Competitive profits and the annual report: measuring the sustainable business

摘要

The contrasts between the sustainability and financial reports in industries like banking and energy can be striking. For example, JPMorgan Chase's 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report (JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2012a) is 91 pages long, with sections on operating responsibly, including US$2 billion in reduced interest payments for struggling homeowners and US$10.8 billion of principal forgiven, as well as reference to 945,000 mortgage foreclosures prevented.