Ten Trends Towards Truth and the Tipping Point for Corporate Disclosure

 This blog was originally posted on Sustainable Industries and Triple Pundit.

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By Cynthia Figge

Shakespeare’s dictum came into its own last year, as truth-telling drove the Arab spring, stirred the Wikileaks controversy, and brought down a series of politicians and candidates. We believe that corporate truths “will out” soon, thanks to the convergence of a number of powerful trends that will encourage more corporate transparency.

Corporations and other organizations have been gradually increasing their disclosure about their non-financial activities and behavior for years. A KPMG study recently found that 95% of the 250 largest companies in the world now report on their corporate responsibility. The penetration of reporting in Europe is especially high—over 70% of the companies they studied.

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