Report rates RBS top bank for sustainability assurance
25 October 2012
The 2011 RBS sustainability report has been ranked in the top 5 of the FTSE350 in a CarbonSmart index. This makes RBS the top financial services company in this index.
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Carbon Smart is a sustainability consultancy that works with major companies across all sectors of the UK economy to integrate sustainability action into their business.
The company produces an annual report which assesses organisations in terms of the quality of their sustainability reporting assurance. It looks at whether a company openly discusses its most important issues, the level of disclosure within the report and the commitment to effective stakeholder engagement.
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