A new report of how well the worlds airlines report on corporate sustainability (CS) has revealed a mixed set of results. The PwC analysis, launched today (14 November) has shown that while there has been a positive increase in the >>> read more
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Corporate Responsibility Reporting Hits All-time High but Lacks Financial Reporting Rigour
Source: KPMG, 7 November 2011In what KPMG believes to be the most comprehensive surveys of corporate responsibility (CR) reporting ever published, the KPMG International Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2011 reviewed trends of each of the G250, as well as 3,400 companies worldwide, representing >>> read more
Not only one approach to corporate responsibility, says MEP
Source: Euractiv, 26 October 2011The debate on voluntary versus mandatory reporting is dead and the EU proposal on Corporate Social Responsibility, to be unveiled today by the European Commission after years of deadlock, goes in the right direction, said MEP Richard Howitt in charge >>> read more
Companies are embracing corporate responsibility in their annual reports
Source: The Guardian, 3 October 2011A look at the FTSE 100 shows that companies are increasingly examining their role in the sustainable development of society. Read the full article by following the link
New Guidelines to build transparency in construction and real estate sector
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 22 September 2011Carbon emissions, management and remediation of contaminated land, and sub-contracted labor issues are some of the sustainability issues that can now be reported by construction and real estate companies, thanks to new guidance published today (22 September 2011) by the >>> read more
Discussion paper Towards Integrated Reporting published
Source: IIRC, 12 September 2011The Discussion Paper Towards Integrated Reporting Communicating Value in the 21st Century considers the rationale for Integrated Reporting, offering initial proposals for the development of an International Integrated Reporting Framework and outlining the next steps towards its creation and >>> read more
ISO and Global Reporting Initiative increase cooperation on sustainable development
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 7 September 2011ISO, the worlds largest developer of voluntary International Standards, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), developer of the worlds most widely used sustainability reporting framework, have just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase their cooperation. GRI was one >>> read more
EPRA launches best practice guidelines for sustainability reporting
Source: EPRA, 6 September 2011The European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA) has launched best practice guidelines for sustainability reporting in a bid to lift standards in this area in the listed sector. The BPR were developed by the EPRA Sustainability Reporting Committee with help >>> read more
Do Better CSR Reports Lead to Better Corporate Citizens?
Source: GreenBiz.Com, 28 June 2011For as long as companies have been communicating their CSR efforts, analysts and investors — and concerned individuals, of course — have been asking whether stronger reports lead to better companies. In the course of a recent study we conducted >>> read more
Big Four Audit Firms Lead Sustainability Assurance Services
Source: Environmental Leader, 23 June 2011The Big Four financial audit firms are the top green counters, too, leading the market in corporate sustainability assurance services, according to a new Verdantix analysis of global sustainability assurance providers. Read the full article by following the link,
New partnership to make sustainability reports more useful to investors
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 23 June 2011A new format for providing sustainability data will help investors, auditors and analysts use information in sustainability reports more quickly and easily, thanks to a new ambitious program announced today by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Deloitte. A kick-off >>> read more
X-change – Award for Best Belgian Sustainability Report
Source: Business & Society Belgium, 1 June 2011De Award for Best Belgian Sustainability Report 2011 beloont de ondernemingen en andere entiteiten die naast hun financieel-economische gegevens ook rapporteren op een transparante manier over hun maatschappelijk welzijnsaspecten en hun impact op het milieu. De rapporten Duurzaam Ondernemen zijn >>> read more