On the eve of the UN General Assembly, Index Initiative and the United Nations Foundation announced the launch of the World Benchmarking Alliance Wba in September 2018, which provides free and open-source benchmarks on companies' contributions to achieving the Un Sustainable Development Goals. The Wba's mission is to enhance transparency and accountability for businesses, and to provide consumers, investors, governments, and civil society organizations with information on where to spend their money, allocate their investments, and guide their policy and advocacy efforts. The Wba will also release a first phase of rolling