"Making Sense of CSR 2010" is a unique and a comprehensive report that provides a comparative analysis of corporate CSR reporting techniques from around the world. The report is based on a rigorous evaluative framework developed by SICCA that assesses non-financial CSR/ Sustainability reports. The report is unique because of the systematic approach to content analysis. Each CSR report is objectively reviewed by a team of analysts and scored on 12 CSR-related topics. The report presents the findings of such analysis and includes a comparison across industries, countries and regions. Making Sense of CSR 2010 is an annual publication.
Our database covers over 1384 largest corporations from all over the world. Among these, 513 companies that have published CSR/Sustainability reports are examined in the report. For analytical purposes, SICCA has categorized the report based on the following 12 contextual elements:
1. Environment
2. Corporate Citizenship
3. Executive Message
4. Integrity Assurance
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5. Stakeholder Engagement
6. General Employee Relations
7. Production Workers
8. Supply Chain Management
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9. Codes of Conduct
10. Corporate Governance
11. Bribery and Corruption
12. Corporate Reputation
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Each of the 12 topics have been allocated a score point based on its relative importance. The topics sum up to a total score of 110 points. Each topic is further evaluated and categorized on the basis of the quality and specificity of information, measurement criteria, progress from previous years, targets for future achievement and verification of information accuracy, to name a few.