Hunt for the ‘holy grail’ of corporate reporting
Corporate reporting as an activity is evolving along with the ever rising demands of stakeholders and others. But, asks Tom Idle, can integrated reporting bring the transparency and openness being
Bridging the credibility gap on reporting
Here’s an aspiration: that soon, we’ll be able to read an organisation’s sustainability report and be able to trust the statements on CO2 emissions contained therein. There are many companies
CSR: a profession that’s coming of age
The Corporate Responsibility Group has decided to create a formal body for CSR professionals. Is this a natural progression for the new generation of CSR practitioners? The CSR salary
In search of the producers among the predators
So, there’s a rip-roaring debate going on about the nature and future of capitalism. New York’s Occupy Wall Street campaign continues, inspiring similar protests in towns and cities up and
The business climate’s not changing quickly enough
As humans, we’re in the lucky position of being able to rationalise. We can weigh up facts and make sophisticated, balanced decisions in pursuit of a defined outcome. But though
A corporate accident waiting to happen
The phone-hacking scandal has not only closed the UK’s News of the World newspaper, but has cast doubt over the Murdochs’ future at News Corp Tabloid journalism in Britain took
Greener, happier, more productive…
It’s six years ago that I developed a green consumer magazine for the UK market, called GreenerLiving. Its launch, at least for me, was a fateful day in January 2007.
Debate: Recycling
WHY WE SHOULD STILL RECYCLE by Liz Goodwin Recent reports could have led you to believe that recycling is no longer worth it. But the truth is very different. We
Climate strategy ‘key to competitiveness’
Climate change is now a major factor in institutional investment decisions across the world, according to research by the Carbon Disclosure Project. More than eight out of 10 investors surveyed
Doing nothing ‘comes with long-term costs’
Property investors ignore sustainability at their peril, delegates at a Schroder Property conference have been told. Instead, they should act now to address the carbon footprint of any property they