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

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

The question of which companies take a responsible attitude towards investors, employees and the environment is becoming an increasingly explosive issue. The Munich-based rating agency oekom research has been focussing on precisely this issue for almost ten years now. In >>> read more

There was widespread recognition at the global summit meeting in Johannesburg last September that corporations are indispensable to sustainable development. Put simply, there can be little enduring social or environmental progress without active contributions from the private sector. Yet for >>> read more

Whether this past year in Washington or next week in Davos, "corporate responsibility" has become synonymous with combating company wrongdoing. But for the vast majority of global firms who play by the rules, the term signifies something rather different. What >>> read more

The One World Trust’s Global Accountability Report is the first of its kind to compare the accountability of inter-governmental organisations (IGOs), transnational corporations (TNCs) and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Eighteen of the world’s most powerful organisations are assessed in this >>> read more

Following the Johannesburg Summit call on the corporate sector for increased accountability, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is launching a web-based reporting portal to bolster companies efforts to report on their sustainable development activities. The reporting portal, >>> read more

A new WBCSD report on sustainable development reporting answers the worldwide call on companies for greater accountability and transparency by explaining why and how reporting can help turn the recent wave of boardroom scandals into renewed boardroom trust. A by >>> read more

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released a discussion paper seeking stakeholders’ views on whether it should issue guidelines on the new socially responsible investing (SRI) disclosure requirements for products with an investment component (investment products) and, if so, >>> read more

UK proposals to make company directors explicitly responsible for environmental and social performance are now firmly on the agenda of corporate law reform according to supporters of the legislation. Labour MP for Ilford North, Linda Perham, who wrote the Corporate >>> read more