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British businesses are ‘losing their competitive edge’ due to health and safety failures. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health […]

Joachim Ahrens, Rolf Caspers, Janina Weingarth (eds). Edward Elgar  Publishing. Hardback, 374 pages. £89.95 This book, written almost entirely by […]

The UK defence ministry is turning to industry in its efforts to reduce the emissions and energy consumptions of its […]

The beauty group Avon has become the latest company to commit to sustainable palm oil. The multinational joins Boots, Cadbury […]

Aaron Hall argues that Europe must grab with two hands the opportunity to build on US legislation aimed at curbing […]

The BBC Trust has admitted that footage purporting to show clothing retailer Primark using child labour was faked. The BBC’s […]

The German bank has launched one of the first sustainability ratings systems to include financial perspectives in its metrics. Mike […]

The OECD has formally adopted a revised text of its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises – 10 years after its last […]

Pharmaceuticals researchers have introduced a plan of action to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The research-based sector of the pharmaceuticals industry […]

Supply chain ethics is not solely about managing risk, it’s about seeking opportunities, says Daniel Hsu Recent headlines from China […]

A new online tool for businesses that threaten children’s rights has been created by the Business and Human Rights Resource […]

Airports have been given sustainability guidelines for monitoring and reporting on ‘wildlife strikes’, in which animals are hit by aeroplanes, […]

An attempt is to be made to revive interest in the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL, in […]

The UK’s biggest brewer has set a goal of zero production landfill waste by the end of next year, among […]

Barely a week now goes by without the unveiling of a new piece of research showing that investment in socially […]

Global coffee business Nespresso has announced ‘strong progress’ towards its 2013 sustainability targets, two years after launching an ‘ecolaboration’ programme […]

John Ruggie’s principles on business and human rights have been adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The principles, […]

Prominent CSR figures have been chosen to serve on an Interim Standards Board for the AA1000 series of standards.   […]

Corporate ‘preparedness’ on human rights risks is growing, but companies are in need of a clear and robust framework on […]

The Canadian government has closed a complaint against mining company Goldcorp over alleged detrimental effects on indigenous communities of its […]

Here is a news item that is close to my heart. The US is moving forward on a plan to […]