The Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI) is a leading business management and benchmarking tool that enables companies to effectively measure, monitor, report and improve their impacts on society and the environment. The framework for the CRI was developed by Business in the Community (BITC) in the UK in 2002 in consultation with leading businesses.

St James Ethics Centre has been the exclusive licensee of the CRI for seven years since its launch in Australia and New Zealand in 2003 - ensuring integrity in the tool's development and implementation. In 2010 following St James Ethics Centre's review of its various Responsible Business Practice Project elements it was decided not to renew the CRI licence.

On 27 September 2010, the 2011 Corporate Responsibility Index was launched by BITC, in cooperation with the Centre, as a Global Index run by BITC directly from the UK for all participating UK, Australian and New Zealand companies. BITC also offers companies a private confidential benchmarking service that is open for participation at any time throughout the year. Learn more.

The CR Index measures responsible business practice through four main areas of your business:

  • corporate responsibility strategy
  • how this strategy is implemented
  • the management practice of your strategy in regards to the community, environment, marketplace and workplace
  • performance in a range of social and environmental impact areas
     

 
Using this proven business tool can:

  • Help highlight opportunities, challenges and strengths in your corporate responsibility strategy
  • Facilitate analysis of your current performance by providing you with a detailed confidential feedback report including benchmarking and gap analysis
  • Assist your company in minimising it’s environmental impact and increase benefits to society
  • Create business efficiency and improve management performance
  • Encourage new capital in changing consumer and investment markets
  • Build internal capacity and attract, retain and motivate talented staff
  • Engage board members and raise awareness of the complete range of corporate responsibility issues across the company
  • Enhance your companies reputation through building brand, goodwill and public trust
     


To find out more about the Corporate Responsibility Index and how your company can become involved visit our website at www.corporate-responsibility.com.au.

The hallmark of excellent performance by a company is not just the results it achieves, but how it achieves them.  The CR Index is our independent measure of how we’re going about providing support to our community and minimising our environmental footprint. It pushes us to improve our performance every year. George Maltabarow, Managing Director, EnergyAustralia

  

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Making the Way Clear - Mapping Reporting Frameworks

St James Ethics Centre and the CRI Leaders Network have completed a series of mapping exercises invoving the CRI Questions, GRI Idications and the UNGC Principles. The maps are available to download here. We welcome your feedback and suggestions on each of the maps. It is your feedback, comments and suggestions that will ultimately ensure that these documents are current, relevant and continue to inform responsible business practice.