“Third party assurance is absolutely critical to building trust and legitimacy in your ESG report. Institutional investors are increasingly pushing for it as standard practice, and if you don’t start soon you will be left behind.”Or so
While modern CSR largely originated from the western capitalist experience, a similar concept has existed in Japan since the Tokugawa period 400 years ago, a period when merchants, despite technically being at the bottom of the social
If you're involved with the ESG disclosure process of a large company, and if your company still insists on using Excel spreadsheets for data management, then chances are you too understand how frustrating ESG data management can
As specialists in narrative reporting, we often find ourselves pondering the ultimate question in our line of work. How can you create a report that convinces investors to believe in the long-term sustainability of your business, employees
The June issue of Human Resources featured our article on the role of HR in ESG reporting and sustainability. During the ESG reporting process, the HR function is often absent until the later stages of the information
Data privacy is a particularly sensitive issue because it has everything to do with trust. Data provided to you in trust carries with it the responsibility to appropriately use, protect, and keep private. But what happens when
The May issue of CSj featured our article on Reporting on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Carrying the vision towards human well-being over the globe, the SDGs comes with set of 17 goals and 169 measurable
The Report analysed the disclosures made by 400 randomly selected issuers across industry sectors. Some key points are outlined below : 1) Non-compliance Issuers did not give considered reasons for non-disclosure in relation to an Aspect. Non-compliance
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