Representatives from over 160 of the world’s leading organizations, spanning business, finance, accounting, conservation, academia, and policy, have met on 13 July in London to celebrate the culmination of a unique collaborative project that has produced the first global Natural Capital >>> read more
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GRI announces leadership change
Source: , 9 July 2016Today, GRI announced Chief Executive Michael Meehan’s decision to leave the organization to pursue other opportunities. The organization will conduct a thorough global multi-stakeholder search for a new Chief Executive. Eric Hespenheide has been appointed Interim Chief Executive and stands down >>> read more
81% of S&P 500 Companies Published Sustainability Reports in 2015
Source: Environmental Leader, 1 July 2016Corporate sustainability disclosure and reporting is now the norm for large-cap companies in the US, according to a Governance & Accountability Institute report. In its fifth annual analysis of S&P 500 Index reporting, G&A Institute found that 81 percent of the >>> read more
The Drive for Disclosure: What Matters and What Doesn’t
Source: Environmental Leader, 23 June 2016It’s sustainability reporting season. CDP’s climate change questionnaire is due June 30. The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices questionnaire deadline was at the end of last month. And then there’s a company’s own annual report for shareholders outlining sustainability and financial performance >>> read more
Center for Safety and Health Sustainability Releases Metrics to Advance Standardized Reporting
Source: The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability, 16 June 2016The Center for Safety and Health Sustainability is pleased to announce the release of its Best Practice Guide for Occupational Health and Safety in Sustainability Reports, which provides occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals with metrics and best practices in >>> read more
NSE CEO Lists Benefits of Sustainability Reporting
Source: This Day Live, 14 June 2016The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Oscar Onyema has urged companies to embrace sustainability reporting, saying it has many benefits. Speaking at the Nigerian capital market sustainability reporting seminar in Lagos, Onyema said at the NSE, they >>> read more
CSR Online Awards update: 94 finalists make the grade in Germany, Italy and Switzerland
Source: Lundquist , 13 June 2016“Reporting season” has come and gone and Lundquist has been monitoring transparency in sustainability disclosures at almost 200 companies in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, as part of the 7thCSR Online Awards. Our research suggests that CSR and sustainability reporting is >>> read more
Text analysis puts investment value on corporate social behaviour
Source: RSM, 9 June 2016Information about a company’s intangible assets like corporate culture, reputation and environmental sustainability is highly sought after by equity investors, but is rarely found in financial reports. PhD candidate Andy Moniz from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) has >>> read more
Second set of draft GRI Standards released for public comment
Source: GRI, 3 June 2016The second set of draft GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) is now available for public comment until 17 July 2016. This latest set of 30 topic-specific, draft GRI Standards is based on the Aspects from the G4 Guidelines, and >>> read more
The role of government, business and data in sustainability
Source: Eco-Business.Com, 1 June 2016Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launched its newest technology initiative, the Digital Reporting Alliance, which will address two key challenges in sustainability reporting – the lack of structured data and the lack of demand for digital reporting. The second day of the >>> read more
Statement on Management Accounting about Integrated Reporting
Source: IMA, 30 May 2016Because integrated reporting is still a new management practice, IMA® (the association of accountants and financial professionals in business) published a Statement on Management Accounting on this subject. The report outlines both the guiding principles of integrated reporting and the >>> read more
It Pays to Be Transparent on Natural and Social Capital
Source: , 27 May 201622 companies have experimented the past two years with making the influence of their products on people and society transparent, from sourcing to end user. For example, ABN AMRO mapped the social and environmental effects of cocoa financing and DSM >>> read more