Third survey of sustainability/environmental reports in Australia/New Zealand

Source: SIRIS, 30 January 2003

SIRIS, together with SMEC has recently completed the third survey of sustainability/environmental reports in Australia/New Zealand.
The report found that the reporting standard in Australia and New Zealand compares well with that of international reporting organisations.

Twenty-four of some of the largest private and public sector organisations participated in this study with fifteen sustainability reports and nine environment reports being benchmarked. The scores and rankings for each of the organisations are tabled below.

The report shows that the reporting standard in Australia and New Zealand compares well with that of international reporting organisations. It also discusses trends in sustainability reporting and the reasons for the recent increase in business transparency. The report closes with a discussion on global standards and possible future directions in sustainability reporting.

Download the executive summary (pdf)