Businesses face three key challenges when it comes to sustainability reporting, according to a new report. They include multiple metric frameworks, a lack of uniform definitions, and a lack of consistent applications, which have resulted in variable and unreliable measurement >>> read more

The latest edition of the annual Sustainable Investment Research Analyst Network (SIRAN) commissioned report – ‘S&P 100 Sustainability Reporting Comparison’ – shows a marked increase in the number of firms issuing GRI reports. • The number of Standard and Poors >>> read more

The number of companies reporting on the social and environmental impacts of their business is growing dramatically, and along with it the variety of those reports and their content. To help readers weigh the value of the information in those >>> read more

The first draft of the Airport Sustainability Reporting Guidelines is now available for public consultation. This consultation process is an important step towards developing uniform sustainability reporting guidelines, an initiative taken by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). For the past >>> read more

On behalf of the German Federal Environment Ministry and with participation of leading sustainable investors/analysts, who influence sustainable assets of c. Euro 2 trillion with offices in all important industrial countries, Dr. Axel Hesse (SD-M) has defined the three most >>> read more

Two recently commissioned reports by the Social Investment Forum chart the progress of corporate social responsibility reporting, both in the US and emerging markets. Two reports from the Social Investment Forum (SIF) provide important updates on the status of corporate >>> read more

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis earned the two highest scores in the pharmaceutical sector for sustainability reporting, according to a report from the Roberts Environmental Center (REC) at Claremont McKenna College. The report, “Sustainability Reporting of the World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Companies,” >>> read more

On 2 December, Mr. Gefei Yin, the Director of Development Centre for Chinese CSR of China WTO Tribune introduced the Research on CSR Reporting in China (2001-2009) at an international conference in Beijing. Main findings of the research include the >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – provider of the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework – this week announced the opening of scoring for the second biennial Readers’ Choice Awards in which the readers of sustainability reports have their >>> read more

Why businesses are failing to use web 2.0 to become more transparent in their CSR reporting. I spent some time this week presenting our new sustainability reporting website to a group of senior CSR executives as part of a roundtable >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and its partners invite both readers and preparers of sustainability reports to participate in their second global survey. Both readers and preparers of sustainability reports are invited to register online from yesterday to find out >>> read more

A conversation between SustainAbility co-founder John Elkington and Jean-Philippe Renaut, who leads SustainAbility’s ‘Engaging Stakeholders’ Program. Jean-Philippe Renaut: John, you took part in a session on integrated business reporting at Clarence House early in September. What was that about? John >>> read more