The next generation of Sustainability Reporting Guidelines is now under development, announces GRI today (4 May 2011). GRI is asking its network and the public to provide input in this first phase of development, to help shape the world’s most >>> read more

It’s springtime and most sustainability teams are in the midst of finishing or have just finished their corporate sustainability reports, Carbon Disclosure Project submittals and other external surveys. This now-annual spring ritual provides sustainability leaders the opportunity to re-secure management >>> read more

Sustainability experts are calling on regulators to ask companies for information on how sustainable they are – or explain why if they choose not to provide it. Today the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launches the Report or Explain Campaign Forum >>> read more

Most reports neither provide information that is useful to investors nor data that enables a robust assessment of a company’s performance. Read the full article by following the link.

The most comprehensive and complete sustainability reporting guidance is now available, as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launches its G3.1 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines today (23 March 2011). GRI is a network-based non-governmental organization that aims to make sustainability reporting common >>> read more

Amid growing evidence that climate change is impacting the global environment and the global economy, the Ceres investor coalition today announced a new report aimed at improving corporate disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities they face. The Ceres report, developed >>> read more

Twenty-four institutional investors led by Aviva Investors have written to 30 of the world’s largest stock exchanges asking that they address inadequate sustainability reporting by companies. The letter is part of a broader collaborative engagement initiative that was launched by >>> read more

IPIECA, API and OGP have published a major update of the Oil and gas industry guidance on voluntary sustainability reporting . This report draws on the very best technical expertise from within the industry, bringing greater precision to indicator definitions >>> read more

It has been over 20 years since the first environmental reports addressed the non-financial impacts of companies on society. Sustainability reporting has grown and greatly evolved since then yet it is not always easy for companies to gain any in-depth >>> read more

The quality of sustainability and corporate responsibility data that companies disclose will need to improve to keep pace with stakeholder expectations, according to a PwC US report released today, Creating Value from Corporate Responsibility. The report goes on to note >>> read more

Civil society and trade unions are today urging the European Commission to introduce new regulation requiring companies in both industrialized and developing countries to report on their environmental, social, human rights and governance impacts. The Global Reporting Initiative, the European >>> read more

If the size of the crowd in today’s "Next Generation Sustainability Reporting" session at the State of Green Business report is any indicator, this is one of the hottest topics around. A more than capacity crowd discussed the opportunities, challenges >>> read more