Social reporting is voluntary
Social reporting is voluntary, but public companies use the possibility for cultivating a positive
image by including information on their CSR-activities in their annual report and on their
websites.
Among other the following civil society groups work on different issues of CSR: 3p Consortium
for Sustainable Management, amnesty international Germany, Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz
Deutschland e. V. (BUND), CorA Corporate Accountability – Netzwerk
Unternehmensverantwortung, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Germanwatch, Greenpeace
Germany, Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU), Sneep (Studentisches Netzwerk zu
Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik), Stiftung Warentest, Südwind – Institut für Ökonomie und
Ökumene, TransFair – Verein zur Förderung des Fairen Handels mit der “Dritten Welt” e. V.,
Transparency International, Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V., Bundesverband Die
Verbraucher Initiative e.V., World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
On the business side, the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany (AmCham Germany) is
active in upholding the standards of social responsibility within the realm of their members’
corporate business. AmCham Germany issues regular publications on selected member
companies’ approaches to CSR. Its CSR Committee serves as a platform to exchange best
practices, identify trends and discuss regulatory initiatives.
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