CSR Network recently released Material World: The 2003 Benchmark Survey Report, a detailed research project evaluating global reporting among the 100 largest companies in the world, by revenue, as listed in the Fortune 500. The concept results from the simple >>> read more

Companies are not normally shy when it comes to telling the world how well they are doing. So why are Britain’s biggest companies so coy when it comes to talking about their record on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? The first >>> read more

Allen White of the Global Reporting Initiative argues that the Guidelines are misunderstood by some critics. A scan of corporate responsibility publications in recent months reveals many references to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the new Amsterdam-based institution whose mission >>> read more

Corporations around the globe for the first time now face the prospect of uniform standards and expectations from religious groups, other concerned investors and advocacy groups on a comprehensive range of issues, including sweatshop labor, pollution control and access to >>> read more

The SIGMA Project is a collaborative project that has been working to develop practical guidelines for organisations to help them make a meaningful contribution to sustainable development. A new consultation version of the SIGMA guidelines has just been published on >>> read more

The WBCSD’s brand new publication, Cross-Cutting Themes, zeroes in on six topics that are shaping the sustainability agenda – Eco-Efficiency, Innovation & Technology, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ecosystems, Sustainability & Markets, and Risk. The WBCSD is using the term Cross-Cutting Themes >>> read more

On 13 May, MEPs voted on the report of Philip Bushill-Matthews on the Commission’s July 2002 Communication concerning Corporate Social Responsibility. In its resolution, the Parliament complains that "the Commission Communication was effectively written before the Parliament’s response to the >>> read more

If you make up the rules, you’ve got an excellent chance of winning the game. That seems to be the logic behind a recent government initiative to study international standards on what is still unfamiliar territory for many businesses here >>> read more

Leaders of the G8 group of countries* have abandoned plans to announce a `Charter of Principles for a Responsible Market Economy’, Friends of the Earth International revealed today. The news emerges as G8 Finance Ministers meet today in Deauville, France, >>> read more

There has been a big push over the past year to get corporations to be more honest with shareholders, so far with only modest success. While companies now disclose more details about off-balance-sheet transactions and derivatives risk, annual reports still >>> read more

Corporate social responsibility is a growth industry. Hundreds of big companies are now producing "sustainability" or "triple bottom line" reports. New standards, guidelines or indices on CSR appear almost weekly. All these efforts are well meaning, of course. But the >>> read more

Around 26 companies have entered the first triple bottom line reporting competition to be staged in Australia by the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA). The ACCA will announce the winners of five awards, including commendations, in three categories: >>> read more