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Garry Honey. Paperback. 120 pages. Gower Press. £25/$50. This is precise, explicit and jargon-free – no small compliment for a […]

Executive pay and the treatment of staff were among the UK’s most common ‘ethical lapses’ in 2009 – and the […]

The chemicals industry is potentially missing out on €1billion ($1.4bn, £909million) per company by failing to improve its sustainability performance, […]

This year’s spending on sustainability projects by large UK companies is expected to grow to £3.5billion ($5.3bn, €3.9bn) and increase […]

With voting on a new government imminent in the UK, what do the main political parties have to say on […]

Delta Airlines has been ranked top of a recycling league of the world’s largest airline businesses, against the background of […]

Companies involved in agribusiness have been told to stop relying on audit results for ‘off-site issues’ in managing their supply […]

One of the world’s largest asset managers is merging its sustainable investment and emerging market equities services. F&C, which operates […]

The sustainability performance of the information technology industry is being undermined by laggards that fail particularly to tackle climate change, […]

RiskMetrics has announced that it is being acquired by investment consultants MSCI in what is the biggest development yet in […]

CSR proponents should avoid focusing too much on developing the business case for socially responsible behaviour, the leading CSR thinker […]

The CSR jobs market in the US is showing signs of recovery after a decline between the third quarters of […]

Only two countries met last month’s deadline for external verification of their progress on transparency under the Extractive Industries Transparency […]

The world’s second largest tea manufacturer is to certify all its products with the Rainforest Alliance. Tetley has made a […]

Large mainstream companies are beginning to use the bright and breezy language of ‘alternative’ businesses when talking about their corporate […]

The world’s largest ten car manufacturers are ignoring the human rights impacts of the metals they use – and therefore […]

Two multinational companies agreed last month to massive payouts relating to the dumping of poisonous chemicals in the developing world. […]

An anti-corruption programme has been established in Vietnam to co-ordinate local businesses, multinationals, business associations and international partners to combat […]

Money is being raised to start a global stock exchange that will allow investors to trade exclusively in companies with […]

The power of social media has been revealed again after Nestle suspended direct contracts with a palm oil manufacturer following […]

An estimated fifth of UK businesses want to make a ‘social difference’, according to new figures. They account for a […]

An initiative to monitor tin mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure armed groups are not profiting from […]

A $32.5billion lawsuit against the US mining firm Freeport-McMoRan has been launched by an Indonesian tribe over the company’s alleged […]

UK investment consultants Eiris have begun advising clients on proxy voting based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations. Last […]

A record number of shareholder resolutions on the issue of climatechange have been filed over the past year in the […]

The Norwegian government has moved from negative screening of the investments in its Global Pension Fund to an engagement approach. […]

A key industry figure has resigned from the World Diamond Council (WDC) over concerns that organizations set up to prevent […]

Three big companies – BP, Caterpillar, and ConocoPhillips – appear to have withdrawn their support for President Barack Obama’s climate […]

A breakdown of what are expected to be the most important key performance indicators (KPIs) on corporate responsibility over the […]

Interest in responsible business behaviour has been growing in Latin America – and there are signs that it may increase […]

A Corporate Responsibility Forum has been formed in Liberia by the steel multinational ArcelorMittal and the German sustainable development company […]

Spanish bank BBVA has bucked the recessionary trend by appointing six new corporate responsibility practitioners across its operations. While some […]

Ethical guidance for UK business schools has been produced by a group of management associations and academics. The draft guide […]

Almost five per cent of the world’s economic output could be accounted for by sustainability-related business by 2050. That’s the […]

A consultation on the UK government’s planned creation of a Social Investment Wholesale Bank has shown that most respondents – […]

Meegan Jones. Earthscan. 384 pages. Paperback. £29.95. What does ‘event’ mean to you? Trade show? Exhibition? Conference? Convention? Festival? If the […]

The sportswear multinational Nike managed to reduce its carbon emissions last year after deciding to stop carbon offsetting. Nike’s latest […]

New SRI research has warned of the increasing regulatory and reputational risks associated with water, and suggests treating the topic […]

One of the world’s largest pharmaceuticals companies has joined forces with a medical charity to set up a research and […]

A global lawyers’ organization has said the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development should put new advice on ethical supply […]

The Church of England has sold its shares in the mining multinational Vedanta over worries about the company’s community relations […]

Nordea’s head of SRI, Sasja Beslik, believes responsible investment products in the Scandinavian region are ‘ridiculous’ and, in many cases, […]

Corporate responsibility experts are among nine new commissioners appointed to the London Sustainable Development Commission, which has the job of […]

US jewellery retailers are making progress on the ethical-sourcing of gold – but a number of laggards still remain. A […]

The heads of CSR at a lottery operator and an Australian bank have been drafted on to a technical committee […]

European governments should move swiftly to introduce laws that require executive pay to be subject to binding shareholder votes, the […]

Two large US retailers are to stop using fuel sourced from Canadian oil sands. The organic grocery chain Whole Foods […]

Mastercard is to expand its financial education programme for consumers to the whole of Latin America and the Caribbean, after […]

Jerry Hagelberg sees a global culture change reflected in new UK legislation against bribery Business ethics will receive a significant […]

The first ever code of conduct for corporate responsibility practitioners was unveiled last month. The voluntary code, which can be […]

The environmental damage caused by the world’s 3000 largest companies has been estimated at $2.2trillion (£1.4tn, €1.6tn) by the United […]

New ethical procedures at a global law firm have led to an increase in the number of partners discussing reputational […]

Publication of a code of conduct for CSR practitioners (see page one) should be cause for celebration. Certainly it ought […]

Oil giant Shell has announced that it will limit executive pay and consider sustainability performance in its future bonuses. Shell […]

The largest mutual fund manager in the US has become the latest organization to sell holdings in PetroChina over the […]

Walmart has launched a development initiative in Peru which it says will help more than 2000 small-scale farmers in the […]

Investors signed up to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) are targeting 86 large companies that failed to submit […]

Two of the world’s best-known brands are to use two prestigious international sporting events to push through corporate responsibility initiatives. […]

Mastercard has announced plans to help children complete secondary school in Kenya. In partnership with Kenya’s Equity Bank, the company […]

A tripling in the level of British ‘ethical sales’ during the past decade has been announced in research by the […]

Communications consultancy Radley Yeldar has appointed Oliver Dudok van Heel as head of corporate responsibility. He will lead the UK […]

The world’s second-largest pharmaceuticals company is to offer free global access to potential malaria cures. GlaxoSmithKline has placed thousands of […]

Banking failures have severely dented trust in all British business – especially among younger people, says an Ipsos Mori poll. […]

Wayne Visser. Greenleaf Publishing. 256 pages. Paperback. £25/$45. This is not only an excellent idea but, more importantly, well executed. […]

With Europe increasingly attentive to environmental and social issues, the European Investment Bank is following suit, facing challenges and opportunites. […]

Some of the world’s largest investors have said they will reward countries with strong climate change policies by investing within […]

HIV and Aids testing is being provided to Ugandan supplier farmers by one of the world’s largest brewers. SABMiller, which […]

A parliamentary inquiry has called for the setting up of a  permanent UK commission for business and human rights. The […]

US food giant Kraft has pledged to maintain social responsibility programmes at the UK confectionery business Cadbury, which it will […]

We must go beyond classic reporting rules when dealing with sustainability, argues Beckie Herbert ‘Tell me a story’ – the […]

The Indian government has published corporate responsibility guidelines that it wants companies to adopt as soon as possible. The official […]

WWF has signed a three-year deal with the UK’s largest commercial insurer, the global company RSA, to advise it on […]