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PAS 2050 Specification

17th Nov 2008

This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) has been prepared by BSI to specify requirements for assessing the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of goods and services. The development of this PAS was co-sponsored by the Carbon Trust and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). What is PAS 2050? PAS 2050 provides a [...]

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Looking for innovative CSR activities?

4th Nov 2008

CSR Europe’s CSR solutions database is a unique collection of over 600 best practice examples in corporate social responsibility.

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AA1000 Assurance Standard launched

27th Oct 2008

AA1000 AS is an international sustainability assurance standard that can be linked to other dominant business audit and assurance standards. Sustainability assurance provides a comprehensive way of holding an organisation to account for its management, performance and reporting on sustainability issues.

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CSR assurance: its a growing industry

27th Oct 2008

Of the 3,000 CSR reports that will be published worldwide during 2008, around 750 will include an external assurance statement. But while verifications and audits for year end accounts are usually closely regulated and follow a standard format, this isn’t the case for the CSR assurance statements.

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A step forward in the development of sustainability assurance

13th Oct 2008

The global launch of AccountAbility’s AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS) 2008 will take place next week in London and be followed by numerous regional and country level launches beginning November 2008. The new AA1000AS (2008) marks a step forward in the development of sustainability assurance. As these issues become increasingly important for businesses and their stakeholders [...]

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Global Launch of AA1000 Assurance Standard (2008)

Event: 24th Oct 2008

Keynote speakers at the global launch include: Denise Esdon, Deputy Chair IAASB; Ernst Ligteringen CEO, GRI; Kevin McKinley Deputy Secretary; ISO who provide their insights into the important but still emerging area of sustainability reporting and assurance.

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AA1000 Assurance Standard (2008) Global Launch

8th Oct 2008

The global launch of AccountAbility’s AA1000 Assurance Standard (AA1000AS) 2008 will take place in London on October 24th 2008 – followed by numerous regional and country level launches beginning November 2008

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The 2nd Annual Corporate Responsibility Reporting and Communications Summit

Event: 25th Nov 2008 – 26th Nov 2008

Country: United Kingdom City: London Event website: The Annual Corporate Responsibility Reporting and Communications Summit In the race to become the greenest, most sustainable company, corporate responsibility reporting is no longer optional. The focus is now on how you report and to whom – as shown by stakeholders’ ever increasing demand for sustainability reports to [...]

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The Corporate Water Footprint Summit 2008

Event: 16th Dec 2008 – 17th Dec 2008

Measuring Your Water Footprint and Identifying Water Usage Hotspots – Both Internally & Across The Supply Chain – To Assess Risks, Reduce Costs & Guarantee Business Continuity.

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FASB proposed accounting standard sparks controversy

2nd Sep 2008

The proposed accounting standard seeks to modify the rules currently governing loss contingencies, including the disclosure of the costs of ongoing environmental litigation and pending unsettled lawsuits

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