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The European Commission’s multi-stakeholder forum on corporate social responsibility

This article reports on the CSR forum hosted at the European Commission on 3-4 February 2015.

Natural capital comes of age

As pressure grows on our resources, companies must learn how to manage, measure, report and disclose on natural capital.

Maintaining momentum

While South Africa has blazed a trail on integrated reporting, there is still much work to be done.

Taking stock of sustainability

Africa’s stock exchanges have a vital role to play in helping listed companies get to grips with reporting on environmental, social and governance issues.

Taking water into account

Water security must get on the board’s agenda – with accountants playing a critical role as ‘awareness experts’, say Roger Burritt and Katherine Christ.

The exchange express

Could stock market regulations prove to be a quicker route to implementing sustainability practices across businesses than action by governments?

Material concerns

While the widening scope of corporate reporting and assurance is making the concept of materiality more important, it is also becoming more complex.

A gathering force

Progress towards the adoption of integrated reporting around the world may be mixed, but momentum continues to build, says ACCA’s Rachel Jackson.

Beating the drum

With commercially minded investors joining in with ever louder calls for organisations to address sustainability issues, the Earth Summit in Rio highlights the subject’s growing importance to the business agenda.

Capturing natural capital

Awareness of the importance of natural capital is growing, but corporate reporting must evolve to meet information needs, says ACCA’s Rachel Jackson.

Seed enterprise investment scheme (SEIS))

Draft guidance has been made available that is intended to apply from 6 April regarding the transfers of pension savings to qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes (QROPS).