Reporting

Should CSR and Reporting be de-coupled?

In a recent CSR Wire article titled, "Sustainability Reports Should Have Nothing To Do With CSR", Dr. Donato Calace writes that "many environmental offenders do a lot of sustainability reporting [...] using it as a “safety net” to defend their legitimacy to operate." Further, he notes that, "When it comes to [...]

By |2017-02-26T13:56:05-08:00January 15th, 2015|Reporting, Sustainability Communications|Comments Off on Should CSR and Reporting be de-coupled?

European Union Closer To Mandatory Sustainability / CSR Reporting

The European Union is pushing a draft directive for the disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies, reports the Governance & Accountability Institute. A major hurdle has just been cleared to adopt this directive, it has cleared an important stage in the EU legislative process. On February [...]

By |2017-02-26T13:56:05-08:00March 25th, 2014|Reporting|Comments Off on European Union Closer To Mandatory Sustainability / CSR Reporting

Sustainability Context missing from current frameworks, reporting practices

Ralph Thurm has an article in the Guardian's Sustainable Business section (April 9, 2013) discussing the shortcomings of contemporary sustainability reporting practices and the lack of context available through reprots generated with GRI. In particular, he asks why this more important type of information isn't part of the brand new GRI [...]

By |2017-02-26T13:56:08-08:00May 3rd, 2013|Reporting|Comments Off on Sustainability Context missing from current frameworks, reporting practices

European Commission moves to enhance business transparency on social and environmental matters

Press Release from European CommissionBrussels, 16 April 2013 The European Commission has today proposed an amendment to existing accounting legislation in order to improve the transparency of certain large companies on social and environmental matters. Companies concerned will need to disclose information on policies, risks and results as regards environmental matters, [...]

By |2017-02-26T13:56:08-08:00April 28th, 2013|Reporting|Comments Off on European Commission moves to enhance business transparency on social and environmental matters
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