June 2002 update of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) with the following subjects: * GRI Develops Network in South Africa * Jo’burg Stock Exchange and GRI Reporting * Planning Meetings for November Briefing * HIV/AIDS Project Update * Still Time >>> read more

International financier and philanthropist George Soros launched a call to governments across the globe for transnational resource extraction companies to ‘Publish what they pay’. Mr. Soros has teamed up with a coalition of over 30 NGOs to insist that oil, >>> read more

In the first "post-Enron" annual meeting season, shareholders have been sending three loud and clear messages to corporations: Put more independent directors on boards, let shareholders vote on executives’ pay and severance packages, and don’t allow a company’s auditor to >>> read more

Social, environmental and sustainability reporting has grown dramatically in recent years. The change has been led by large corporations, particularly those with high public profiles and brands. The practice is also rapidly extending to other parts of the international business >>> read more

Consumers and shareholders are increasingly inclined to "punish" companies that are socially irresponsible, a new survey showed. According to the third Annual CSR Monitor by Environics International, the proportion of consumers who report punishing companies because of poor social performance >>> read more

As market forces and market failures provoke demands for greater corporate responsibility, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) announces the public release of the first corporate accountability tool of its kind in Canada The GoodCompany Guidelines. These guidelines enable companies >>> read more

The Financial Executives Institute has published on-line the results of a US survey of over 300 public companies, sharing insights on codes of conduct, board structure and audit committee practices. The survey, which was conducted in May 2002, reveals that >>> read more

Following on from a similar study conducted in 2000, international reputation analysis firm Echo Research has examined how CSR has progressed as an influence on corporate behaviour and how the challenges it faces will change in the future. Echo Research’s >>> read more

A printer should be fast and a fridge as quiet as possible. But how much power does my fast printer consume? And what coolants are used in my fridge? In a "Corporate Responsibility Rating, the Munich-based rating agency oekom research >>> read more

-> Russian, Chinese, Taiwanese and S. Korean companies widely seen using bribes in developing countries -> High propensity to bribe overseas also seen for companies from Italy, Hong Kong, Malaysia, United States, Japan, France and Spain -> Construction and arms >>> read more

"Reporting without verification is like blood without haemoglobin" [John Elkington, Chair, Sustainability Ltd, previously member of AccountAbility’s Council] Social, environmental and Sustainability reporting has grown dramatically in recent years, led by large corporations, particularly those with high public profiles and >>> read more

The European business community has called for a constructive debate on corporate social responsibility in an open letter to Commission President, Romano Prodi. In the letter, European business associations UNICE, ERT and CSR propose five principles that should underpin the >>> read more