The sustainability reporting performance of the CAC 40 examines the extent and quality of carbon and sustainability measurement, reporting and reduction by France’s 40 largest companies using publicly available information. Companies were scored against criteria in four broad scoring sections >>> read more

Zenith Bank Plc has been named ‘Best Company in Sustainability Reporting in Africa’ at the 2017 Sustainability Enterprise Responsibility Awards (SERAS) CSR Awards held at the weekend. Zenith Bank has blazed a trail, with its 2016 Sustainability Report titled: ‘Creating Wealth Sustainably’ being >>> read more

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has agreed to collaborate with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) – to strengthen international assurance standards on sustainability reporting.   The collaboration supports WBCSD’s Redefining Value program and its objective to incorporate >>> read more

CSR Europe and GRI, in collaboration with Accountancy Europe, are pleased to announce their latest publication mapping the Member State Implementation of the EU Directive for non-financial reporting. Over the last months we have engaged with several stakeholders throughout Europe >>> read more

How do professional accountants respond to the growing demand for assurance on non-financial information (NFI) Stakeholders use NFI as an input to their decision making, but they want to know if this information can be trusted. External assurance can strengthen >>> read more

Eric Hespenheide has been appointed as the Chairman of the GRI Board of Directors, effective 1 January 2018. A familiar figure in the sustainability reporting world, and a long-term contributor to GRI’s multi-stakeholder network, Eric brings a wealth of multi-faceted experience in >>> read more

>On July 5th, 2017 the European Commission presented guidelines on non-financial reporting designed to produce a strategic and forward looking approach to arranging reports, stakeholder relevancy, consistency and coherency. The proposed guidelines demonstrate how to disclose material information and produce >>> read more

Catherine Raw, chief financial officer of miner Barrick Gold and previously co-manager of BlackRock’s flagship mining funds, said sustainability reporting needs to be audited in the same way as financials to become credible. Raw spoke at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business >>> read more

Environment, social and governance have become critical issues in the way investors judge companies, but corporates face too many ESG measures suffering from too little standardisation. But we now have scores of methods and providers. For my research, I investigated >>> read more

The UK’s corporate governance watchdog should explore ways to increase transparency in corporate reporting of company contributions towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to recommendations from an independent advisory group. The group’s report, Growing a culture of Social Impact >>> read more

According to the GRI database of sustainability reports, the number of firms which publicly disclosed their use of the GRI framework was lower in 2016 than 2015 (see infographic below). Despite GRI adoption growing at a 39% CAGR from 2005 to 2010 >>> read more

Investors are stepping up their appeals for robust corporate sustainability reporting, with increased focus on climate impact and long-term performance in a carbon-constrained world. These reports have been standard for some time, though the metrics and definitions for success have transformed >>> read more