November 18, 2008
Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports
Spada released its Environmental Reporting: Trends in FTSE 100 Sustainability Reports (PDF) and said longer corporate responsibility reports increase the likelihood of winning “sustainability” awards, with every extra page in a CR report increasing the likelihood of a company to win an international environmental award by up 3 percent.
The study found that companies with more exposure to consumer and stakeholders, such as the health care sector, produce longer reports on average than oil and gas; whereas lower carbon intensity sectors such as telecommunications and financials issue basic reports.
Spada says of the 79 organizations that use the….
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Another way to get recognized:
-Establish a greenhouse gas emissions baseline. -Publish it.
-Track the results of your reduction efforts.
-Showcase your organization’s corporate social responsibility efforts.
CSA just launched the GHG CleanStart Registry to help organizations measure, monitor and manage their carbon emissions. Check it out at http://www.csa.ca/carbonperformance
Ekaterina Tsvetkova | January 23rd, 2009