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      Released each year as part of the Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards, the Ceres-ACCA Reporting Awards Judges Reports highlight trends and best practices in sustainability reporting year after year. 
    
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    <title>2010 Ceres-ACCA Awards Report of the Judges</title>
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    <description>May 2011 - This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting. Sustainability reports from 98 companies and organizations were submitted for review this year. For the first time in several years, the submissions represented all of North America—including three Mexican submissions. Of all the reports submitted, 17 of the reports were short-listed and an independent, expert panel of judges met in February 2011 to select the award winners.</description>
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    <dc:creator>Brian Sant</dc:creator>
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    <title>2009 Ceres-ACCA Reporting Awards Judges Report</title>
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    <description>April 2010 - Ninety-three sustainability reports from companies and organizations, representing over 20 sectors, were submitted for review this
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    <title>2008 Ceres-ACCA Reporting Awards Judges Report</title>
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    <description>April 2009 - Ninety-seven sustainability reports from companies and organizations representing a range of sectors were submitted for review this year. Of these, 19 reports were short-listed and an expert panel of judges met in January 2009 to select the award winners.</description>
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    <title>2007 Ceres-ACCA Reporting Awards Judges Report</title>
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    <description>April 2008 - This year, the sustainability reports submitted to the awards were also analyzed against the Global Framework for Climate Risk Disclosure, a multi-stakeholder disclosure standard developed through a partnership of 14 leading investors, the Global Reporting Initiative, and the Carbon Disclosure Project.</description>
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    <description>April 2007 - The judges report for the 2006 Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards. The winners were announced at the April 2007 Ceres annual conference in Boston, MA.</description>
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    <title>2005 Ceres ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards Judges Report</title>
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    <description>April 2006 - The judges report for the 2005 Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting Awards. The winners were announced at the April 2006 Ceres annual conference in Oakland, California.</description>
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    <description>April 2003 - In its second year, ACCA and CERES received 52 reporting award applications from 48 companies, including 32 sustainability reports, 12 environmental reports and 8 social reports. An 8-person judges' panel met in February to select the award winners. </description>
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    <title>2002 Ceres ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards Judges Report</title>
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    <description>April 2002 - In this first year, CERES and ACCA received applications from 19 companies for sustainability, environmental and social reports that were published in 2002 for year 2001 performance. A 5-person judges' panel met in February to select the award winners.</description>
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