ABI push for corporate SRI is paying off

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Around two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies are making "adequate or full disclosure" of their Socially R...

Around two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies are making "adequate or full disclosure" of their Socially Responsible Investment status, says the ABI who introduced the voluntary guidelines a year ago. Guidelines set by the ABI call on companies to disclose in their annual report whether the board has "business and reputational risks" which could come from their management of social, ethical and environmental issues. Figures quoted by the ABI say 30% of all companies have made full to adequate disclosure while another 6.5% of companies have made a commitment to disclose whether they have...

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