In order to understand current practices in Europe, IE School of Communication, Fondazione Università IULM, Judge Business School and Global Allianc investigated the top 251 companies (in terms of highest revenues) in 11 industries from six European countries-namely, Spain, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Italy.
They analyzed what is communicated using a content analysis of companies' social reports (if available), CSR content within companies' websites, social advertising, and presence on web 2.0 related to CSR issues.
They also interviewed 69 communication or CSR managers within these same companies about their opinions on risks and opportunities in communicating CSR.
The study was published in 2010.

"European guide to best practice reporting on sustainability" was realised by Radley Yeldar in 2010. They looked at all the companies within the FTSE Eurotop 100 index from the FTSE European Index Series.
They looked for reports that fulfilled the following criteria:
- there was scope to the content, covering a fair share of the full group, not just one country or business unit
- all sustainability issues were commented on, not just community or environment for instance
- there was a clear indication of the time period they covered.
The results of the study are published on a Website.

UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published "Investment and Enterprise Responsibility Review" in September 2010. This review of the current state of practices in the area of corporate social responsibility (CSR) among the world's 100 largest transnational corporations.

The report, commissioned by ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and undertaken by CSR Asia, provides an analysis of companies producing reports, describing their sustainability strategies, performance data and targets (Sustainability Reporting) in selected member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand). The report also examines regulatory demands and voluntary guidelines for Sustainability Reporting in each selected country and outlines the usage of globally accepted standards and linkages to stakeholder expectations. It was published in March 2010.

The “European Sustainability Reporting Association” website sets out the trends and best practice of CSR reporting in different European countries. Based on the data available at CorporateRegister.com, the association has on its website statistical studies on the publication of CSR reports in each European country.