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To subscribe to ethicalcorp.com or to the print edition, visit: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/subscribe.asp To take a trial, visit: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/register.asp + =========================================================== Ethical products and services directory New, free service directory from Ethical Corporation, visit http://www.ethicalcorp.com/directory_add.asp to add your company to our free directory! =========================================================== Business Briefs & Pressure Points - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Business Briefs - September 2006 A round up of the latest company-related CSR and ethics news from the September print edition of Ethical Corporation magazine http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4475 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Pressure Points - September 2006 A round up of the latest news in global corporate citizenship http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4492 =========================================================== Editorials - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Editorials - What transparency looks like More companies should take a leaf out of the books of Boots and Citigroup http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4489 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Africa’s rise - Afro-pessimism looks passé Seasoned observers of a continent once all but written off are talking about its transformation http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4444 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== Europe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ferrovial and BAA - When one sustainability giant buys another Despite upcoming investigations into BAA from competition authorities, Ferrovial looks set to chart the right course for its latest UK acquisition http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4449 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Business Social Compliance Initiative - The balance between compromise and progress The Business Social Compliance Initiative has published critical audits of nearly 1,000 retail suppliers in Asia and Europe. But the initiative itself is also under fire http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4450 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sustainable public procurement - Sustainability begins at home The UK government is aiming to be a sustainability leader in public procurement http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4451 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corporate responsibility and strategy - A fundamental connection According to one UK financial heavyweight, big companies have a clear choice to do good. And it is in their brand’s interest to do so http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4452 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Academic centres - A growth market A recent endowment shows how business schools can use alumni to promote corporate responsibility http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4454 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UK farming’s decline - Every day fairer prices A growing interest in ethical trading schemes, while welcome, may not be enough to halt falling prices paid to UK farmers http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4442 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== Want to know how to engage employees in codes of conduct? http://www.ethicalcorp.com/brussels2006/45 =========================================================== Middle East & Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Responsible investment - Investing in poverty reduction A new Johannesburg social investment exchange is leading the way on transparency http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4461 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corporate sustainability objectives - SABMiller brews up responsibility SABMiller, the second largest brewer in the world, has hired corporate responsibility heavyweight Alan Knight, who has big plans for the FTSE 100 company http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4462 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== North America - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Electronics recycling - Time for clarity Dell, HP and Apple have all recently announced updates to their computer recycling initiatives. But are the plans really worth all the fanfare? http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4463 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental favouritism? Is the US Environmental Protection Agency skirting its duty to enforce the law? Are regional offices running rogue? http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4464 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The pharmaceutical industry - Prescribing ethics The international body representing pharmaceutical companies has adopted a new code of ethical conduct, but critics say governments can do more to rein in marketing practices http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4465 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Online resources - A wiser approach A ‘wiki’ website on corporate responsibility is born http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4466 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corporate philanthropy - Capacity building in the Gates age As the Gates Foundation swells, will its work lead to a new role for business? http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4467 =========================================================== Latin America - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Commodity sourcing - The rise in protein prices Soya is one of the world’s cheapest sources of protein, but it is also one of the most potent threats to the world’s largest rainforest http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4459 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Multinational supply chains - Getting in on the act Small companies often find it difficult to penetrate the lucrative supply chains of large multinationals. A UN scheme is trying to help http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4460 =========================================================== Your workforce are your best brand ambassadors. Find out how to to make this happen. http://www.ethicalcorp.com/brussels2006/45 =========================================================== Asia-Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Asia column - When is a union not a union? Wal-Mart’s ‘union recognition’ in China is not what it seems, says Paul French http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4457 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - China’s factories - Exploitation ain't what it used to be The net is closing on companies that think they can get away with exploiting workers in China http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4458 =========================================================== Politics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Politics diary: September 2006 The latest political happenings, summarised and analysed http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4469 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Interview: Elisabeth Dahlin - An ambassador for progress As ambassador at the secretariat of the Swedish Partnership for Global Responsibility, Elisabeth Dahlin is the hub of her country’s activities on corporate responsibility bringing together government activity and promoting best practice in the private sector http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4470 =========================================================== Strategy & Management - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Facilitation payments - Stop paying and they stop asking Alexandra Wrage, president of Trace, says anti-bribery efforts should start small http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4471 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Climate change - Future-proofing and the fossil fuel industry Oil and gas companies have yet to implement substantive carbon-reduction strategies despite a rethink on climate change in recent years, a new report says http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4472 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ISO and social responsibility - Scale, not detail, is the aim Developers of the ISO 26000 social responsibility standard say it will embrace existing local standards rather than supersede them http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4473 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Richard Baker - Ethical recruitment attracts CEOs too The Boots chief executive always wanted to work at Boots, partly due to its original social mission http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4476 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== By Invitation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Poverty, business and development - Practical thinking on poverty A new group advising the UK’s Conservative party is taking a fresh look at how to tackle global poverty, writes the group’s leader, Peter Lilley MP http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4479 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Innovation, competitiveness and responsibility - The new frontier of corporate responsibility Value protection is not a sufficient basis for the corporate responsibility practices of competitive companies, argues Nigel Roome http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4480 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ethical investment - A cleaner conscience Investors who care about carbon do not have to miss out on dividends, says Simon Thomas http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4481 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Debate - Are NGOs doing enough to make themselves accountable? On 6 June a group of international NGOs launched a charter “to promote further the values of transparency and accountability that we stand for”. But the jury is out on its likely effectiveness, as this exchange between two experts shows http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4485 =========================================================== Columnists - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Is there REALLY a fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid? Mallen Baker considers the theories of CK Prahalad - and some of his critics http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4497 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Multinationals and responsibility - Cracking the colonial corporate culture Chandran Nair says that the management and governance structures of multinational companies need to reflect their global nature http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4483 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Corporate social opportunities - Headhunters - Searching for innovation Diversity awareness is important for those seeking out the best talent, say David Grayson and Adrian Hodges http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4484 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Communicating business responsibility - Learning a new language Company chiefs need to do more than just give the speeches prepared by their corporate responsibility departments. They need to properly engage with their stakeholders and not just pay lip service, says Mark Goyder http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4487 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - World Cup NGO campaigns - A game of two halves Unjustified NGO attacks on high-profile brands should be given the red card, says Mallen Baker http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4490 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Reporting advice - What to say and how to say it Starting this issue, Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy’s new Ask Aleksandra column offers practical advice for dealing with all aspects of corporate responsibility communications http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4494 =========================================================== Your supply chain is becoming your biggest risk, find out how to manage it better. http://www.ethicalcorp.com/ethicalsourcing2006/10 =========================================================== GovernanceWatch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GovernanceWatch - September 2006 The world of company management and governance, summarised and analysed http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4486 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== CampaignWatch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CampaignWatch - September 2006 Lisa Roner rounds up some recent NGO action http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4482 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== BrandWatch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brandwatch - September 2006 Our regular review of big brands and corporate ethics http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4477 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== People on the Move - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - People on the Move - September 2006 People on the Move http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4491 =========================================================== New Technology for Supply Chain Management. Find out what it is, and how it works. http://www.ethicalcorp.com/ethicalsourcing2006/10 =========================================================== Letters, Corrections & Clarifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Letter to the Editor: Sizewell B's carbon footprint John Busby adds to July's debate on nuclear power http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4445 [Paid Subscription required] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Letter to the Editor: Freedom for consumers? Bruce Friedrich criticises the Center for Consumer Freedom, as highlighted in July's CampaignWatch http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4446 [Paid Subscription required] =========================================================== Report Reviews - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SAS Group - Staying aloft in difficult times The SAS Group Sustainability Report 2005 clearly conveys the challenges facing today’s airline operators http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4493 =========================================================== The Last Word - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The contrarian - For Ford, what colour is green? Bill Ford is under attack for a change of tack away from hybrid vehicles. But activists must see that the environment is not the only stakeholder, says Jon Entine http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4488 =========================================================== Magazine Issue - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ethical Corporation magazine - September 2006 Click Here to Subscribe Today! Receive the monthly print edition of Ethical Corporation magazine, and access all the subscriber-only articles ((M)) on EthicalCorp.com! In this issue of Ethical Corporation magazine: http://www.ethicalcorp.com/content.asp?ContentID=4495 =========================================================== Special Reports - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Financial returns and corporate responsibility - The elusive business case - What’s the real benefit of ethical practice? New studies claim a link between corporate responsibility and financial performance, but others have their doubts. 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