Ethical Corporation's March 2011 issue focuses on sustainable agriculture, the current state of CR in France, Europe’s carbon markets, certification of commodities and much more.
London 22/02/11
Ethical Corporation, the leading global business intelligence provider, has released details of the stories covered in the March 2011 edition of Ethical Corporation's magazine, print edition.
Next month’s Special Briefing section focuses on sustainable agriculture.
Firstly there is a review the role of big business in developing sustainable agriculture and whether big multinationals understand sustainable agriculture. The section then considers the big challenges in scaling up small agriculture initiatives into mainstream projects.
The briefing delves into how the big plans of Unilever, Marks & Spencer and others will actually work and whether it’s possible to increase the size of current initiatives. There will be examples of companies that are currently trying to upscale their sustainable agriculture production.
Finally it considers the viewpoint and role of NGOs and activists in sustainable agriculture. There will be examples of high-profile incidences where NGOs have changed corporate thinking.
The first instalment in March’s Strategy and Management section is a guide to why sustainability professionals should engage with their board and how to go about it. The guide highlights the need for sustainability professionals to engage at a senior level within their companies. It then outlines the techniques that sustainability professionals can use to turn quick wins into long-term achievable goals, with examples of best practices from leading companies including KPMG and SABMillar.
AccountAbility has been one of the big names in responsible business, and the second strategy and management feature reviews the new radical and somewhat controversial organisational change AccountAbility is going through. In particular the article considers whether AccountAbility’s founding ethos will survive the change.
The March issue’s Country Briefing is on France and how French companies are implementing corporate responsibility at all levels.
The briefing examines the history of corporate responsibility in France, and how an enlightened few companies are carrying the CR flag including insight from L’Oréal, Danone and others.
There is analysis of how the significant role of the French government and a heavy legislative burden affects corporate responsibility and sustainable business, and focus on how non-governmental organisations and activists work with companies.
The EthicsWatch section consists of an analysis of Europe’s carbon markets. It analyses the carbon credits thefts that lead to the suspension of the EU emissions trading scheme recently, how this happened, how big a blow the closure has to the system and suggests the safeguards that can help prevent this happening again.
The second section considers corporate reputation and UK attitudes to ethical companies, in the light of the recent difficulties at Sky Sports. The article considers how a company that works hard to improve and develop responsible business programmes can have its reputation dented by one high profile incident.
The EthicsWatch section also delves into the new Edelman Trust Barometer, looking at the latest trust trends. And finally it looks at why Asia Pulp and Paper continues to lose customers.
The Features section includes a management piece examining certification of commodities and asking what the future is for eco labels/schemes. It reviews best practice and outlines the schemes that are performing well and those that aren’t. Some of the schemes that will be highlighted include Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, MSC and FSC.
The second feature reviews the role of the big four professional services companies in promoting responsible business. As the big four have access to all the world’s big companies, it highlights what they can do to help their clients improve their practices. Also it asks where boutique consultants can outperform their bigger rivals.
In addition there will be a review of recent sustainability reporting from Gazprom and Nordstom, plus all the usual thought-provoking comment and analysis from our regular columnists.
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