sustainability reports / sector analysis

[elainecohen]

hello all, i am new to this forum so hi ! I work as a csr consultant in Israel, specialising in writing sustainability reports. We have just completed the first report for a major bank in Israel (Leumi) which will shortly also be published in English. I am addicted to sustainability / csr reports and find them ALL fascinating. We will shortly be starting to analyse newly issued reports. I was wondering:
(1) does anyone else do / publish sustainability report analysis (aside from ethical corp)?
(2) does anyone have any sector analyses - we are working now on the textile sector, the financial sector, food and bev to start with - to identify the key reporting trends and issues. Anyone aware of any similar activity?

Finally, one of the great ways to test corporate responsiveness is to request a printed copy of reports. Some are just fantastic in their response - Toyota courriered a report from Japan within 5 days of my request, Henkel, Sanofi, Sulzer, BASF, Adidas and others responded positively and sent reports quickly. Some companies simply refer you to the website and say they hope they have been helpful !

anyway, thanks in anticipation of responses to above questions, regards to all, elaine

[90% by 2030]

Originally Posted by elainecohen

...one of the great ways to test corporate responsiveness is to request a printed copy of reports - Toyota courriered a report from Japan within 5 days of my request...........Some companies simply refer you to the website and say they hope they have been helpful !

My company would simply direct you to our website where you can access all the information you want, which from reading your post ("one of the great ways to test corporate responsiveness") you don't actually want it anyway?!

Surely thats more environmentally and financially responsible, than couriering paper reports around the world?

[elainecohen]

hi, yes ... i understand / appreciate your point .. however, i use the reports to study and monitor trends, and sustainabililty issues .. i read them very thoroughly.. i cannot work through a 50+ page report on the web . And if one of the principles of reporting is accessibility, i believe that companies who do go the extra mile to make reports in printed form available to all stakeholders are to be commended. Of course, we should not abuse this ... elaine