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GRI urges more companies and authorities to report on greenhouse gas emissions on World Environment Day
Source: Global Reporting Initiative , 4 June 2008Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today – on World Environment Day – called on companies, governments and NGOs to report publicly on their sustainability performance and include details on their greenhouse gas emissions. United Nations Environment Programmes (UNEP) World Environment >>> read more
Business & Society Belgium publiceert Praktijkgids duurzaamheidsverslaggeving
Source: Business & Society Belgi, 22 May 2008Business & Society Belgium heeft de Praktijkgids duurzaamheidsverslaggeving gepubliceerd. Transparantie tegenover stakeholders is een onomstotelijke en onomstreden pijler van maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen. De middelen en de omvang van deze transparantie staan tegenwoordig nog wel ter discussie. Business & Society Belgium >>> read more
More transparency needed in European assurance reports
Source: Ernst & Young, 22 May 2008Transparency in assurance reports on corporate responsibility disclosures can be greatly improved. Major differences in terms of topics discussed and the lack of information create confusion. This makes comparison between reports impossible, both those issued by auditors and those issued >>> read more
New Zealand companies win at trans Tasman sustainability reporting awards
Source: Scoop, 21 May 2008For the fifth year in a row Auckland company WaterCare Services has been honoured at the annual trans Tasman sustainable reporting awards announced in Sydney today. WaterCare won the Best Report in the Water Sector award in recognition of its >>> read more
Australian guide for sustainability reporting published
Source: Group of 100, 20 May 2008The Group of 100, representing the chief financial officers of Australias largest business enterprises, and KPMG today released a comprehensive good practice guide for companies and organisations engaged in the preparation of sustainability reports. The publication, entitled Sustainability Reporting: A >>> read more
CSR Reporting: Rainbows Versus ROI
Source: Environmental Leader, 18 April 2008Youve heard it all before*. Someone reviews a corporate social responsibility report and complains that there are too many pictures of rainbows and smiling children. Theres not enough hard data. Its clearly a marketing piece. On the other hand, overly-analytical >>> read more
Corporate disclosure on sustainability in Canada
Source: Stratos, 17 April 2008Stratos today announced results of a national study examining sustainability reporting trends and the best practices of some of Canadas leading corporations. The study, the latest in their series of biennial reports, highlights high levels of disclosure of corporate information >>> read more
45 sustainability reports remain in the running for unique and innovative honor
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 11 April 2008The finishing line is in sight: Global Reporting Initiative Readers Choice Awards Finalists Revealed. Winners to be announced in Amsterdam, 7 May. For the past five years jury-based award programs for sustainability reports have put the same handful of companies >>> read more
Buenos Aires mandates sustainability reporting
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 7 March 2008Companies with more than 300 employees will now have to produce sustainability reports, the city of Buenos Aires has just announced. From this month onwards companies affected will have to make annual sustainability reports based on their social, economic, and >>> read more
GRI research published on sustainability reporting trends in the food processing sector
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 7 March 2008A survey on the trends in sustainability reporting among food processing companies has just been released by GRI. The research has uncovered a number of sector specific issues that regularly appear in reports but are not currently covered in the >>> read more
Global Reporting Initiative werkt aan duurzaamheidverslag-geving voedselverwerkende industrie
Source: Food Holland, 22 February 2008Het Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) brengt wereldwijde richtlijnen uit over de inhoud van een duurzaamheidverslag. De komende twee jaren wordt door een groep, die voor de helft bestaat uit bedrijven (o.a. Nestlé) en voor de helft uit belangengroepen (o.a. het >>> read more