Standards Australia International have released a Draft for Public Comment Australian Standard on Corporate Social responsibility (DR 03028). Comments are due on 28 February and an electronic version of the Comment form can be downloaded from https://committees.standards.com.au/COMMITTEES/MB-004 For further information >>> read more

On 12 February, the first Round Table meeting of the CSR EMS Forum focused on "Improving knowledge about CSR and facilitating the exchange of experience and good practice". The first Round Table meeting of the EU Multi Stakeholder Forum on >>> read more

The European Parliament has agreed a motion that promotes the uptake of corporate social responsibility by European businesses – but says that this must remain a voluntary movement. The debate, held following the World Economic Forum at Davos, called for >>> read more

FEE publiceert vandaag een rapport over maatschappelijke verlaggeving, Benefits of Sustainability Assurance. Hierin wordt benadrukt dat het verschaffen van zekerheid met betrekking tot maatschappelijke verslaggeving in de toekomst essentieel is om de geloofwaardigheid te bewaren. Het huidige vrijwillige karakter van >>> read more

Calling time on sustainability reports that have not been independently assured, FEE stresses that assurance provision is essential to the future credibility of sustainability reporting. Currently more than half of all sustainability reports are issued without independent assurance. This is >>> read more

In preparation for the World Economic Forums Annual Meeting 2003, the Global Corporate Citizenship Initiative (GCCI) conducted a survey with selected signatory CEOs of the CEO Statement on Corporate Citizenship. Offering insight from 18 different industry sectors and more than >>> read more

The February 2003 update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): · Invitation to Register as Organisational Stakeholders · Financial Planning for the Long-term · Update on Stakeholder Council · Report Assurance on the GRI Agenda · Work on Telecommunications and >>> read more

In 1984, 40 tons of lethal gas leaked from a Union Carbide plant at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. Thousands of people were killed. The disaster in India led the U.S. Congress to pass a law requiring companies to disclose chemical >>> read more

Companies invest heavily in protecting their reputation and ensuring society’s expectations are met. Is this corporate social responsibility or simply a smokescreen? Big business stalks the corridors of power lobbying for liberal trade policy, flexible labour laws and benign tax >>> read more

SIRIS, together with SMEC has recently completed the third survey of sustainability/environmental reports in Australia/New Zealand. The report found that the reporting standard in Australia and New Zealand compares well with that of international reporting organisations. Twenty-four of some of >>> read more

The UN Global Compact and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development will cooperate more closely for a coherent approach to corporate social responsibility The very distinct nature of the two organizations presents considerable scope for building on complementary strengths >>> read more

A large study of Research International shows: . Major worldwide study explores perceptions of modern brands and the issues facing globalisation . Naomi Kleins thesis is wrong, consumers seek to forgive brands, negative issues are largely put aside . But >>> read more