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Press Release: Ethical Corporation: Editorial, events and research calendar 2011-12
The leading global publisher and event organiser on corporate responsibility has published a combined editorial, events and research calendar for 2011-12
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Sky Bigger Picture Review 2011: Elephant-sized cloud in the Sky
Sky reports impressively, if avoiding any mention of its company chairman
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Electrolux: The right direction, through a labyrinth
Electrolux’s annual and sustainability reports attempt to place performance into the broader societal context but suffer from lack of cohesion
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Emerging markets: Top tips for developing economies
Toby Webb suggests ten lessons for large companies expanding their sustainability programmes into high-growth markets
RSS Communications & Reporting
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Press Release: Ethical Corporation: Editorial, events and research calendar 2011-12
The leading global publisher and event organiser on corporate responsibility has published a combined editorial, events and research calendar for 2011-12
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Sky Bigger Picture Review 2011: Elephant-sized cloud in the Sky
Sky reports impressively, if avoiding any mention of its company chairman
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Electrolux: The right direction, through a labyrinth
Electrolux’s annual and sustainability reports attempt to place performance into the broader societal context but suffer from lack of cohesion
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People on the move – February 2012
By Claire Manuel, with thanks to Miriam Heale, Allen & York Recruitment
RSS Environment
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Can carbon trading keep steaming on?
Carbon trading schemes have their fair share of detractors, and certainly they are no silver bullet for global warming, but they are being adopted by a growing collection of countries
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Durban climate conference: Is the Durban ‘deal’ for real?
Environmental activists are in despair at global leaders’ lack of action over climate change. Others say the Durban Platform is a step in the right direction, however small
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Press Release: Risk, opportunity scarcity – How to exploit new opportunities sustainably
As energy becomes scarcer innovative forms of extraction have emerged. Most prominent among these due to their controversy are fracking and oil sands.
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Eco-labels: radical rethink required
Sustainability labels should focus more on actual company performance
RSS Supply Chains
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China column: Welcome welfare reforms
Paul French applauds a small change in how poverty is defined in China
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Ethical branding: Fairtrade laid bare
Jon Entine investigates the rumpus in the international fairtrade movement
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China Briefing Part 2: Company issues – Foreigners are the problem, says Beijing
An assessment of corporate responsibility efforts in China has produced a litany of low scores, dominated by foreign firms. But the mere fact China is measuring is a great leap forward
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China Briefing Part 1: Overview – Economic revolution brings responsibility rethink
People flood to city factories, then export growth hits the wall. It’s all change in China
RSS Governance & Regulation
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Essay: Is there an optimal degree of sustainability?
Corporate sustainability is not a one size fits all concept. Successful strategy balances all business pressures
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CEO interview: Anthony Belchambers, Futures and Options Association - Rules alone cannot guarantee...
The FOA’s Anthony Belchambers argues that financial services sector needs to be seen to be prioritising customer interests
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Letter from America: Strategic cathedrals of confusion
Sustainability strategising is all very well, but it needs to be properly focused, argues Peter Knight
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China Briefing Part 4: Regulation – Harmony rules, OK
The Chinese government has set out its stall for a harmonious future and, at least on paper, corporate responsibility has a part to play
RSS Toby Webb's Blog
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Six NGO types relevant for corporate responsibility
As part of a lecture I gave last night on business and NGO engagement/campaigning, I wanted to try and define a few NGO types to help the students...
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Ethical consumers vs. sustainable consumption
After my previous post, I had few comments and retweets...
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The ethical consumer at scale myth: Why do we persist in believing we can buy our way out of trouble?
For around five or more years now, we've seen CEO after CEO swallow the greener/'ethical' consumer marketing schtick from colleagues who perhaps...