The Internet has had a great impact on how companies communicate with their stakeholders. Companies now have the means to be more transparent than ever before, if they choose to be. And stakeholders have learned to use the Internet for >>> read more

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan met today with key leaders from the German business community and non-governmental organizations to encourage their continued participation in the Global Compact, his signature initiative to promote corporate citizenship and cooperative responses to the challenges >>> read more

ACCA is launching two Environmental Reporting Awards schemes (ERA) in Asia in July. The first launch will be the ACCA Malaysian ERA on July 16. A three-day Malaysian GRI briefing and conference in Kuala Lumpur will follow this, July 17-19. >>> read more

In a new law, the French Government is obliging listed companies to publish information on the environmental and social impact of their activities. France has taken up the challenge from the Commission’s Green Paper on corporate social responsibility. It has >>> read more

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international sustainability reporting institution, will be formally inaugurated at a luncheon event to be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on 4 April 2002 at 13:00. Incubating under the auspices >>> read more

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