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Mainstreaming Socially Responsible Investment (PDF)
by Jay Falk, President, SRI World Group, Inc.
Who cares about environmental, social and governance issues? The mainstream financial community.
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"The Data Game"
by Mark Thomsen, Products Director, SRI World Group, Inc.
Want to build trust and attract more investors? Corporate sustainability reporting is a good way to court stakeholders who are in it for the long-term.
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"Sustainability Reporting and Business Value"
(PDF)
by Jay Falk. President, SRI World Group, Inc.
In today's global business environment it has become abundantly clear that companies must implement policies and programmes to address a wide range of social, environmental, economic, and corporate governance issues. The business case for doing so is compelling.
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Sustainability Reporting News
ESG Criteria Creeping Slowly into Mainstream Investing
The Assurance Industry Grows in League with ESG Reporting
Half of S&P 100 Companies Published Sustainability Reports in 2007
Resources for Reporting
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - a multi-stakeholder
process and independent institution whose mission is to develop
and disseminate globally applicable sustainability reporting guidelines:
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www.globalreporting.org
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- a coalition of 175 international companies united by a shared
commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of
economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. In addition
to a "How to Report" guide, the website offers numerous resources
concerning business and sustainability:
>> www.wbcsd.org
CorporateRegister.com - an online directory of
corporate non-financial reports. These include CSR, sustainability,
environmental and social reports:
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www.corporateregister.com
Sustainability-reports.com - a portal for sustainability
reports issued by multinational companies from all over the world:
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www.enviroreporting.com/service
SustainAbility - a strategy consultancy focusing
on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. Conducts
research relevant to sustainability reporting:
>> www.sustainability.com
ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards - ACCA
is the largest and fastest-growing international accountancy body,
with 320,000 students and members in 160 countries. It promotes
greater transparency in the reporting of organisations' social
and environmental impacts and is involved in reporting awards
in more than 20 countries, including Europe, Africa and the Asia
Pacific region:
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www.accaglobal.com/sustainability/awards
CERES - is a coalition of investment funds, companies,
environmental organizations, and public interest groups whose
mission is to move businesses, capital, and markets to advance
lasting prosperity by valuing the health of the planet and its
people. CERES founded the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI):
>> www.ceres.org
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