Multinational companies in Europe and the U.S. are expanding their corporate reporting to include information on "triple bottom line" — economic, social and environmental — performance in order to influence stakeholders and the global capital markets, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ latest >>> read more

Three-quarters of all respondents to a survey of German-speaking readers of sustainability reports want the process to be compulsory for larger companies, a study has found. The demand for compul-sory reporting extends beyond environmental pressure groups to analysts and investors. >>> read more

The Norwegian Government today submitted a proposal for a new Act on the Right to Environmental Information. It provides all citizens with a legal right to obtain environmental information, both from public authorities and from public and private enterprises. Environment >>> read more

On Monday, September 23, over 500 companies including the FTSE 350 have been invited to participate in the new Corporate Responsibility Index. The Index will define what corporate responsibility means in practice, setting the management and reporting boundaries against which >>> read more

Forbes Magazine this month published its first CSR special, which features contributions from CSR Europe and a number of leading companies. CSR Europes Senior Director Ann Vandenhende has also been named a member of Forbes Corporate Sustainability Advisory Board. CSR >>> read more

FINERGY, a consortium of Finnish energy companies, has published industry-specific guidelines and tools for better Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) management. Inspired by the European Commission’s Green Paper on CSR, the Finnish Energy Industries Federation (FINERGY) has recently published a business >>> read more

President Bush has argued that there is "no capitalism without conscience." He and other policymakers have developed an array of public policies to promote corporate responsibility. But these officials define corporate responsibility too narrowly. In a new book released today >>> read more

A tough economic climate and a wave of boardroom scandals have turned the spotlight on company reputation and that of the CEO. The overriding current concern of CEOs is sales, according to a survey of over 800 Chief Executive Officers >>> read more

The Centre for Human Ecologys Transparency Index is the first survey of environmental and social reporting in Scotland. It provides a snap shot of the performance of major companies in Scotland in an area that is increasingly important for competitiveness. >>> read more

Dow Jones Indexes, STOXX Limited and SAM Group today announced the results of the annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Effective September 23, 2002 the DJSI World will again include over 300 companies from 23 countries that >>> read more

Special GRI UPDATE – WORLD SUMMIT ISSUE Contents: * 2002 Guidelines Released * GRI at the World Summit on Sustainable Development * Call for Nominations for Stakeholder Council * Join the Dialogue! * Paul Hohnen Appointed GRI Vice-President of Strategy >>> read more

Amidst increasing worldwide calls for improved corporate accountability, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released today a new set of public reporting guidelines to help companies and other organisations disclose performance beyond the financial bottom line. The 2002 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines >>> read more