<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"><base href="x-msg://113/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Sudo folk.<div><br></div><div>The public comment period just opened for the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) - which will determine the reporting (minimum) guidelines for the Info Tech space. These new sets of industry-specific standards SASB has started publishing will likely become the accounting norms for sustainability.</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone is interested in working with me on putting together comments by Jan. 2, 2014 - I could probably use the help.</div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br><div><div><br></div><div>sent from <a href="http://eddan.com">eddan.com</a></div><div><br></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Comments @ SASB" <<a href="mailto:comments@sasb.org">comments@sasb.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Public Comment for Technology & Communications</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 8, 2013 12:38:15 PM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; "> </span></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: 'Gill Sans'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><a href="http://www.sasb.org/engage/public-comment/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline; "><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(46, 116, 181); ">90-Day Period of Public Comment Now Open</span></b></a><b><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; "></span></u></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b>Technology & Communications<o:p></o:p></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b>SASB Exposure Draft Sustainability Accounting Standards<o:p></o:p></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b> </b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><i>Comment Deadline: January 2, 2014<o:p></o:p></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The proposed sustainability accounting standards for industries in the Technology & Communications sector are now available for public review. SASB welcomes comments from the public.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Those providing comments should consider that the proposed disclosure standards are intended to be integrated in financial filings of publicly-traded companies, such as the Form 10-K. As such, they must reflect auditable information that is material to investors and can be collected by corporations in a cost-efficient manner. </div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">The industries covered in the Technology and Communications sector are:</div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Electronic Manufacturing Services & Original Design Manufacturing<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Software & IT Services<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Hardware<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Semiconductors<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Telecommunications<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 15pt; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Internet Media & Services<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">To access the exposure drafts, and for instructions on how to submit comments, please click<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.sasb.org/engage/public-comment/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline; ">here</a>.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">Thank you for your involvement in the development of these important standards.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>