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Facility Sustainability Reporting Draft Guidance Launched for Public Review and Comment

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CERES and the Tellus Institute released the draft guidance for facility-level sustainability reporting for public comment. All interested parties are encouraged to submit comments through September 10, 2004. The Draft Facility Reporting Guidance is the product of the Facility Reporting Project (FRP). In 2003, CERES and the Tellus Institute jointly launched the FRP as a multi-stakeholder effort to develop consistent, comparable, and credible economic, environmental and social reporting guidance for individual facilities in the United States. Major initial funding was provided by the Joyce Foundation of Chicago; additional funding has been provided by the Multi-State Working Group (MSWG). ... lees meer

FEE calls for action on CSR Reporting

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The European Federation of Accountants, FEE, is today calling on the European Commission’s Multi-stakeholder Forum to give Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting the same level of recognition as financial reporting. CSR reporting typically sees corporations reporting on their economic, social and environmental impacts. ... lees meer

WBCSD welcomes new member: TPG N.V.

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TPG N.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, is the holding company for Royal TPG Post and TNT. It is a global provider of mail, express and logistics services employing 163,000 people in 64 countries and serving over 200 countries. ... lees meer

GRI welcomes ISO’s first steps in SR field

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The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today welcomed the release by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) of the report on social responsibility prepared by its multi-stakeholder Advisory Group on Social Responsibility (SR) . The report responds to a mandate from ISO to make recommendations to the international standards body about what role there might be for ISO to play in the development of SR related standards. ... lees meer

WBCSD sponsors international sustainability award

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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a new sponsor to the Sustainability Leadership Award. The award, launched in 2001 by Sustainability Asset Management (SAM) and the Sustainable Performance Group (SPG), honors extraordinary leadership by individuals working within or in cooperation with the private sector to make sustainability happen. ... lees meer