An analysis of indicators disclosed in corporate sustainability reports

Roca, Laurence Clément; Searcy, Cory

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.08.002

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“…In this context, the goal of sustainable development must be pursued through the use of new environmental sustainability indicators (Roca and Searcy 2012), and particularly the carbon footprint (CF) (Wiedmann and Minx 2008;Peters 2010). The target of reducing CF could be a key factor stimulating innovation while driving sustainable decision making.…”

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Carbon footprint from helitankers: sustainable decision making in aerial wildfire fighting

Álvarez

Planelles

Sánchez

2015

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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Abstract. Carbon footprint (CF) can be a key factor stimulating innovation while driving sustainable decision making.The air transport sector and wildfires are considered to be relevant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Among the available resources for wildfire suppression, aerial firefighting -particularly using helitankers -is the most effective method. However the high economic costs and fuel-related emissions incurred by helitankers prevent their widespread use. This work aims to calculate the CF from helitankers in order to assess this new indicator for sustainable decision making. The CF is calculated here by a compound method based on the financia! accounts of a Spanish company that owns 20 helitankers. The total cumulative corporate CF in 2012 was 5497 t C0 2 equivalents. We discuss the influence ofthe method, its implications and future actions for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Our experience should be considered as a pilot study providing further evidence of the value of using sustainable indicators in decision making.

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Carbon footprint from helitankers: sustainable decision making in aerial wildfire fighting

Álvarez

Planelles

Sánchez

2015

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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“…In other words, although much research has been conducted at a macro level, the specific indicators in sustainability reports have been largely ignored. This creates a need for further research (Roca and Searcy, 2012), especially of in-depth business cases to analyse the impacts of the adoption of social standards (Marimon et al, 2012). Furthermore, even studies on mining at the micro level have not focused on the quality of the data reported.…”

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Sustainability reporting on large-scale mining conflicts: the case of Bajo de la Alumbrera, Argentina

Murguía

Böhling

2013

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Multinational mining companies operating in Latin America increasingly publish sustainability reports which outline their contributions to sustainable development. Companies argue that reports help communities better understand the importance of the benefits created by mining. However, we argue that sustainability reporting can only play a role in improving a company's performance and reputation if the quality of the reported data is good enough to answer community-raised contentious issues and if such are tackled through a stakeholder engagement process which includes 'anti-mining' groups. The paper examines a mining conflict in Argentina's Bajo de la Alumbrera open pit mine. The assessment is based on a content analysis of Alumbrera's Sustainability Report (SR), primarily from 2009, complemented with insights from the 2010 and 2011 reports. The study reveals that environmental and economic indicators are the most contentious and least reported. The reports examined only briefly acknowledge these issues, and fail to detail the procedures followed to identify and engage stakeholders.

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“…As such, it has attracted considerable research interest in order to unveil and identify the regional-cultural or sectoral trajectories of disclosure practices (e.g. see recent insights by Sardinha et al, 2011;Lozano and Huisingh, 2011;Roca and Searcy, 2012;Sobhani et al, 2012;Lodhia, 2012;Marimon et al, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%