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The Global Reporting Initiative Year in Review: 2010 a Memorable Year

By Elaine_Cohen on May 17, 2011 Comments Off on The Global Reporting Initiative Year in Review: 2010 a Memorable Year business transparency, CDP, corporate transparency, CSR, Earth Charter, Elaine Cohen, energy sector, Energy Utilities, environmental, ESG, Financial Sector, Food and Beverage, G4 framework, Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, GRI Framework, GRI Guideline, IFC, ISO, Mining sector, OECD, social responsibility, sustainability, sustainability reporting framework, UNGC

In this post Elaine writes about this just released comprehensive review by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) of what it has been doing between July 2009 and June 2010. It covers such topics and events as the well attended third GRI conference in Amsterdam in May 2010where the GRI announced its goal that large and medium sized companies should by 2015 be required to report on their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. It goes on to cover in greater detail the various specifics that are included in this GRI review.

‘Gimme Some Truth’: Greenwashing vs Sustainability

By GEP- Admin on October 13, 2010 1 Comment and economic impacts, brand management, carbon footprint, Centre for Sustainability & Excellence, corporate social responsibility, Credibility, CSR, DJGSI, Dow Jones Group Sustainability Index, embed Sustainability, energy consumptions, environmental impact, environmental impacts, environmental performance, environmental policies, ESG, FTSE4 Good indices, G3, Global Reporting Initiative, Goldman Sachs Investment Group, good corporate citizen, Green Business, green consumers, green market, Green Marketing, green practices, green washing, greenwashing, GRI, GS Sustain, John Friedman, life-cycle analysis, MSCI.third party assessment, Nikos Avlonas, reforestation, social impacts, social risk reduction, stakeholders transparency, sustainability, sustainability reporting, sustainability reporting frameworks, sustainability reports, Sustainable Business Network of Washington, transparency, transparent communications, transparent performance measures, trust

Often green washing is not an outright attempt to be deceptive, but rather stems from failing to consider environmental impact measures with the same robust attention as is usually given to more established and familiar measures of business performance.

Do Socially Responsible Companies Attract The Best Employees?

By Madeline Ravich on May 18, 2010 5 Comments Best Places to Work, business case for CSR, Corporate Knights, CRO, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, ESG, Ethisphere, Fortune Magazine, Framework: CR, Great Places to Work Institute, Madeline Ravich, RiskMetrics Group, socially responsible companies, SRI

Sustainability analyst, Madeline Ravich compares SRI and ESG company rankings to Fortune Magazine’s Best Places to Work to determine whether the most socially responsible companies attract the best employees. What do you think? Take the poll and post your comments.

The Largest Companies are Falling Short in Managing and Disclosing Water Scarcity Risks

By Sharath Bhaskar on March 10, 2010 1 Comment Arizona Public Services, beverage, beverages, Bloomberg, California State Teachers Retirement System, CalSTRS, Ceres, Ceres investor coalition, chemicals, clean potable water, coal mining, Diageo, direct operations, electric power, energy, ESG, food, fossil, fossil fuels, gas, homebuilding, investors, Jack Ehnes, julie Hudson, mining, oil, Pinnacle West, risk assessment, semiconductors, stakeholder engagement, supply chain, UBS, UBS Investment Bank, us securities and exchange commission, waste water treatment, water accounting, water disclosure practices, water reporting, Water Scarcity, water security, Xstrata

Ceres has released the ﬁrst comprehensive assessment and ranking of water disclosure practices of 100 publicly-traded companies in eight key sectors exposed to water-related risks: beverage, chemicals, electric power, food, homebuilding, mining, oil and gas, and semiconductors. The report highlights best practices, key gaps and trends in water reporting and lays out a set of recommendations for companies and investors.

Is Responsible Investing a Must, or a Should? UNEP FI on Fiduciary Responsibility

By KLD_Blog on September 30, 2009 Comments Off on Is Responsible Investing a Must, or a Should? UNEP FI on Fiduciary Responsibility Achim Steiner, Alan Petrillo, asset owners, carbon emissions, disclosurer, Earth’s capital, economic models, environmental, ESG, fiduciary responsibilities, Fiduciary Responsibility, Freshfields report, governance, institutional investors, KLD, PRI, Principles for Responsible Investment, Quayle Watchman Consulting, regulatory frameworks, responsible investing, Robert Kropp, securities and trust law, social, Social Funds, transparency, UNEP FI, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative

Institutional investors may have a fiduciary duty to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, according to a new study from the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). In reporting on “Fiduciary Responsibility,” Social Funds’ Robert Kropp expressed the uncertainty that still surrounds the question of ESG-related fiduciary responsibilities.