In the wake of the Enron bankruptcy, policymakers have an opportunity to rethink the scope of information required by the SEC. Investors need information about a firms environmental and social practices and performance, as well as their profit performance. Through >>> read more

An update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the international guidelines for sustainability reporting. Official Inauguration Event in April The Global Reporting Initiative will be inaugurated as an independent, permanent institution at a commemorative event on 4 April 2002 at >>> read more

WWF and global communications company, Cable & Wireless plc, have published an innovative and comprehensive toolkit, entitled To Whose Profit?, which provides the first clear ‘route map’ for managers seeking ways to develop a business case for bringing environmental, social >>> read more

The National Policy Association, an US organisation, has researched the CSR policy of some EU coutries. Europeans have sprung ahead of the United States in fostering an environment that has led to a plethora of innovative public policies. In the >>> read more

The GRI and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Global Compact have formed a new cooperative framework. Companies endorsing the Global Compact’s nine-point principles covering human, labour and environmental rights, may now use GRI reporting to fulfill Global Compact participation expectations. "Companies >>> read more

Sir Peter Davis, the chairman of Business in the Community, launched of a new source of company information for City analysts, investors, consumers and other stakeholders. The Impact on Society Reporting Website is a new online research tool for those >>> read more

CEOs the world over are taking decisive actions to address the challenges of the global economy, become more transparent in the information shared with investors, and capitalise on the promise of the Internet — all the while maintaining focus on >>> read more

SustainAbility is pleased to announce the launch of its latest report, Good News & Bad: The Media, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development. The media is one of the most powerful, yet least trusted and least accountable institutions in the >>> read more

January 2002 Update from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). * First GRI Board of Directors Announced * Measurement Working Group (MWG) Winds Down * Revisions Working Group (RWG) Formed * Verification Working Group (VWG) Update * Taiwanese Companies Tackle Sustainability >>> read more

Many leading firms want to be a force for good, both at home and overseas. The anti-globalization movement, as well as the events of September 11, have given added cause for businesses to look closely at the impression they make >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), convened to develop an internationally accepted framework for sustainability reporting for businesses and other organisations, announced today the appointment of fourteen members to its first Board of Directors. This announcement brings a year long independent >>> read more

The CSR and Standards Forum was created in August, 2001, following the May, 2001 meeting of ISO COPOLCO (Consumer Policy Committee) in Oslo, Norway. The purpose of the Forum is to facilitate worldwide discussion of the possible role of standards >>> read more