Table 1 Comparison of the two sets of reports
New Hope Liuhe Group | Beidahuang Group, and Heilongjiang Land Reclamation Bureau | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Firm feature | Private enterprise, biggest listed group company of livestock and animal feed | Biggest agricultural conglomerate under direct management of MOF, biggest state-owned farm | |||
Mandatory report | Yes, since 2008 | Yes, since 2012 | |||
Stand-alone CSR report | Yes, since 2008 | No | |||
Third-party verification | No | No | |||
Volume of the reports | 16 (in 2008)–58 (in 2013) pages of full report | 2–3 pages of a section entitled “Active fulfilment of social responsibility” in the annual report | |||
Stages | 2008–09 | 2012–13 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Guideline | None | SZSE, CASS | CSRC, SZSE, GRI, CASS-CSR1.0 | None | None |