We are usually very excited to hear about every CSR report that is being released, as we know this is an indication of another company that is moving forward in the right direction. We read these reports, sometimes raising questions >>> read more
Sustainability Reports: Separating Green Winners from Green Washers
Source: Carbon49.com, 20 December 2011Most corporate social responsibility reports look great on the surface. But how do you read between the lines to separate the green heroes from the green washers? This article looks at reports from Merck, Procter and Gamble, De Beers, Ferrero >>> read more
Sustainability reporting enters a new phase, say experts
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 15 December 2011Reporting corporate economic, environmental and social performance is entering a new phase, moving from a pioneering and experimental practice to become standard practice, say sustainability reporting experts. The number of reports continues to increase, as does the variety of organizations >>> read more
Are Sustainability Reports Really That Bad?
Source: Sustainable Business Forum, 13 December 2011The shock-horror headline "Howlers and omissions exposed in world of corporate social responsibility" which first appeared in the Guardian on 24th November 2011, and then rapidly did the rounds of all online CSR news and information sites, morphing into "Lies, >>> read more
Sustainability leader appointed Chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 30 November 2011Sustainability leader and Worldconnector Herman Mulder has been appointed Chairman of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)s Board of Directors. Herman Mulder is a member of the board of the Dutch National Contact Point (NCP) of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational >>> read more
Howlers and omissions exposed in world of corporate social responsibility
Source: The Guardian, , 25 November 2011Environment reports by some of the world’s biggest companies are routinely including wrong statistics and leaving out vital information, according to the most comprehensive study yet carried out. The examination of more than 4,000 corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and >>> read more
Delhaize Groep wint prijs voor beste duurzaamheidsverslag
Source: Delhaize Groep, 25 November 2011Het Belgisch Instituut van Bedrijfsrevisoren, Business and Society, een vereniging die bedrijven samenbrengt rond maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen en Kauri, een netwerk van multi-stakeholders, steunen actief het uitgeven van duurzaamheidsverslagen in België. Vandaag heeft de onafhankelijke jury, samengesteld door deze drie >>> read more
Building trust in the air: PwC reports on how the world’s airlines cover corporate sustainability
Source: PWC, 22 November 2011A new report of how well the worlds airlines report on corporate sustainability (CS) has revealed a mixed set of results. The PwC analysis, launched today (14 November) has shown that while there has been a positive increase in the >>> read more
Corporate Responsibility Reporting Hits All-time High but Lacks Financial Reporting Rigour
Source: KPMG, 7 November 2011In what KPMG believes to be the most comprehensive surveys of corporate responsibility (CR) reporting ever published, the KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011 reviewed trends of each of the G250, as well as 3,400 companies worldwide, representing >>> read more
Not only one approach to corporate responsibility, says MEP
Source: Euractiv, 26 October 2011The debate on voluntary versus mandatory reporting is dead and the EU proposal on Corporate Social Responsibility, to be unveiled today by the European Commission after years of deadlock, goes in the right direction, said MEP Richard Howitt in charge >>> read more
Companies are embracing corporate responsibility in their annual reports
Source: The Guardian, 3 October 2011A look at the FTSE 100 shows that companies are increasingly examining their role in the sustainable development of society. Read the full article by following the link
New Guidelines to build transparency in construction and real estate sector
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 22 September 2011Carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labor issues are some of the sustainability issues that can now be reported by construction and real estate companies, thanks to new guidance published today (22 September 2011) by the >>> read more