CSE Joins the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit
July 10, 2010 by admin
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The United Nations Global Compact hosted its tri-annual Leaders’ Summit in New York, USA on 24 June 2010. Chaired by UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit brought together more than 1,000 selected leaders from all sectors to enhance the role of responsible business and investment. Read more
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The Amsterdam Global Conference on Transparency and Sustainability 2010
News Update
Session pre-booking available now
A pre-booking system for all sessions with limited space is now available for the Amsterdam Global Conference on Transparency and Sustainability, taking place from 26 – 28 May 2010. For each of those sessions, 70% of the seats are available for online pre-booking. The remaining 30% are unreserved and will be made available to conference participants at the door.
Register online and pre-book your sessions to make sure you can attend all your favorite discussions!
All session and speaker details online
For the third biennial Amsterdam Global Conference, GRI has set the challenge of crafting an action agenda for sustainability reporting for the next decade. How can we make sure that by 2020 ESG reporting is as mainstream and common as financial reporting? Under the motto “Rethink. Rebuild. Report” 200 global leaders from business, politics and civil society will share their view and debate in more than 50 sessions on how to achieve a transition to a sustainable economy.
Great networking opportunities
Besides invaluable information and food for thought, the 3-day-conference will also provide numerous networking opportunities. Participants so far include representatives from Bayer, Bertelsmann, BHP Billiton, Det Norske Veritas, Dong Energy, Harvard Business School, Nestlé, Nokia, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, SAP, Vattenfall and Volkswagen. View the full list here.
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On A CSR Learning Journey
The Singapore Compact invites all members as well as non-members to go on a “CSR Learning Journey” on 23 April 2010. The event, subtitled “Competitive Advantages from Responsible Business Strategies”, will begin at 0900 and end at 1400 at Siloso Beach Resort, Sentosa Island.
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The GRI Readers Award 2010
February 19, 2010 by admin
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The Global Reporting initiative (GRI) have this week re-launched the 2010 sustainability reporting awards in a simpler, more user friendly format. Voting is now easy and quick, allowing everyone to easily shape the future of sustainability reporting.
The GRI’s Readers’ and Reporters’ Awards will now be open until the 3 March 2010. For the first year, readers and reporters can vote. They offer a unique opportunity to have your say and change the future of sustainability reporting.
GRI provides the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting framework. Sustainability reporting is now standard practice for many leading businesses. The number of sustainability reports being produced is at a record high. GRI is now aware of over 1280 reports published in 2009 representing an increase of 17% on 2008 figures.
For the first time, the GRI’s Readers’ and Reporters’ survey report will show whether reports really meet the needs of their target audiences, and more importantly, whether these reports actually change people’s views and behaviour.
Wim Bartels, Partner at KPMG Sustainability Netherlands said:
We believe that the combination of the Readers’ Survey and the Reporters’ Survey this time around will give us valuable insights about the information readers really want. We will analyze the two perspectives in order help organizations provide readers with the information they need and want.
Helen Spoor, Consultant at the Readers’ Choice Awards Content Partner organization Futerra said:
Trust is at an all time low. By showing both sides of the story, we’re being completely transparent. Results could show a real disconnect between reporters and readers, providing the opportunity to dramatically change sustainability reporting in the future.
The awards and survey results will be announced at the 2010 Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency, to be held on 26 – 28 May 2010.
To take part in the survey as a reader or reporter, click here. Click here for further information on the Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency.
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New Anti-Corruption Reporting Guidance
December 11, 2009 by admin
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Transparency International (TI) and the United Nations Global Compact has released reporting guidance for business committed to combating corruption. The guidance, developed in the framework of the Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative, aims to equip companies with the means to report on anti-corruption policies and actions comprehensively and effectively. Read more
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The International CSR Summit in Singapore
By Amanda Coffin
Singapore Compact hosted its inaugural International CSR Summit at the Orchard Hotel, 6 to 7 October 2009. A participant in the UN Global Compact, this non-profit society strives to promote “greater awareness, best practices, sustainable development and excellence towards CSR in Singapore.” Two hundred and forty companies now comprise the group’s membership. The conference displayed classic Singaporean efficiency in its planning and execution, yet it was not without contention and levity.
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More Than 1,000 Companies Delisted From Global Compact
The UN Global Compact has delisted 1,005 companies since 2008 for repeated failure to meet the UN Global Compact’s mandatory annual reporting requirement, also known as the Communication on Progress (COP) policy. As part of the announcement, the Global Compact Office also released a full listing of the 1,005 companies delisted as at 6 October. Read more
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