Executive Summary

KPMG released its first corporate responsibility report in 1993 and since then has established a reputation for providing the definitive snapshot of the evolving state of CR reporting. For nearly twenty years KPMG has delivered unprecedented insight into national, global and industry reporting trends. The 2011 report details information from 3400 companies from 34 countries around the world, including the largest 250 global companies based on the Fortune Global 500 ranking. This is the first in a series of three complementary reports examining the challenges relating to water, supply chain and regulatory optimization.