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If organizations are to be taken serious about their sustainability efforts (i.e., supporting Sustainable_development), they need to start reporting their actions and performance.
If organizations are to be taken serious about their sustainability efforts (i.e., supporting Sustainable_development), they need to start reporting their actions and performance.
The Report or Explain Campaign Forum aims to increase organizational transparency worldwide.
Populated by a diverse and committed community, the Report or Explain Campaign Forum captures the many ways that sustainability disclosure can become standard practice – for a majority of organizations, in a majority of countries.
In spotlighting initiatives, the Campaign Forum focuses on minimum sustainability disclosure regulation. Minimum disclosure requirements create a level playing field for all companies, and allow room for reporting innovation, creativity and flexibility by more experienced reporters.
The Campaign Forum is championed by a wide range of organizations. Campaign Forum participants advance the sustainability reporting agenda in a number of ways:
The Forum gathers and shares vital information about:
- Organizations can join and contribute to the Campaign Forum, sharing information on developments and initiatives on the disclosure of sustainability information
- Companies can show support publicly for the Report or Explain Campaign Forum
- Committed individuals and civil society can call on companies and regulators for a substantial change on disclosure and transparency
- Governments can initiate minimum sustainability disclosure regulation
- The Report or Explain Campaign Forum tracks global initiatives to advance the goal of mainstreaming environmental, social and governance disclosure. The Forum has the latest news about how organizations are pursuing their plans towards the goal of a widespread ‘report or explain’ culture.
- where and how sustainability reporting is building momentum and increasing in popularity
- where and how minimum environmental, social and governance disclosure regulation has been advocated or implemented
- where and how regulatory measures complement voluntary and private initiatives
- where and how perspectives are shifting from asking: Why do you report?; to Why don't you report?
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