Stakeholder Engagement

Review of the year: 2011 - Turbulent times

Stephen Gardner, (Dec 11, 2011)

Business has been battered and bruised in the past 12 months, but how much can sustainability be a path through economic crises?

Russia Briefing Part 2: Russian corporate leaders - Battling with the basics

April Streeter, (Dec 11, 2011)

Russia faces a fight against endemic corruption while finding responsible business definitions that resonate domestically

Press Release: The fracking debate, EDF spying on Greenpeace, state of sustainable business in Russia, a review of 2011, the new GRI reporting tool, Sainsbury’s 20-20 plan and more

EC Newsdesk, (Dec 1, 2011)

Read on for insight into the CR analysis Ethical Corporation subscribers will receive in the December/January joint issue.

View from the middle: Local companies can help first

Howard Sharman, (Nov 18, 2011)

Howard Sharman outlines how companies can work with aid agencies and NGOs to mitigate disaster impact in a businesslike fashion

How to repair employee trust: the lessons from Severn Trent

Graham Dietz and Nicole Gillespie, (Nov 18, 2011)

Graham Dietz and Nicole Gillespie show how one company faced a behavioural and ethical crisis, and recovered

Novo Nordisk: dealing with the diabetes pandemic

EC Newsdesk, (Nov 10, 2011)

Ethical Corporation spoke to Novo Nordisk’s Lise Kingo about what the world’s leading insulin provider can do about curing diabetes

Essay: How to co-create corporate responsibility strategy

CB Bhattacharya and Sankar Sen and Daniel Korschun, (Nov 3, 2011)

Properly involving stakeholders in formulating corporate responsibility programmes results in more focus and success

C-suite Q+A: Richard Meddings, group finance director, Standard Chartered

Oliver Balch, (Nov 3, 2011)

Run your business responsibly and take care of your customers

Analysis: Consumer Futures 2020 - 2020 visions

Oliver Balch, (Nov 3, 2011)

As companies sign up to ambitious sustainability targets, scenario planning might give them an innovation edge

Malaysia Briefing Part 2: Big CR issues - Gaining momentum

Rajesh Chhabara, (Nov 3, 2011)

Companies in Malaysia are finding themselves faced with growing expectations on sustainability from stakeholders – not least their employees

Malaysia Briefing Part 3: Activist viewpoints - Companies soft on hard issues

Rajesh Chhabara, (Nov 3, 2011)

While companies in Malaysia are making progress on softer aspects of corporate social responsibility, they still have a long way to go when it comes to the tougher issues

Malaysia Briefing Part 4: Government - Stating the case

Rajesh Chhabara, (Nov 3, 2011)

The state is showing it has a strong hand when it comes to corporate responsibility in Malaysia

Business school bulletin – November 2011

Oliver Balch, (Nov 3, 2011)

Gender equality at the top, why cooperation works and reverse innovation

Malaysia Briefing Part 1: From Islamic values to modern corporate responsibility

Rajesh Chhabara, (Nov 1, 2011)

Malaysia’s Islamic roots have helped grow a modern movement for sustainable business

Analysis: responsible banking - Are banks getting better?

Francesca Wakefield, (Oct 5, 2011)

British banks insist they are doing their bit – whether supporting riot-hit businesses and green farmers or meeting their obligations to lend to small enterprises

Mexico Briefing Part 3: Civil society - Change from within

Oliver Balch, (Oct 5, 2011)

Mexican civil society is only just beginning to gain strength after years in the shadow of political authoritarianism

China column: Charity in trouble

Paul French, (Oct 4, 2011)

A bizarre tale may have acted as a catalyst for destroying a great deal of goodwill towards charities, says Paul French

Letter from America: Let’s call a sale a sale

Peter Knight, (Oct 3, 2011)

Don’t get confused between philanthropy and marketing, says Peter Knight

Mexico Briefing Part 1: Overview - A few leaders … many left behind

Oliver Balch, (Oct 3, 2011)

One of Latin America’s largest economies, Mexico is an intriguing mix of Catholic values, society-orientated politics, market-friendly economics and some serious social problems

Mexico Briefing Part 2: Corporate practice and performance - Looking to foreign leadership

Oliver Balch, (Oct 3, 2011)

The notion of corporate responsibility as a strategic management tool, rather than a charitable pursuit, remains new to many Mexican companies

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