In the first of an exclusive three-part series on CSR and sustainability reporting, BusinessGreen.com analyses the dos and don’ts of successful CSR reports. In the early days of CSR reporting, most non-financial reports were either exclusively environmental in focus or >>> read more

Companies and investment analysts are divided on the benefits of integrating non-financial information into annual reports. When the Danish government passed legislation in December requiring the country’s largest 1,100 companies to include information on corporate social responsibility in their annual >>> read more

Media sector sustainability reporting guidance will soon be in development, coordinated through a new innovative partnership between The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), AVINA Foundation Colombia, Ibero-American New Journalism Foundation (FNPI), and The Program of Journalism Studies of the Javeriana University. >>> read more

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that its Triple P report 2008 achieves an A+ according to the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The A+ rating is >>> read more

What do companies such as Whole Foods, Burt’s Bees and Lowe’s have that corporate America craves? According to consumers: eco-sensibility. Consumers believe that when they support companies like these, they do more than just shop. They align themselves with businesses >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced that five international oil companies are to help craft new guidance for measuring and disclosing their economic, environmental and social impacts. Amerada Hess (USA), BP (UK), ENI (Italy), Shell (UK) and StatoilHydro (Norway) >>> read more

The Norwegian government has launched its first national white paper on corporate social responsibility in a globalised economy. The white paper clarifies the responsibility companies have regarding public reporting on sustainability performance – including human rights, decent working conditions, the >>> read more

Recently, Apple has unveiled a number of new green products, but they’re opposed to a shareholder resolution that would require them to publish a corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. Proposed by environmental group As You Sow, the resolution calls for >>> read more

Hundreds of the largest private and state-owned companies and institutional investors in Denmark must include corporate social responsibility information in their annual financial reports beginning in 2010. The Danish Parliament voted in mid-December to force the 1,100 largest enterprises to >>> read more

Companies are increasingly being called to account for their role within society. Many companies therefore produce sustainability reports, in which they report on the impact of the company on society. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) publishes globally-applicable guidelines clarifying the >>> read more

More and more Chinese companies are issuing CSR reports, according to a new report entitled Journey in Search of Value 2008 by Oxfam Hong Kong. "There are increasing numbers of companies issuing CSR reports, but the quality of those reports >>> read more

Launched today in São Paulo, Brazil, The Road to Credibility assesses approaches to sustainability reporting in Brazil and highlights best practice in transparency and disclosure. Published by SustainAbility, Fundação Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (FBDS) and the United Nations Environment >>> read more