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Reporting: How the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Does It

By Elaine_Cohen on September 26, 2011 Comments Off on Reporting: How the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Does It carbon footprint, Elaine Cohen, environmental, Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, GRI Framework, Materiality Matrix, sustainability, sustainability report, sustainability reporting, UN Global Compact

In this post, Elaine analyzes the GRI’s own sustainability report, asking what extent GRI Stakeholders should be content with a report about direct impacts and outputs (the things that the GRI is saying, doing, using) versus a report about the outcomes the GRI can reasonably claim to have influenced.

20 Questions To Ask Your Sustainability Reporting Manager

By Elaine_Cohen on August 25, 2011 Comments Off on 20 Questions To Ask Your Sustainability Reporting Manager business action plan, business sustainability, Elaine Cohen, SRM, stakeholders, sustainability, sustainability report, sustainability reporting, Sustainability Reporting Manager

In this post Elaine focuses on the importance of critically reviewing the organization’s sustainability reporting by posing and then speaking to a series of questions that focus in on various aspects of how to evaluate the current state of an organizations sustainability reporting.

How to Set Sustainability Goals: The Do’s and Don’ts

By Elaine_Cohen on August 8, 2011 1 Comment business sutainability, carbon emissions, Cooperative Group, Elaine Cohen, energy efficiency goals, environmental impact goals, green economy, GreenResearch, Mauser Group, Occidental Petroleum, recycling, renewable energy, stakeholders, sustainability, sustainability goals, sustainability report

In this post Elaine gives some examples of successful sustainability goals and examples of goals that fall short of the mark, arguing that reporting needs to address what companies WILL do not just what they HAVE done. This post seeks to give insight on what is the right way for companies to establish sustainability goals.

The New Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)3.1 Guidelines Explained

By Elaine_Cohen on May 9, 2011 Comments Off on The New Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)3.1 Guidelines Explained Bastian Buck, community impact, core business model, Elaine Cohen, environmental, G3 framework, G4 framework, gender equality, Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, GRI 3.1 Reporting Guidelines, GRI Technical Protocol, HR 11, HR10, Human Rights, Impact Assessment, John Ruggie, LA14, Letshani Ndlovu, local community engagement, materiality, Organizational Stakeholder, parental leave, Protect, Remedy, Respect, SO1 performance indicator, stakeholder, sustainability, Sustainability impact, sustainability report, sustainability reporting, UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights

In this post, Elaine describes the new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 3.1 guidelines covering the new GRI Technical Protocol. The 3.1 guidelines are a stepping stone to the big promise of G4 in 2013 and address just three specific aspects of the current G3 framework relating to: community impacts, human rights and gender equality. The post then goes into more detailed commentary and explanation on each of these three issues.

Why Create a CSR Report? Because of a Real Return on Investment

By droberts on January 5, 2011 1 Comment “Triple Bottom Line” report, Application Level, associated costs, Caring for our People and our Communities, Co-Op, communities, competitors, corporate responsibility, corporate social responsibillity, CSR, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), CSR credential, CSR reporting, DVFA (German Investment Analysts Association), EFFAS, employees, GRI Content Index, GRI's G3 standard, IIRC (International Integrated Reporting Committee), internal decision-making, investors, key drivers, KPIs for ESP, license to operate, management program, market expectations, regulators, reporting standards, service providers, stakeholder engagement, stakeholders, sustainability report, sustainability reporting, Top 100 Places to Work" (in the US), UN Global Compact, Warren Buffet

Companies should create a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) report because of the a real ROI they stand to gain, either through reduced costs or increased revenue, or both. The key drivers include investors, market expectations, competitors, regulators, employees, and communities. Each of these drivers has at its core either increasing revenues, or reducing costs.

The New CSR Social Media Index: Essential Reading

By Elaine_Cohen on December 7, 2010 2 Comments #FollowFriday, 23, Allian, AMD, blog, business and environmental journalist, communications or PR portfolio, CSR, CSR communications, Custom Communications, dedicated social media sustainability communication channels, Dell, Do's and Don'ts of CSR in Social Media, Ecomagination, general corporate social media social media campaign, Green Twitterati, Matthew Yeomans, North America and Europe DJSI list, reputation management, Social Media, social media channel, social media communities, Social Media Sustainability Index, Sust-Doc-Med-Index, Sust-Soc-Med activity, Sust-Soc-Med practices, sustainability communications, sustainability information, sustainability report, sustainable companies, technology, twitter account, YouTube channel

A very comprehensive report on how sustainable companies are communicating their green convictions and deeds through social media was published last week. The Social Media Sustainability Index, commissioned by SMI,and authored by Matthew Yeomans of Custom Communications, is a useful series of tips on the Do’s and Don’ts of CSR in Social Media for optimum reputation management.

Eight Ways to Bring Sustainability Into Any Job

By Giselle Weybrecht on May 26, 2010 1 Comment alternative commuting, employee engagement programs, green, office greening program, recycling, suppliers, sustainability, sustainability initiatives, sustainability report, sustainability strategy, The Sustainable MBA: The Manager's Guide to Green Business

Giselle Weybrecht, author of The Sustainable MBA: The Manager’s Guide to Green Business, examines some ways that you can green any job.

Are Business Opportunities Found in Rising Resource Pressures?

By Julie_Urlaub on September 21, 2009 1 Comment business risks, Cliffs Natural Resources, conservation, costs, Dell, efficiency, emissions, energy, energy consumption, energy market, environmental stewardship, governance, market share, sustainability, sustainability consultants, sustainability leader, sustainability report, sustainable development, transparency, Water, water use

Businesses around the world are feeling the pressures of rising energy, water, and the potential costs of emissions. While business risks and costs are driving many behavior changes, leading businesses are exploring sustainability concepts to identify opportunities. Many companies are addressing these risks by exploring the value aspects of business sustainability.