If you are interested in questions like “Are companies compelled to misrepresent their CSR efforts?” and “Who is there to stop them?”, a new research book is available. The book “Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting in the EU – Comprehensive >>> read more
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Most CFOs are not absolutely convinced of the value of your sustainability report
Source: Ethical Corporation, 15 September 2016New research by Ethical Corporation shows that sustainability professionals need to prove the value of CSR Reporting. Ethical Corporation are calling for corporate sustainability professionals to increase engagement with their CFOs and prove the value of CSR following the results of >>> read more
Seafood Intelligence ranks Cargill’s EWOS #1 in industry sustainability reporting
Source: Cargill, 7 September 2016Cargill’s 2015 EWOS Sustainability report has earned the number-one ranking for sustainability reporting from Seafood Intelligence, a global news service that reports on the seafood sector. Cargill’s report, released in early June, was one of 10 leading salmon feed businesses >>> read more
The future of reporting: GRI Standards are almost here!
Source: GRI, 7 September 2016Last week, the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards came one step closer to their debut, with the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) approving the final drafts of all 36 GRI Standards for publication. The GSSB reviewed and approved the final drafts >>> read more
Oslo Børs : Growing Emphasis On Corporate Responsibility
Source: Oslo Børs, 7 September 2016Oslo Børs today becomes one of the first stock exchanges in the world to publish guidance on the reporting of corporate responsibility. “Investors are attaching more and more weight to corporate responsibility in their investment decisions, and we want to help >>> read more
The future of reporting is anything but square
Source: GreenBiz.Com, 7 September 2016A large number of organizations are in the business of influencing the future of sustainability reporting. We recently ran a blog series based on interviews with three of them—the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). However, >>> read more
GRI and Switzerland partner to foster jobs in the developing world
Source: GRI, 5 September 2016Today, GRI and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) announced the start of the second phase of the Corporate Sustainability and Reporting for Competitive Business (CSRCB) program, which helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the developing world, >>> read more
Richard Howitt appointed as next Chief Executive Officer of the IIRC
Source: , 5 September 2016Global corporate reporting organization, the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), today announces that its board of directors has appointed Richard Howitt, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Howitt will succeed outgoing CEO >>> read more
EDC wins best ASEAN Sustainability Report Award
Source: , 5 September 2016The Philippines’ biggest geothermal company, Energy Development Corporation (EDC), announces having won the Best Sustainability Report Award for its 2014 performance report entitled “Execute and Deliver” in the recently concluded ASEAN Corporate Sustainability Awards held at the Manila Marriot Grand >>> read more
Seminar: “The EU directive on non-financial information: ready for the race?”
Source: CSR Europe, 31 August 2016CSR Europe is organizing on 14 December the European Seminar “The EU directive on non-financial information: ready for the race?”. This seminar will give you the opportunity to discuss the state of play and implementation of this legislation. The purpose >>> read more
New PwC report shows that ‘Integrated Reporting’ makes long-term value-creation transparant
Source: IIRC, 30 August 2016The new report ‘It’s not just about the financials – The widening variety of factors used in investment decision making’ from PwC includes a series of candid interviews with investment professionals. They talk in some depth about how they use environmental, >>> read more
Beyond CSR Reports – 11 insights
Source: Toronto Sustainability, 27 August 2016The GRI Conference has come and gone, and I have been so busy working on so many client reports that I have barely come up for air, let alone come up to post on the blog. More about some of >>> read more