LBG Canada companies believe that corporate community investment is a key part of their sustainability strategy and essential to ‘S’ (as in ESG) reporting and disclosure.​

As in every area of corporate activity, standards matter. Together, LBG Canada companies set the performance standard for reporting of corporate community investment. Each fiscal, the community investment portfolio is audited against LBG Canada case law, adhered to by participating companies. which results in a standardized approach.​

The LBG Canada audit is a comprehensive and consistent approach to assess the value of annual investment in community. Audit results offer a clear pathway to then link that investment to impact.​

Upon audit completion, each participant is issued a Third-Party Verification Statement to ensure that audit results can be clearly and concisely included in pushed annual corporate reports.​

While upholding the highest standard in social reporting is often the stimulus for LBG Canada involvement, access to data insights that inform strategy, and guidance to assess business and community impact – companies experience many ways to deepen their impact as a result of LBG Canada involvement.