An introduction to the use of Mergent and Databanlysis business databases to support industry level research into environmental reporting practice.

1. Business librarians:
Philomena Humphries
Sarah Cesare
Rosemary Archondakis
www.library.uwa.edu.au
E: ris-lib@uwa.edu.au
T: 6488 2342

2. Resources Covered
• Mergent online
• DatAnalysis Premium
• Factiva

3. DatAnalysis Premium
• Produced by Morningstar
• Provides financial information on all ASX listed
companies
• Current and historical data
• Investment newsletters
• Data and research for stockbrokers, information
providers and financial websites

4. Example company report

8. Mergent Online
• US Company Data, International Company Data
• US Company Archives, International Company
Archives
• US Annual Reports, International Annual Reports
• Factsheets Plus, Factsheets Express, Factsheets –
International
• International Holdings, Insider Trades, Expanded
Long-Term Debt

9. Mergent Online

10. Mergent Online

11. Factiva

12. Factiva

13. Other sources
• Company websites – environmental
reporting/ sustainability reporting/ annual
reports
• Media sources –companies like to promote
their corporate social responsibility
• OneSearch – company reports sustainability
search will retrieve results, can filter to drill
down to social responsibility, years and
resource types.

14. Questions?

15. Contact the University Library
www.library.uwa.edu.au
6488 2342 – Reid / Barry J Marshall Library
ris-lib@uwa.edu.au
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@UWALibrary