Overall, more than 1,100 pages, nine languages and three different names – since 1992 Henkel has been publishing a Sustainability Report. This year, on February 25, 2016 Henkel’s 25th Sustainability Report will be published. What started nearly a quarter of >>> read more
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Saudi CSR experts praise IRI on national television
Source: IRI, 24 February 2016After the recent publication in the Saudi Gazette featuring the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI), Saudi Arabia CSR experts have praised the potential of the IRI in the daily news program ‘Thaqafa Alyoum’ on Al Thaqafiya television. The presenter spoke with >>> read more
Assurance: Generating Value from External Assurance of Sustainability Reporting
Source: WBCSD, 20 February 2016Companies who report on their sustainability performance can now turn to a new paper that explains how businesses at different stages of the assurance journey can use the Assurance Maturity Model to assure and validate the information in their reports. >>> read more
GRI launches GOLD Community to shape the future of sustainability
Source: GRI, 19 February 2016GRI launched a new membership and engagement program, the GRI GOLD Community, building on its collaborative, global multi-stakeholder network. The GRI GOLD Community consists of diverse companies and organizations from across civil society, business, mediating institutions, labor and intergovernmental agencies, >>> read more
Integrated reporting: more than a box-ticking exercise
Source: Robeco, 17 February 2016Integrated reporting, which combines financial and sustainability information, is starting to appear more on companies’ agendas. Although this is a step in the right direction, integrated reporting should not be the final objective, but rather a means of meaningful reporting, >>> read more
Company Disclosures Related to Climate Change
Source: International Banker, 11 February 2016Climate change is real! It is a global challenge impacting everyone, including companies and businesses around the world. Governments and societies are stepping up to challenge companies to address climate-related issues through reducing emissions, investing in responsible enterprises or complying >>> read more
Second Innovation Trends Report on ‘Always-On Transparency’
Source: Weber Shandwick, 9 February 2016Weber Shandwick’s Social Impact practice, a global team working at the intersection of corporate social responsibility, sustainability and social issues, continues its exploration of key macro trends that are shaping the future of social impact work with the introduction of >>> read more
New brief report: Integrated Profit & Loss
Source: True Price, 4 February 2016With the increasing importance of sustainability, businesses need to make complex decisions. How to juggle the interests of multiple stakeholders? How to compare natural, social and financial impact? How to meet the new rules on Integrated Reporting? True Pric introduced: Integrated >>> read more
Review pubished of FTSE 350 companies’ environmental reporting and GHG emission disclosures in annual reports
Source: CDSB, 29 January 2016CDSB (Climate Disclosure Standards Board) is an international consortium of business and environmental NGOs. CDSB published the report ‘Comply or Explain’ with the results of a review of the FTSE 350 companies’ environmental reporting and greenhouse gas emission disclosures in >>> read more
Five tips for companies new to integrated reporting
Source: CLP Group, 27 January 2016Stock exchanges around the world, including the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, are moving towards the requirement of including material ESG (environmental, social and governance) performance in listed companies’ annual reporting process. For companies new to ESG reporting, it seems only >>> read more
EU Mandates Sustainability Disclosure Starting in 2017
Source: The Compliance and Ethics Blog, 22 January 2016The European Union recently adopted a directive that will mandate sustainability reporting starting in 2017. Under the new law, a company (that fits in the scop) must report on environmental impacts, social matters, human rights, anti-corruption, and diversity. Read the >>> read more
Why doing a materiality assessment often makes sense
Source: GreenBiz, 20 January 2016A materiality assessment is how you figure out which sustainability issues have the greatest risk or reward for your company. Most people who work on corporate responsibility or sustainability have done, or considered doing, some sort of materiality assessment . The process >>> read more