ISO (International Organization for Standardization) should launch work addressing the social responsibility of organizations, according to an international advisory group including representatives of business,government regulators, trade unions and consumers. The group recommends ISO to: – firstly, develop a technical report >>> read more

The European Parlement’s Environment Committee is to discuss a draft opinion on the Commission’s follow up Communication to the CSR Green Paper on 19 February. On 19 February, the Environment Committee in the European Parliament is to discuss a draft >>> read more

The progressive careers agency, Lifeworth.com, released their Annual Review of Corporate Responsibility, The Review describes a growing interest and concern about the relationship between corporations and governments Lobbying by companies and their trade associations against social and environmental regulations or >>> read more

Standards Australia International have released a Draft for Public Comment Australian Standard on Corporate Social responsibility (DR 03028). Comments are due on 28 February and an electronic version of the Comment form can be downloaded from https://committees.standards.com.au/COMMITTEES/MB-004 For further information >>> read more

On 12 February, the first Round Table meeting of the CSR EMS Forum focused on "Improving knowledge about CSR and facilitating the exchange of experience and good practice". The first Round Table meeting of the EU Multi Stakeholder Forum on >>> read more

The European Parliament has agreed a motion that promotes the uptake of corporate social responsibility by European businesses – but says that this must remain a voluntary movement. The debate, held following the World Economic Forum at Davos, called for >>> read more

FEE publiceert vandaag een rapport over maatschappelijke verlaggeving, Benefits of Sustainability Assurance. Hierin wordt benadrukt dat het verschaffen van zekerheid met betrekking tot maatschappelijke verslaggeving in de toekomst essentieel is om de geloofwaardigheid te bewaren. Het huidige vrijwillige karakter van >>> read more

Calling time on sustainability reports that have not been independently assured, FEE stresses that assurance provision is essential to the future credibility of sustainability reporting. Currently more than half of all sustainability reports are issued without independent assurance. This is >>> read more

In preparation for the World Economic Forums Annual Meeting 2003, the Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative (GCCI) conducted a survey with selected signatory CEOs of the CEO Statement on Corporate Citizenship. Offering insight from 18 different industry sectors and more than >>> read more

The February 2003 update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): · Invitation to Register as Organisational Stakeholders · Financial Planning for the Long-term · Update on Stakeholder Council · Report Assurance on the GRI Agenda · Work on Telecommunications and >>> read more

Companies invest heavily in protecting their reputation and ensuring society’s expectations are met. Is this corporate social responsibility or simply a smokescreen? Big business stalks the corridors of power lobbying for liberal trade policy, flexible labour laws and benign tax >>> read more

In 1984, 40 tons of lethal gas leaked from a Union Carbide plant at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Thousands of people were killed. The disaster in India led the U.S. Congress to pass a law requiring companies to disclose chemical >>> read more