Articles
We have had several articles published on issues of corporate responsibility and in particular, reporting. Click on any of the titles below to download a full PDF version of the article.

Environmental Finance
is a monthly magazine covering the ever-increasing impact of environmental issues on the financial sector and its corporate clients. It is the only global publication dedicated to this fast-growing area.

Insurers impacts remain uncovered  2003-10-10  (1 Pages)  34KB
The past few years have seen the insurance sector begin to embrace social and environmental reporting. But few companies have looked beyond their mimimal, direct impacts.

Awards panels pass their judgment  2003-06-09  (2 Pages)  38KB
Recent awards ceremonies have singled out the best environmental and social reports for praise..

Banks look to indirect impacts  2002-11-30  (2 Pages)  48KB
With its limited direct environmental and social impacts, the banking sector was slow to embrace reporting. But sector leaders are now beginning to report on the much more significant effects of their lending and investment policies...

Reporting from beyond the pale?  2002-09-30  (1 Pages)  39KB
As more and more companies feel obliged to produce environmental and social reports, it is inevitable that controversial companies will take the reporting plunge...

ISO backs environmental reporting  2001-11-01  (2 Pages)  35KB
A new initiative from the International Standards Organisation aims to broaden the appeal of environmental reporting – but it risks stepping on the toes of more established reporting guidelines…

A missed opportunity?  2001-10-01  (1 Pages)  78KB
The UK’s long-awaited Company Law Review promises to embed social responsibility at the heart of company reporting…

Japanese disclosure sets the pace  2001-08-01  (1 Pages)  35KB
Despite coming late to the environmental reporting party, corporate Japan is catching up fast…

The pitfalls in mandatory reporting  2001-04-01  (2 Pages)  39KB
The UK government is now threatening to force firms to produce environmental reports. But now mandatory reporting elsewhere has had mixed results…

Reporting all over the world  2001-01-01  (2 Pages)  58KB
The continuing growth in reporting around the world has seen companies adopting differing approaches for a variety of reasons

The truth about verification  2000-09-01  (2 Pages)  49KB
The ‘verification’ of companies’ environmental and social reports can be a lucrative business for those making the statements – but are the goods being delivered...?

Wired reports carry barbs  2000-06-01  (1 Pages)  87KB
Internet environmental reporting is catching on fast. But Paul Scott has seen the future, and it doesn’t work - yet…

The rise of reporting  2000-05-01  (2 Pages)  56KB
Twenty years ago, environmental reporting barely existed. Now, companies across the world are disclosing their environmental performance. Paul Scott examines how best practice is developing…

Elements for environmental decisions is the membership magazine of The Environment Council. Concentrating on decision-making around current and upcoming environmental issues, Elements fills a major gap in the environmental information market.

Reporting – where next?  2000-10-01  (3 Pages)  347KB
Ten years ago few companies reported on their environmental performance. Those that did were typically responding to criticism for dirty deeds. Today reporting is mainstream, with leading companies still not reporting in danger of being ‘named and shamed’…

MEM is the only international bimonthly publication that addresses the technological and social aspects of mining and the environment. It reports on new developments, good practice, and policies via a mixture of news, detailed articles, case studies and editorial comment.

Reporting in the mining sector  2000-03-01  (3 Pages)  81KB
The mining sector produces some of the most comprehensive reports of any sector, and the quality of reports is improving year-on-year. The recent focus on social, sustainability and site reporting is expected to expand rapidly…

Reporting medium  2002-01-01  (1 Pages)  105KB
With nearly every Tom Ltd and Harry plc producing an environmental statement on exactly how green they are, the need for a central reporting resource has never been more necessary…