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A recent private members bill saw a renewed call for mandatory reporting. In his new column on the latest political trends, Roger Cowe lays out why it never stood a chance.
Rio Tinto: developing and
embedding corporate
principles
Enron, CSR sceptics won't be slow to tell you, had an impressive set of business principles - and much good it did them. Briefing examines the strategy of Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining companies, to ensure that its business principles genuinely set the tone for the way it works.
 
Reporting: square pegs -
and round holes
More reports, more standards, more questions, but achieving what? Is sector benchmarking the way forward?
Comment: reporting
The number of companies issuing some sort of non-financial report is growing exponentially
 
Comment: reporting
So the GRI is up and running, as a separately constituted organisation with its own board of directors.
Reporting: Crunch time
for social reporters
Efforts to achieve greater consistency in global social reporting have reached a critical stage in development. But has the process overrun
the capacity of companies to deliver?
 
Reporting: lies, damned
lies and social reports?
The number of social reports is rising and calls for independent audits and standard measures are growing. But is now the time to close off innovation and discourage companies from airing risky issues?
Comment: reporting: lies,
damned lies and social
reports?
The number of social reports is rising and calls for independent audits and standard measures are growing. But is now the time to close off innovation and discourage companies from airing risky issues?
 
Comment: reporting:
setting standards for
social reporting
As more companies seek to measure and report their impacts on society, both GRI and BITC have issued new lists of indicators. But are these helpful guidelines or unworkable standards?
Reporting: setting
standards for social
reporting
As more companies seek to measure and report their impacts on society, both GRI and BITC have issued new lists of indicators. But are these helpful guidelines or unworkable standards?
 
Comment: reporting
New proposals amount to a significant step towards a mandatory framework for social and environmental reporting.