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The US FDA recently announced that it has rejected the 2008 Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) petition requesting that the toxic chemical […]

Submitted by Kirsty Matthewson By Kirsty Matthewson In the 18th Century, Lord Chancellor, Edward, First Baron of Thurlow, expressed his […]

This is the sixth in a series of posts entitled Technology for Good: A Historical Perspective From GE.  Last week, […]

The international pharmaceuticals industry’s code of conduct has been expanded. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) code, […]

The disclosure of CSR policy is now mandatory for asset managers in France. Companies will now have to mention the […]

Sponsor boycotts of the Rush Limbaugh Show, whose eponymous presenter branded a women’s rights activist a ‘slut’ and a ‘prostitute’ […]

US reinsurers have demanded a national policy on climate change from government. The companies, which insure against insurance industry losses, […]

As an introduction to and road map for sustainability aimed at the uninitiated, The Three Levels of Sustainability ‘aims to […]

James Colman has joined Gatwick Airport as director of corporate affairs and sustainability. Sitting on the executive management team, Colman […]

The Fairtrade Foundation has begun partnerships with gold miners in Africa for the first time, with the aim of expanding […]

The former Henderson SRI team, sacked by the firm at the end of last year (EP, February 2012, p2), has […]

The Dutch business travel and events multinational Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has appointed Françoise Grumberg to lead its global CSR […]

Trafigura: The last edition of Ethical Performance (EP, March 2012, p1) reported that oil trading company Trafigura had been convicted […]

The Burmese government has reached a new memorandum of understanding with the International Labor Organization (ILO) on stamping out forced […]

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) says it will publish details of company’s not complying with its code of […]

Magnum ice-cream products have become the latest confection to achieve Rainforest Alliance certification. Unilever, which owns Magnum, says the move […]

Awards for environmental management given by the US Environment Protection Agency have gone to firms including Ford, Gap and Hasbro. […]

James Murdoch has stepped down as chairman of News International, the European arm of the News Corp media empire. In […]

It seems like only yesterday that ‘globalisation’ was the hot topic among economics and documentary journalists. By the late 1990s, […]

An ambitious green economy drive announced by the German government emphasises principles in corporate responsibility and socially responsible investment. The […]

Next month, Big Society Capital (BSC) opens its doors for business in London’s financial centre. It will be part-funded by […]

The GRI has been playing catch-up in the US ever since its launch and expansion in other parts of the […]

China’s rise to industrial powerhouse has not been painless, with pollution, freedom of speech and workers’ rights regularly hitting the […]

The UK government has launched a £7m initiative in fruit and vegetable research. The new Horticulture & Potato Initiative, to […]

The furniture multinational Ikea will remove suppliers from its supply chain if they depart from its code of conduct as […]

The number of companies expelled from the UN Global Compact has now passed 3,000, and the organisation says CSR has […]

The European Union is conducting consultations on mandatory quotas for female representation on company boards, coinciding with a groundswell of […]

BASF has announced new emissions targets after going well beyond its 2020 targets nearly a decade ahead of schedule. Since […]

The London Olympics organising committee is introducing measures to protect workers in its supply chain after evidence of sweatshop labour […]

Demands that Chevron adopts country selection procedures in the wake of a number of international scandals have been made by […]

Chinese civil society is becoming increasingly environmentally aware, with indications of meaningful pressure on the government and companies operating in […]

The EU looks likely to encounter more problems with its climate change efforts as Canada becomes the latest country to […]

Coalition MPs have defeated an amendment to a bill that would have placed a ‘duty’ on the UK’s planned Financial […]

New UN principles specifically covering children’s rights have been published for the use and guidance of businesses worldwide. The Children’s […]

The UK’s first online ‘biodiversity offsetting’ scheme has been introduced to allow conservation groups, farmers and landowners to ‘sell’ wildlife […]

Leaks have detailed US corporate donors to one of the world’s most influential climate change denying bodies. Some of the […]

New non-financial reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry has been produced by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Designed […]

Barrick Gold has set up a CSR advisory board to guide it on social responsibility, with John Ruggie appointed as […]