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September 2007
Advocates of CSR reporting cite the key benefits as:
- Tools for performance and risk management of material environmental and social risks
- Improved employee engagement and better understanding of corporate citizenship across the company
- Enhanced stakeholder relationships through greater transparency
But how are companies making the hard decisions about reporting in order to generate these benefits? How do they prioritize content? How do companies select the most relevant key performance indicators? Who do they want to read the report and how do they ensure that they do? Should the report be externally assured and if so, by whom? How can companies differentiate their report yet still provide the information that stakeholders demand?
To answer these questions, the Center for Corporate Citizenship is launching a new research study into corporate social responsibility reporting. The study will provide an insight into the different ways that companies are generating value from both reports and the reporting process.
Featuring a series of case studies of companies that are all leaders in different aspects of the reporting process and an overview report of the trends we identify, The Center’s research will provide a valuable resource from which others can learn. Center researchers will conduct feedback sessions with each participating company to address those areas of most interest to them in their reporting journey.
If you would like to be part of this project and have the opportunity to tell your story around CSR reporting, please contact the lead researcher, Belinda Hoff. And stay tuned to the Center's web site and newsletter, where we will be releasing the case studies and details of participants over the next 12 months. Our November webinar will also be on this topic, so there are lots of opportunities to learn!
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