US Lags In Environmental Reporting Assurance

Source: Environmental Leader, 12 May 2011

The proportion of sustainability reports undergoing external assurance in the U.S. is 66 percent lower than the global average, according to figures published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today.

Data for 2010 (pdf) shows that about half of GRI-based sustainability reports are being assured worldwide, compared to just 16 percent in the U.S. – despite the country producing more reports than any other.
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