SustainabilityHQ.com Weekly Highlights October 23, 2014

Recent Research Conducted by the Governance & Accountability Institute Attempts to Answer Important Questions for Company Management

In the months of October, November and December each week we will be releasing the top 10 GRI sustainability aspects from three different sectors. The results are based on G&A's "Sustainability - What Matters?" analysis of 1,246 sustainability reports, across 35 sectors, for their level of disclosure around 84 GRI Performance Indicators, and 37 GRI Aspects.

The next three Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects released are for the Chemicals, Commercial Services, and Computers sectors. We list them here for your ease of access.

Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Chemicals Sector
Sustainability – What Matters in the Chemicals Sector?

Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Commercial Services Sector
Sustainability – What Matters in the Commercial Services Sector?

Top 10 GRI Sustainability Aspects for the Computers Sector
Sustainability – What Matters in the Computers Sector?

Top Story of the Week

97% Of Companies Fail To Provide Data On Key Sustainability Indicators
(Thursday - October 16, 2014)
Source: Guardian (UK) - New report finds only 129 of 4,069 largest companies listed on the world’s stock exchanges are disclosing the most basic sustainability information

Sustainability in Focus

5 ways to whet consumers' appetites for sustainability
(Friday - October 17, 2014)
Source: GreenBiz - Sustainable consumer behavior has improved only incrementally, and remains stagnant or has become less sustainable in areas such as transportation, housing and consumer goods, according to the 2014 Greendex survey.

10 drivers for sustainability in global food production and consumption
(Friday - October 17, 2014)
Source: Guardian - At a recent roundtable hosted by the Guardian, experts from industry, research and academia discussed how to make the food system more sustainable. Here are 10 things we learned

Divestment backlash shows companies need to improve sustainability reporting
(Friday - October 17, 2014)
Source: The Conversation - Tony Abbott’s criticisms of the ANU’s divestment decision will come back to bite him. The tide of change is such that Vice-Chancellor Ian Young and the ANU Council will be seen as leaders. Others will follow.

This is just a sample of some of the articles from this weeks SustainabilityHQ Highlights.  You can view the full Highlights by using the following links. Sustainability | ESG, Highlights for the Week of October 23, 2014

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