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linking INTEGRITYIntegrity - use of values or principles to guide action in the situation at hand.Below are links and discussion related to the values of freedom, hope, trust, privacy, responsibility, safety, and well-being, within business and government situations arising in the areas of security, privacy, technology, corporate governance, sustainability, and CSR. The state of sustainability reporting in Canada, 1.7.05
GRI News
In one of the most comprehensive national-level survey's of reporting practices ever published, the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada finds that 'reporting issuers, their boards, and senior management will be duty-bound to pay greater attention to the social and environmental issues and risks.' It was revealed that 61% of large cap companies were aware of GRI, but that only 15.0% of micro cap companies and 22.2% of small companies had heard of GRI. Of the respondents that had heard of GRI, 77% were supportive of GRI. Only 8% said that they find the 2002 Guidelines too onerous, but 22% said they found the Guidelines 'too vague'. The authors stated that the most valuable aspects of the GRI Guidelines are the multi-stakeholder process that underpins their development, and the ability of reporters to use them incrementally.
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