The June 2000 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines are now available.  A professionally designed version  will be available in both paper form and on the GRI website in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) form in mid-July. Translations into several languages will be completed by >>> read more

The University Of Lueneburg and the Swiss private bank PICTET & CIE have published a report in Stakeholder Value in association with United Nations Environment Programma (UNEP).The report defines and measures Stakeholder Value for the first time and applies the >>> read more

Britisch Telecom (BT) published a report where the economical aspects of sustainable business have been worked out. This document is input for the new GRI version. Therefore there are also indicators defined. Sustainabily is about People, Planet and Profit. So >>> read more

Corporate decisions have an ever greater effect upon society and the environment on a global level. As providers of information, we are aware that investors, consumers, employees and other stakeholders increasingly demand an assessment of the performance of companies in >>> read more

Previous Benchmark Surveys from SustainAbilitys Engaging Stakeholders Programme, have provided much-needed recognition of progressive reporting practices, and have been a good opportunity for companies to learn and be showcased. Sustainability asked us to pay attention to the following request: Send >>> read more

In a major expansion of the Clinton/Gore Administration’s on-going commitment to serve the public’s right to know about toxic pollution released into local communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today is making public for the first time toxic emissions figures >>> read more

Denmark has gained valuable experience with Green Accounts since 1995. Green Accounts from Danish enterprises have been evaluated, to prepare for the coming revision of the Green Accounts Act. From a Danish EPA evaluation of green accounts covering 50% of >>> read more

Regulated by IMRO Information technology companies are the worst at reporting on any environmental issues out of 38 sub-sectors analysed in PIRC’s annual survey of environmental reporting in the UK. Only 14% disclose having an environmental policy and none describe >>> read more

Four top European companies collected major awards in the fourth annual European Environmental Reporting Awards in Brussels today. Companies from ten European countries – the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Finland and Belgium – competed for >>> read more

Sustainability, a well known UK consulting firm, published for the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), British Airways, Dow Chemical, Ford and the NatWest Group a report about socially responsible investment. A Responsible Investment? Executive summary Socially >>> read more

For all the hype about the Internet, a study carried out by Environmental Resources Management (ERM), one of the world’s largest consultancies, has found that only a handful of the UK’s top companies use the Internet to effectively communicate information >>> read more

The ACCA award for the best example of environmental reporting in 1999 went to United Utilities plc. In an engaging, clear format, United Utilities report provides excellent coverage of climate change issues as well as a comprehensive sustainable economy section >>> read more