On Monday, the Conference Board hosted a webcast on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Future of Integrated Reporting. The panel included Mike Wallace, the director of the sustainability reporting framework with GRI; Intel’s Director of CSR Strategy and >>> read more
Survey of best practices, trends and benchmarks in Sustainability Reporting 2010
Source: Business & Society Belgium, 31 May 2010More and more organizations consider the CSR report a serious management tool contributing to the dialogue with the stakeholders and helping to mobilize the employees around a continuous improvement of an organization’s environmental, social and governance performance. The survey released >>> read more
GRI proudly announces the winners of the GRI Readers Choice Awards 2010
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 28 May 2010GRI and its Awards partners (KPMG Spain, KPMG Netherlands, SustainAbility, ACCA, Futerra, TCS and exclusive sponsor Petrobras) are proud to present the winners of the GRI Readers Choice Awards 2010. In a festive Awards Ceremony that took place at the >>> read more
GRI announces its 2015 and 2020 goals and launches G3.1 public comment at first day of Amsterdam Global Conference
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 27 May 2010The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today opened the doors for the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, the worlds largest gathering of leaders, thinkers and doers in the field of sustainability reporting. At the fully booked conference, close to >>> read more
Governments to play a stronger role in sustainability reporting to ensure a minimum level of disclosure and risk prevention
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 27 May 2010The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), KPMG Sustainability, the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launched today Carrots and Sticks Promoting Transparency and Sustainability, a study on trends in voluntary and mandatory approaches >>> read more
European analysts call for ESG reporting link to IFRS
Source: Responsible Investor, 18 May 2010German counterpart DVFA have called for companies to formally orient their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting towards International Financial Reporting Standards. EFFAS, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, and Germanys Society of Investment Professionals say they strongly recommend >>> read more
Sustainability reporting helps rebuild trust in business, financial institutions and government
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 17 May 2010According to new research presented by The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), sustainability reporting has become an essential tool to help businesses and governments rebuild trust and confidence in the wake of economic collapse. GRI – the pioneering developer of the >>> read more
GRI announces launch of Food Processing Sector Supplement and NGO Sector Supplement
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 10 May 2010The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – provider of the worlds most widely-used sustainability reporting guidance – announces the launch of the Food Processing Sector Supplement and NGO Sector Supplement during the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, 26 – >>> read more
New Report Offers First Guidelines for Companies on How to Communicate about Climate Policy Engagement
Source: BSR, 18 March 2010On the heels of last years failed climate negotiations in Copenhagen, more companies worldwide are attempting to advance national and international policies around climate change. Now, a new report from BSR offers the first concrete guidelines on how business can >>> read more
Second round of the GRIs Readers Choice Awards opening today
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 18 March 2010The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has today announced the organizations that are still in the running for the Readers Choice Awards. Readers can now continue to vote on the shortlisted organizations from 13 different countries. They determine who deserve recognition >>> read more
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at large Hungarian companies
Source: KPMG, 16 March 2010A third of the 100 largest companies in Hungary reported on their non-financial results last year, and only 8 of them included third party opinion as independent external control, a decrease in numbers compared to a year earlier a >>> read more
Indian Corporate Affairs Ministry to upgrade website for CSR reports
Source: Business Standard, 12 March 2010The Corporate Affairs Ministry today said it is upgrading its website for enabling companies to file their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports online. "The Ministry is in the process of designing an e-form under MCA-21 which will enable the corporates >>> read more