Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM Group today announced the results of the annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Effective September 23, 2002 the DJSI World will again include over 300 companies from 23 countries that >>> read more

Special GRI UPDATE – WORLD SUMMIT ISSUE Contents: * 2002 Guidelines Released * GRI at the World Summit on Sustainable Development * Call for Nominations for Stakeholder Council * Join the Dialogue! * Paul Hohnen Appointed GRI Vice-President of Strategy >>> read more

Amidst increasing worldwide calls for improved corporate accountability, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released today a new set of public reporting guidelines to help companies and other organisations disclose performance beyond the financial bottom line. The 2002 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines >>> read more

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a process that has been driven by globalization, deregulation and privatisation. For Trans National Corporations (TNCs) it is an outcome of public pressure arising from their operations in developing countries in relation to human rights, >>> read more

Research* launched today shows that business leaders are not taking steps to reduce their environmental impact. The research, by Trucost, also reveals that 50% of business leaders think they spend too much time completing environmental questionnaires. Suppliers are on the >>> read more

PricewaterhouseCoopers surveyed senior executives and managers of 140 large US-based companies to determine their attitudes and approaches towards sustainability — a new standard of corporate performance that moves beyond evaluation of short-term business goals to evaluation of long-term social, economic, >>> read more

"All mouth, no trousers?" is the first in-depth research into the reporting of corporate responsibility in annual reports. Each annual report from the top 100 European companies has been examined for ethical statements. The 52 that contain some form of >>> read more

Global warming, the status of world communities, even support of terrorism can be affected by major corporations being attuned to issues of corporate social responsibility, but few companies are devoting more money or resources to the issue, according to a >>> read more

As companies get more sophisticated about corporate social responsibility, they are forging new ground in their efforts to establish effective CSR structures that support their efforts. There is growing demand for information, company examples and advice about what works and >>> read more

Human activities are causing between 10,000 and 40,000 species to become extinct each year according to Richard Leakey a world-renowned conservationist. At that rate we are probably approaching a point similar to mass extinction. […] Such rapid catastrophic losses to >>> read more

The third CSR Round Table on CSR Reporting took place on 24th June 2002 in Brussels. This event took place in the framework of the experimentation of a European Multi-stakeholder Forum on CSR, following the call by a wide range >>> read more

Some corporations continue to abuse the rights of people, destroy the livelihoods of communities, and pollute water and forest resources for future generations, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth International has been published. The report graphically >>> read more