The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), KPMG Sustainability, the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launched today “Carrots and Sticks – Promoting Transparency and Sustainability”, a study on trends in voluntary and mandatory approaches >>> read more

German counterpart DVFA have called for companies to “formally orient” their environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting towards International Financial Reporting Standards. EFFAS, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, and Germany’s Society of Investment Professionals say they “strongly recommend” >>> read more

According to new research presented by The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), sustainability reporting has become an essential tool to help businesses and governments rebuild trust and confidence in the wake of economic collapse. GRI – the pioneering developer of the >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – provider of the world’s most widely-used sustainability reporting guidance – announces the launch of the Food Processing Sector Supplement and NGO Sector Supplement during the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, 26 – >>> read more

On the heels of last year’s failed climate negotiations in Copenhagen, more companies worldwide are attempting to advance national and international policies around climate change. Now, a new report from BSR offers the first concrete guidelines on how business can >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has today announced the organizations that are still in the running for the Reader’s Choice Awards. Readers can now continue to vote on the shortlisted organizations from 13 different countries. They determine who deserve recognition >>> read more

A third of the 100 largest companies in Hungary reported on their non-financial results last year, and only 8 of them included third party opinion as independent external control, a decrease in numbers compared to a year earlier – a >>> read more

The Corporate Affairs Ministry today said it is upgrading its website for enabling companies to file their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reports online. "The Ministry is in the process of designing an e-form under MCA-21 which will enable the corporates >>> read more

The new book "One Report" refers to an emerging trend in business taking place throughout the world where companies are going beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or sustainability) results and integrating both into a >>> read more

The Global Reporting initiative (GRI) have this week re-launched the 2010 sustainability reporting awards in a simpler, more user friendly format. Voting is now easy and quick, allowing everyone to easily shape the future of sustainability reporting. The GRI’s Readers’ >>> read more

Businesses face three key challenges when it comes to sustainability reporting, according to a new report. They include multiple metric frameworks, a lack of uniform definitions, and a lack of consistent applications, which have resulted in variable and unreliable measurement >>> read more

The latest edition of the annual Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN) commissioned report – ‘S&P 100 Sustainability Reporting Comparison’ – shows a marked increase in the number of firms issuing GRI reports. • The number of Standard and Poors >>> read more