European airlines were better than US companies in some areas (offering carbon offsets and investing in biofuels) and weaker in others ( environmental reporting of carbon emissions and recycling rates).

BBC: How eco is your airline?

These whistle-blower provisions provide broader remedies for employees than do other whistle-blower protection laws, such as those protecting employees who face retaliation for reporting environmental or health and safety offenses.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The term was coined in the 1950s, and originally was based on corporate reporting for environmental and consumer protection.

FORBES: Modernizing CSR in 2013: Let Your Team Guide Your Company's Charitable Efforts

Proper accounting for environmental impact, an end to quarterly reporting of results and the phasing-out of fossil-fuel subsidies are likely to be near the top of the list.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is developing a reporting system where the schools themselves provide information on their environmental commitment.

FORBES: America's Greenest Colleges

It is great that the Global Reporting Initiative is helping more companies to report on their social and environmental performance, but it would be better if more analysts and investors used this information.

ECONOMIST: The Opposition's closing statement