In a July 2003 report, the Institute for Sustainable Management of the Technical College Aargau (CH) published the results of a comparative study of the corporate sustainability reporting of 76 larger Swiss companies. The institute analysed the content of several >>> read more

British Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell received strong ratings for their policies in ethics, transparency and corporate social responsibility. Both got B ratings on a scale of A (highest) to D (lowest). These are the first ethics ratings to be >>> read more

A number of developments relevant to CSR have happened at the ISO level over the past few months: (1) the ISO Advisory Group on Corporate Social Responsibility has met, and worked out a process for selecting a service provider to >>> read more

The October 2003 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Contents: * Quote of the month * Japan tops reporter league table – 60! * Dutch government funds work on boundaries * New Interact Forum topic: Boundaries * Interact Forum: >>> read more

Echo Research, global specialists in reputation audit and analysis, today reveals the findings of its third international corporate social responsibility (CSR) report – ‘CSR and The Financial Community – Friends or Foes?’ Via a mix of face-to-face interviews with financial >>> read more

Although Nike reached an agreement with Marc Kasky to end his lawsuit, the settlement’s effect on corporate social responsibility reporting remains to be seen. Last Friday, Nike (ticker: NKE) and Marc Kasky settled the lawsuit that pitted the company’s claim >>> read more

In a joint announcement today, the parties to Kasky v. Nike, a lawsuit which prompted a U.S. Supreme Court review exploring the question of what constitutes free versus commercial speech, have agreed to settle the case. The two parties mutually >>> read more

A new survey released today by business network CSR Europe shows that a majority of respondents to a recent web survey expect the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to set overall global standards on the social and environmental aspects of international >>> read more

More than half the top 250 companies now produce reports on environmental, social or ethical performance, demonstrating how non-financial disclosure has become mainstream. A new study found that 132 of the FTSE 250 companies report. All of those covered the >>> read more

CCBE, representing the lawyers of Europe, encourages the practitioners of the legal profession to increasingly take on an advisory role on CSR issues. The guidelines, which have been compiled by a working-group of experts from Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy >>> read more

Intern Amanda Schneier conducted the PFS Programs first Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the 10 Largest Listed Companies (by market capitalization) in Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia. The survey investigates companies disclosures on >>> read more

The August 2003 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Subjects: * Quote of the Month * GRI Achieves 300 Reporter Target * GRI Business Plan: Goals for 2003-2005 * GRI Chief Executive Responds to UN Sub-Commission ‘Norms’ * 130 >>> read more