CERES and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) today announced the shortlist of candidate reports for the CERES-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards 2003 program. Of the 52 applications received, 21 were selected for further consideration by the judges >>> read more

CSR Europe is pleased to announce that Bernard Giraud, a fomer board member of the corporate social responsibility network, has been appointed as new executive director. Mr. Giraud has managed the CSR and sustainable development department at French food company >>> read more

The december 2003 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Reed the full news on the GRI website. GRI website improvements: e-networking, text version, new material 18 December 2003 The secretariat has responded to your suggestions about how to make >>> read more

The Top 100 companies listed on the JSE Securities Exchange SA (JSE) have taken on the integrated sustainability reporting challenge, says professional services firm KPMG in its latest sustainability report released today. The 2003 KPMG Survey on Integrated Sustainability Reporting >>> read more

This Annual Report on the Guidelines, the third in a series, describes what governments have done to live up to this commitment over the period June 2002-June 2003. It also provides an overview of how the business sectors contribution to >>> read more

It simply works better: Campaign report on European CSR Excellence 2003-2004 was launched yesterday in Brussels. Focusing on "Making Stakeholder Engagement Work", this year’s report features – Foreword by Irish Prime Minister and soon-to-be head of the Irish EU Presidency >>> read more

Three-quarters of the British population (74%) say more information on a company’s social and ethical behaviour would influence their purchasing decisions, according to MORI’s latest research. Furthermore, nearly nine in 10 people (86%) think companies should actively communicate their community >>> read more

The Mining Certification Evaluation Project has released its first working paper exploring whether independent third party certification of environmental, social and economic performance of mine sites could be feasible. This research project aims to evaluate whether independent, third-party certification could >>> read more

A different approach to social, environmental and sustainability assurance is now available, based on stakeholder-inclusion and materiality of issues. Developed by justassurance, a newly formed social enterprise of experienced assurance practitioners and thought leaders, this new approach consults with and >>> read more

On December 8th, Stratos Inc. released the second national survey of corporate sustainability reporting practices in Canada. The report, titled Building Confidence: Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Canada, presents the results of an in-depth examination and assessment of corproate sustainability reporting >>> read more

How a nation deals with social and environmental issues has a direct impact on its national economic competitiveness and growth prospects. Nations that fail to address Corporate Responsibility issues expose businesses to potential costs such as those associated with corruption >>> read more

Over half of all companies listed in the German DAX-30 index view sustainable business practices as "key to the long-term success of the company", according to a recent survey by Susanne Bergius, Sustainability Expert of the Handelsblatt. Among the companies >>> read more