Beyond Sustainability Reporting : The Pathway to Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Companies Can Take Action
The Meaning of Sustainability
The Environmental Element
The Social Element
The Governance Element
Sustainability in Business Strategy
Integrated Reporting and Thinking
Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 2: Pressures on Corporate Behavior
Environmental Sustainability
Social Issues
Ethical Business Practices
Chapter 3: The Historical Role of Profit
A Brief History of Profits and Corporations
Profits and Corporate Objectives
Chapter 4: Sustainability Reportingand Investing
Sustainability Versus ESG Reporting
Growth of Sustainability Reporting
Environmental Reporting
Social Reporting
Governance Reporting
Standards for Sustainability Reporting
Adequacy of the Standards
ESG Investing
Should Sustainability Reporting Do More?
Chapter 5: From Sustainability Reporting to Integrated Thinking
Professional Guidance and Standards
Principles of Integrated Reporting
Examples of Integrated Reports
Integrating With Technology
Issues Raised by Integrated Reporting
Integrated Thinking
Chapter 6: Integrated Thinking and Beyond
Shifting the Thinking
Some Possible Directions
Chapter 7: Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Definition of CSR
Transitioning From Integrated Thinking
CSR Versus Profits
Who Are the Stakeholders
Why Adopt CSR?
The Driving Forces of CSR
Effects of CSR on Behavior
Chapter 8: How to Implement Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Strategic Planning for Sustainability
ISO 26000
Strategic Planning for CSR
Chapter 9: How to Establish Effective Controls Over Sustainability Information
Application of COSO to Sustainability Reporting.

Application of COSO to Integrated Reporting
Chapter 10: Summary and Conclusions
The Pressures
The History
Sustainability Reporting
Integrated Reporting
Integrated Thinking
Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
Appendix A-Analysisof a Prominent Sustainability Report
Commentary
Appendix B-Analysis ofan Integrated Report
Appendix C-Example of a Company Following Strategic CSR
Notes
References
About the Author
Index
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