Speech "Public Policy and Corporate Social Responsibility" by Mr Erkki Liikanen, Member of the European Commission, responsible for Enterprise and the Information Society. Introduction Thank you for inviting me to speak to you at today’s seminar on the theme of >>> read more

Update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). * GRI Adopts New Business Plan * Stakeholder Council: In Session! * ICGN/GRI Panel: Reporting as an Important Element of Good Governance * Structured Feedback Process Launched * Have Your Say: Web Forum >>> read more

Research published today (Thursday, July 10) amongst 1,000 employees across Britain shows that they see a clear connection between responsible business practice and positive impact on the bottom line. It found that responsible practice can help to attract, motivate and >>> read more

BT today published its new social and environmental report and becomes the largest company yet to apply the new AA1000 Assurance Standard for sustainability reporting. Launched in March this year, the AA1000 Assurance Standard is designed to assure the credibility >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) invites all interested stakeholders to participate in an essential first step toward the improvement and revision of the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. About the SFP From the outset, GRI has committed itself to being a learning >>> read more

AccountAbility, the leading professional body promoting accountability standards for sustainable development, today releases its report, Redefining Materiality: Practice and Public Policy for Effective Corporate Reporting. Redefining Materiality proposes a new approach to defining materiality in corporate reporting. It is particularly >>> read more

Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Thursday by Nike in the Marc Kasky lawsuit. The lawsuit brought by the social activist alleges that the companys public statements on its overseas labour practices violated a California false advertising law. Nike had appealed >>> read more

Tighter laws in the US are making it easier to tap telephones and monitor people reading material that is critical of the US. These and other inroads into civil liberties have contributed to the US falling eight places to 25th >>> read more

The development of the FRP reporting framework is a multi-stakeholder process for which Tellus and CERES serve as conveners and technical support. The framework is properly the product of this process, not of Tellus Institute or CERES. This spring, the >>> read more

An international study released today reveals that increasing numbers of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are making strategic decisions to engage with business and governments in an effort to reform market systems – in sharp contrast to the confrontational posture that has >>> read more

Sustainability—management for the long-term vitality of the business, through attention to its economic, environmental, and social performance; its governance; and its business ethics—is receiving a high level of attention from executives of multinational companies on both sides of the Atlantic, >>> read more

A new study explores how well companies understand the economic impacts of their activities on poor communities, and what actions businesses take to manage those to achieve the desired outcomes. With its major share in global economic activity, the corporate >>> read more