Key performance indicators for HIV/AIDS reporting by all organisations were released today by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) at an event hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission. Standardised HIV/AIDS public reporting is an essential element of the global >>> read more
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GRI News Update November 2003
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 18 November 2003The November 2003 Update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). HIV/AIDS resource document released today in South Africa JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA Key performance indicators for HIV/AIDS reporting by all organisations were released today at an event hosted by the South >>> read more
Speech Anna Diamantopoulou (EU Commissioner) about CSR
Source: EU, 17 November 2003Anna Diamantopoulou European Commissioner responsible for Employment and Social Affairs The role of public policies in promoting CSR Address at the Presidency Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility Venice, 14 novembre, 2003 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to open >>> read more
Survey Says: NGOs Believe Corporate Social Responsibility Reports That Reveal Faults
Source: IshareOwner.Com, 17 November 2003In a recent survey, nongovernmental organizations say they believe CSR reports that disclose noncompliance, poor social or environmental performance, and big challenges. The majority of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), who play an increasingly important role in evaluating corporate social responsibility (CSR) >>> read more
Canadian businesses encouraged to report on environmental and social performance
Source: Environment Canada, 16 November 2003The Government of Canada announced today a new initiative on corporate sustainability reporting that will challenge Canadian businesses to report on their social and environmental practices and performance. This initiative is sponsored by four ministers: the Honourable David Anderson, Minister >>> read more
Japan starts project for CSR Standard
Source: , 14 November 2003The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) launched the CSR Standard-Making Initiative as a new project of the Japanese Standards Association (JSA). The purpose of this initiative is to explore what kinds of CSR standards are the most >>> read more
French survey of annual reports against GRI
Source: SocialFunds.Com, 11 November 2003The Social and Environmental Reporting Research Institute in France surveyed the 2002 annual reports of every company of the SBF 120 (the 120 largest French groups listed on the Paris Stock Exchange) according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) grid >>> read more
New World Bank Report Aims to Reduce Barriers to CSR Compliance at the Supplier Level in Global Supply Chains
Source: World Bank, 5 November 2003A new report, Strengthening Implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in Global Supply Chains, issued by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR), and the Copenhagen office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, assesses barriers to the implementation of CSR >>> read more
Companies urged to engage in good citizenship
Source: Japan Times, 31 October 2003In the wake of huge corporate scandals in Japan and the United States, companies are under pressure to be more socially responsible. The trend has fed demand for universal guidelines for firms to use in filing reports on how they >>> read more
CEOs respond to governance changes
Source: Croner.CCH Group Limited, 30 October 2003Corporate boards are putting more pressure on CEOs to build corporate reputation, which is perceived as more important than it was four years ago by global company CEOs, presidents and chairmen who responded to the survey conducted by recruitment firm >>> read more
Novo Nordisk awarded for best Danish Sustainability report
Source: Novo Nordisk, 29 October 2003Novo Nordisk won the award best Sustainability Report 2003 – given by FSR (The Danish Association of Chartered Accountants) and the Danish financial newspaper Børsen. As a national winner, Novo Nordisk is now also an entrant for the European Sustainability >>> read more
CSR Europe investigates what sustainable trade means for business
Source: EurActiv.com, 23 October 2003CSR Europe has invited key stakeholders to explore the concept of sustainable trade and what it means for the business community. Background: Globalisation, WTO and the Doha round of trade negotiations… What do all these mean for business? How is >>> read more