It is no surprise that research just released by the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and Black Sun finds that the majority (92%) of IIRC pilot programme participants responding to a survey found that moving towards integrated reporting increased their >>> read more

For more than a decade now, many leading global organizations have produced some form of sustainability reporting. Sometimes these documents manifest in reports sent directly to stakeholders, and in other cases they adhere to specific guidelines defined by external reporting >>> read more

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) today announced the release of the 2014 GRESB results. A leading global source of portfolio-level sustainability data for the real estate industry, the dynamic benchmark provides more than 40 institutional investors, representing USD >>> read more

"Corporate sustainability reporting is dead." Not the words of an anti-corporatist radical green — but of Peter Bakker, president and CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, on stage at this year’s recent EAT Forum in Stockholm. You >>> read more

Disclosure of environmental, human rights and social risks is moving from its home between the glossy pages of voluntary reports into the hard-nosed realm of mandatory legal requirements, as evidenced by recent developments in the European Union and India. Corporate >>> read more

Michael Meehan has become GRI’s new Chief Executive. He succeeds Ernst Ligteringen who is leaving the organization after 12 years of exceptional leadership. The announcement of Mr. Meehan’s appointment on 22 July resulted in a flurry of press and media >>> read more

Stelt uw organisatie een rapport Duurzaam Ondernemen op? Twijfel dan niet om deel te nemen aan de 16de editie van de Award for Best Belgian Sustainability Report! Deelnemers worden opgesplitst in vier categorieën: 1/ Grote organisaties 2/ Kleine en middelgrote >>> read more

In an analysis just completed by the Governance & Accountability Institute research team, seventy two percent (72%) of the companies included in The S&P 500 Index® were found to have published a sustainability or corporate responsibility report. The index is >>> read more

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has recently published ‘Sustainability Matters’, a new policy paper collating the organisations view’s on various sustainability-related issues. The paper sets out ACCA’s thinking on six topics: sustainability reporting integrated reporting the assurance of >>> read more

De jaarlijkse ronde voor de MVO Transparantiebenchmark van het Ministerie van EZ is weer van start gegaan. De doelgroep van de Transparantiebenchmark blijft hetzelfde in 2014, namelijk de circa 500 grootste bedrijven van Nederland. Naar aanleiding van de conclusies van >>> read more

The GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines kick in after the end of 2015, and companies need to prepare for its main focus: materiality. Mint Kang reports. This year, companies that adhere to international standards for sustainability reporting are preparing for >>> read more

Today, the European Parliament adopted the long-awaited directive on the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies. “This vote is a victory for transparency and this is a great day for the future of sustainability reporting,” said >>> read more