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Engineering firms get to grips with CSR agenda

UK engineering companies have designed a blueprint intended to make their businesses more socially responsible over the next five years. […]

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November 30, 1999

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CORGI examines reputation

The Council of Registered Gas Installers (CORGI) has completed a review of its reputation management. The review, by the consultancy […]

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November 30, 1999

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Danone publishes first social audit

The French food and drinks group Danone has issued its first social report. The Paris-based conglomerate, which employs 76,000 people […]

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November 30, 1999

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Clothes companies join ban on leather

Four international clothes retailers have joined clothing company Gap in banning the use of Indian leather. (EP2, 2000) US-based retailers, […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

CSR agenda attacked as ‘anti-capitalist’

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been attacked as an anti-capitalist and economically dangerous ‘fallacy’ in a new study from an […]

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November 30, 1999

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McDonald’s begins audit

McDonald’s Restaurants is to carry out an internal social audit of its UK operations. The UK fast food chain, which […]

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November 30, 1999

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Phillips &Drew strengthens SRI policy

Fund manager Phillips & Drew has issued new guidelines on its approach to socially responsible investment (SRI). The guidelines, which […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

De Beers leads bid to shun ‘conflict diamonds’

The world’s largest diamond supplier will try this month to broker an industry-wide agreement to end the trade in stones […]

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November 30, 1999

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TXU looks at human rights

The energy group TXU Europe is to build human rights considerations into future company policy. The group, which operates in […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

A sensible business response to child labour

New guidelines on how to tackle child labour suggest that the debate about the corporate social responsibility of retailers is […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Water company to school 'challenging' youngsters

North West Water is helping the UK’s Department of Education and Employment with a project to help truant children improve […]

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November 30, 1999

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Award recognises United Utilities' impact on society

United Utilities has won the Impact on Society Award at the annual Business in the Community awards for excellence for […]

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November 30, 1999

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C&A expands audits to include homeworkers

The supply-chain auditing arm of C&A is extending inspections to cover homeworkers in the 31 countries where the European retailer […]

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November 30, 1999

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Yale professor joins Severn Trent panel

Severn Trent has appointed a leading US environmental adviser to sit on its environmental advisory panel. Professor Dan Esty, director […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Cape corporate liability case 'can be heard'

The prospect of multinationals being sued in the UK for harm they have allegedly caused to communities abroad has increased […]

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November 30, 1999

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Jaguar presents debut community report

Jaguar has become one of the first car companies to issue a community relations report. The document shows that Jaguar […]

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November 30, 1999

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McDonald's tightens up on animal welfare

McDonald’s in the US has given its suppliers until the end of the year to change their animal welfare practices. […]

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November 30, 1999

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United Utilities makes new move on diversity

Plans for new initiatives on diversity are to be presented to the board of the energy and water group United […]

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November 30, 1999

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Domino's agrees race policy

The world’s largest pizza-delivery chain has taken action to counter allegations in the US that it is refusing to deliver […]

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November 30, 1999

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Suez Lyonnaise join the EBNSC

Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux of France, the utilities company, and US-based computer company Honeywell have joined the European Business Network […]

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November 30, 1999

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Vauxhall takes first steps towards sustainability

Vauxhall Motors has detailed its commitment to social responsibility in the first sustainability report to be published by a European […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Premier to assist with human rights training

Premier Oil has secured the agreement of the Burmese government to provide human rights training for officials within key state […]

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November 30, 1999

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ING ponders advice service

ING Bank may establish a European consultancy to service the increasing number of companies that are being approached by fund […]

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November 30, 1999

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Shanks publishes indicators

UK-based waste management company Shanks has published its first environmental performance indicators report. The report uses a set of indicators […]

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November 30, 1999

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Chemical firms outline sustainability strategy

The UK chemicals industry has taken what it describes as its ‘first step’ towards a strategy for sustainable development by […]

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November 30, 1999

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BASF opts for big culture change

Staff at one of the world’s largest chemical companies are to be given training on a statement of ‘values and […]

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November 30, 1999

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Nike releases Latin American audits

Nike has posted social audits of 22 suppliers in South and Central America on the internet as part of its […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Guest column: why the media is shy of corporate best practice

Journalists are not paid to peddle good publicity, but to produce stories that their readers are interested in, argues Roger […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

HSBC signs up with Sullivan

HSBC has become the latest multinational to sign up to the Global Sullivan Principles, which promote corporate social responsibility worldwide. […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Stakeholder dialogue: is fatigue setting in?

Companies that have begun to consult non-governmental organizations (NGOs) about their social and environmental performance have been warned that ‘stakeholder […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Sita group focuses on the triple bottom line<font color=

The world’s third largest waste management company has introduced a triple bottom line strategy that will map out economic, environmental […]

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November 30, 1999

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Chocolate makers monitor slavery claims

UK chocolate manufacturers have said they will look into allegations that they might be using cocoa produced by child slave […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

New code for Severn Trent

Severn Trent has finalised a code of business conduct that will help guide its ethical policies over the next few […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

How the dotcom world is lagging behind on CSR

Early indications from the UK government-backed Digital Futures inquiry into the ethics of e-businesses suggest that this new business sector […]

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November 30, 1999

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Fuji subsidiary sets the pace with ethical code

A European subsidiary of the film company Fujifilm has launched an ethical programme which its operations throughout the world are […]

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November 30, 1999

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Henkel signals expansion of CSR measures

The German chemical group Henkel has said it wants to add a more socially responsible dimension to its activities. The […]

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November 30, 1999

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How a state of readiness can stave off corruption

Careful planning can avoid the difficulties that accompany bribery requests – as can an understanding of local cultures, says John […]

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November 30, 1999

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Banks begin talks about tackling social exclusion

The Association of British Credit Unions (Abcul) is talking to banks and building societies about how best to expand the […]

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November 30, 1999

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Monsanto pledges ‘transparency and respect’

The world’s largest biotechnology company has produced its first ethical code of conduct. US-based Monsanto produced the code, which stresses […]

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November 30, 1999

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Ericsson goes public on new disaster relief plan

The Swedish communications group Ericsson has launched a worldwide advertising campaign to publicise a social responsibility initiative that commits it […]

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November 30, 1999

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Advancing sustainable investment strategies

Socially responsible investment funds have made it possible to define broader strategies for sustainable development, says Tessa Tennant Investors have […]

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November 30, 1999

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Measuring corporate reputation: the company law review will help

The news that companies and institutional investors will meet in London this spring to discuss ways of measuring reputational capital […]

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November 30, 1999

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Coca-Cola to create race taskforce

Coca-Cola has agreed to set up a taskforce to look into its diversity policies over the next four years. The […]

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November 30, 1999

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Unocal 'did not collude' in human rights abuses

A US judge has cleared one of the world’s largest oil and gas exploration companies of complicity in human rights […]

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November 30, 1999

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Adidas has agreed to send a senior manager to talk to members of the European Parliament about its ethical supply […]

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November 30, 1999

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Legal considerations for CSR managers

The practice of corporate social responsibility raises important legal issues for companies, says Mike Nash Corporate social responsibility is primarily […]

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November 30, 1999

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RBM’s caring approach wins plaudits

An international mining group has won a sustainability award for community work in a town near one if its mineral […]

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November 30, 1999

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Values underpin UK job market

The UK’s tight labour market appears to be making employees more aware of the values of the company they work […]

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November 30, 1999

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Ford begins to make progress on race relations in European factories

Ford has appointed three senior diversity managers as part of ongoing work to improve race relations at its European car […]

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November 30, 1999

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motor industry publishes triple bottom line report

The UK motor industry has produced its first triple bottom line report. Publication of the document, by the Society of […]

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November 30, 1999

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CWS unveils social report

The Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) has published its first social report. The 60-page document covers the co-operative’s food retailing business, […]

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November 30, 1999

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Paper industry needs a social agenda

The social performance of forestry and paper companies is much less advanced than their sense of environmental responsibility, according to […]

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November 30, 1999

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US mergers hit CSR plans hard

European companies are less likely than their US counterparts to cut back on social responsibility measures after takeovers, a new […]

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November 30, 1999

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Unilever enters the fray with its first social review

One of the world’s largest multinationals, Unilever, has entered the social reporting arena by publishing its first international Social Review. […]

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November 30, 1999

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Shell heads the BiE Index

Shell has come top of Business in the Environment’s (BiE) fifth annual Corporate Environmental Engagement Index. The oil company, which […]

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November 30, 1999

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Heineken to gather ethics into one policy

Heineken is to pull together its internal ethical policies into one document that will be made available to the public. […]

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November 30, 1999

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Procter & Gamble acts against national bias

Procter & Gamble has tried to tackle the problem of American bias in its sustainability reports by handing the control […]

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November 30, 1999

Community Development

Lessons from my first year as CSR minister

Companies have a key role in regenerating deprived communities. Dr Kim Howells outlines some practical ways in which they can […]

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November 30, 1999

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Nine agree to measure impact

Nine companies have signed up to measure and report their impact on society against criteria outlined in the recent Winning […]

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November 30, 1999

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Telekom looks to the future

Deutsche Telekom is to commit itself to becoming more socially responsible with a sustainability programme for the period 2001-4. Ignacio […]

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November 30, 1999

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Disability remains a 'Cinderella issue' for UK companies

A leading UK employers’ group is to urge businesses to pay more attention to disability issues in their corporate responsibility […]

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November 30, 1999

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Holcim shows new year resolution on CSR policy

A group-wide corporate social responsibility programme is to be launched by the Swiss cement multinational Holcim this year. The group […]

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November 30, 1999

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Mitsubishi leaves desert

Mitsubishi has decided to drop plans to build a massive salt works in the Mexican desert because of concerns about […]

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November 30, 1999

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FTSE4Good raises bar for oil, gas and mining firms

Oil, gas and mining companies must begin reporting publicly on their human rights records from September 2003 to qualify for […]

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November 30, 1999

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BP facing three AGM resolutions

BP will be faced with three shareholder resolutions on social and environmental issues at its London AGM on 19 April. […]

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November 30, 1999

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BAT trains with actors

Actors have been drafted in to play the role of stakeholders at British American Tobacco. The multinational group has recruited […]

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November 30, 1999

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ABB spends $55m on CSR

Engineering and power group ABB says the cost of its sustainability programme has ‘stabilized’ at $55million (£36m) after rising steadily […]

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November 30, 1999

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10% say values affect job choice

One in ten of 342 women working in the private sector have told researchers that the opportunity ‘to find an […]

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November 30, 1999

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RMC maps out social agenda

Building materials group RMC has published details of its social performance for the first time. Statistics are provided in the […]

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November 30, 1999

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Why a McDonald’s CSR report needs to stand out from the herd

A company which has attracted the amount of flak that McDonald’s has over the years does not take the decision […]

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November 30, 1999

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Caterpillar targeted over sale of bulldozers to Israel

Activists are to step up a campaign against the US-based construction equipment company Caterpillar in an attempt to persuade it […]

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November 30, 1999

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Abuse of stakeholder idea has become 'dangerous'

The definition of stakeholders is now so inclusive it is becoming ‘deeply dangerous’ and counter-productive, according to an analysis by […]

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November 30, 1999