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Community Development

Dexia sees massive drop in sustainable fund sales

Socially responsible investment sales at Dexia Asset Management dropped 120 per cent last year, with assets under management falling by […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Ethical business oath goes global with UN backing

A Hippocratic-style oath for business managers is to go global after being backed by the United Nations Global Compact. The […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Transport group aims to slash emissions

Stagecoach has announced an £11million ($16.8m, €12.7m) carbon investment as part of a five-year sustainability strategy aimed at cutting 150,000 […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

School for buyers launched

Training courses in ethical purchasing have been introduced by the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) to help companies’ individual employees with […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Having more data is great, but can we trust the figures?

Esther Rodriguez argues that carbon reporting is seriously undermined by a lack of assurance There’s no denying that carbon reporting […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Carlson puts training at heart of new CSR drive

All employees at one of the world’s largest hotel groups are to undergo compulsory corporate social responsibility training of two […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Korea improves record on pervasive ethics problems

South Korea has begun to improve its business ethics, but the issue remains one of the biggest affecting the country’s […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

NGOs get own guidelines

Non-governmental organizations have been given a specific version of the Global Reporting Initiative’s sustainability reporting guidelines. Although some NGOs already […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Accounting body calls for greater transparency

Proposed new requirements for the global extractive industry have suggested that companies should disclose key financial information country by country […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Google makes move into renewables field

The internet search giant Google has invested £38.8million (£26.7m, €31.3m) directly into two US wind farms. In its first large-scale […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

British government says it wants clearer Guidelines

The UK government has said the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises need to be clearer, more practical and expanded to […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Thumbs up for skills map

A new ‘competency map’ for corporate responsibility practitioners would generally be welcomed by the profession, says the CR Academy, which […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Indian law would make firms set up CSR budgets

India looks set to get legislation that will require mining companies to put aside specific sums of money for corporate […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Nestle bows to pressure on rainforest products

Nestle is to stop using products from sources that contribute to rainforest destruction, after a campaign against its use of […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Lidl withdraws ad campaign

The supermarket multinational Lidl has been forced to put an end to advertisements claiming it supports fair working conditions among […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

CSR: a case study approach

Ed. Christine Mallin. Hardcover. 287 pages. Edward Elgar. £75. Finally, a book that crosses the great divide between academia and […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Hong Kong yet to integrate CSR

Hong Kong’s largest companies have ‘failed to embrace CSR in its totality’ despite scoring well on engaging stakeholders, a new […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

The recipe for success: board-level champions

New guidance on how to embed corporate responsibility throughout an organization has stressed the importance of having CSR subcommittees and […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Advising on SRI change and growing complexity

Pension fund advisor Towers Watson has stepped into the breach created by some of the structural shifts occurring in responsible […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

New reporting regime takes off at Heathrow

The company that runs the world’s busiest international airport has decided to switch from detailed annual CSR reporting to bi-monthly […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

The head gardener may have gone, but the CSR plot still needs tending

Now that the UK’s CSR minister post has been swept away by the new coalition government (see page one), it’s […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

P&G scorecard will keep tabs on suppliers

A suppliers’ environmental scorecard has been introduced by the world’s largest household goods company, which hopes it will be the […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

How hard times have proved a boon for CSR

Financial woes can help firms focus on what’s really important if they are to have a bright future. EP looks […]

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May 28, 2010

Community Development

Interface takes up lobbying position

A European carpet manufacturer has begun lobbying for changes to waste legislation. Interface, one of the first commercial enterprises to […]

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May 27, 2010

Community Development

Asda sparks access to medicine price war

UK retail giant Asda has agreed to sell certain drugs that are too expensive for the National Health Service to […]

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May 27, 2010

Community Development

Pension funds target low carbon investment

Two groups representing some of the largest pension funds in the world are set to agree a $10billion-per-year investment in […]

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May 18, 2010

Community Development

Tribunal would punish errant companies

A world tribunal that would punish corporate ‘climate crimes’ has been demanded by a group of governments, non-governmental organizations and […]

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May 18, 2010

Community Development

Wal-Mart extends female empowerment programme

Walmart has announced plans to expand its women’s development programme in the third world, extending a one-year partnership with the […]

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May 11, 2010

Community Development

European investors agree new joint climate change fund

A new climate change fund aiming to attract investment to green projects and technology is to be established by a […]

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May 11, 2010

Community Development

Sony goes for ‘zero’ footprint by 2050

Electronics giant Sony has set itself five-year targets in its drive to achieve a ‘zero environmental footprint’ by 2050. Sony’s […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Global home furnishings group begins to tell a never ending story

Ikea has hit on the novel idea of compiling a ‘never ending list’ of its social and environmental improvements. The […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Netherlands leads the way as CSR goals influence pay

Two Dutch companies are to link senior executive pay to social and environmental performance. Life sciences group DSM and mail […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

10% have known only CSR

This year’s CR Salary Survey has highlighted an emerging phenomenon – a generation of corporate responsibility professionals who have only […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Firms show ‘staggering’ lack of credibility

Most of the UK’s largest companies lack credibility on the claims they make about their carbon emissions, and most seek […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

ECGD changes cause upset

An open letter to the UK government attacking its plans to abolish CSR requirements on foreign investment projects has been […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Beware futile gestures, says campaigner

A prominent British environmental activist has warned companies to be wary of ‘green hopefuls’ who encourage them to make eye-catching […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Asian bourses reveal GRI data

Two Far East stock exchanges have decided to lead by example by producing reports in accordance with the Global Reporting […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

New bribery regime will ask more of businesses

Corporate failure to prevent bribery has been made an offence under UK law, putting the onus on businesses to deal […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Compact offenders are given one-year reprieve

Developing world companies that fail to report properly on their adherence to the United Nations Global Compact principles will escape […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Human rights principles suffer from ten-year itch

Adherents to the business-focused Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights have celebrated the tenth anniversary of their foundation by […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Puma unveils ambitious five-year plan

Puma has set out targets to cut carbon emissions, energy, water and waste by a quarter over the next five […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Middle CSR ranks enjoy better pay and security

Rising salaries, bigger budgets and greater job security: that’s the general portrait of the corporate responsibility profession painted in the […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

300 firms asked for water data

A huge group of institutional investors has asked more than 300 of the world’s biggest companies to report on their […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Due soon: professional body for practitioners?

One of Europe’s most influential corporate responsibility networks is to consider changing its structure to become a membership body of […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Money-making investments in altruism

The Altru Fund claims to be overturning the notion of a conflict between social and commercial returns by treating social […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Home Retail decides to talk CSR to employees

Home Retail Group is to ‘refocus’ its corporate responsibility strategy on employees, and put more effort into communicating what it […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Plotting a way forward on a matter of principle

The Corporate Responsibility Group (CRG) has produced a code of conduct for CSR professionals. EP talks to Yogesh Chauhan, CRG […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

We’ve found the phrase we need, so let’s stick with what we’ve got

The CSR Study Group at the UK’s University of Leeds has changed its name to the Business and Development Study […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

New type of firm aims for greater societal benefit

Legislation creating the conditions for benefit corporations, a new class of business required to benefit society as well as shareholders, […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Miners get Fairtrade mark

The first certification system for artisanal gold mining has been created by the Fairtrade Foundation and the Alliance for Responsible […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

ISO 26000 is almost there

The draft ISO 26000 social responsibility standard has overcome its last big obstacle, and is set to be published this year […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Ethical marketing and the new consumer

Chris Arnold. Wiley. 272 pages. Hardback. £14.99. As a marketing professional, Chris Arnold has delivered both ethical and traditional marketing […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

German company imposes gender quota

One of the world’s largest telecoms companies has introduced a ‘women’s quota’ so that 30 per cent of management positions […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Communicators must take a more engaging approach

Non-financial reports are virtually useless if no one actually reads them, says Simon Hodgson What if you gave a party […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Inspirational pro-poor champion Prahalad dies at 69

One of the chief proponents of ‘pro-poor’ capitalism, C.K. Prahalad, died last month aged 69.   Prahalad was an influential […]

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May 6, 2010

Community Development

Fox News boycott gathers pace

More than 200 US companies have pulled advertising from the Fox News Glenn Beck show after slurs on Barack Obama. […]

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May 5, 2010

Community Development

Mobile app puts CSR data at shoppers' fingertips

A new mobile phone application is allowing consumers to find out the corporate responsibility credentials of a firm by scanning […]

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May 5, 2010

Community Development

Luxury brands under fire in Indonesia

Two of the world’s most famous luxury brands have been accused of labour rights abuses in Indonesia. Polo Ralph Lauren […]

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May 5, 2010

Community Development

Indian mining firms get compulsory CSR

CSR activities and reporting are to be made obligatory for mining companies in India following new legislation drawn up after […]

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May 5, 2010

Community Development

Football teams adopt a CSR message

The English Football League has teamed up with the Prince’s Trust and the Environment Agency to highlight the environmental and […]

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April 30, 2010

Community Development

Pension funds ask for bribery data from companies

A $1.7trillion (£1.1tn, €1.3tn) coalition of investors is trying to force companies to come clean on their bribery and corruption […]

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April 30, 2010

Community Development

US firms missing emissions targets

Carbon emissions among the largest companies in the US are on course to rise by almost four per cent over […]

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April 30, 2010

Community Development

Bank’s ‘irresponsible lending’ attracts UK regulator’s attention

Goldman Sachs has been formally placed under investigation by the UK Financial Services Authority after the Wall Street bank was […]

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April 21, 2010

Community Development

World Bank arm issues green bond

A $200million ‘green bond’ has been issued by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private arm of the World Bank, […]

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April 21, 2010

Community Development

Nike falls foul of university boycott

A large university in the US has cancelled a licensing agreement with Nike over concerns about the company’s treatment of […]

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April 16, 2010

Community Development

Coca-Cola moves to tackle Haitian poverty

Coca-Cola has announced the launch of the ‘Haiti Hope Project’, a long-term multi-stakeholder partnership that will seek to raise the […]

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April 9, 2010

Community Development

Ford becomes first car firm to take on water project

Ford has become the first car manufacturer to join the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) Water Disclosure programme, which will publish […]

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April 8, 2010

Community Development

Daimler pledges to change ways after bribery payout

The German car manufacturer Daimler will pay $185million to settle a bribery case after pleading guilty to corruption in a […]

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April 8, 2010

Community Development

Ethical fund sales show big rise

UK retail ethical funds saw a sales jump by a quarter over the last three months of 2009, according to […]

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March 30, 2010

Community Development

GSK and Pfizer agree drugs deal for poor

A deal between the world’s two largest pharmaceuticals companies is to provide 600 million doses of pneumonia vaccines at a […]

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March 30, 2010

Community Development

‘Social stock exchange’ could be 18 months away

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

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March 29, 2010

Community Development

Vietnamese businesses will fight corruption

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

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March 29, 2010