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Community Development

Sliding ingloriously down the pole of excellence

Five years ago the European Commission published a green paper that talked in grand terms of its desire to provide […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Euro blueprint sets out softly-softly approach

The European Commission’s second white paper on CSR draws a line under more than five years of deliberation by officials. […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Bank gives integration tool to all staff

Banco Real has become the first company to use an online tutorial package to introduce corporate responsibility to all employees. […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Caterpillar gets reprieve

The Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group has decided not to recommend disinvestment from the US-based construction equipment company […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Evangelicals call for action on climate change

Prominent figures in the US evangelical Christian movement have urged businesses to tackle climate change and have called for regulation […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

EC white paper unveils European CSR alliance

Plans to create a Europe-wide federation of companies on corporate responsibility have been outlined in the European Commission’s long-awaited second […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

NHS puts sustainability into its purchasing mix

Companies tendering for supply contracts from the National Health Service in England will have to provide information on their sustainability […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

No short cuts when it comes to tackling climate change

Planting millions of trees is no morning-after pill for industry’s carbon excesses, argues Jutta Kill Can tree-planting ‘neutralize’ the climate […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Diageo promotes drink awareness

Drinks company Diageo has placed two responsible drinking advertisements on UK television. The advertisements, which will run until mid-April and […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Alcoa makes strides on safety

Alcoa has reported dramatic reductions in workplace injuries in its European operations. The aluminium company – which has 28,500 employees […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Tougher corruption rules will hit companies in July

UK companies will have to operate under a significantly tougher anti-corruption regime from 1 July as a result of new […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

German government told to stop ‘plodding’ on CSR

An inquiry into the state of CSR in Germany has suggested that the government must significantly increase its commitment to […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Pfizer joins band of companies rejecting short-termism

Signs are emerging that one of the most significant barriers to investors taking a longer-term interest in a company is […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

IFC completes long-haul revision of ethical policies

Revamped social and environmental standards at the World Bank’s private sector lending arm will come into effect at the end […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Firms urged to view tax as ‘social contract’

The SustainAbility consultancy has added its voice to growing calls for companies to treat tax avoidance as a corporate responsibility […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Camelot calls in a third party assessor

Camelot has brought in the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply to analyse its supply chain practices as part of […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

The Reebok human rights report 2005

Paperback and at www.reebok.com. 76pp. Reebok’s Human rights report 2005 is an impressive piece of work. It contains lots of […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Freedom Bill puts further squeeze on internet firms

Pressure on internet businesses to tackle the human rights implications of online censorship has intensified with the publication of a […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

DHL delivers skills to voluntary sector

Logistics company DHL has started a community initiative in the UK that allows its employees to share their expertise and […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Working in CSR? expect to earn £39,700 a year

People in management CSR jobs in companies can expect to earn an average of £39,700 ($69,400) a year, an Ethical […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

UK gets sustainability group

A Business Taskforce on Sustainable Consumption and Production has been set up by the UK government. The business-led group is […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Staying put ‘may be best’

Companies should not allow themselves to be bullied into quitting countries with poor human rights records just because pressure groups […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Criticism augurs end of ‘flawed’ human rights norms

The prospect of binding norms governing the behaviour of multinational corporations has been dealt a severe blow by the United […]

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March 31, 2006

Community Development

Australian coal sector acts on emissions

Coal producers in Australia have collectively set aside A$300million ($215m, £125m) to find ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Each […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Asian Development Bank under pressure on Burma

Sixteen pressure groups, including Earthrights International, have raised human rights concerns with the Asian Development Bank over the projects in […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Businesses step up community efforts in Thailand

A partnership has been set up with the help of the International Business Leaders’ Forum (IBLF) to benefit communities in […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Internet companies ‘need policy now’ on Asian censorship

The head of the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia has called on internet companies to produce a […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

1600 Indian firms targeted on CSR standards

A campaign to raise awareness of CSR standards such as SA8000 and the OECD’s guidelines for multinationals has been started […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Asian business leaders cross borders

Senior business executives are being brought face to face with community issues in Asian countries thanks to Crossing Borders, a […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Asian CSR managers targeted by new training

One of the first intensive training courses for CSR managers in Asian companies is being held in Beijing on May […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Diageo promotes responsible drinking in Korea

A healthy drinking campaign aimed at university students has been started by Diageo Korea, the alcoholic drinks company behind popular […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Singaporean beverage firms act on packaging

Seven food and beverage companies in Singapore have committed themselves to help cut the country’s packaging waste. The effort is […]

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March 24, 2006

Community Development

Tea partnership widens its reach into South America

A global alliance of tea-packing companies has expanded its ethical supply chain monitoring into Argentina and Brazil. The London-based Ethical […]

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March 2, 2006

Community Development

BAT and Kumba invite observations

Two South African companies have become the first businesses to agree to participate in stakeholder engagement sessions organized by the […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Entries invited for CSR essay challenge

A nationwide essay competition on the subject of CSR has been organized in China for students, teachers and practitioners interested […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Indonesian government told to act on CSR

Government should promote an understanding of CSR among businesses in Indonesia, a CSR conference in Jakarta has been told. So […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Australian bank focuses on CSR procurement

Human rights and environmental considerations will be combined in a new overall CSR procurement policy being announced this year by […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

French navy makes waves with first CSR assessment

The French navy has shown there is life in CSR beyond the corporate sector by submitting itself to a social […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Business lobbying puts CSR clauses in jeopardy

A key clause on corporate social responsibility in the UK’s Company Law Reform Bill is under threat due to opposition […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Malaysia Airlines courts whistleblowers

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has introduced a whistleblower policy inviting employees to report corruption, abuses of power, security risks and other […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Beggars get help from Citigroup

Beggars in Bangladesh are to receive interest-free loans from the US bank Citigroup to help them to become self-employed. The […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

DLA Piper thinks European

International law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has introduced measures to co-ordinate its in-house CSR activities across continental Europe. […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

PNG firms get workplace Aids guidance

A guide has been drawn up by the United Nations Development Programme and the National Aids Secretariat of Papua New […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

India ‘will play key CSR role’

India, which is soon likely to have the world’s largest population, will play a vital role in the sustainability of […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

CSR reporting first for Hong Kong

A document drawn up for the architectural services department of the Hong Kong government is claimed to be the first […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Freshfields becomes first into the field

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is claiming to have become the first international law firm to publish a corporate social responsibility report. […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Drinks firms sign up to revive rural services

Pub groups and drinks companies are to step up their involvement in a UK initiative that encourages rural pubs to […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Was 1950s economist the father of corporate responsibility?

Ever wondered who was the father of modern-day corporate social responsibility? Step forward the 1950s American economist Howard Bowen, who […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Soft drinks firms sign code aimed at fighting obesity

European soft drinks manufacturers have for the first time jointly agreed voluntary measures to tackle obesity among young people. Members […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Sakhalin II decision could be big test for Equator Principles

One of the biggest tests yet is looming for the Equator Principles on ethical project finance lending, following a decision […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

ANZ prepares to apply ethical screen to suppliers

One of the largest Antipodean banks is to flesh out a ‘sustainable procurement’ policy for its suppliers this year. Australia […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Investors widen their disclosure net

Further pressure on business over its climate change impacts has come with a decision by 211 institutional investors to ask […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Media ‘not hostile’ to CSR

Journalists are more amenable to writing positive articles about CSR than is generally thought, reports new research. A study of […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Singapore reaches milestone on older workers

About 25 Singapore companies have committed themselves to the Advantage! scheme since it was introduced in October 2005 to help […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

In search of answers on Google’s China venture

Google’s decision to censor search results in China on behalf of the authorities has left the company vulnerable to charges […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

UN rapporteur to examine role of drugs firms

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on the right to health is to investigate how pharmaceutical companies can improve the health […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

BT and Anglo American share honours

Anglo American and BT have shared this year’s award for being the best UK sustainability reporters, breaking the stranglehold of […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Chinese students scrutinise firms’ charitable and community records

University students in China who are considering future employers want to know primarily whether companies make donations and play a […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

FTSE4Good tackles bribery

Companies at high risk of becoming involved in bribery have been given until next July to comply with criteria that […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Business ethics and the 21st century organization

Peter Whates (editor). BSI Business Information. 234 pages. £40. Paperback. Martin Luther King’s observation that ‘the law can’t make a […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

UK institution to launch sustainability standard

Final touches are being put to the UK’s first sustainability management standard, due to be published in May by the […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Work-life schemes are ‘neutral’

Providing good work-life balance for employees is not linked to better corporate performance, according to new research from the London […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Lending to consumers comes under scrutiny

An index is being drawn up to benchmark UK financial institutions on how responsible they are when lending to consumers. […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Responsible business practice is not only a company concern

Has a battleship invaded corporate social responsibility’s pond? CSR is usually regarded as a private sector concern, mainly engaging large […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Don’t throw the PR baby out with the bath water

It’s sensible to be wary of public relations in CSR, but naïve to think you can do without it, says […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

M&S uses fair trade to underline CSR campaign

Marks & Spencer hopes to steal a march on its competitors this month by becoming the first large UK retailer […]

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February 28, 2006

Community Development

Drugs company moves on earthquake relief

A donation of $1million (£560,000) has been made by the GlaxoSmithKline multinational pharmaceuticals company to the South Asia Earthquake Relief […]

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February 3, 2006

Community Development

Indonesian bank joins UN initiative

Bank Negara Indonesia, which was restructured in 2004 in an effort to reclaim its position as the country’s first bank, […]

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February 3, 2006

Community Development

Telecoms firm expands child protection scheme

Yozan, the Japanese telecoms company, is to expand its child protection system through a partnership with the international network provider […]

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February 3, 2006

Community Development

Bayer subsidiary gets tough on child labour

Proagro, a Bayer Cropsciences subsidiary, is penalizing 11 hybrid cottonseed farmers in Andhra Pradesh, India, and is cancelling its contracts […]

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February 3, 2006

Community Development

Emissions software reaches Japan and Korea

Software to help businesses manage their emissions is being made available in Japan and Korea thanks to an alliance formed […]

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February 3, 2006

Community Development

Telekom Malaysia promotes 'respect' message

Telekom Malaysia is spending 600,000 ringgits ($160,000, £90,000) on a community service campaign to remind Muslim worshippers to respect one […]

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February 3, 2006