October 14, 2005—A new survey of 160 annual reports has revealed that public companies are emphasizing non-financial reporting, including more information on corporate sustainability reporting. The [ital]Annual Report Trends Survey 2005, [unital]conducted by the Craib Group of Companies and investor relations consulting firm BarnesMcInerney Inc., found that 36% of North American annual reports surveyed published a separate section on sustainability or corporate responsibility.
The survey reviewed 160 annual reports selected at random from the S&P 500 and the S&P/TSX Composite Index, collecting data on 186 different items to identify trends, benchmarks and best practices. This was the second annual survey of public companies’ annual reports done by Craib and BarnesMcInerney.
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