Octopus Paul Predicts More Canadian Mining Sustainability Reports
Officially retired from predicting world cup soccer games, Octopus Paul now expects proliferation of first-time sustainability reporting amongst Canadian listed mining companies. Will Paul be right again? Read the rest of this entry »
GRI Sector Supplement Indicators Count Towards Application Level Declaration
Regardles if you like or dread GRI’s Application Level declaration requirements, you will be interested to note that a portion of Performance Indicators in finalized Sector Supplements can now be counted towards B and C Level reporting. Read the rest of this entry »
Non-financial/sustainability reporting in the Ukraine
On behalf of the Global Compact network in Ukraine, CSR Ukraine Community reviewed the state of practice of non-financial reporting in the Ukraine. Read the rest of this entry »
Does Australian/ASX 200 sustainability reporting practice show weakness of ACSI or glass ceiling of GRI?
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) 2010 Study shows that the majority of companies on the Australian S&P/ASX200 stock index are yet to provide sufficient sustainability risks reporting, and an overall 5% decline in reporting practice. Are ACSI and GRI – and the rest of us – partly to blame for this outcome? Read the rest of this entry »
GRI Application Level skipped by 25% of reporters – Why?
Why do 25% of sustainability reporters NOT declare their GRI Application Level (A, B, C with or without ‘+’)? Curious about this statistic, I dug deeper to find which countries and brands are the main culprits. Read the rest of this entry »
Prizma publishes Summer 2010 Newsletter
Headlines: (i) Prizma Expands Sustainability Reporting Services; (ii) Sustainability Reports for Red Back Mining and Lundin Mining; (iii) Supporting GRI with QA in Japan; and (iv) Contributing to IFC Corporate Responsibility Forum. Please access pdf file here: Prizma News Summer 2010 (215 KB) or request from Mehrdad[at]prizmasolutions.com.
A Look at GRI Application Level Declaration Statistics
A concern of many first-time reporters seems to be their approach to GRI Application Level Declaration. How many reporters do you think declared A-level, B-Level and C-Level? And what is your guess how many skipped the GRI Application Declaration altogether? Read the rest of this entry »
New Rules for Equator Principles – Same Old, Same Old?
The Equator Principles Financial Institutions have recently adopted new Governance Rules to create a membership structure – Equator Principles Association – and formalize existing procedures and practices. The Rules introduce delisting provisions for members not meeting public reporting requirements. Read the rest of this entry »
Phase II Consultation on IFC Performance Standards
IFC launched a second round of public consultation to update the IFC Performance Standards (2006), which provide also the basis for the Equator Principles. In mid June 2010, the first meeting was held in Washington DC. It attracted over 5o participants from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and industry.What are the emerging themes? Read the rest of this entry »
What are Cost Drivers of Sustainability Reporting for First Timers?
While some may still be wondering how long they can get away without reporting, others see this as an opportunity to leverage sunk costs, impress investors and drive performance improvement. All first time reporters will be wondering about one thing: what is the length of that proverbial string? What are cost drivers of inaugural sustainability reporting? Read the rest of this entry »