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3. Top countries
At national level, the two top countries in terms of separate CR reporting are Japan (80%) and the United Kingdom (71%). The highest increases in the 16 countries in the survey are seen in Italy, Spain, Canada, France and South Africa. There have been significant decreases in Norway and Sweden.

4. Industry sectors
Industrial sectors with relatively high environmental impact continue to lead in reporting. At global level (G250), more than 80 per cent of the companies are reporting in the electronics, utilities, automotive and gas sectors. But the most remarkable is the financial sector, which shows more than a two-fold increase in reporting since 2002.

5. Business drivers
The survey analysed G250 reports of the Global 250 companies to determine why companies are committed to corporate responsibility and what influenced the content of the reports. It concluded that business drivers are diverse, both economic (75 per cent) and ethical (50 per cent). The top three are innovation and learning, employee motivation, and risk management and reduction.

Drivers for corporate responsibility
Driver	%
Economic considerations	74
Ethical considerations	53
Innovation and learning	53
Employee motivation	47
Risk management or risk reduction	47
Access to capital or increased shareholder value	39
Reputation or brand	27
Market position (market share) improvement	21
Strengthened supplier relationships	13
Cost saving	9
Improved relationships with governmental authorities	9
Other	11