Stakeholder Engagement

Marks & Spencer – A-grade progress

Eric Marx, (Mar 2, 2009)

Although its ambitious goals are some way off, Marks & Spencer is embedding sustainability across its business. And it isn’t costing the company a penny

Aviation – The need for green sky thinking

Oliver Balch, (Feb 27, 2009)

Airlines are responding to the need to cut their carbon footprint. But so far the industry has lacked the big breakthrough idea to achieve the emissions reductions required

Business school bulletin – February 2009

Oliver Balch, (Feb 19, 2009)

More effective volunteering and making Amazonia’s ideas work for Amazonians

Greenwasher – February 2009

"Greenwasher", (Feb 18, 2009)

Shell and Exxon slip up, Vodafone gets dirty and the Daily Mail shows it’s still in the dark ages

Dow Chemical Company, 2007 Sustainability Reporting – Dow is in its element

Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (Feb 16, 2009)

Dow’s alchemy results in a golden reporting portfolio, though its GRI report stays leaden

Non-financial reporting – Tell a strategic story

John Russell, Managing Editor (former), (Feb 12, 2009)

Listed companies are under pressure to explain how managing non-financial issues increases shareholder value

Consumer protection: Respect customers and retain their business

Ben Cooper, (Feb 5, 2009)

Corporate responsibility teams must overcome internal barriers to influence the way their companies treat customers

China’s eco-towns: Green communities – To go eco, think small

Rajesh Chhabara, (Feb 3, 2009)

Supporters of eco-towns should learn the lesson from the many experiments in China: smaller scale changes are often more effective

Policy – Global deal getting lost in economic haze

Zara Maung, (Feb 2, 2009)

Geopolitics and the economic downturn are making a big dent in the prospects of a post-2012 climate change agreement

Climate politics – Countdown to Copenhagen

Damian Ryan, (Feb 2, 2009)

Vision and courage are needed from politicians and companies to dodge the many hazards on the road to a new global climate change deal, says Damian Ryan

Rainforest finance – Valuing trees not timber

EC Newsdesk, (Jan 30, 2009)

Including forests in global carbon markets could save tropical regions, providing local people are on board

China's milk scandal: a bad response is followed by something more sensible

Paul French, (Jan 8, 2009)

Attempts to try and repair consumer confidence in China over milk are under way

Business school bulletin – December 2008/January 2009

Oliver Balch, (Dec 16, 2008)

Getting customers to act on good intentions, how companies decide whether or not to verify a social report, and the power-hungry opportunists jumping on the corporate responsibility bandwagon

Investment – Back green funds for security

Zara Maung, (Dec 15, 2008)

Investors wanting secure returns should dump oil and gas stocks and back green infrastructure funds, says HSBC’s climate chief

Carbon footprints – Made to measure

Zara Maung, (Dec 15, 2008)

The first official system for assessing a product’s carbon footprint has been eagerly awaited. But does it make working out the numbers any easier?

PepsiCo UK – Max impact on diet budgets

John Russell, Managing Editor (former), (Dec 15, 2008)

Tough economic times mean PepsiCo UK is looking for creative ways to cut energy use

CB Richard Ellis v British Land – Small is still beautiful

Kathee Rebernak, (Dec 11, 2008)

British Land may be smaller than CB Richard Ellis, the world’s largest property services firm, but it has a much stronger approach to corporate responsibility

Emissions management – What green practice leadership looks like

EC Newsdesk, (Dec 10, 2008)

By Ryan Schuchard, Raj Sapru, Emma Stewart and Rory Sullivan Companies that want to be true leaders in reducing greenhouse gas emissions must green their supply chains and influence climate policy. Some are already doing so

Economic crisis – The global climate crunch

Emily Farnworth, (Dec 5, 2008)

From <a href="http://www.climatechangecorp.com" target="_blank">ClimateChangeCorp.com</a> Climate change threatens to wreak even more financial chaos than the current banking crisis, says Emily Farnworth

Supply chain ethics – Brands stay committed despite tough trading

Rajesh Chhabara, (Dec 5, 2008)

The garment and footwear giants can keep down supply chain costs without sacrificing ethical standards

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