o Airports to earn their wings by improving sustainability impacts through greater transparency (20 December 2007) - Athens, Frankfurt, and Munich Airports have joined together to call for sector specific reporting guidance for the airports industry and for the participation of other airports around the world in its development.

· CorporateRegister.com >> e.g.

o Advanced Companies Search & Advanced Reports Search:

§ by Business Sector

o GRI Guidelines Register (Find reports using the GRI guidelines) > e.g.

§ Search by:

· Business Sector

o AA1000AS Register (Find reports using the AA1000AS assurance standard) > e.g.

§ Search by:

· Business Sector

o GC Register = Global Compact Register > e.g.

§ Search by:

· Business Sector

· Claremont McKenna College (USA, California) > Research Institutes >

o Roberts Environmental Center

§ »The Pacific Sustainability Index (PSI) is a system developed at the Roberts Environmental Center to score environmental and social disclosure and performance presented by companies on their web sites. It is based on a combination of existing reporting guidance documents and certification materials and covers 140 topics. There are an additional 9 categorical variables that we assign a score to as a means of tracking company adherence with various reporting guidelines.«

§ »We use Fortune Magazine's Global 500 and Fortune 1000 lists to choose companies for our published sector reports. Since 2004 we have been systematically working our way through these two lists, sector by sector. Once we have completed scoring all the reports in both lists we publish a report. Prior to that, we display our ongoing sector results in online graphs.«

§ > e.g.

· Sector-Specific PSI Scoring Sheets

· Sector Analysis (= Current Sector Data)

o »Graphs display the different categories of PSI scores by industrial sector«

· Scores vs. Revenue

· Scores vs. Employees

· Performance vs. Revenue

· Sector Indicators

· Scores Comparison

· Published PSI Sector Reports >

o 2007 Chemicals Sector (18 January 2008)

o 2007 Forest and Paper Products Sector (18 January 2008)

o 2007 Scientific, Photo, and Control Equipment Sector (18 January 2008)

o 2007 Computer, Office Equipment, and Services Sector (18 January 2008)

o 2007 Oil and Gas Equipment and Services Sector (18 January 2008)

o 2007 Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment Sector (18 January 2008)

o 2007 Consumer Foods Sector (8 January 2008)

o 2007 Railroads Sector (8 January 2008)

o 2007 Entertainment Sector (8 January 2008)

o 2007 Food Services Sector (8 January 2008)

o 2007 Pharmaceuticals Sector (8 January 2008)

o 2007 Mining and Crude-Oil Production Sector (12 December 2007)

o 2007 General Merchandisers Sector (12 December 2007)

o 2007 Homebuilders Sector (12 December 2007)

o 2007 Airline Sector (12 December 2007)

o 2007 Petroleum Refining Sector (4 December 2007)

o 2006 Aerospace and Defense Sector (3 May 2007)

o 2006 Mail, Freight, and Shipping Sectors (April 2007; 21 pp.)

o 2006 Medical Products and Equipment Sector (April 2007; 20 pp.)

o 2006 Industrial and Farm Equipment Sector (March 2007; 24 pp.)

o 2006 Energy and Utilities Sectors (November 2006; 26 pp.)

o 2006 Motor Vehicle and Parts Sector (August 2006, 24 pp.)

o 2006 Pharmaceuticals Sector (May 2006, 22 pp.)

o 2006 Chemicals Sector (May 2006, 23 pp.)

o 2006 Electronics and Semiconductors Sectors (April 2006, 26 pp.)

o 2006 Metals, Mining, and Crude Oil Production Sectors (March 2006, 24 pp.)

o 2006 Colleges and Universities Sector Report (February 2006, 21 pp.)

o 2005 Forest and Paper Products Sector Report (January 2006, 15 pp.)

o 2005 Consumer Food, Food Production, and Beverages Sector Report (December 2005, 15 pp.)

o 2005 Energy & Utilities Sector Report (October 2005, 16 pp.)

§ See related news from GreenBiz.com: U.S. Energy Firms Lagging in Environmental Reporting (14 October 2005)

o 2004 Motor Vehicles & Parts Sector Report (December 2004, 16 pp.)

o 2004 Petroleum Refining Sector Report (July 2004, 16 pp.)

o 2004 Electronics Sector Report (May 2004, 17 pp.)

o 2004 Chemicals Sector Report (April 2004, 17 pp.)

o 2004 Pharmaceuticals Sector Report (February 2004, 12 pp.)

· Books > e.g.

o Roberts Environmental Center 2003-2005 Sustainability Reporting Analyzed Across Sectors (J. Emil Morhardt, Elgeritte Adidjaja)

§ The sector reports are the results of application of the Center's Pacific Sustainability Index (PSI) to the environmental and social reporting of all 232 Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 1000 companies in the chemicals, electronics, energy, food and beverages, forest and paper products, motor vehicles and parts, petroleum refining, and pharmaceuticals sectors.

§ Analysis section minus the sector reports can be downloaded (2007; .pdf has 69 pp.)

o Clean, Green, & Read All Over: Ten Rules for Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Reporting (Emil Morhardt)

· Corporate Report Scores (List of all reports analyzed to date; Short description of all analyzed reports; (Direct) links to websites from which the scored material was obtained)

· Corporate Initiatives

· SustainAbility >

o Think Tank > Research >

§ Reporting >

· Sector Reports (Free registration required)

o Driving Sustainability: Can the Auto Sector Deliver Sustainable Mobility? (2001, 36 pp.)

o Life and Science: Accountability, Transparency, Citizenship and Governance in the Life Science Sector (2000, 106 pp.)

o The Oil Sector Report: A Review of Environmental Disclosure in the Oil Industry (1999, 84 pp.)

· Learn from the Leaders

o SustainAbility and Flag have partnered to create Learn from the Leaders, an online, searchable database and customized research tool that brings together years of experience reviewing, analyzing and benchmarking sustainability reports.

o Learn from the Leaders includes hundreds of best practice examples, and you can search them in dozens of different ways, including:

§ Sector

· Environmental Expert >> e.g.

o Corporate Reporting on Water - A Review of Eleven Global Industries (May 2007; .pdf has 90 pp.; By Mari Morikawa; Jason Morrison; Peter H. Gleick; Courtesy of Pacific Institute)

§ In this study, we offer a comprehensive review of corporate reports, with a focus on evaluating how companies are recognizing, addressing, and reporting their water-related risks and practices.

§ Sector-Specific Analysis:

· Apparel/Textile, Automobile, Beverage, Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Food Manufacturing, Forest Products, High-tech/Electronics, Metal/Mining, Refining, Utilities

o The Role of Industry Associations in the Promotion of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility: Study Findings (26 March 2007; .pdf has 114 pp.; Prepared by: Five Winds International & Strandberg Consulting)

§ The Government of Canada is interested in gaining a greater understanding of the extent to which sustainability is advanced through industry associations in Canada and how it can support associations in the promotion of sustainability and CSR among their members.

§ This report documents how industry associations are currently promoting sustainability and CSR and points to strengths and opportunities for improvement. The report also proposes sustainability roadmaps for industry associations and government interested in helping Canadian companies on their sustainability journeys.

§ See also:

· Related press release at CSRwire: The Role of Industry Associations in the Promotion of Sustainability and CSR (10 September 2007)

o Seven industry associations were chosen as representative of the Canadian economy, covering mining, oil and gas, retail, banking, manufacturing and exporting, chemicals and forestry sectors.

o Current practices such as board oversight and executive management, stakeholder engagement, resources and tools, incentive programs, mandated performance requirements and reporting were benchmarked.

· Business and Economic Development Impacts

o This site is designed to help you understand and measure the corporate economic footprint on a community’s economic development.

o This site is the product of an ongoing partnership between AccountAbility and BSR, in association with Brody Weiser Burns.

o It is designed to explore the basis on which leading companies measure, manage and report on their economic impacts - the most direct pathway along which business creates social and environmental outcomes.

o >

§ Sector Reports:

· Agriculture (.pdf, December 2004, 44 pp.)

· Financial Services (.pdf, December 2004, 75 pp.)

· Mining (.pdf, December 2004, 52 pp.)

· Pharmaceuticals (.pdf, December 2004, 87 pp.)

· SIRAN is an analyst network that supports more than 150 North American social investment research analysts from 30 investment firms, research providers, and affiliated investor groups. > e.g.

o Projects >

§ EM Reporting Comparison (= Emerging Markets Reporting Comparison)

· SIRAN issued its first-ever analysis on the environmental and social reporting practices of emerging market companies in January 2008 (.pdf has 24 pp.), conducted by independent investment research firm KLD Research & Analytics, Inc.

· SIRAN selected a universe of the top four companies by float-adjusted market cap from the S&P/IFCI Index,

o in three sectors: Energy (oil & gas); Materials (metals and mining) and Telecommunications,

o from seven countries: Brazil, Taiwan, South Africa, Russia, India, South Korea and China.

· Eurosif European Social Investment Forum > e.g.

o Publications > Newsletter > 2007 > September/October > News from Eurosif Member Affiliates >

§ WestLB Extra-Financial Research team publishes report on GRI reporting = GRI reporting: Aiming to uncover true performance (.pdf, September 2007, 195 pp.)

· Also »Sector differences in CR/sustainability reporting«

· PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers > e.g.

o Industry sectors

o Today's challenges > e.g.

§ Creating a sustainable business (or here; PwC SBS - Sustainable Business Solutions) > e.g.

· Industry issues

· Sustainability Publications > e.g.

o Corporate Responsibility: Strategy, management and value – How PwC can help (2005)

§ »We have compiled this Handbook in the hope that it will help to illuminate the main issues that businesses operating in a variety of regions and industries are facing, and provide a useful guide to leading practices.«

o Sustainability Yearbook (Prepared together with SAM Group)

§ Comprehensive annual publication on sustainability trends and corporate sustainability performances from 50+ sectors.

o Our services > e.g.

§ Audit and assurance > e.g.

· Sustainability reporting

· Of further interest >

o Trends in corporate reporting

§ By focusing on presentation and disclosure, not accounting and measurement, this site provides you with an understanding of the critical building blocks of effective corporate reporting.

§ > e.g.

· Research & insights > What's important > Modelling the future >

o Industry frameworks

o Publications >

§ About our research >

· Our annual Global CEO Survey >

o Industry summaries

o Country/teritory >

§ USA >

· Publications > e.g.

o By Issue > e.g.

§ Sustainability

o By Industry

§ >??>

· ValueReporting (sector specific publications)

o »The future of corporate reporting is all about transparency - the clear, complete, relevant information about corporate performance that investors and other stakeholders are demanding.«

· UN Global Compact (GC) > e.g.

o Communicating Progress

§ A Communications on Progress (COP) is an annual description of actions taken in support of the Global Compact, made available to stakeholders.

§ It is expected of all companies participating in the Global Compact every year, and must be communicated publicly to stakeholders through annual financial, sustainability other prominent public reports, websites or other communication channels.

§ > e.g.

· COP Search (Communication on Progress) > e.g.

o Serch Mode: Advanced > Search for:

§ Type of Participant:

· All participants

· Business participants only

o Choice of Industry segment, company size and Global 500 status.

· Other Stakeholders only

o Option to select a specific Organization type:

§ Academic

§ Business Association (Global, Local)

§ City, Foundation, Labour (Global, Local), NGO (Global, Local), Public Sector Organization

· Notable COPs

o Companies selected for the quality of their COP (listed by industry)

o Participants & Stakeholders > e.g.

§ Participant Search > e.g.

· Business Associations

· SocialFunds.com >

o News > News Center >

§ Complete List of Articles by Category > e.g.

· Corporate >

o Technology, Healthcare, Financials, Utilities, Basic Materials, Transportation, Consumer staples, Consumer cyclicals, Construction & housing, Energy, Natural resources, Telecommunications, Capital Goods

· Reporting >

o Sustainability Reporting > e.g.