The World Bank Group (WBG), whose mission is to alleviate poverty in the developing world, exerts influence not only through its own investments and actions, but also as an exemplar. A coalition of US- and Canada-based socially responsible investment (SRI) >>> read more

The March 2004 Update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Attention software developers: GRI issues RFP There is wide recognition that software-based reporting tools could offer an important ‘win/win’ contribution to sustainability reporting. Such tools have significant potential to facilitate >>> read more

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today released the companys second annual Sustainability Report. The Report shows the progress made against goals established in the 2002 version. An important step was the extension of the sustainability principles to Philips >>> read more

The results of the second Corporate Responsibility Index were published today (Sunday, March 14th 2004) in The Sunday Times ‘Companies that Count’ supplement. Participation in the Index is up by 14% on the previous year, with 139 companies now using >>> read more

This position paper outlines the requirements and recommendations as identified by ANEC with respect to the desirability and feasibility of standards on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Both at national and international level, initiatives exist related to CSR and standardisation. In >>> read more

Today, The Leadership Forum released its first Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by Listed Companies in the Czech Republic." The survey is part of a wider regional initiative organized by East-West Management Institutes Partners for Financial Stability >>> read more

Voor de gemiddelde belegger is corporate governance een veel belangrijker thema dan maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen (MVO). Optieregelingen voor topbestuurders, de benoeming van commissarissen en het stemrecht van aandeelhouders wegen in de beleggingsstrategie veel zwaarder mee dan het beleid van een >>> read more

The United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary grouping of companies and pressure groups that promotes corporate social responsibility, is preparing its first in-depth study of whether the initiative is having any measurable impact on businesses. The exercise comes as analysts >>> read more

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Environment (UNCTAD) has released new guidelines on eco-efficiency indicators that link the environmental performance of corporations to their financial performance. The guidelines have now been adopted by Ciba Specialty Chemicals, making it the >>> read more

The British Library was today host to the ACCA UK awards for Sustainability Reporting, where eleven organisations were rewarded for reporting on the social and environmental impacts of their activities. NHS Purchasing & Supply, the Co-operative Bank plc and Royal >>> read more

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants held its thirteenth UK awards for Sustainability Reporting, this week. The Co-operative Bank plc, GlaxoSmithKleine and the Royal Mail Group plc, were among the eleven organisations acknowledged for the social and environmental reporting of >>> read more

The February 2003 Update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Attention software developers: GRI issues RFP 13 February 2004 There is wide recognition that software-based reporting tools could offer an important ‘win/win’ contribution to sustainability reporting. Such tools have significant >>> read more