In the Netherlands several companies have done experiences in the field of sustainable enterpreneurship. DHV, a Dutch based consultancy, made the Sustainability ScoreCard, a management instrument for sustainability. The following article gives an overview of some exeperiences with this tool. >>> read more

Corporate policy makers from FTSE-listed companies have met with human rights advocates and fund managers to discuss the potential business risks associated with human rights abuses in the countries where they operate. Amnesty International UK and The Prince of Wales >>> read more

What is a cost and what is a benefit when a company improves its environmental performance? How can businesses reflect this in their accounts? These are among the questions that the Institute of Chartered Accountants will attempt to answer through >>> read more

(a press message issued in january 2002). In what is a major end-of-year embarrassment for the Prime Minister, big businesses have failed to meet Tony Blair’s only environmental challenge: to publish environmental reports by the end of 2001.The Prime Minister >>> read more

The first academic study of social investment returns in Canada disputes the conventional wisdom that socially responsible investment underperforms conventional investment. The study, entitled Socially Responsible Investing: Better for Your Soul or Your Bottom Line?, was carried out by Paul >>> read more

Companies with less than ten employees may be losing money and opportunities as a result of lack of knowledge of environmentally-friendly work practices, suggest researchers at Cardiff University. Investment in environmental training is unlikely to be a priority for many >>> read more

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) launched its Business Charter for Sustainable Development in 1990. The Charter consisted of a short introduction and a set of 16 principles for environmental management and has been one of the most discussed ICC >>> read more

A trend-monitoring report released by the Institute of Business Ethics, in partnership with corporate reputation consultancy Fishburn Hedges, reveals that staff are increasingly held to account by employers regarding ethical business practice – yet are less likely to receive training >>> read more

The Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC) has released its extensive review and analysis of the fees public companies pay to their auditors, which were broken out into fees for audit and non-audit services for the first time last year under >>> read more

Oekom Research recently conducted a study that evaluates the sustainability of governments that issue bonds popular with investors. In order for institutions to implement sustainability investing, they need information about the social and environmental performance of potential investments. With regard >>> read more

The analysis of nearly one thousand environmental, health and safety regulatory initiatives taken in 2001 in more than 40 countries indicates that industry should prepare for more stringent requirements with regard to emergency planning, corporate transparency and climate change. This >>> read more

The Internet has had a great impact on how companies communicate with their stakeholders. Companies now have the means to be more transparent than ever before, if they choose to be. And stakeholders have learned to use the Internet for >>> read more