On December 8th, Stratos Inc. released the second national survey of corporate sustainability reporting practices in Canada. The report, titled Building Confidence: Corporate Sustainability Reporting in Canada, presents the results of an in-depth examination and assessment of corproate sustainability reporting in Canada, and is a follow-up to our 2001 report, Stepping Forward.
The report provides a detailed benchmarking and analysis of 35 Canadian reports and 5 leading international reports, and explores and analyses eight key reporting issues and challenges currently facing reporters (e.g. verification and assurance mechanisms, report scoping, materiality).