The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and St James Ethics Centre (the Centre) have today signed an agreement to establish an Australian base for GRI. GRI is the developer of the worlds most widely-used sustainability reporting guidelines the G3 Guidelines >>> read more
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Leading organizations call for better corporate reporting on human rights
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 23 September 2008Marking sixty years since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, three leading organizations are launching a new initiative to foster greater integration of human rights principles into corporate sustainability reporting. The project – Human Rights: A Call >>> read more
Sustainability Reporting Still Used As PR Tool
Source: Environmental Leader, 17 September 2008According to a research by KDPaine & Partners and Brad Rawlins of Brigham Young University, environmental sustainability reporting is still being used as a public relations tool to position companies favorably on environmental issues, instead of holding companies accountable for >>> read more
IFC Partners with the Global Reporting Initiative to Promote Sustainability Reporting in Emerging Markets
Source: CSR Wire, 17 September 2008IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a joint project with the Global Reporting Initiative to help companies in emerging markets improve relationships with stakeholders and attract investors by better measuring, managing, and reporting their contribution to >>> read more
Fortune 50 Lacks Transparency in Web-Based Environmental Reporting
Source: GreenBiz.COm, 16 September 2008The majority of Fortune 50 corporations use the Internet to disclose some information on their environmental performance but most are missing opportunities to involve stakeholders, tap the interactive potential of the web, and provide transparency in their reporting, new research >>> read more
Call for Submissions to the Ceres-ACCA 2008 North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting
Source: CERES, 5 September 2008The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Ceres, a U.S. coalition of environmental and investor groups, today called for submissions to the seventh-annual Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting. The purpose of the awards program is to acknowledge >>> read more
ACCA Announces Shortlist for Sustainability Awards
Source: ACCA, 2 September 2008The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants announced the shortlist for its annual UK Sustainability Reporting Awards, AccountancyAge reports. The 17th annual sustainability award has been broadened to include 20 countries worldwide. The panel includes judges from Acona, KPMG Europe LLG, >>> read more
Watching the Bee Watchers Watchers: The Assurance Industry Checks Companies’ Non-Financial Reports
Source: SocialFunds.Com, 26 August 2008In 2008, nearly 3,000 companies are planning to publish some type of corporate non-financial report or Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report, the website Corporateregister.com projects. However, only a quarter of the companies are also planning to include third-party verification of >>> read more
New Report Sheds Light On Assurance Process of CSR Reports
Source: CorporateRegister, 14 August 2008The CSR Assurance Statement Report is the first report to offer an independent, comprehensive overview of the field. The report outlines who uses assurance, who provides assurance and what methods are used. Assure View is a reference point for all >>> read more
Sustainability Reporting By S&P 100 Companies Made Major Advances From 2005-2007
Source: Social Invest Forum, 18 July 2008SIRAN/Social Investment Forum Report Finds Strong Growth in CSR Web Sites, CSR Reports and Use of Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines More than half of the United States 100 largest publicly traded companies now report on their sustainability efforts, and more >>> read more
GRI launches new global network to encourage greater transparency in the corporate supply chain
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 4 July 2008As problems in international companies supply chains continue to come under the spotlight, Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced the launch of the GRI Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain. GRI is calling on multinational firms >>> read more
DHV Group first with Corporate Responsibility report
Source: DHV, 16 June 2008The DHV Group is the first consultancy and engineering firm in the world to produce a Corporate Responsibility report that complies with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). "Contributing to the sustainable development of our living environment is >>> read more