Proposals on corporate social responsibility issued by the European Commission yesterday have been welcomed by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). GRI has developed globally applicable guidelines for the reporting of economic, environmental and social performance. The aim is to standardise >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international sustainability reporting institution, was formally inaugurated at a luncheon attended by over 200 guests at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 4 April 2002. The GRI was convened in 1997 >>> read more

The GRI is pleased to release the Draft Version of the 2002 GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines for public review and comment. The road to this Draft Version of the Guidelines began in July 2000, immediately after release of the June >>> read more

The Commission Services are pleased to present the comparative study on corporate governance codes relevant to the EU and its Member States. The study has been undertaken by the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, in consultation with >>> read more

An introduction for policy-setters and operational managers, featuring best practice from eight leading companies in the food and beverage sector. There is relatively little practical guidance available to help companies respond to wider social responsibilities. Tools that do exist tend >>> read more

On 25 March, the European Parliament’s Industry Committee adopted its contribution to the Parliament’s opinion on the Green Paper on corporate social responsibility (CSR). In July 2001, the European Commission issued a Green Paper on a European framework for corporate >>> read more

Using an international database containing 103 German, UK and US ethical mutual funds the researchers Otten, Bauer and Koedijk reviewed and extended previous research on ethical mutual fund performance. By applying a multi-factor Carhart (1997) model they solved the benchmark >>> read more

Social Accountability International (SAI) announced today that more than 100 facilities are now certified to the SA8000 humane workplace standard. Just three years after the first certificate was issued, there are now 118 facilities employing more than 70,000 workers that >>> read more

In the Netherlands several companies have done experiences in the field of sustainable enterpreneurship. DHV, a Dutch based consultancy, made the Sustainability ScoreCard, a management instrument for sustainability. The following article gives an overview of some exeperiences with this tool. >>> read more

Corporate policy makers from FTSE-listed companies have met with human rights advocates and fund managers to discuss the potential business risks associated with human rights abuses in the countries where they operate. Amnesty International UK and The Prince of Wales >>> read more

What is a cost and what is a benefit when a company improves its environmental performance? How can businesses reflect this in their accounts? These are among the questions that the Institute of Chartered Accountants will attempt to answer through >>> read more

(a press message issued in january 2002). In what is a major end-of-year embarrassment for the Prime Minister, big businesses have failed to meet Tony Blair’s only environmental challenge: to publish environmental reports by the end of 2001.The Prime Minister >>> read more