Communications & Reporting

How India is trying to engage in CSR, banks regaining our trust, the coalition government delivering responsible business and the Responsible Business Awards 2010

EC Newsdesk, (May 21, 2010)

These are just some of the things that subscribers to the Ethical Corporation magazine will be reading about in the June edition.

Climate change and business: How carbon reporting can become more credible

EC Newsdesk, (May 19, 2010)

Independent and convincing third party assurance of corporate carbon data is lacking, but urgently needed, argues Esther Rodriguez

Spotting responsible companies - blink and you might miss it

Mallen Baker, (May 16, 2010)

Working out what a responsible business look like does not necessarily fit into an index or list of criteria. It can often be an art rather than a science, argues Mallen Baker

The elephant in the corner for sustainability - the 'G' word

EC Newsdesk, (May 14, 2010)

Big companies and their executives will have to soon turn their attention to considering just how much their business can grow whilst still qualifying as sustainable, argues Howard Sharman

Ethical Corporation Responsible Business Summit 2010 Award Winners and Commended Companies

EC Newsdesk, (May 11, 2010)

After much deliberation and discussions the winners and highly commended companies in ten categories were announced on 4 May 2010 at the Responsible Business Summit in London. Here's who won, and why.

Responsible Business comes first

EC Newsdesk, (May 11, 2010)

On Tuesday 4 May Ethical Corporation’s held its inaugural ‘Responsible Business’ awards in London. The awards celebrated the excellent responsible business practices by leading companies during 2009 and 2010.

Brent Spar: Battle that launched modern activism

EC Newsdesk, (May 5, 2010)

The controversial disposal of Shell’s Brent Spar oil platform changed the relationships between companies, activists and the public for ever, say Judy Kuszewski and Yasmin Crowther

Accounting and sustainability: Calling corporate responsibility to account

Conrad Young, (May 5, 2010)

Net Impact’s Conrad Young and Trucost’s Paul Druckman analyse how accountants can help value sustainability 

Feed-in tariffs: Solar energy bubble is FiT to burst

Jon Entine, (May 5, 2010)

Jon Entine says make solar energy where the sun shines, but not everywhere

People on the Move - May 2010

Allen & York, (May 5, 2010)

By Miriam Heale, Allen & York

Business school bulletin - May 2010

Oliver Balch, (May 4, 2010)

Why entrepreneurs are good for all, what India can teach the US and how to get that altruistic tingle

CRWatch, a round up of recent business sustainability news - May 2010

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (May 4, 2010)

Starbucks wants some ideas, Greenpeace keeps on at Nestlé, why Easter eggs don’t need so much packaging, the EPA's small business awards, and Cambodia’s artisans bag

China column: Paper money and unsustainable forestry

Paul French, (May 4, 2010)

Paul French says that China’s eucalypt could be as damaging as Malaysia’s palm oil

Bacardi Corporate Responsibility Report 2009: Needs a dash of spirit

EC Newsdesk, (May 3, 2010)

Bacardi’s report generally hits the spot but is understrength on the subject of its workforce 

Imperial Tobacco 2009 Corporate Responsibility Review: Close, but no cigar

EC Newsdesk, (May 2, 2010)

Imperial Tobacco is serious in its reporting, but this dry tome needs to be more accessible

Sustainability news roundup - May 2010

EC Newsdesk, (Apr 30, 2010)

Moves from the European Union’s Emissions Trading System, Environmental Protection Agency , World Bank and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month

A new UK bribery law: Should we be happy or scared?

EC Newsdesk, (Apr 19, 2010)

Michael Littlechild considers the potential impact of an important new piece of international anti-bribery legislation

CRWatch – April 2010

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Mar 31, 2010)

Reduction and recycling ahead of schedule for Kraft, Wal-Mart’s programme for women in South America, and airline green initiatives that are stuck at the gate

Academic news: Business school bulletin

Oliver Balch, (Mar 31, 2010)

How to be a whistleblower, management self-analysis and how to cope with religion

Analysis: banking data - Swift action

Stephen Gardner, (Mar 31, 2010)

EU-US financial information sharing has been blocked amid concerns about personal data safety

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