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Green Economy Coalition include call for Convention in their Zero Draft

Written by Tom Harrisson on .

The Green Economy coalition included the need for a Convention on Reporting on Sustainability in their Zero Draft contribution:

'All large private and public enterprises should be required to internalise all external costs, and report on their environmental and social impacts and contribution to wellbeing, or explain why they do not. We call on governments, international bodies and major groups including business to:

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Commit to develop a global policy framework that requires all listed and large private companies to consider sustainability issues and to integrate material sustainability information within their reporting cycle, and in their Annual Report and Accounts – or explain why if they do not. The global policy framework, which could take the form of a Convention, should adhere to three key principles:

  • report or explain establish a report or explain approaches to sustainability reporting policy;
  • transparency – enhance transparency by requiring national measures that would mandate the integration of material sustainability issues within the company reporting cycle, in their Annual Report and Accounts;
  • accountability – provide effective mechanisms for investors and all stakeholders to hold companies to account on the quality of their disclosures, including for instance an advisory vote at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).'

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New EU Strategy on CSR

Written by Tom Harrisson on .

On the 25th of October the European Commission approved a renewed EU Strategy on Corporate Social Responsibility. The strategy sets out how enterprises can benefit from CSR as well as contribute to society as a whole.

 

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Aviva Call for Convention

Written by Andrew Mailing on .

The Aviva Group has convened a Corporate Sustianability Reporting Coalition with 40 like-minded organisations. The coalition calls on the UN to adopt at the 2012 summit a binding international commitment to develop national regulations which mandate the intergration of sustainability issues in Annual Report and Accounts.  To find out more about the nature of the convention click here.

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SF and Vitae Civilis

Written by Andrew Mailing on .

Stakeholder Forum and Vitae Civilis have formed a partnership to open a dialogue among stakeholders from the global North and South on the need for a 'Convention on Social Responsibility and Accountability' in relation to the Rio +20 conference in 2012.