The Engaging Stakeholders Program was created by SustainAbility Ltd and UNEP in the 1990s to advance and strengthen corporate sustainability reporting. In the early 1990s the focus was on environmental reporting and engagement. Today the Engaging Stakeholders Program continues to guide leaders in companies who want to have an improved understanding of their stakeholders' needs for communication and accountability - and the wider implications for their business.

In 2008 UNEP and SustainAbility launched the 1st national benchmark survey of top corporate sustainability reports from Brazil, taking the Engaging Stakeholders Program to the emerging market economies. Entitled "The Road to Credibility", the report provides analysis of the top ten Brazilian reporters.

Building on the Engaging Stakeholders programme and its ongoing work with business and industry, UNEP has also joined forces with AccountAbility and Stakeholder Research Associates in producing the Stakeholder Engagement Manual.

This practitioner's package guides companies and others in how to approach stakeholder engagement to deliver lasting impact. The manual provides case study examples and reminders of what works and what doesn't. Download the package and learn more about trends and lessons in stakeholder engagement.

	Volume 1provides a collection of perspectives from companies, industry associations, labour unions and NGOs on their experiences with stakeholder engagement.
	Volume 2 provides a step-by-step guide for the organization on how to start and improve its engagement with stakeholders, based on a selection of core principles and focusing on continual improvement. See also new languages versions of volume 2: Spanish.