It might not always be easy to quantify but investors still want the information It’s a quotation that is often misattributed to Albert Einstein: ‘Just because you can count it doesn’t mean it counts, and just because you can’t count >>> read more
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Building Brand Trust Through Sustainability Reporting
Source: Toronto Sustainability, 26 May 2017If you do not include sustainability in your investor reporting, you may be missing out on a powerful opportunity to strengthen your investor brand. Investors are becoming more attuned to the value of a well-executed sustainability strategy and they are seeking >>> read more
CSR Europe publishes first sustainability report
Source: , 23 May 2017Through the work CSR Europe does with companies and stakeholders at CSR Europe, the organisation has recognised over the years the importance of transparency in managing organisations responsibly. CSR Europe is pleased to announce that we have fully embraced this approach and >>> read more
Sustainability reports: from checklist to management tool
Source: Tennaxia, 16 May 2017One of the hot topics in sustainability right now is reporting. According to Littan (2017), 92% of the world’s largest companies publish some sort of sustainability report. But what leads a company to create an actual sustainability/CSR report? In their >>> read more
Business in Australia and New Zealand supports mandatory sustainability reporting
Source: ACCSR, 11 May 2017More than half the respondents to the annual study of corporate social responsibility practices by The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) support mandatory sustainability reporting. The ninth Annual Review of the State of CSR in Australia and New Zealand >>> read more
Is your nonfinancial performance revealing the true value of your business to investors?
Source: , 10 May 2017EY member firms are able to conclude from several years of research of ESG reporting that there is a global trend toward increased interest in nonfinancial information on the part of investment professionals. But the question we continue to seek >>> read more
Reporting 3.0 Conference Program completed – Extraordinary set of speakers to tackle big challenges in sustainability and integrated reporting
Source: , 9 May 2017When and how will companies be able to say they have achieved bona fide sustainability? What changes do they need to make in assessing context, materiality, and success measurement? How will they know they’re creating net positive value sustainably, across >>> read more
ESG, Greenwashing and Other Four-Letter Words
Source: Troutman Sanders, 8 May 2017Sustainability reporting is a dry topic, so try to hang in there for at least the first three paragraphs, even if your business is primarily a service business and you cannot conceive that sustainability reporting has any relevance. (Note to >>> read more
GRI and SASB take next step in cooperation
Source: , 7 May 2017Last week, GRI and SASB took the stage together in a joint session at the Ceres Conference in San Francisco, revealing further collaboration plans. Most people working in the field of sustainability are familiar with the so-called rivalry between GRI >>> read more
Creating Value: The cyclical power of integrated thinking and reporting
Source: , 2 May 2017The new publication from IIRC ‘Creating Value The cyclical power of integrated thinking and reporting’ looks at the central relationship between Integrated Reporting and its cyclical power and relationship with integrated thinking. It sees reporting and thinking as two sides of >>> read more
The value of reporting on non-financial performance
Source: Carbon Clear, 26 April 2017In today’s complex business landscape, companies are expected to deliver more than profits and shareholder value: they are increasingly focusing on their non-financial performance. One element of this Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) approach is investing human and financial resources in >>> read more
New Malaysian Corporate Governance Code calls on companies to move towards Integrated Reporting
Source: IIRC, 26 April 2017Malaysian companies are being called on to adopt Integrated Reporting, as part of the Malaysian Corporate Governance Code launched today by the Securities Commission Malaysia. The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has welcomed this launch, which is an important development >>> read more