materiality': An Introduction
Published on February 1, 2016
About a 3 minute read

If 2015 was the year that inspired new hope in sustainability with the publication of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the success of COP21, 2016 is the year the rubber needs to hit the road when it comes to implementation and impact. So ... View More

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Unsubscribe: Stakeholder Dialogue ... Subscribe: Stakeholder Collaboration
Unsubscribe: Stakeholder Dialogue ... Subscribe: Stakeholder Collaboration
Published on September 5, 2014
About a 11 minute read

This is the fourth and final installment of a series covering crucial sustainability reporting issues on materiality, sustainability context, comparability and stakeholder inclusiveness. ... View More

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Comparability of Sustainability Information — Slaughtered on the Altar of Materiality?
Comparability of Sustainability Information — Slaughtered on the Altar of Materiality?
Published on August 22, 2014
About a 8 minute read

This is the third in a four-part series by Ralph Thurm and Nick De Ruiter examining Sustainability Context. ... View More

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The Mindset Gap in Addressing Sustainability Context
The Mindset Gap in Addressing Sustainability Context
Published on July 30, 2014
About a 9 minute read

This is the third in a four-part series by Ralph Thurm and Nick De Ruiter examining Sustainability Context. ... View More

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The Sudden Materiality Shock
The Sudden Materiality Shock
Published on July 16, 2014
About a 7 minute read

This is the first in a four-part series by Ralph Thurm and Nick De Ruiter examining Sustainability Context.Spring 2014 seems to be the moment in time where Materiality suddenly appeared on the screen of corporate sustainability reporters. At least on... View More

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Elephants in the Glass House: Contextualizing Sustainability and Integrated Reporting
Elephants in the Glass House: Contextualizing Sustainability and Integrated Reporting
Published on June 19, 2013
About a 6 minute read

Cutting the fluff out of reporting by looking at some of the root causes of sustainability challenges may help stakeholders to better understand in how far the majority of companies are part of the problem or can be part of the solution to human surv... View More

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