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Sustainability news roundup - October 2010

EC Newsdesk, (Oct 1, 2010)

Moves from Gunns, BP, Bangladesh Ship Breakers Association, and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month

Vedanta: Reputation minefield

Rajesh Chhabara, (Oct 1, 2010)

Vedanta Resources has been digging itself into a hole in India

Employee Engagement Briefing Part 1: Overview - Unleash the innovation within

Oliver Balch, (Oct 1, 2010)

Engaging employees in corporate responsibility can unlock a potential wealth of innovative thinking from within a business

Employee Engagement Briefing Part 3: Worker confidence - Trust or bust

Oliver Balch, (Oct 1, 2010)

Employees are often a company’s most important, yet most sceptical, stakeholders

Makani Power: Blue sky thinking

Neil Jacques, (Oct 1, 2010)

Innovative technology to harvest reliable wind power has the potential to really take off

United States Briefing Part 2: Responsible business trends - Engaging success

Alyson Genovese, (Oct 1, 2010)

Leading businesses in the US have grasped the real benefits of operating sustainably and engaging with stakeholders

Wal-Mart - Crowd control

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Sep 22, 2010)

Why is US retailer Wal-Mart fighting a fine following a fatal health and safety lapse?

Anti-corruption enforcement initiatives: Too much of a good thing?

EC Newsdesk, (Sep 22, 2010)

There is a lot going on in the anti-bribery world, but it’s not clear that all new developments represent progress. More is not always better, argues Alexandra Wrage

G20 protests - People power’s new focus

Stephen Gardner, (Sep 15, 2010)

Protests at the G20 summit in Toronto continued a trend of demonstrations against capitalism, inequality and corporate excess. But the protest movement is going through a change

The UK Anti-Bribery Act: How global companies should prepare

Andrea Bonime-Blanc, (Sep 14, 2010)

Andrea Bonime-Blanc, an expert in world-wide anti-corruption compliance, considers how large businesses should tackle compliance with the most far-reaching new laws on bribery and corruption since 1977

Business school bulletin - September 2010

Oliver Balch, (Sep 2, 2010)

The blurred boundaries of company and state, how to learn from BP and why standards can only be applied so far

Answering tough questions on sustainability reporting and communications

EC Newsdesk, (Sep 2, 2010)

Is one-way CR reporting dead? What does integrated reporting mean in real life? These are two of the topics that senior sustainability and communications experts will be addressing at the 4th CR Reporting and Communications Summit this November 25th-26th in London.

J Sainsbury Corporate Responsibility Report 2010 - Values-led reporting

Aleksandra Dobkowski-Joy, (Sep 2, 2010)

Sainsbury’s latest report demonstrates commitment to developing responsible business

BP and the Gulf of Mexico: Ten lessons for corporate responsibility

EC Newsdesk, (Sep 1, 2010)

Simon Propper considers weaknesses in the CSR industry that should be addressed in light of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster

Tata: How to preserve values and influence people

Mallen Baker, (Aug 31, 2010)

Mallen Baker says the next head of Tata needs to keep the company’s sustainable character intact

Sustainability news roundup - September 2010

EC Newsdesk, (Aug 31, 2010)

Moves from Sainsbury, Sinar Mas, Chevron, and all the latest from other brands in corporate responsibility and sustainability this month

China column: Factory life … and death

Paul French, (Aug 31, 2010)

There is more to the series of suicides among Chinese factory workers than might at first be apparent, says Paul French, China editor

The Kimberley Process: Conflict diamonds cut out

Eric Marx, (Aug 31, 2010)

The Kimberley Process has succeeded in virtually eliminating blood diamonds, but the global gem trade remains far from clean

The last word: GM salmon - Take a leap of faith

Jon Entine, (Aug 31, 2010)

Jon Entine says that we need to trust science to develop better foods

Does the case against CSR add up in 2010?

Mallen Baker, (Aug 26, 2010)

Mallen Baker offers a response to a recent attack on the concept of corporate social responsibility published in the Wall Street Journal by Aneel Karnani

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