Communications & Reporting

Case Study: Taking the measure of social impact

Amita Vaux, (May 23, 2016)

Aviva and ClimateCare have pioneered a way to quantify how carbon-offsetting programmes can improve people’s lives

Verizon 2015 corporate responsibility supplement report review: Punching below its weight

Kathy Tejano, (May 22, 2016)

Information and communications technology giant Verizon misses the mark by failing to convey a clear strategy and lacking ambitious goals

FedEx 2016 Global Citizenship Report review: Delivers, but the packaging could be improved

Elaine Cohen, (May 22, 2016)

The global logistics company is doing well on the environment, but needs to do a better job backing up its claims of positive impact

EthicsWatch: Asia - Protests grow as Bangladesh bets on the black stuff

Martin Wright, (May 22, 2016)

Plans to meet Bangladesh’s growing energy demand with imported coal have sparked violence and undermined its burgeoning solar industry

Business school bulletin - May 2016

Oliver Balch, (May 19, 2016)

Academic Round-up

Leading Communications Strategies

Liam Dowd, (May 6, 2016)

Shedding light on communications excellence

EthicsWatch: US - Toxic tort tensions

April Streeter, (Apr 22, 2016)

The award of hefty damages over a death linked to talcum powder is putting pressure on companies to disclose the risks of products

SCA 2015 Sustainability Report: Seeing the forest and the trees

Elaine Cohen, (Apr 22, 2016)

The hygiene products company has some compelling stories to tell but they get lost in the ill-judged two-part structure of its report

Cause Capitalism Part 1: Cause for concern

April Streeter, (Apr 22, 2016)

From protecting bees to saving the planet, cause marketing is ubiquitous these days. But a great social media campaign doesn’t equal sustainability

Cause Capitalism Part 2: Giving with one hand

Joshua Jost, (Apr 22, 2016)

Toms Shoes’ model of giving away a pair of shoes for each sold helped the company but was disastrous for recipient countries, critics say

AP Moller-Maersk Group corporate social responsibility report: Maersk hides its light under a barrel

fayza benlamkadem, (Apr 21, 2016)

The shipping company’s sustainability efforts at a time of rough seas are laudable. It should be doing more to trumpet them

Business school bulletin - April 2016

Oliver Balch, (Apr 21, 2016)

Academic Round-Up

Cheat sheet: Corporate responsibility cheat sheet - April 2016

Oliver Balch, (Apr 21, 2016)

We read all the reports so you don’t have to

New Books - April 2016

EC Newsdesk, (Apr 21, 2016)

Recommended reading

PolicyWatch – April 2016

Stephen Gardner, (Apr 20, 2016)

France is risking the wrath of Indonesia and Malaysia by slapping a new tax on palm oil. EU ‘ignoring human rights in Vietnam’, Palace fights poaching and Brazil cracks down on illegal logging

Leadership series: Valerie Smith, Head of Corporate Sustainability, Citi

Liam Dowd, (Apr 8, 2016)

Embedding sustainability to drive stronger business performance

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