• New trends in sustainability reporting

    Richard Ketchen

    When it comes to determining the primary audience for sustainability reports, is it investors, customers or another stakeholder group? A recent study by Ernst & Young and GreenBiz.com found employees to be the second most important audience for sustainability reports. That’s not surprising when you consider that the study also found employees to be second only to customers as drivers of sustainability initiatives.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Webinar: The Value of Sustainability Reporting

    Nancy Manchilla, ISOS Group

    The webinar organized by ISOS Group and Concept Green looks at sustainability reporting from various perspectives—investment analysts, capital providers, corporate social responsibility watch groups and sustainability reporters and reviewers.  more[...]

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    Nancy Manchilla, ISOS Group 
     
  • Webinar: Sustainability Reporting

    Todd Heslin, Apathco

    This webinar will provide a 101 guide to the in's and out's of sustainability reporting. Jonathan Sweet from OneSteel will be the guest presenter and will speak about OneSteel's use of the Global Reporting Initiative to add value to the OneSteel business.  more[...]

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    Todd Heslin, Apathco 
     
  • Joining the Dots

    Teresa Fogelberg, Global Reporting Initiative

    The trend toward transparency on corporate non-financial performance is gaining momentum and there are a number of frameworks, systems, and principles that help companies disclose information. A key requirement for making sustainability disclosure standard practice for companies and other organizations worldwide is harmonization between these guidance sources.  more[...]

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    Teresa Fogelberg, Global Reporting Initiative 
     
  • Communicating Progress

    Editorial Team

    When joining the Global Compact, companies make a commitment to issue an annual Communication on Progress (COP), a public disclosure to stakeholders (e.g., investors, consumers, civil society and Governments) on progress made in implementing the ten principles of the UN Global Compact, and in supporting broad UN development goals.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability

    Dr. Elmer Lenzen

    Global interconnectivity lets consumer markets constantly grow together. Modern communication technologies accelerate this phenomenon: The brand image as well as the self-perception of any company lies in the hands of millions of people using social media or their buying power.  more[...]  login_required

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    Dr. Elmer Lenzen
     
  • Lead by Example

    Jeffrey Revels, TMS Group
    TMS Group

    The purpose of the venture between TMS and its key customers is to provide a working strategy to implement the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI). The key is a partnership in respecting human dignity, managing risk, and maximizing the opportunities in the supply chain by taking a proactive and ethical approach.  more[...]

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  • From compliance to integrity

    Dr. Andreas Pohlmann, Siemens
    Siemens

    In December 2008, Siemens reached a settlement with the investigative authorities in Germany and the U.S., thus bringing to an end the legal proceedings connected with bribery allegations in those two countries and concluding one of the most difficult chapters in the company’s history. Over the last two years, Siemens has implemented one of the world’s most comprehensive compliance programs and created a company culture focused on transparency and ethical business practices.  more[...]  login_required

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  • Self-assessment Regarding Respect for Human Rights

    Christian Coutin, SEB Groupe
    Marianne Tisserand, SEB Groupe
    SEB Groupe

    As world economies become globalized, the new challenge is to ensure that multinational corporations can be held accountable not only for the impact of their activities on human beings but also for their respect of Human Rights. To date, there is no supranational legal institution with the appropriate means to enforce human rights in a mandatory way. Companies that agree to assume responsibility do so voluntarily. But for an international firm, ensuring that Human Rights are respected can be quite difficult. The standards developed to protect people’s rights were originally drafted for states, so additional practical steps are required to apply those standards to companies and to develop concrete ways to implement and track them within a corporate environment.  more[...]  login_required

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  • The Bayer Climate Program

    Dr. Wolfgang Große-Entrup, Bayer Group
    Bayer Group

    “I consider climate change to be the most pressing challenge facing the world today,” declares Werner Wenning, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG. “After all, climate change endangers the natural basis of all our commercial and social actions.” The consequences for company policy are clear – in this time of global financial and economic crisis in particular, it is crucial that companies set a course that will steer them towards sustainability. This also involves making a clear commitment to climate protection. As part of its comprehensive climate program, Bayer is working to develop solutions across a range of areas that will enable the company to make a contribution to tackling the challenges posed by climate change.  more[...]

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  • Carrefour Commits Itself

    Hélène Jessua
    Carrefour Group

    Since 2001, Carrefour Colombia has adhered to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) program for the voluntary, gradual eradication of illicit plantations. In another project, in Bangladesh, the focus is on the workers of controlled products suppliers. Training helps them learn more about their labour and Human Rights.  more[...]  login_required

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  • For You, for Us – Carrefour Commits Itself

    Hélène Jessua
    Carrefour Group

    Since 2001, Carrefour Colombia has adhered to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) program for the voluntary, gradual eradication of illicit plantations. In another project, in Bangladesh, the focus is on the workers of controlled products suppliers. Training helps them learn more about their labour and Human Rights.  more[...]

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  • Action In the Supply Chain

    Dr. Alexandra Hildebrandt
    Arcandor AG

    Since the nineties, retailers have been paying more and more attention to social Responsibility in the Supply Chain. As there was extensive agreement on establishing common criteria of their individual procurement guidelines, it was only logical for them to pursue a cooperative effort. Originally under the umbrella of the Foreign Trade Association of the German Retail Trade (AVE), these efforts developed at the European level into the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI).  more[...]  login_required

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