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SOURCES OF CSR/sustainability NEWS (latest news, events calendars, new publications, e-Newsletters, e-Bulletins, Blogs)

News about sustainability/CSR reporting; Other corporate social responsibility news

CSR websites

Blogs

News related to corporate environmental management/performance/reporting; Other environmental news

News on websites of international institutions

PUBLISHERS / books / book reviews; Other journals / magazines; Audio / radio; Video / TV; Podcasts

GLOSSARIES, descriptions, definitions of CSR/sustainability terms and concepts; Key CSR frameworks and relationships between them; Future of CSR/sustainability, trends, predictions, reviews of past years

Glossaries and descriptions of concepts (In this order: General environment/sustainable development; Sustainable business/corporate sustainability; TBL; SRI; Sustainability reporting; Corporate governance; Corporate social responsibility; Corporate citizenship; Business ethics)

Key codes, standards and frameworks relevant to the sustainability/CSR agenda

Future of CSR/sustainability, trends watching and analysis, predictions for the years ahead, trajectories, evolution of concepts; Top CSR news, stories, events, developments in past years

Mandatory non-financial reporting & disclosure REQUIREMENTS in some countries; Comparison of national legislations; Company law; Mandatory vs. voluntary non-financial reporting; Pressures, initiatives for greater disclosure

ACCOUNTING - Corporate non-financial reporting / assurance / auditing; Company law; Corporate governance

Accounting links (International & national accounting organisations, EU, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, etc.)

International organisations

European Union / European countries

United Kingdom (UK)

USA, Canada, Australia, India, ...

Other

Big international accounting and auditing firms

Collections of company financial reports

Information needs of the financial community; Investment decision-making; The materiality of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues; The TRANSPARENCY of non-financial information

Investor interest in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues; Materiality; Integration of ESG value drivers in asset management and financial research; Improving the transparency of non-financial information; Communicating to financial community and the disclosure of material risk; Investor relations; Shareholder resolutions

Reducing of »Survey / questionnaire fatigue«; Distribution of data to research & rating firms, investors

Disclosure of information concerning climate risk & GHG emissions; Environmental risks

ENVIRONMENTAL & Social ACCOUNTING

GHG (GreenHouse Gases) accounting and reporting

Environmental Management Accounting (EMA); Environmental / sustainability / social / ethical accounting

SRI (SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING)

SRI – Europe (based)

General

Some sources of European SRI news

Some documents, studies (SRI - Europe)

SRI – Other (global & non-European)

General

Some sources of SRI news (global & non-European)

Some documents, studies (SRI – globally, general, non-European)

Some indexes & other ratings; SRI research

Polls, research, surveys of general public, business, financial community & NGOs leaders' OPINION, perceptions and views about CSR, SRI, etc.; Reputation; Consumer attitudes towards sustainable consumption, CSR, etc.

BUSINESS CASE for: Corporate sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), corporate citizenship, communicating and reporting, etc.; CASE STUDIES / Good (best) practices; MACRO level: CSR and competitiveness

Business case for: Corporate sustainability, CSR, corporate citizenship, communicating and reporting, etc.

Case Studies & Good (Best) Practices: Environmental management / Sustainability / Corporate Social Responsibility; Profiles of companies

Macro level: CSR and competitiveness (of communities, nations, countries, regions)

CSR INSTRUMENTS, principles, frameworks, initiatives, standards; Self-regulation, voluntary incentives; Role of government, business regulation; Supply chain; Codes of conduct

General

International normative frameworks

Standardization and CSR; Standards for (on) CSR

Supply chain management; Transparency, reporting, sustainability and CSR in the supply chain; Ethical sourcing; Supply chain working conditions; Monitoring, auditing, certification

Codes of conduct

PORTALS, resource centres and other similar websites with many resources on environmental, sustainability, social, CSR, non-financial reporting

Sustainability reporting guidelines; Other nonfinancial reporting GUIDELINES, guides, guidance

Reporting guidelines (global)

Reporting guidelines, guides, guidance (in some countries)

Guidance for reporting on CSR, social & ethical performance, intangibles; Stakeholder engagement; Communicating CSR / sustainability

Reporting scorecards, scoring sheets, benchmarks; Older reporting guidelines

Reporting scorecards, scoring sheets, benchmarks; Self assessment of reporting practice

Some »older« reporting guidelines

Some terminological and conceptual problems in corporate »sustainability« & »TBL Triple Bottom Line« reporting

Reporting on economic impact (»economic« versus »financial« performance / indicators)

CSR reporting vs. Sustainability vs. TBL vs. Quadruple vs. Value vs. Governance reporting

Environmental dimension of sustainability (role of the denominator – resource production and renewal); Ecological footprints & carrying capacity; Social footprints

Standards for ASSURANCE, verification, auditing; Other texts, reviews, surveys, analysis, etc. related to assurance / credibility of non-financial reports / information

FINANCIAL services sector (banking, insurance): Non-financial reporting; Also environmental and social responsibility, performance, management, risks

General

Other (ethical banking, microfinance)

Sustainability reporting guidance (& other related resources) for: PUBLIC sector (governmental agencies, local authorities, public sector organisations); Third sector, NON-PROFIT sector

Public sector sustainability reporting (and other related themes)

Sustainability performance and reporting of public agencies

Education: Campuses, Colleges, Universities

Some other issues related to public sector (e.g. indexes/ratings for countries, sustainable development indicators; How to communicate sustainable development)

Reporting / accountability and related themes for: Social economy, co-operative / participative / social enterprises; Civil society / non-governmental / non-profit organisations

Non-financial / sustainability reporting in specific sectors / industries; Other resources related to sustainability and CSR topics relevant for specific SECTORS / industries

Sectoral reporting – general

Specific (individual) sectors

Sectors (mixed): Emphasis on Environmental & Sustainable development issues

Sectors (mixed): Emphasis on CSR & ethics, social issues

Sectors (mixed): Environmental & social themes (mixed)

SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises): Sustainability reporting and related resources (CSR / Responsible Entrepreneurship, sustainability, environmental management)

REGISTERS (directories, collections) of non-financial reports (environmental reports, CSR reports, sustainability reports); Links to corporate environmental websites, CSR websites, sustainability websites of companies

Non-financial reporting AWARDS (environmental, social, CSR, sustainability reporting awards); OTHER corporate sustainability and responsibility awards, rankings, indexes, recognitions, competitions, best companies lists (environmental awards, sustainability awards, CSR awards, corporate citizenship awards, other related awards)

Awards for environmental, social, corporate responsibility, sustainability reports

Other environmental, sustainability, CSR awards

Directories of awards