Of the 30 companies in the chemicals sector whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in 2006, the largest, BASF (Germany), clearly had the best environmental and sustainability reporting based on the Center’s Pacific Sustainability >>> read more
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CSR Reporting by the Largest Listed Companies in Eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries
Source: Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program , 8 May 2006The Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program published its sixth semi-annual Survey of Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the Ten Largest Listed Companies (by market capitalization) in 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries. Companies in Czech Republic, >>> read more
GRI April 2006 News Update
Source: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), 1 May 2006New update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), april 2006. GRI Conference – A world class networking and learning opportunity Registration for this conference was announced two weeks ago, and already 100 tickets have been sold. Be one of a >>> read more
Corporate eco-efficiency expressed in monetary terms for the first time
Source: ADVANCE, 27 April 2006EU-funded survey on the environmental performance of 65 European manufacturing companies published today / New approach applies rules of financial markets to environmental performance by companies / A company creates value only if it uses an environmental resource more efficiently >>> read more
Sustainability report scores released for electronics, semiconductor, and peripherals sectors
Source: Roberts Environmental Center, 25 April 2006Of the 30 companies in the Electronics and Semiconductor and Peripherals sectors whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in 2006, Hitachi (Japan) had clearly the best environmental and sustainability reporting based on the Center’s >>> read more
Bay Street embraces sustainability reporting
Source: The Star, 24 April 2006When David Wheeler was part of The Body Shop’s senior management team in the 1990s, the company was winning international accolades for the transparency of its reporting, not just on financial performance, but also on environmental and social responsibility issues. >>> read more
Nike, HP Win Top Honors in Ceres/ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards
Source: CERES, 7 April 2006Nike Inc. and Hewlett-Packard have received the top sustainability reporting awards in an international competition sponsored by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The winners, selected from a record 87 nominations, also included Seventh >>> read more
Ethos survey on SEE reporting of large Swiss companies
Source: ETOS, 6 April 2006Ethos Foundation has released a survey on SEE reporting of large Swiss companies – the report points out that 2/3 of surveyed companies do report some extra financial information, but there is scope for improvement in the depth and width >>> read more
Early Bird registration open for GRI October Conference
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 6 April 2006October 2006 will mark a milestone in the global sustainability reporting movement. The third generation of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G3) will be released at a world class global conference in Amsterdam. Early Bird registration is now open! All >>> read more
Rabobank Group best European sustainability reporter
Source: ESRA, 4 April 2006DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, in association with the European Sustainability Reporting Awards, organized on 4 April a conference in Brussels to examine recent trends in sustainability reporting. During the conference the winner of the 2005 ESRA Award >>> read more
Sustainability reporting for metals, mining, and crude-oil sector led by mid-sized firms
Source: Roberts Environmental Center, 17 March 2006Of the 30 companies in the metals, mining, and crude-oil sectors whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in 2006, BHP Billiton had by far the best environmental and sustainability reporting based on the Center’s >>> read more
Leading Croatian Companies’ Reporting on Corporate Governance and CSR Improves from 2004 to 2005
Source: Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) , 15 March 2006Leading Croatian companies’ reporting on corporate governance and corporate social responsibility has improved over the past year, according to research just released by Zagreb School of Economics and Management and the PFS Program. This indicates that, at least in terms >>> read more