Communications & Reporting

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EC Newsdesk, (Jul 16, 2013)

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New Books – July/August 2013

EC Newsdesk, (Jul 11, 2013)

Some reading for the beach

Ericsson 2012 Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report – Can technology be a force for good?

Pete Statham, (Jul 11, 2013)

Ericsson’s latest sustainability and responsibility report has an inspiring message and some nice details

Fedex 2012 Global Citizenship Report – A little lost en route?

Elaine Cohen, (Jul 11, 2013)

While FedEx is commendably open in its latest report, it would benefit from a clearer sense of direction

Cheat sheet: Corporate responsibility cheat sheet

Oliver Balch, (Jul 10, 2013)

All the latest facts, stats and numbers that you need

Global Reporting Initiative G4 – Generation materiality

Mallen Baker, (Jul 8, 2013)

The new GRI G4 guidelines have had a difficult birth. Central to the new approach is a greater onus on companies to assess materiality

Press Release: The Co-operative’s commitment to transparency an ‘inspiration’

EC Newsdesk, (Jun 28, 2013)

How are responsible businesses managing to deliver their sustainability programmes through the downturn?

Investor information – how to provide real value

Rory Sullivan, (Jun 10, 2013)

Investors are looking for materiality and clarity on environmental, social and governance issues from corporate reporting

Focus on the message not the medium

Mallen Baker, (Jun 7, 2013)

Let’s not report for reporting’s sake, argues Mallen Baker

New Books – June 2013

EC Newsdesk, (Jun 5, 2013)

Ethical Corporation’s guide to the latest and best sustainable business reading

Nestlé’s Creating Shared Value report – A great story, buried

Lisa Leath, (Jun 5, 2013)

While it is comprehensive in nature, Nestlé’s report is too long and just a bit boring

BAE Systems 2012 Annual Report – Sky-high integrated reporting

Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (Jun 5, 2013)

The new integrated reporting from BAE Systems scores well but could be more transparent

Press Release: Shift and Mazars launch Discussion Paper for Comment

EC Newsdesk, (Jun 5, 2013)

Shift and Mazars are pleased to launch a Discussion Paper on the development of public, global standards for reporting and assuring companies’ alignment with the UN Guiding Principles.

Business School Bulletin – June 2013

Oliver Balch, (Jun 5, 2013)

The sustainability agenda’s place in academic debate, framing public policy and spiritual corporate leadership

Cheat sheet: Corporate responsibility cheat sheet

Oliver Balch, (Jun 4, 2013)

All the sustainable business facts and figures you need

GRI’s G4 guidelines revealed

Peter Knight, (May 24, 2013)

They are here! In his second report from the GRI conference, Ethical Corporation columnist Peter Knight comments on the much heralded and now-announced G4 reporting guidelines

GRI’s four steps to reporting nirvana

Peter Knight, (May 23, 2013)

Ethical Corporation columnist Peter Knight is at the GRI conference in Amsterdam. Here’s his view on the opening day’s proceedings

Press Release: Business should act as a catalyst for social change, says Aviva

PRESS RELEASE, (May 13, 2013)

The company's online 2012 corporate responsibility report shows that the group has met significant CR milestones.

Marketing – The ethics of emotions from a can

Mallen Baker, (May 2, 2013)

How ethical is it to exploit people’s emotional reflexes in order to achieve a laudable goal, asks Mallen Baker

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