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Report: Mandatory Reporting: BSR Debates the Pros and Cons of Requiring Companies to Report on Sustainability

With more industry leaders beginning to ask whether sustainability reporting should be required, two BSR consultants debate what form it might take, whether mandatory reporting would impact innovation, and what would need to happen in order for such a system to work. Read more →

Posted: February 28, 2010 | Topics: Materiality, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration | Download (PDF)

BSR Insight Article: Capitalizing on ESG Integration

Mainstream investors are increasingly integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues into their decision-making processes. According to a recent BSR report, this shift is exemplified by increased participation in responsible investing, new ESG products from mainstream institutions, greater access to company data (especially ESG data), and a rise in regulation of ESG reporting. Read more →

Posted: February 16, 2010 | Topics: Financial Services, Investor Perspective, Reporting & Communications

Blog: BSR Debates: Should Sustainability Reporting Be Mandatory?

By Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, ICT Practice, and Blythe Chorn, Associate, Advisory Services

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's announcement last week of guidelines regarding corporate disclosure of climate-related risks brings to the fore a question that has generated growing interest in business and policy arenas: Should sustainability reporting be required? Read more →

Posted: February 2, 2010 | Topics: Reporting & Communications

BSR Insight Article: Mandatory Reporting: BSR Debates the Pros and Cons of Requiring Companies to Report on Sustainabilit

Interview with Dunstan Allison Hope, Managing Director, ICT Practice, and Blythe Chorn, Associate, Advisory Services, by Eva Dienel, Communications Manager, BSR

At BSR’s most recent conference in October 2009, Ben Verwaayen, the CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, spoke favorably about the need for mandatory sustainability reporting. At a breakout session later that same day, however, many corporate responsibility (CR) practitioners said they opposed mandatory reporting. Read more →

Posted: February 2, 2010 | Topics: Materiality, Reporting & Communications, Stakeholder Relations, Strategy & Integration

BSR Insight Article: Measuring Metrics That Matter in Supply Chain Sustainability

BSR's recent report guides companies on how to design effective supply chain sustainability indicators and metrics, which are essential tools in helping companies demonstrate both internally and externally the value of these strategies. Read more →

Posted: January 12, 2010 | Topics: Reporting & Communications, Strategy & Integration, Supply Chain