Most reports neither provide information that is useful to investors nor data that enables a robust assessment of a company’s performance. Read the full article by following the link.

The most comprehensive and complete sustainability reporting guidance is now available, as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launches its G3.1 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines today (23 March 2011). GRI is a network-based non-governmental organization that aims to make sustainability reporting common >>> read more

Amid growing evidence that climate change is impacting the global environment and the global economy, the Ceres investor coalition today announced a new report aimed at improving corporate disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities they face. The Ceres report, developed >>> read more

Twenty-four institutional investors led by Aviva Investors have written to 30 of the world’s largest stock exchanges asking that they address inadequate sustainability reporting by companies. The letter is part of a broader collaborative engagement initiative that was launched by >>> read more

IPIECA, API and OGP have published a major update of the Oil and gas industry guidance on voluntary sustainability reporting . This report draws on the very best technical expertise from within the industry, bringing greater precision to indicator definitions >>> read more

It has been over 20 years since the first environmental reports addressed the non-financial impacts of companies on society. Sustainability reporting has grown and greatly evolved since then yet it is not always easy for companies to gain any in-depth >>> read more

The quality of sustainability and corporate responsibility data that companies disclose will need to improve to keep pace with stakeholder expectations, according to a PwC US report released today, Creating Value from Corporate Responsibility. The report goes on to note >>> read more

Civil society and trade unions are today urging the European Commission to introduce new regulation requiring companies in both industrialized and developing countries to report on their environmental, social, human rights and governance impacts. The Global Reporting Initiative, the European >>> read more

If the size of the crowd in today’s "Next Generation Sustainability Reporting" session at the State of Green Business report is any indicator, this is one of the hottest topics around. A more than capacity crowd discussed the opportunities, challenges >>> read more

Eurosif submits its Response to the European Commission consultation on non-financial reporting by companies. We would like to extend our thanks to Eurosif’s Lobbying Advisory Group, Board and to all the Member Affiliates that provided us with input in drafting >>> read more

Eumedion vindt dat de verslaggeving door beursgenoteerde ondernemingen op het terrein van milieu- en sociaal beleid (‘maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen of ‘niet-financiële verslaggeving) moet verbeteren, maar vindt het te vroeg om hiervoor Europese wetgeving op te stellen. Eumedion vindt dat de >>> read more

Controversial and occasionally mysterious, the explosion of these vessels of transparency and accountability continues. Was the first true corporate social responsibility (CSR) report written by Shell in 1991 or by Ben & Jerry’s in 1989? Is sustainability reporting the same >>> read more