Industry Specific Sustainability Benchmarks: An ECSF Pilot Bridging Corporate Sustainability with Social Responsible Investments

This paper investigates the state of the art with respect to sustainability reporting, its linkages with the corporations, internal measurement and monitoring systems and their combined impact on the quality of contemporary sustainability benchmarks, developed by SRI analysts and so-called rating an...

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Published in:Journal of business ethics 2004-12, Vol.55 (2), p.187-203
Main Authors: van den Brink, Timo W. M., van der Woerd, Frans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benchmarks
Business ethics
Business operations
Business organization
Business risks
Business structures
Business studies
Corporate responsibility
Ecological sustainability
Ethics
Financial reporting
Green businesses
Investment advisors
Journalism
Management information systems
Measurement
Organization theory
Organizational culture
Quality standards
Reporting standards
Social responsibility
Stakeholders
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainability assessments
Sustainability reporting
Sustainable development
Sustainable management
Sustainable materials
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Summary:This paper investigates the state of the art with respect to sustainability reporting, its linkages with the corporations, internal measurement and monitoring systems and their combined impact on the quality of contemporary sustainability benchmarks, developed by SRI analysts and so-called rating and screening agencies. This research originated from the EU-funded research initiative to create a new generation management framework for corporate sustainability and responsibility (CS-R). The aim of it is to develop a coherent set of assessment -, measurement - and monitoring tools. The sustainability benchmark tool should align the interests of corporations implementing CS-R and various organizations supporting SRI, such as fund managers, analysts and screening agencies. This paper show the essentials features of an actual sustainability benchmark which is currently under construction. This approach will have significance impact on the further development of SRI and CS-R practices, as well as support the development of sustainability reporting standards.
ISSN:0167-4544
1573-0697
DOI:10.1007/s10551-004-1901-2