Return on
Responsibility
The Proof in the Pudding
A new survey shows the power of sustainability reporting.
By The Editors
What are the benefits—and challenges—of delivering a
sustainability report to company stakeholders? A new survey of
The top findings:
Drivers. The main drivers for sustainability reporting
sustainability experts by Ernst & Young examined these topics,
include transparency, competitive advantage, risk
and the findings are revealing. Value of Sustainability Reporting
management, and stakeholder pressure. Recent research
finds that while issuing sustainability reporting under the
shows that the most transparent companies often have
guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative demands much work
higher cash flows. Survey takers agree: more than half
and attention, the deliverables of transparency and competitive
report experiencing business value as a result of
advantage are deemed worthwhile.
sustainability reporting.
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