Fourth COP Workshop - Meeting Stakeholder Expectations 

Palais des Nations, Geneva, 3 - 4 April 2008

The UN Global Compact Office organized its fourth annual Communication on Progress (COP) workshop at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The workshop focused on the topic "Meeting Stakeholder Expectations" and brought together 50+ representatives from UN Global Compact companies, as well as stakeholders from the financial community, civil society, academia and the United Nations. The workshop was opened by Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, member of the UN Global Compact Board, and moderated by Oliver Johner, COP Analyst at the UN Global Compact Office.

The fourth COP Workshop focused on several important topics: better understanding the needs, expectations and roles of different stakeholder groups; taking stock of current emerging best practices and available tools in meeting these expectations; and shaping a shared vision for good reporting which leads the way for future developments. The two day workshop consisted of presentations, discussions and a breakout session.

Key Documents

• Summary report of the workshop including agenda and list of participants
• Input paper for the workshop

Presentations

• Welcome and objectives of the workshop - Oliver Johner, UN Global Compact Office 
• The state of play - Efforts, Expectations, and Challenges - Jeff Senne, UN Global Compact Office 
• Trends in reporting and what it means for COP - Peter Zollinger, SustainAbility
• Stakeholders’ expectations: Steve Waygood, Morley Fund Management - Anthony Miller, UNCTAD
• Monitoring performance of companies’ CSR activities - Marc Fox, Goldman Sachs - Perrine Dutronc, Innovest 
• Reporting frameworks and approaches that help companies meet stakeholders’ expectations and improve value and quality of COP - Sean Gilbert, Global Reporting Initiative - Alan Knight, AccountAbility 
• What we report and why we do it - Andy Wales, SABMiller - David Kingma, Holcim 
• Invitation to participate in UNGC/KPMG partnership project - Uzma Hamid, KPMG 
• Presentations of COPs by companies:
  • Stiaan Wandrag, Sasol - Using GRI G3 in COP
  • Karen Ireton, Anglo American - Subsidiary reporting
    
  • Sylvia La Rosa, Areas - Personalized reports
• John R. Gagain Jr, Local Network Dominican Republic - Innovative approaches in communicating