The Stakeholder Engagement Manual Volume 2 - AccountAbility

Annex
ACCOUNTABILITY
AccountAbility’s mission is to promote accountability for sustainable
development. Established in 1995 and now enjoying its 10th anniversary year,
AccountAbility is a leading international non-profi t institute that brings together
members and partners from business, civil society and the public sector from
more than 30 countries across the world. AccountAbility’s work includes:
• Th e development of innovative and eff ective accountability tools and
standards concerning corporate governance, stakeholder engagement, and
reporting and assurance, notably the AA1000 Series.
• Undertaking cutting-edge strategic research that explores best practice
for practitioners and policy-makers in organisational accountability, such as
‘Partnership Accountability’ and ‘Responsible Competitiveness’.
• Working to build accountability competencies across the professions through
training and mentoring, but also joint ventures on thematic issues such as
‘Keystone’ for the non-profi t sector and ‘Great Place to Work’ in the area of
human resources.
• Securing an enabling environment in markets and public policies, such
as through the work on ‘Mainstreaming Responsible Investment’ and
‘Responsible Lobbying’.
AccountAbility has embraced an innovative, multi-stakeholder governance
model, enabling the direct participation of its members.
Address 1
Unit A, 137 Shepherdess Walk
London N1 7RQ
United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0)207 549 04 00
Fax +44 20 72 53 74 40
Email services-enquiries@accountability.org.uk
Website www.accountability.org.uk