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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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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