Vancity Group and Bristol-Myers Squibb received the top sustainability reporting awards today in an international competition hosted by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The winners, selected from a record 102 nominations, also included >>> read more

Of the 18 companies in the aerospace and defense sector of the 2005 Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 1000 whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in late 2005, Rockwell Collins (US), one of the >>> read more

Half of the US’s top 100 companies are now reporting on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to a study by social investment researchers. Of the companies in the S&P 100 Index, 49 had issued comprehensive ESG reports >>> read more

Of the 12 companies in the Fortune Global 500 mail, freight, and shipping sectors whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in 2006, Royal Mail Group (UK) was graded A+ and United Parcel Service (US) >>> read more

Of the 16 companies in the Fortune Global 500 medical products and equipment sector whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in 2006, Baxter achieved by far the highest ranking in environmental and sustainability reporting >>> read more

by Bill Baue, SocialFunds.Com Weeks after the latest SEC roundtable on interactive data, the Global Reporting Initiative releases a draft taxonomy of XBRL tags mapped to G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. The dawning of the electronic age has radically transformed the >>> read more

Deze maand lanceert de European Sustainability Reporting Association (ESRA) het nieuw gevormde ESRA – (voorheen European Sustainability Reporting Awards) – reporting project. Helle Bank Jørgensen, Voorzitter van ESRA, verklaart: “De lancering is zeer geschikt daar meer en meer bedrijven onthullen >>> read more

Of the largest 30 companies in the Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 1000 industrial and and farm equipment sectors whose environmental and sustainability reporting was analyzed by the Roberts Environmental Center in 2006, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) achieved the highest >>> read more

Within the next two years, 89% of companies in the United States and 62% in Europe plan to use technology to manage their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, according to a new AMR Research survey. However, while environmental issues are >>> read more

For the first time, corporate responsibility practitioners will be able to access the very latest and best in sustainability reporting through a new, comprehensive online database. The database, called "Learn from the Leaders" contains more than 350 specific examples of >>> read more

Vodafone today took the prize for best report at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) sustainability reporting awards in London. The mobile phone giant was singled out by the judges for the clarity and readability of its report, as >>> read more

Following a shortlisting judges meeting, the 15 finalist entrants were announced in October 2006. More than 80 organisations submitted reports this year, including over 10 SMEs and a number of first-timers. Four SMEs have made the shortlist – this number >>> read more