The leading global publisher and event organiser on corporate responsibility has published a combined editorial, events and research calendar for 2012
LONDON 28/05/12
Ethical Corporation, the leading global publisher on corporate sustainability, has published a combined editorial, events and research calendar for the last six months of 2012.
Alongside our regular briefings, columns, strategy and management and news analysis coverage, over the coming magazine issues Ethical Corporation will introduce some new sections.
An extended “People” section: now over four pages, this section will include the extended must-read People on the Move column, which will feature interviews with some of the key movers of the month. The section will also include regular op-eds from headhunters and recruitment experts detailing trends in hiring and HR. We’ll also regularly list and analyse the key players in different industry sectors.
New! CR stats summary: everything you need to know from the latest corporate responsibility research, neatly summarised for your internal and external use, including:
- New key social and environmental data from the international agencies, including the UN, World Resources Institute, WBCSD, World Bank group and OECD
- Summary and analysis of business-relevant sustainability research from agencies and academics, covering B2B and B2C
- Useful trends, facts and figures from the sustainability reports of leading companies
New! Sustainability commercialised: a new series of in-depth articles that focuses each month on a specific innovative company – large or small – and explains how it is creating new business lines and product lines from sustainable thinking
There is also a full list of all our upcoming conferences plus new business intelligence reports that will be published.
Here’s what is coming up in the next six months at Ethical Corporation:
June 2012
Management focus: palm oil and supply chains – how Nestlé is using NGO and local partners to source more sustainable palm oil. How other leading players, such as Unilever and New Britain Oils are taking different approaches.
Strategy and management:
(1) John Ruggie’s human rights proposals a year on, and how they apply to different sectors
(2) Top tips from the innovative companies that are making real profits from sustainability – including Timberland, Kingfisher, Procter & Gamble, DHL and Toyota.
Country briefing: the state of sustainable business in Bangladesh
Event: The Ethical Corporation Awards 2012 - 25th June 2012 - London
Conference: Responsible Business Summit USA 2012
Business Intelligence Report: Going Viral: How Social Media is Reshaping Corporate Activism and Brand Response
July/August
Stakeholder engagement briefing: the oil/gas and extractive industry and indigenous peoples.
Including analysis of the detailed requirements of the IFC safeguards and the Equator Principles, and how these impact company operations and their local stakeholders
Environment: Rio+20 summit focus: the what, the how and why from the Rio Earth Summit. Was it a case of under promise and under deliver as everyone was predicting?
Sustainability commercialised: the first in Ethical Corporation’s new series, focusing on Marks and Spencer, and its work in Sri Lankan eco factories
Country briefing: the state of sustainable business in Colombia
Business Intelligence Report: How to Embed sustainability in management processes - how to save money, eliminate risk and generate new business
September
Reporting briefing: the latest trends in CR and sustainability reporting world-wide:
- Global Reporting Initiative: will GRI’s G4 guidelines change the game? what are the key differences that reporters need to be aware of?
- What are the best ways to spread the reporting burdens across the year? What does a coherent data gathering process look like?
- Is integrated reporting definitely the way to go?
- Case studies on innovative reporting approach from Unilever and Puma
Sustainability commercialised: Skanska and green building and refurbishment opportunities
People: alongside the extended People on the Move column, an analysis of the key sustainable business players in the extractive industry sector
October
Supply Chains management briefing: how can you help your suppliers run smarter businesses?
- What are they key messages suppliers respond to?
- How far can you cooperate with competitors, and what are the pitfalls to avoid?
- Transparency: how much should you disclose? What are the risks of data being used against you and the rewards gained from disclosure?
- What can be learned from apparel and footwear examples at Nike, New Look, Dorel, Gap and others
Sustainability commercialised: GE and portable ECG monitors and healthcare products
People: including an in-depth head-hunter op-ed on the state of the sustainability sector jobs market.
Event: Supply Chain Summit Europe – 22-23rd October 2012 – London
November
Management briefing: agriculture, technology, innovation and productivity
- What are the key areas of innovation in agriculture?
- Focus on GM: what can it do for cotton, palm oil and other commodities that could make them more sustainable?
- How are the big agribusinesses facing the challenges of feeding more people more sustainably?
- How do the world’s big commodities traders affect impact all other sectors?
Business strategy: how has the decline of the public company and the rise of privately-owned companies impacted the sustainability sector?
Sustainability commercialised: Nike and its holistic sustainable manufacturing and entire value chain approach
People: analysis of the key sustainable business players in the retail sector
Event: Corporate Responsibility Reporting & Communications Summit – 15-16th November 2012 – London
Event: Social & Environmental Risk in the Extractives industry USA – 13-14th November 2012 – New Orleans
December/January
Business strategy briefing: how to respond well when a crisis strikes
- A look at 2012’s reputational challenges for large companies: What were the key lessons, and how can they be applied?
- Social media: spotting crises before they hit by using ‘big’ data better?
- The emerging issues in 2013: the key campaigns you need to know about
Review of 2012: Ethical Corporation’s expert editorial panel give their annual perspective on the events of 2012 and insight into what are likely to be the big challenges and opportunities in 2013.
Sustainability commercialised: floor covering manufacturer Desso’s true cradle-to-cradle approach
People: Op-ed analysis of the likely sustainability recruitment trends for 2013
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