3.11.2008 - 11:15am ET

(CSRwire) March 11, 2008 - In the first study of its kind, just launched as a free publication, CorporateRegister.com assesses leading global companies' climate change communications, as differentiated from their carbon performance. The report looks at the latest CSR reports from the Global FT500 and evaluates their disclosure around climate change.

Does the CEO mention climate change in their introductory statement? Does the report include data on GHG emissions and against what standards? Does the report include a target to reduce emissions? In all, 29 climate disclosure elements are analysed by region, industry sector and market capitalisation.

The report offers a deep insight into the current corporate response to climate change, as judged through voluntary reporting disclosures. The report also includes brief survey responses from six companies, all leaders in their sectors.

The report is available as a free download for all CorporateRegister.com users. Those not currently signed-up please register online (free of charge) - see www.corporateregister.com

Hard copies of the report can be ordered via the website, follow the instructions on www.corporateregister.com

The report presents aggregate results - and does not praise or 'name and shame' specific companies. For those interested in company-specific findings, spreadsheets detailing the performance of each named Global FT500 are available. Please contact: +44 20 7014 3366 / climate@corporateregister.com

CorporateRegister.com would like to acknowledge the contributions and support from American Electric Power, GlaxoSmithKline, Shell, Telefónica, Volkswagen, Westpac and lead sponsor & specialist editorial contributor SGS.

Launched in 1998, CorporateRegister.com is a CSR Resources website providing the world's largest free online directory of corporate responsibility reports. Current statistics: 16,200 CSR reports profiled, 21,000 registered users, 1 million CSR reports will be accessed by users in 2008.