The UK’s Financial Reporting Council published a series of proposals yesterday that are aimed at improving the quality of listed company annual reports.  They are now in a consultation period until the end of March. One of the observations made … Continue reading

Tim, Hayley, Roger and Adam would like to wish our clients and visitors to our website a happy new year. CO3 will be contactable throughout the holiday period by telephone (see details below) or email. Our office will close on … Continue reading

CO3’s client base has always been diverse, but two sectors have become significant areas of focus for us: oil and gas, and mining. Companies involved in these activities often come under a great deal of scrutiny, but some of the … Continue reading

According to BusinessGreen, ‘The US and China are reportedly edging towards agreement on how to report on greenhouse gas emissions’ over in Cancun, which could have a huge effect on how companies report their own emissions. The US and China … Continue reading

Today a group of UK MPs have tabled a parliamentary motion calling for “social and environmental risks (which) pose financial risks….to be integrated fully (into) company reporting.”  It welcomes the UK government’s commitment to reinstate an Operating and Financial Review … Continue reading

Last year, we blogged about Harriet Harman’s statements regarding the importance of getting more women onto the boards of City firms. Adam’s blog made the important observation that encouraging board diversity of all kinds, not just gender, demonstrates a robust … Continue reading

We’re big fans of effective communications that promote transparency and use internet technology elegantly. An unexpected example came across our radar recently: Norges Bank Investment Management, custodians of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, have set up a Flash application allowing … Continue reading

Today’s business pages have highlighted an interesting issue concerning Anglo American’s activities in Alaska. The company is one of the principal members of what is perhaps the best global cross-sector initiative concerning CSR and sustainable development. ICMM has developed a sustainable … Continue reading

Today sees the unveiling of the new CO3 website after a development process that has taken about three months. The end result is something of a joint effort but special thanks should go to Ben Watson, who built and designed … Continue reading

Today, I have a dream. A dream of a 100+ page document that tells the world what social responsibility means. A guidance document, not for certification, regulatory or contractual purposes. Actually, the dream alluded to in the video above may … Continue reading