Communications & Reporting
EC Newsdesk, (Jan 19, 2011)
CSR professionals from the world’s biggest mining, steel and oil & gas companies will arrive in London on the 5th – 6th April to debate and discuss the best methods of implementing their social and environmental policies in locations across the globe.
Stephen Gardner, (Jan 13, 2011)
Moves from British Columbia, Texas, the European commission, and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month
Paul Hohnen, (Jan 7, 2011)
OECD’s government-developed Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are being updated. Speaking to Ethical Corporation, Paul Hohnen, who has been involved in the process, explains what the changes might mean for business.
Andy Wales, (Jan 5, 2011)
Big companies really are getting to grips with responsible business, despite what everyone might think, argue Andy Wales, Matt Gorman and Dunstan Hope
Jane Burston, (Dec 7, 2010)
Jane Burston argues that the inclusion of HFC gases in carbon offset mechanisms can leave them ineffective and open to corruption
Paul Hohnen, (Dec 7, 2010)
There is a new readiness to talk about how to adapt to climate change, underlining the urgency of action. But a shift in focus to local impacts may have global implications, argues Paul Hohnen.
Charles Secrett, (Dec 6, 2010)
Cargill’s Truvia sustainability programme is a welcome development
Alex Bescoby, (Dec 6, 2010)
The new US laws to purge supply chains of conflict minerals may only scratch the surface of the problem, says Alex Bescoby
Mallen Baker, (Dec 6, 2010)
For as long as there have been food brands, there have been campaigns about the quality of what’s in them, and our diets in general
Mallen Baker, (Dec 6, 2010)
As an all natural product, Truvia is well placed for further success in the sweetener market
April Streeter, (Dec 3, 2010)
Sweden’s campaigning organisations have notched up notable successes through cooperation rather than confrontation
Oliver Balch, (Dec 3, 2010)
Investment analysts start to value responsible businesses, a rethink at Google, and do stakeholders really make a difference?
Rajesh Chhabara, (Dec 3, 2010)
From Deepwater Horizon to ISO 26000, it’s been a year of big events
Eric Marx, (Dec 3, 2010)
The battle over oil pollution in Nigeria epitomises the United Nations Environment Programme’s ambitions to solve the world’s problems with limited resources. But is it stretched too far?
Oliver Balch, (Dec 3, 2010)
Rule-tightening over illegal forest products will require companies to tighten up their supply chain monitoring
Mallen Baker, (Dec 3, 2010)
BSR has developed an important niche but should maintain a focus on its members
Eric Marx, (Dec 3, 2010)
The high-profile rescue has focused attention on Chile’s many small and dangerous mines
Oliver Balch, (Dec 3, 2010)
About 30% of Ghana’s gross domestic product derives from cocoa. As production levels plateau, companies are being forced to think hard about the industry’s sustainability
EC Newsdesk, (Dec 3, 2010)
Moves from the European Union, the International energy agency, the Deutsche Bank, and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month
Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Dec 3, 2010)
Rubbish cleaners, better plastic yoghurt pots and greener trucks