That companies are making false sustainability claims isn’t the scandal – it’s that nobody noticed, says Mallen Baker. Recent research into companies producing reports in line with the Global Reporting Initiative has found some fairly dramatic results. In short, it >>> read more

The number of S&P 500 and Fortune 500 companies managing and reporting performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, according to an analysis by Governance & Accountability Institute. Read the full article >>> read more

Robert Eccles, Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, has been a driving force on the topic of reforming corporate sustainability reporting over many years. Ethical Corporation CEO Toby Webb asked him, in an email Q&A, about what’s happening >>> read more

Op 4 december 2012 mochten Umicore, bopro en Antwerpse Havengemeenschap een Award 2012 for Best Belgian Sustainability Report (ABBSR) in ontvangst nemen. Ze werden resp. bekroond in de categorieën grote en middelgrote ondernemingen, kleine ondernemingen en overige organisaties. Delhaize Groep, >>> read more

DHV is wederom het best-scorende advies- en ingenieursbureau in de jaarlijkse MVO-Transparantiebenchmark van het ministerie van Economische Zaken. Daarnaast heeft Royal HaskoningDHV maar liefst vijf bedrijven in de top 20 op enigerlei wijze geadviseerd bij hun duurzaamheidsverslaglegging. Op de totale >>> read more

Corporate sustainability reports are simultaneously getting better and worse, according to our research at DNV Two Tomorrows, a sustainability consulting firm. Read the full article by following the link

This year, GRI celebrates its 10 year anniversary in the Netherlands. The last 10 years have been quite a journey, with no shortage of highlights. GRI was founded in Boston in 1997 by the US non-profit organizations the Coalition for >>> read more

In a recent article in Green Money Journal, Amy Domini of Domini Social Investments pointed out that largely through the efforts of sustainable investors, the number of companies issuing sustainability reports over the past 30 years has exploded from a >>> read more

When you read a financial report you can generally understand its main points even if you’re not an analyst or finance professional. This is mainly because these reports use a set of guidelines and rules (GAAP) and a uniform format >>> read more

he Ministry of Corporate Affairs will soon come out with a sustainability reporting framework for companies to ensure that they follow certain parameters while meeting environmental challenges. "We are coming out with a sustainability reporting framework. Any corporate body while >>> read more

The China Association of Public Companies urged listed companies to publish corporate social responsibility reports. The move would allow companies to timely release operational information, focus on investors’ returns and boost market confidence, the association said. Read the full article >>> read more

Sustainability reporting experts are calling on professionals and organizations to help improve the way companies report on anti-corruption and greenhouse gas emissions, by providing feedback on draft guidance before 12 November 2012. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is asking the >>> read more