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NEW YORK, July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. corporations continue to lag far behind their counterparts in other developed economies -- notably the European Union and Japan -- in transparency of environmental and social practices. According to a new study by The Conference Board, the overall disclosure rate of this type of information by U.S. companies in the Russell 1000 is 10 percent, compared to 19 percent for a global sample of 3000 business organizations tracked by Bloomberg's...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AIAG, a not-for-profit, member-supported organization focused on collaboration with a wide range of manufacturing companies and service providers, today announced that it has joined the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as an Organizational Stakeholder, formalizing its commitment to promoting transparency and consistent reporting standards in the automotive industry. As a GRI Organizational Stakeholder, AIAG becomes a member of...