The Murninghan Post Launches!
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Murninghan Post, which we’re creating as a gathering place for information, ideas, deliberation, and strategic action on matters pertaining to the reform of our...
View ArticleVoting Matters: Record-Breaking Proxy Season
Part One of Three Parts It’s been a banner year for U.S. capital market reform: on Wednesday President Obama is expected to sign the Dodd-Frank Act, while the SEC is receiving comments on its Concept...
View ArticleCutting in Line: GRI and Integrated Reporting
Commentary by Bill Baue, Editor in Chief, Murninghan Post The TakeAway: GRI’s Embrace of Integrated Reporting May Distract from XBRL and Sustainability Context Last October at the Business for Social...
View ArticleApple Opens the Way to X-Filing
The TakeAway: New iPhone XBRL application opens new windows into financial reporting; next up: sustainability reporting. Apple’s iTunes Store has joined the digital revolution in financial reporting....
View ArticleSay Hello to AfricaSIF!
The TakeAway: The Africa Sustainable Investment Forum adds a new chapter to the history of using finance for social progress that started in South Africa. Most people think the US-based divestment...
View ArticleThe Three I’s of Sustainability Reporting’s Future
The TakeAway: The Global Reporting Initiative leads sustainability disclosure into a new era through Integration, Implementation, and Integrity. Around the world, thousands of organizations rely on the...
View ArticleThe Role of Technology and Engagement in Integrated Reporting
Part Two of Two The TakeAway: Integrated reporting relies on new tools of technology and engagement in blending financial and sustainability disclosure – and practice. Harvard Business School...
View ArticleExtractives: Dirty Industries, Clean Standards
The TakeAway: New SEC proposals require ethical health, safety, and human rights due diligence by companies engaged in the extractive industries. Extractive industries are by definition a dirty...
View ArticleScaling Pains at AccountAbility
The TakeAway: AccountAbility Standards Board resigns en masse, while the UK standard-setter for sustainability assurance and stakeholder engagement pledges to stay true to its mission. Last week, the...
View ArticleA Valentine’s Bouquet: Twelve for 2012
The TakeAway: The blooms of sustainable prosperity and justice are fed by at least twelve currents that will get stronger throughout 2012. They involve the maturation of corporate social responsibility...
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