The Norwegian insurance company Storebrand has come out top in a sustainability assessment of the insurance sector carried out by Munich-based rating agency oekom research. Storebrand beat 69 competitors for the top place in oekom’s Corporate Responsibility Rating, a sustainability >>> read more

Two leading international initiatives that promote corporate citizenship have agreed to strengthen their collaboration to help companies to improve their economic, social, and environmental performance. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Global Compact (GC) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced a >>> read more

Business in the Community has released the results of its first annual Corporate Responsibility Index today. The index publicly benchmarks the responsible business practice of top companies in the UK. A total of 122 companies took part, with a further >>> read more

GRI launched it’s new website! Here are some of the features of the updated, re-designed, new and improved GRI website: New Content A nine page summary of the 2002 Guidelines The Guidelines in HTML Links to recent articles about GRI >>> read more

The international accounting body, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), has called for ASIC to issue guidelines on SRI modelled on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). ACCA has been actively encouraging environmental reporting for the last 12 years and >>> read more

As corporations nationwide seek to rebound from a year of scandals, an upcoming issue of Fortune will feature a special advertising section on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) showcasing corporations innovative CSR policies and practices. The section will appear in the >>> read more

Key performance indicators for HIV/AIDS management were set out for public feedback today. Standardised HIV/AIDS reporting is an essential element of the global response to the pandemic. To address this need, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), sponsored by the Bill >>> read more

A recent study conducted by the Pielle Consulting Group surveyed 200 UK companies about their CSR and corporate governance practices. The study will officially be launched at an upcoming international conference of the World Council for Corporate Governance. Ahead of >>> read more

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) should launch work addressing the social responsibility of organizations, according to an international advisory group including representatives of business,government regulators, trade unions and consumers. The group recommends ISO to: – firstly, develop a technical report >>> read more

The European Parlement’s Environment Committee is to discuss a draft opinion on the Commission’s follow up Communication to the CSR Green Paper on 19 February. On 19 February, the Environment Committee in the European Parliament is to discuss a draft >>> read more

The progressive careers agency, Lifeworth.com, released their Annual Review of Corporate Responsibility, The Review describes a growing interest and concern about the relationship between corporations and governments Lobbying by companies and their trade associations against social and environmental regulations or >>> read more

Standards Australia International have released a Draft for Public Comment Australian Standard on Corporate Social responsibility (DR 03028). Comments are due on 28 February and an electronic version of the Comment form can be downloaded from https://committees.standards.com.au/COMMITTEES/MB-004 For further information >>> read more