Dow Chemical scored highest among Fortune 100 companies when it comes to applying the Global Reporting Initiatives guidelines for sustainability reporting, according to a study by the iCompli division of BPA Worldwide and IRAS. Bloomberg topped the list of media >>> read more
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Could the GRI G4 Guidelines Become Too Burdensome For Business?
Source: Triple Pundit, 9 April 2013Next month, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will host its global conference in Amsterdam, a three-day event that will round up the top sustainability professionals and corporate social responsibility thinkers across the globe. Among the key topics under discussion is >>> read more
Closing the context gap: sustainability reporting is failing us
Source: The Guardian, 9 April 2013Sustainability reporting has only shown which companies are "less bad" when what we really need is a minimum standard. When Deloitte Netherlands published the results of its first zero impact growth monitor (ZIG-M) last year, the press and social media >>> read more
GRI hosts Global Conference for a more sustainable future
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 3 April 2013A global gathering of 1500 leaders and practitioners from business, finance, civil society, government and labor will assemble in Amsterdam this May to discuss the key challenges and opportunities on the path to a more sustainable global economy. The Global >>> read more
What the dot-com era can teach us about CSR reporting
Source: GreenBiz, 27 March 2013During the height of the dot-com era, Internet startup CEOs commonly talked about the number of users or "eyeballs" on their sites as the most important measure of their business. Investors, however, began asking about profits, costs and ultimately, of >>> read more
Reforming sustainability reporting: for and against
Source: The Guardian, 12 March 2013Eight reasons put forward by defenders of the status quo for making only incremental changes to sustainability reporting – and eight counter arguments. Read the full article by following the link.
How firms are moving the needle on integrated reporting
Source: GreenBiz, 6 March 2013In the past few years, the gradual emergence of integrated reporting has presented an alternative to the usual stand-alone corporate sustainability reports filed by the vast majority of companies. Integrated reporting aims to provide comprehensive disclosure of a company’s finances, >>> read more
GRI and IIRC deepen cooperation to shape the future of corporate reporting
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 1 March 2013The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) today announced an agreement that will see the two organizations deepen their cooperation to transform the future of corporate reporting. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by GRI >>> read more
Coke Slams Guidelines but GRI Argues its Case
Source: Environmental Leader, 28 February 2013The latest version of the Global Reporting Initiatives Sustainability Reporting Guidelines G4 will require companies only to provide disclosures and indicators relevant to their business, a GRI spokesperson said, denying claims that G4 will impose a greater burden >>> read more
Why 400 people have already registered for GRI’s Global Conference – and why you should too!
Source: Global Reporting Initiative, 26 February 2013The Global Conference on Sustainability and Reporting, taking place from 22-24 May in Amsterdam, will be the must-attend sustainability event of 2013. The Conference will bring together 1500 leaders and practitioners from around the world. The first 400 seats are >>> read more
Global Reporting Initiative: a new framework?
Source: The Guardian, 25 February 2013Proposed changes could backfire if they turn reporting into an impossible burden, says Ben Tuxworth. Sustainability reporting has changed beyond recognition in the last decade. The limited accounts of performance produced by a small number of pioneering companies have been >>> read more
Sustainability reporting – The dog that didnt bark
Source: Ethical Corporation, 9 January 2013That companies are making false sustainability claims isnt the scandal its that nobody noticed, says Mallen Baker. Recent research into companies producing reports in line with the Global Reporting Initiative has found some fairly dramatic results. In short, it >>> read more