Paul Druckman, CEO of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) addresses some of the misconceptions about what integrated reporting is and is not providing insights into how it will develop in this interview with Carol Adams. He also >>> read more
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SASB Releases Conceptual Framework, Announces Revised Calendar of Public Comment Periods
Source: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, 14 October 2013The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, SASB, a non-profit organization that provides sustainability accounting standards for use by publicly listed corporations in the U.S., released its Conceptual Framework and revised calendar of public comment periods. The Conceptual Framework explains the concepts >>> read more
How to read a sustainability report
Source: GreenBiz.Com, 30 September 2013Corporate sustainability reports have been around since … well, it’s hard to say. The first report may have been published by "companies in the chemical industry with serious image problems" in the 1980s, or by Ben & Jerry’s in 1989 >>> read more
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) new UK mandatory reporting rules
Source: Lexology, 25 September 2013The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors Report) Regulations 2013 (the SR Regulations) come into force on 1 October 2013. The SR Regulations both extend the scope of mandatory non-financial reporting obligations in the UK and introduce a new >>> read more
Materiality assessments: The missing link for sustainability strategy
Source: GreenBiz.Com, 10 September 2013Materiality is a hot topic among CSR professionals grappling with questions of what to report, and how. As the name implies, the so-called materiality assessment promises to answer these questions, showing an organization the activities, impacts and achievements it should >>> read more
Integrated reporting: Voorkauwen of vaag houden?
Source: PWC, 4 July 2013Moet ik dan alles voorkauwen of het vaag houden? Uit de gesprekken met bestuurders die Robert van der Laan en ex-PwCer Erik Roelofsen hadden voor hun boek over integrated reporting bleek dat ceos zich vaak ergeren aan de slechte voorbereiding >>> read more
Ambitions and objectives of UN sustainable development agreement subject to wide interpretations from stakeholders around the world, finds ACCA
Source: ACCA Global, 4 July 2013New ACCA report shares the opinions of sustainability reporting experts to help in the development and take-up of paragraph 47. ACCA offers 11 recommendations to help governments intending to proceed with paragraph 47 implementation. The collective thinking of 49 sustainability >>> read more
Corporate Responsibility Report Released Now What?
Source: CSR Wire, 24 June 2013This week, AMD released its 18th annual corporate responsibility (CR) report. After working for months and months to gather data, write the content and finalize the report, it is easy for the reports release to seem like the end goal. >>> read more
While two-thirds of companies reporting on sustainability use the GRI framework, the same number says difficulties with data collection are among their largest reporting challenges
Source: E&Y, 3 June 2013New Ernst & Young LLP and Boston College survey of sustainability experts examines the benefits of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework and the risks of not reporting In todays competitive business environment, sustainability reporting is evolving into a core business >>> read more
Will social media save or kill sustainability reporting?
Source: The Guardian, 3 June 2013Sustainability reporting is missing out on opportunities for dynamic engagement online. A transition to new models is inevitable, but which company will take the first step? Read the full article via the link.
New report with overview of mandatory and voluntary approaches to sustainability reporting and assurance
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 30 May 2013A new updated reports has been published with an up-todate and expanded overview of mandatory and voluntary approaches to sustainability reporting and assurance. The updated publication covers most OECD countries, as well as new emerging market countries in addition to >>> read more
9 things you need to know about GRI’s G4
Source: GreenBiz, 24 May 2013G4 launched yesterday at the GRI Global Conference in Amsterdam. As a GRI-Certified Trainer, BrownFlynn is at the release event — and got a sneak peek at the new system ahead of time. Here are nine changes we noted during >>> read more