Stakeholder Engagement

Report: Marks & Spencer, How We Do Business – Top marks, but few sparks

EC Newsdesk, (Sep 15, 2009)

M&S is in danger of becoming complacent in its reporting on the admittedly successful Plan A initiative By Alex Parkinson

Report: Wal-Mart 2009 Global Sustainability Report – Quantity before quality

Kyle Whitaker, (Sep 15, 2009)

Wal-Mart’s second sustainability report has the same fault the retailer is often accused of – it is just too big

People on the Move – September 2009

Ruston Wheb, (Sep 7, 2009)

By Victoria Jordan, Ruston Wheb

Environmental leaders – Green beacons burning bright

Emma Clarke, (Sep 3, 2009)

Five big companies with impressive climate change initiatives that other companies could learn from

Business school bulletin – September 2009

Oliver Balch, (Sep 2, 2009)

Why foreign firms must go green in China, why sustainability consulting is a local pursuit, and three ways to improve public trust in business

Offshore oil rigs: Can decommissioning ever be green?

Rajesh Chhabara, (Sep 1, 2009)

Taking an oil or gas installation out of service is costly and complex. But tough decisions will increasingly have to be made as the wells run out

Development – Poverty-relief’s profit problem

Stephen Gardner, (Sep 1, 2009)

Government owned development finance institutions provide project investment in poor countries – but they also earn surprisingly good returns in tax havens

AkzoNobel, GE Oil & Gas-VetcoGray, Motorola, Siemens, and more share compliance and ethics best practice at Brussels conference, 20-21 October

EC Newsdesk, (Aug 11, 2009)

<i>Top executives from AkzoNobel, Motorola, Siemens and GE Oil & Gas will join a line up of over 25 senior representatives to discuss the latest best practice in compliance and ethics</i> 11 August 2009, Brussels

Media ethics: Who guards the guardians?

Tobias Webb, (Aug 11, 2009)

Just 7% of the UK public trusts newspapers to behave responsibly, yet media companies are in little hurry to account for the way they do business

Book review: summer reading – The Invisible Hook

EC Newsdesk, (Aug 4, 2009)

Blackbeard’s pirates offer a surprising lesson in efficient organisation and management

Eurostar and Friends of the Earth – Fellow green travellers

EC Newsdesk, (Aug 3, 2009)

Eurostar is reaping the green business benefits of joining forces with Friends of the Earth

Apple 2008 Environmental Update – Not yet ripe

Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (Jul 28, 2009)

Apple claims its environmental reporting is “groundbreaking” – but design magic is in short supply

Microsoft Corporate Citizenship Report 2009 – Windows dressing

Scarlet McBarnet, (Jul 28, 2009)

Microsoft is still in transition from seeing corporate responsibility as charity to making it part of core business

Business school bulletin – July/August 2009

Oliver Balch, (Jul 28, 2009)

Why cause-related marketing fuels problems it aims to solve, how Roche spotted swine flu coming, and the Harvard MBAs who swear on ethics

Senior executives from Danone, Tesco, Lego and ASDA to discuss problems crippling corporate responsibility reporting

EC Newsdesk, (Jul 24, 2009)

Over 180 CSR professionals are expected in London on the 25th - 26th November to try to reach a consensus on the best way to produce, and use corporate responsibility/sustainability reporting. <i>London, 24 July 2009 </i>

Carbon accounting – Emissions disclosure stacking up

Oliver Balch, (Jul 21, 2009)

More companies have been trying to measure their greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. But emissions auditing still has a way to go before it is fully comprehensive – or especially useful

Adam Werbach – Reform or die

John Russell, Managing Editor (former), (Jul 14, 2009)

Corporate responsibility directors need more commercial awareness if sustainability is to be at the core of business, says sustainability adviser Adam Werbach

EU public finance – Green investment not yet on track

Stephen Gardner, (Jul 13, 2009)

Europe is falling short with spending plans to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy

BAE Systems – A call to arms

John Russell, Managing Editor (former), (Jul 6, 2009)

BAE’s new managing director for corporate responsibility, Raj Rajagopal, explains how he is trying to repair the weapon maker’s reputation

Greenwasher – July 2009

Greenwasher, (Jul 6, 2009)

As promised, Greenwasher highlights a few companies that could do better – in some cases a lot better – on sustainability

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