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What’s state of the art in sustainability reporting?


By JOSS TANTRAM
Published: JAN 31, 2015

While reporting has evolved over the past two decades, it still has further to go and requires many changes in the outside world in order for sustainability disclosure to be understood as equivalent or even greater in importance than financial inform

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The State of Sustainability Reporting & Transparency in Canada       


By KATHRIN BOHR
Published: JAN 25, 2015

Through our research, SRA believes that after 20+ years of reporting activity in Canada, we are at a turning point. Early-adopter companies are stepping back to re-assess the value and benefit of producing annual sustainability reports.

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5 (less obvious) ways to make sustainability reporting more sustainable


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: JAN 19, 2015

In order to make reporting more sustainable, Directors must be excited about sustainability reporting. They must see it as an advantage, a benefit, a value-adding activity, and not something they tolerate.

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An amazing summary of The TOP TEN Sustainability Reports of 2014


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: DEC 27, 2014

Another year-end, another excruciating task picking out my Top Ten Sustainability Reports for 2014. This year was particularly tough - there really are some great reports out there.

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(VIDEO) 4 Tips on Better Sustainability Reporting by Dr. Sustainability


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: DEC 15, 2014

In this short video Dr. Sustainability shares some simple tips on how to create great sustainability reports.

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8 Things to Know about Integrated Reporting


By MEGAN WALLINGFORD
Published: NOV 28, 2014

In response to the growing need for companies to demonstrate the relationship between financial and non-financial information, integrated reporting (IR) is emerging as the solution. Enjoy the highlights from a 2-part webinar series hosted by Global C

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Canadian CSR Leaders Outperform TSX


By DEREK WONG
Published: NOV 06, 2014

Canadian companies that lead in CSR also lead in their stock performance. The five Canadian companies that made this elite group are TD Bank, Bombardier, TransCanada, Teck Resources, and CN Railway.

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Six emerging sustainability reporting practices in Canada: TELUS comes out on top


By ANASTASIA OSTAPCHUK
Published: NOV 05, 2014

After a launch of the Global Compact Network Canada’s inaugural Reporting Peer Review Program this summer, a second cohort of Canadian companies successfully completed the program this October.

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CSR Metrics are Changing: Ben & Jerry’s Pilots the MultiCapital Scorecard™ Method


By MARK MCELROY
Published: OCT 02, 2014

After being taken over by Unilever, how did Ben and Jerry's ensure the preservation of the company’s sustainability and social mission programs.

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5 Takeaways from the Newly Established Global Compact Network Canada Peer-Review Reporting Program


By MEGAN WALLINGFORD
Published: JUL 23, 2014

Canadian collaboration fostered by the UN Global Compact Network Canada: 5 takeaways from the new "Peer-Review Reporting Program."

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How to Make Sustainability Reporting Matter…to Accountants


By WES GEE
Published: MAR 28, 2014

How do you make something matter to an accountant?* It’s actually pretty simple: you just have to show why it matters to that accountant’s business

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Materiality can make or break the usefulness of a sustainability report: Understanding G4


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: SEP 24, 2013

Material issues are core for sustainability disclosure but how detailed does a materiality assessment need to be in order to be meaningful?

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Novo Nordisk leads again: Has the annual sustainability report become obsolete?


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: JUN 11, 2013

Corporate transparency comes in many shapes and forms. I would be the last one to deny the relevance and essential nature of annual sustainability reporting, but I like the Novo Nordisk approach to here-and-now updates, which encourage today's conver

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What Happened to Honesty: False Claims in Sustainability Reports


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: DEC 08, 2012

Why are companies making inaccurate and perhaps even deceptive claims in their Sustainability Reports? What interest do companies have in producing false reports?

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Starbucks Needs More Transparent Sustainability Reporting


By ELAINE COHEN
Published: MAY 13, 2011

Overall, I think the Starbucks 2010 Report shows that Starbucks is making progress, though I feel the Company's reporting could be more forward looking and disclose more specific plans to achieve tough targets.

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