Saturday, April 16, 2005

New Executive Briefing: The Future of Corporate Responsibility Codes, Standards and Frameworks

New Executive Briefing: The Future of Corporate Responsibility Codes, Standards and Frameworks

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and AccountAbility have published a new Executive Briefing on the future of corporate responsibility codes, standards and frameworks.

Sustainable development can only become a reality if corporate responsibility becomes a mainstream concern for individual companies and the business community as a whole. An array of codes, standards, guidelines and frameworks are available to guide companies in integrating corporate responsibility into their business strategies and management processes. Their purpose is to drive the performance of companies in line with the goals of sustainable development. Executives no longer wonder whether to use such tools; they wonder about which ones to use, and in what combination.

See full Article.