THE TRANSPARENT ECONOMY Accountability & Reporting, Athens, June 2010
1Introduction
Co-founder: —ENDS ( , ongoing) —SustainAbility (1987-ongoing) —Volans (2008-ongoing) —A-to-Z of Boards and Advisory Boards, from Aflatoun to Zouk Ventures —Clients/Partners: e.g. Allianz, Bayer, Dow, HP, Nestlé, Novo Nordisk, SAP Introduction
60s70s80s90s2000s2010s Denial Compliance CSR Social Innovation Legal Marketing Human Resources C-Suite Legal Marketing Human Resources From denial to social innovation Introduction
2Pressure Waves
3The TIGERS Agenda
GRI: The Transparent Economy
Transparent Economy/2010
Transparent Economy,
TIGERS 1: Traceability
TIGERS 2: Integrated Reporting
Today’s reporting formats?
Tomorrow’s reporting formats?
TIGERS 3: Government Leadership ‘Report—or explain.
TIGERS 4: Environmental Boundaries
TIGERS 5: Rating & Ranking
TIGERS 6: Shadow Economies
GRI: The Transparent Economy
4Where next?
12 of the 14 issues tested are seen as urgent by experts. Among them are various social and economic issues such as poverty, food security, and disease. This suggests the emergence of a highly complex agenda where many diverse issues will compete for attention and resources. Clean water, climate change, poverty, and biodiversity are seen as the most urgent sustainability challenges Critical Issues
There is a large divide between the urgency of and companies’ effectiveness in addressing challenges Corporate Leadership
Pathway to 2050 and its 9 elements Vision 2050 Today