Today a group of large institutional investors with significant assets wrote to the 500 largest quoted companies in the world by market capitalisation asking for the disclosure of investment-relevant information concerning their greenhouse gas emissions. Commenting on the information request, >>> read more

Corporate social responsibility: half of Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises engage in socially beneficial activities, says new Commission report Half of Europe’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) already engage in socially responsible activities that benefit the local community, such as >>> read more

Forty-five percent of the Fortune global top 250 companies (GFT250) are now issuing environmental, social or sustainability reports in addition to their financial reports, according to a new survey released by KPMG. Globally, more companies than ever are publishing reports >>> read more

Australian companies significantly lag their international counterparts in triple bottom line reporting according to new research by KPMG. The forthcoming research paper titled KPMG International Survey of Corporate Sustainability Reporting 2002, was previewed at a business forum attended by over >>> read more

Sustainable development is too big for companies to handle individually, regardless of their size. By working together in sector projects, companies can achieve more than they would alone, shows a new report released today by the World Business Council for >>> read more

The first major review of the FTSE4Good selection criteria took place in May 2002. As a result the ground rules are being updated starting with the environmental criteria. This is the timetable: September 2002: All companies in the indices receive >>> read more

Despite voluntary efforts to reduce environmental impacts, semiconductor companies are not adequately grappling with the environmental, health and labor impacts of their production and assembly operations, especially in developing countries and global supply chains, according to a new report released >>> read more

In May 2002, the OECD published a report on the implementation of the convention on combating bribery. At the same time, a NGO report shows that bribery is still common in certain countries and for certain sectors. The OECD Convention >>> read more

May 2002 update of The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) with the following topics: * First 33 Members of Stakeholder Council Announced * Draft Child Labour, Energy, and Water Protocols Available * Comment Period on Draft 2002 Guidelines Closes 26 May >>> read more

The Sustainability Metrics the title of a new publication launched this week at the annual Assembly of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. Speaking at the launch, Robert Lowson, DEFRAs director of environmental strategy, said, We are very impressed and supportive >>> read more

There is a growing gap between the efforts of business and industry to reduce their impact on the environment and the worsening state of the planet, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals today. This gap, >>> read more

One major company states in its annual report that corporate citizenship is both "a moral responsibility and an economic necessity". But what is the business case for and against increased corporate citizenship? This is the subject of a recent research >>> read more