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  • Rate the Raters, Phase Four

    The Necessary Future of Ratings

    12 Jul 2011 – Report

    In this final fourth phase of our exploration of corporate sustainability ratings, we outline our vision for the necessary future of ratings - and issue a call to action for the raters themselves.

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  • Rate the Raters, Phase Three

    Uncovering Best Practices

    22 Feb 2011 – Report

    Corporate sustainability ratings are going mainstream, but how they work in practice remains somewhat of a mystery. We have conducted in-depth evaluations of 21 ratings to shed light on good practices and make recommendations for improvement.

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  • Rate the Raters, Phase Two

    Taking Inventory of the Ratings Universe

    05 Oct 2010 – Report

    Ratings are being taken more seriously as they go mainstream. And, as they come to matter more to stakeholders, the spotlight shines brighter on ratings – and the organizations which create and promote them.

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  • Rate the Raters, Phase One

    Understanding the Universe of Corporate Sustainability Rankings

    13 May 2010 – Report

    This paper concludes the the first phase of for our research project to better understand the universe of external sustainability ratings and to influence and improve the quality and transparency of such ratings.

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  • The Holy Grail of Integrated Reporting

    15 Sep 2009 – Article

    A conversation between SustainAbility co-founder John Elkington and Jean-Philippe Renaut, leader SustainAbility’s Engaging Stakeholders Program, on the current state and evolution of 'integrated reporting'.

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  • Global Reporters Methodology

    12 Nov 2006 – Report

    SustainAbility's Global Reporters report assessment methodology, developed through many years of experience in reading and analysing sustainability reports.

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  • Issue Brief: Materiality

    Does it matter?

    15 Mar 2004 – Article

    Some issues are so important that they demand real recognition and effort by the company – but many other issues do not rise to this level. This threshold is referred to as materiality.

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  • The Global Reporters

    The first international benchmark survey of corporate sustainability reporting

    12 Nov 2000 – Report

    The fourth SustainAbility / United Nations Environment Programme survey of corporate reports and reporting – and the first of its kind to assess quality of sustainability disclosure and communication.

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