ESSAYONTHESUSTAINABLITYREPORTTableofcontentsIntroduction…………………………………………………………….……………3TheBenefitsofCSRforaCorporate……………………………………….….…..3TheFactorsinfluencingaCorporateCSR…………………….…………....…….4TheValuesandLimitationsofSustainabilityReporting…………………………5Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...6References…………………………………………………………………………...9IntroductionThereportaimsatillustratingtheimportanceofsustainabilityreport,whichcouldalsobeexplainedasCorporateSocialResponsibility(hereinafterreferredtoCSR),toasuccessfulcorporatethroughcomparingtwocompaniesincompletelydifferentialbusinessfields.AccordingtothedefinitionintheInternationalOrganizationforStandard,CSRistheresponsibilitiesthatacorporateshouldtakeinthefieldofenvironment,economicandsocietyequality,benefitingnotonlytheconsumersbutalsothestakeholders(LeonardDandMcAdamR2003).ThetwoselectedorganizationsareALIBABA,whoisthetopleaderintheChinesee-commerceandCANFOR,oneoftheworld’slargestCanadianproducersofsustainablewoodandvendorofpulp.Followingarethereasonsforselectingtheboth:corporate:firstofall,theyareestablishedincompletelydifferentcontexts,adevelopingcountryandadevelopedone;then,ALIBABAisane-commercecompany,labelingthefastestandthelatestITindustryandCANFORisatypicallytraditionalcommodities,whocouldrepresenttheestablishedindustries;finally,boththemareonthetoplistintheirownindustries,theanalysisofwhichwillberepresentativeandpersuasive.Afteranalyzingtheoperationapproachesofthesetwocompanies,itiseasilyfoundoutthatwhattheycareinCSRisdiverse.ForALIBABA,whatitforcesonthesocialequityinsupportiveoftheprincipleofinformationopenness,whileforCANFOR,whatitstressesistheenvironmentalprotectiontomakethepublicbelievethatwhatthecompanyvendorissustainableandprotectivetothenextgeneration.However,boththemethodsarebasedontheeconomicgrowthofthecorporateandthemarkets.TheBenefitsofCSRforaCorporateBrieflyspeaking,CSRistheinterestsoftwoparts:thecorporateitself,thestakeholders.Therefore,goodba