Corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure is mostly voluntary — and rarely enforced in the cases even where it is mandatory — in the US. As investors and regulators demand greater ESG disclosures, a growing number of sustainability reporting frameworks, >>> read more

When looking at CSR reports we often ask ourselves, “Just how sustainable is this corporation?” or “How do I know if this company is taking sustainability seriously or just complying with reporting standards?” Sustainability reporting is an important communication and disclosure >>> read more

Reporting standards are changing, and they will continue to evolve over the next 18 months. To help companies interpret the implications for their sustainability reporting strategies, BSR conducted an interview with with Eric Hespenheide, interim chief executive the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and chair of Global Sustainability >>> read more

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and Ecodesk have joined forces to create The Reporting Exchange, a free, multi-lingual, global sustainability reporting knowledge platform. This pioneering platform will help business make sense >>> read more

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

Today, 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

Corporate 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

It’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

The 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

The 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

“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

Information 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