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As the year is coming to an end, I assembled the favorite entries on my blog. Are you curious to see which ones made it to the Top 10 list and which ones attracted most comments? (more...)

OECD Watch reports that UK National Contact Point for OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises re-initiated review of BHP Billiton's bypass case of its MOZAL smelter in Mozambique after IFC Compliance Advisor Ombudsman appears to have failed to facilitate a resolution of this case.  (more...)

The Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade was launched in November 2011 to promote conflict-fee mineral supply chains in Eastern Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Will it help resolve conflict minerals related due diligence and reporting concerns of major brands? Will it be able to attract other governments and multilaterals?  (more...)

GRI’s database records 66 Canadian reporters for 2010. Of these, only 15% (listed below) did not declare their Application levels. This compares to 30% ‘Undeclared’ US reporters. (more...)

The key sectors among US-based GRI reporters that do not declare their application levels are Energy Sector, Energy Utilities, Health Care Products and Food and Beverage Products. Examples include Abbott, Chevron and PepsiCo.

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Questions about the value/risk of declaring a GRI Application Level remain on the minds of many GRI G3 reporters. Globally, ‘Undeclared’ Application Levels appear to be declining (18% in 2011). However, 31% US reporters remain silent about their GRI Application Levels. (more...)

GRI Training Partners and participants of GRI-certified courses often wonder: what is the appropriate title or description they should use without getting GRI’s proverbial panties in a twist.

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Articles: Prizma provided Expert Witness services on ICSID arbitration case, assisted Lundin Mining and Fulbright Academy to generate Sustainability Reports, and co-delivered four GRI-certified training courses. Access newsletter here.

Michael Rea's annual research on South African sustainability reporters contains hidden gems: what are commonly and rarely used GRI indicators?

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While GRI is still completing its first-generation Oil and Gas Sector Supplement, IPIECA scores more endorsements for its second generation sustainability reporting guidelines. Will GRI be able to catch up?

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