Business Strategy

Business School Bulletin – March 2013

Oliver Balch, (Mar 7, 2013)

The impact of boardroom ethics, how multinational supply chains can help and some developing economy smart businesses

CRWatch, a roundup of recent business sustainability news – March 2013

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Mar 7, 2013)

Governments requesting more internet user data, Japan’s giant wind farm and corporate forest footprints

Analysis: Global Compact – Compact cash call

Stephen Gardner, (Mar 7, 2013)

The Global Compact is turning to its corporate participants for funding, but its growth model has its critics

NGOWatch – March 2013

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Mar 7, 2013)

Internet freedom, Congo’s conflict gold exposed and poor worker conditions in South Africa’s vineyards

Analysis: corporate rankings – Top rankers

Stephen Gardner, (Mar 5, 2013)

Rankings may be flawed, but until responsibility becomes legally mandated, they will continue to be useful tools for comparing performance

NGO spotlight: Peter McAllister, Ethical Trading Initiative

Steven Wilding, (Feb 25, 2013)

Business and human rights principles in action

Embedding sustainability: How to eat the elephant

Judy Kuszewski 2, (Feb 25, 2013)

A focus on steady progress is central to properly embedding sustainability throughout a company’s functions

The GlobalEthicist: Anti-corruption – what the US government expects from you

Andrea Bonime-Blanc, (Feb 20, 2013)

A new guide is full of good advice on how to comply with US corrupt practice legislation

How the company of 2020 will operate in a resource-constrained world

Steven Wilding, (Feb 18, 2013)

Key findings and challenges identified during the recent hour-long webinar

Sustainability commercialised – The bottom line of cradle-to-cradle

Rob Bailes, (Feb 6, 2013)

The transition to cradle-to-cradle is boosting profitability and inspiring product innovation at Dutch carpet manufacturer Desso

China column: What’s driving responsibility in China?

Paul French, (Feb 6, 2013)

It can be difficult to read the economic signposts in China, but a new report appears to be shedding light on the sustainability road ahead, says Paul French

Letter from America – A fond farewell

Peter Knight, (Feb 6, 2013)

Peter Knight is returning to the UK and reflects how sustainable business is developing in the US

Essay: Sustainable business leadership – take it from the top

David Grayson and Andrew Kakabadse, (Feb 5, 2013)

Board directors should take the lead in ensuring sustainability is the focus across businesses

Alternative ownership structures – Stronger together

Stephen Gardner, (Feb 5, 2013)

As mainstream corporations are hit by economic crises and reputational scandals, companies with alternative ownership structures, such as cooperatives and mutuals, are enjoying a resurgence

NGOWatch – February 2013

Jeni Bauser Yaghoubi, (Feb 5, 2013)

Anti-poaching technology, more fires in Bangladeshi garment factories and Greenpeace scores Detox direct hit

Pundits and punditry - The lost art of prediction

Mallen Baker, (Feb 5, 2013)

Plenty of pundits have predicted the big stories for the coming year, but few have done more than extrapolate recent trends. It’s time to think more radically, says Mallen Baker

Analysis: payment terms – Don’t delay, pay today!

Oliver Balch, (Feb 5, 2013)

Late payment hurts small companies and has knock-on effects for the wider economy

Press Release: How the company of 2020 will operate in a resource-constrained world

EC Newsdesk, (Feb 1, 2013)

Aramex, ArcelorMittal, London Business School and CSM join a live webinar debate on resource scarcity

Management spotlight: Leonie Schreve, ING

Steven Wilding, (Jan 24, 2013)

Translate sustainability into business opportunities

New year, old issues – lessons from the East India Company

Rory Sullivan, (Jan 22, 2013)

The activities of a global company from centuries ago contain a number of parallels, and lessons, for corporate behaviour now

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