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The Role of Technology and Engagement in Integrated Reporting
Part Two of Two The TakeAway: Integrated reporting relies on new tools of technology and engagement in blending financial and sustainability disclosure – and practice. Harvard Business School Professor Bob Eccles designed last month’s consultation on integrated reporting, which gathered … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Interactive Technology, Stakeholder Engagement, Web 2.0
Tagged Bob Eccles, Brad Monterio, C.K. Prahalad, Chris Argyris, Denis Riney, Donald Schön, double loop learning, Global Reporting Initiative, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), IFRS Foundation, integrated reporting, Kate Parrot, Kathy Miller Perkins, Kyle Armbrester, Liv Watson, Maciej Piechocki, Olivier Servais, sensor technology, World Intellectual Capital Initiative (WICI), XBRL
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Sustainability News Roundup
The TakeAway: CalPERS to factor ESG issues in all its funds by mid-2011; GRI announces work on fourth generation reporting guidelines; and a BSR poll shows increased support for CSR/sustainability. Three developments this week demonstrate the rising acceptance of incorporating … Continue reading
Sustainability News Roundup
The TakeAway: BP’s transparency, the power of proxy advisory firms, and uncontrolled campaign spending BP disaster: truth or “integrated spin”? | Today’s New York Times and Wall Street Journal report that Halliburton knowingly supplied “unstable” cement to BP to seal … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Governance, Corporate Political Activity, Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Investor Governance, Proxy Voting, Public Policy
Tagged BP, Broc Romanek, Citizens United, Deepwater Horizon, Global Reporting Initiative, Halliburton, integrated reporting, Macondo, Mary Schapiro, Nell Minow, OpenSecrets.org, ProPublica, proxy plumbing, Sanford Lewis, SEC
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Fighting the Fury: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and the Business Response
The TakeAway: Companies and investors need to deal with natural disaster mitigation, resilience, and rebuilding efforts. Five years ago this Sunday, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, where the wounds remain raw. Two years ago, Cyclone Nargis in Burma … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Sustainability, Human Rights, Natural Disasters, Public Policy
Tagged Ceres, China, climate change, Copenhagen Climate Conference, Fritz Institute, Global Reporting Initiative, Haiti, Hurricane Katrina, Isaiah Funds, Munich Re, natural disasters, Pakistan, ProVention, Russia, Swiss Re, UN, Web 2.0
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Integrated Reporting: Off to A Strong Start
The TakeAway: International Integrated Reporting Committee Launches to Blend Financial Reporting with Sustainability Reporting Good news for proponents of sustainability reporting: On Tuesday, the Global Reporting Initiative and the Accounting for Sustainability project (A4S) sponsored by the Prince of Wales … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Public Policy
Tagged A4S, Allen White, Amy Domini, Bob Eccles, Bob Massie, Business for Social Responsibility, Ernst Ligteringen, Global Reporting Initiative, IIRC, integrated reporting, Joan Bavaria, Joan Shapiro, John Elkington, King Committee, Mervyn King, Michael Krzus, sustainability
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Multiple Networks Syndrome: Diminishing Sustainability Impact
Commentary by Bob Massie The Take-Away: Partitioning ESG Activism Undermines Sustainability As A Holistic Concept Many thanks to those who commented on my first post on “silo” thinking. Here are some additional thoughts on necessary improvements to sustainability activism. It … Continue reading
Sustainability: When Will the Exception Become the Rule?
Commentary by Bob Massie The TakeAway: Silo Thinking by Corporations, Activists, Investors, and Others Slows Progress of Sustainability Those who have been working to advance the concept and practice of sustainability in the United States over the last decade can … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Bob Massie, Ceres, climate change, ESG, Global Reporting Initiative, SEC, sustainability
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Stepping Toward Corporate Sustainability Footprinting
Guest Commentary by Bill Baue, Contributor and Curator, The Murninghan Post The TakeAway: Corporate sustainability ratings and reports don’t really tell us if a company is sustainable, but sustainability footprinting takes a step in the right direction. I challenge you: … Continue reading →