ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Hong Kong hosted the ACCA HK Awards for Sustainability Reporting in Island Shangri-La Hotel today. MTR Corporation Limited , Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited , Architectural Services Department and Hong Kong >>> read more
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UK Prepares To Mandate Environmental and Social Reporting
Source: Institutionalshareowner.com, 31 May 2004Proposed guidelines for Operating and Financial Review reports require British company directors to discuss the effects of social and environmental issues on business. Mandatory corporate reporting on social and environmental issues is stalled in limbo in the US, but it >>> read more
GRI News update May 2004
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 26 May 2004May 2004 news update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Public comments invited: Health and Safety Technical Protocol 5/10/2004 With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, GRI is developing a technical protocol for each of the six health >>> read more
ISO launches Web site to support international conference on social responsibility
Source: ISO, 25 May 2004ISO (International Organization for Standardization) has launched a Web site – www.iso.org/sr – to support the International Conference on Social Responsibility that it is holding on 21-22 June 2004 in Stockholm, Sweden As well as addressing the practical aspects of >>> read more
GRI welcomes ISO’s first steps in SR field
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 15 May 2004The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today welcomed the release by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) of the report on social responsibility prepared by its multi-stakeholder Advisory Group on Social Responsibility (SR) . The report responds to a mandate from >>> read more
Second Semi-Annual Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Largest Listed Companies in Central and Eastern Europe
Source: East-West Management Institute (EWMI), 10 May 2004The PFS Program publishes its second semi-annual Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the 10 Largest Listed Companies (by Market Capitalization) in Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. The survey was conducted by >>> read more
Water sector scoops the pool in ACCA’S 2003 Sustainability Reporting Awards
Source: ACCA, 10 May 2004The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced that City West Water, Sydney Water and Watercare have been jointly awarded the best sustainability report award in this year’s ACCA Australia and New Zealand Sustainability Reporting Awards, sponsored by KPMG. >>> read more
WBCSD sponsors international sustainability award
Source: WBCSD, 10 May 2004The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a new sponsor to the Sustainability Leadership Award. The award, launched in 2001 by Sustainability Asset Management (SAM) and the Sustainable Performance Group (SPG), honors extraordinary leadership by individuals working within >>> read more
WBCSD, WRI launch new edition of Corporate GHG Reporting Standard
Source: WBCSD, 10 May 2004The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and World Resources Institute (WRI) today released a new edition of the international standard used worldwide by businesses to report and set targets for their greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The Greenhouse Gas >>> read more
People do read CSR reports!
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 8 May 2004A recent international survey by GlobeScan Inc. (formerly Environics International) reveals that consumers in North America, Europe, and Australia are consulting corporate social and environmental reports more commonly than originally thought. Knowledge of a companys social report also appears to >>> read more
Thirteen Pension Leaders Call on SEC Chairman to Require Global Warming Risks in Corporate Disclosure
Source: CERES, 21 April 2004Thirteen major public pension fund leaders – including eight state treasurers and comptrollers, four labor pension fund leaders, and the New York City Comptroller, collectively managing assets of nearly $800 billion- today called on the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission >>> read more
Suncor Energy Receives Best Sustainability Report Award
Source: Ceres, 21 April 2004The CERES-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards hosted its second annual awards ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts today. Suncor Energy Inc. won the "Best Sustainability Report" award, beating 31 other leading sustainability reporters across North America. This award recognizes Suncors commitment >>> read more