tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post2276558056197157627..comments2024-03-19T12:59:20.494+02:00Comments on csr-reporting: 10 reasons not to write a CSR reportelainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-46341539100933575652011-09-06T19:00:53.505+03:002011-09-06T19:00:53.505+03:00Very good comments! Can you point me to any inform...Very good comments! Can you point me to any information regarding the cost for a typical CSR report?<br />I relaize the cost will vary with the complexity of the netity being reviewed, but I am looking for ranges.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />bobrsolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09091015157906793669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-39384850388150470892011-07-26T23:34:01.396+03:002011-07-26T23:34:01.396+03:00HI Rikke, thank you for reading and commenting. Ye...HI Rikke, thank you for reading and commenting. Yes, I do understand your point, and many of my reporting clients are also first-time reporters...and I have often said that reporting is always better than not reporting and up to a point, despite this post, I think that's true. However, there is a point at which trying to report when there is really nothing there becomes a self-defeating exercise, and I do believe it is better to postpone for a year, or perhaps less, in order to get some fundamentals in place. In most cases, companies that do not have a basis to report do not have a great fondness for telling everyone they have no data and no processes. Reporting has to be the outcome of action, otherwise it just becomes an promise for action. You dont need a report for that.<br /><br />For companies who wish to get started on the transparency journey, but are not able to report, there are some softer options. I start some clients off with a Communication on Progress to the UNGC, for example, or even just greater disclosure about practices on a website. Or a brochure about sustainability approach. <br /><br />We have to be careful not to devalue reporting, I think. <br /><br />Thanks again for your insight.<br />elaineelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433863039389159395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8008724049496903547.post-19253690409899944012011-07-26T18:03:40.134+03:002011-07-26T18:03:40.134+03:00Hi Elaine,
Thank you for your excellent blog. Many...Hi Elaine,<br />Thank you for your excellent blog. Many, many insightful comments. This one, however, is the first time I find myself vastly disagreeing. Having taken half a dozen companies through first-time reporting, I find that it is possible to produce credible and meaningful reporting, as long as the buy-in is there (Yes, I do agree with that point!) Lack of data, poor performance etc are just bad excuses not to be transparent. I see reporting as an important process to explain, address and improve performance, so would much rather see an honest admission of shortfalls than an wall of silence.<br /><br />Best, RikkeRikke Netterstromnoreply@blogger.com