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Community Development

P&G scoops Stevie Award

Procter & Gamble Asia has been given the International Stevie Award for Corporate Social Responsibility at the 2009 International Business […]

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October 1, 2009

Community Development

White House to require fuel-efficient cars from manufacturers

US automobile companies will be forced to produce cleaner and more efficient cars under new government proposals. Fuel efficiency standards […]

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October 1, 2009

Community Development

Airlines pledge 50 per cent emissions cut by 2050

Airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers have made a commitment to halve the aviation industry’s carbon emissions by 2050. British Airways […]

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October 1, 2009

Community Development

CSR head’s tribunal win sparks debate on ‘beliefs’

A corporate responsibility practitioner has aroused attention in Britain after a ruling that he was unfairly sacked because of his […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Energy firms beat social tariff goals

Britain’s big six energy suppliers spent £157million on social programmes in 2008-09, a 175 per cent increase on 2007-08, according […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Climate change conflict spurs Duke and Alstom to leave coalition

Two energy companies have resigned from a US coal industry group over reservations about its climate change stance. US-based Duke […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Walmart sticks to its word by backing Obama reforms

US supermarket giant Walmart has taken the unusual step of providing public backing for the White House’s proposed healthcare reforms […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Sustainable mail service attracts plenty of takers

More than 60 organizations have qualified to use a new ‘Sustainable Mail’ service provided by the UK’s Royal Mail. To […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Google gives Ugandan poor access to data

Internet company Google is to offer free access to health advice, farming tips and other services by mobile phone to […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

France Telecom acts on outbreak of suicides

One of Europe’s largest mobile phone operators has responded to a spate of staff suicides with measures including a helpline […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Slovakia CSR plan withers

Plans for a national strategy on corporate responsibility in Slovakia have been put on hold. The government of the central […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

African nations are riskiest places for big business

African countries carry the greatest risks for multinationals, according to a ranking of nations with the most hazardous business environments. […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Taking an ethical oath is fine, but we need more than words

Student pledges need to be backed by a formula for teaching CSR in business schools, says Jeremy Moon Periodically, when […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Circumspect firms may fall victim to ‘greenhush’

Some companies are now so afraid of being accused of greenwash that they are avoiding all communication on sustainability matters, […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Metro gets praise for factory improvements

German retailer Metro Group has received plaudits for its response to labour standards problems in a Bangladeshi supplier factory, which […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Train firm would be mutual-owned

Plans to create a ‘socially responsible’ train operator have been unveiled in Britain. Go Co-operative is seeking £250,000 from socially […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Indigenous rights ‘ignored’

More investors should be addressing the business risks associated with indigenous peoples, an investment research consultancy has concluded. UK-based Ethical […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Boots picks up with Bitc after leaving the ETI fold

Alliance Boots has turned to Business in the Community for advice on ethical supply chain management after its recent decision […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Property is given SRI focus

An SRI strategy on commercial and residential property, including carbon emission cuts, has been announced by one of the world’s […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

A step in the right direction

Has Sweden’s regulation on the sustainability reporting duties of state-owned firms been effective? The GRI’s Teresa Fogelberg offers her considered assessment […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Keeping a watchful eye on business reputation

Covalence has ploughed an unusual furrow by giving companies ethical ratings based on often subjective media coverage. Mike Scott talks […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Britain’s CRC regime: beginning of a new era

UK business will have to deal with the requirements of a new Carbon Reduction Commitment from next April. EP takes […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

New framework helps firms tackle bribery

A bribery and corruption framework has been drawn up by UK-based GoodCorporation to help organizations avoid corrupt practices. The framework […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

SRI researchers merge operations

Two of the world’s largest responsible investment research companies, Sustainalytics and Jantzi Research,  have merged. The new entity, which will […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Mandatory stance ‘may gain ground’

Tougher regulation on corporate responsibility is likely to follow in the wake of the financial crisis, a new analysis has […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

50 lessons on corporate responsibility and sustainability

Doughty Centre/50 Lessons. www.50lessons.com/collections This set of short films offers the opinions and experiences of academics, business executives and practitioners […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Ruggie tests complaints idea

A pilot to test out grievance procedures on alleged human rights abuses by companies has been set up by the […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Cocoa farmers pass the test

Two cocoa producing farmer co-operatives in the Ivory Coast have become the first to be certified under a cocoa sustainability […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Americans begin to move into target-setting mode

There has been a ‘sharp spike’ in the proportion of major US companies reporting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets over […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Yes, let’s have a professional code – but it needs teeth from the outset

One of the issues raised by the bizarre unfair dismissal case brought by CSR practitioner Tim Nicholson against his former […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

PetroChina allowed to remain in Compact club

PetroChina has been absolved of complicity in human rights abuses in Sudan by the United Nations Global Compact after long […]

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September 30, 2009

Community Development

Gap unveils water mark

A new brand of denim trousers will promote the manufacturer’s sustainable use of water. Gap’s 1969 Premium Jeans will be  […]

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September 23, 2009

Community Development

Fund ditches security firm over West bank activities

One of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds has sold its stake in an Israeli defence technologies company after blacklisting […]

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September 23, 2009

Community Development

Turkish boycott called off

A pan-European boycott of a Turkish textiles factory has been called off after the company agreed to work with trade […]

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September 23, 2009

Community Development

Telecomms firms ‘taking a risk’

The telecommunications sector has been warned that it is running risks by publishing so little on CSR issues. Research by […]

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September 17, 2009

Community Development

Cement sector outlines future plans

The cement industry has outlined how concrete recycling can be increased and is pushing for an ultimate goal of ‘zero […]

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September 17, 2009

Community Development

Ruggie deliberations go online

An online portal for materials relating to the work of John Ruggie, the UN Secretary-General’s special representative on business and […]

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September 17, 2009

Community Development

Spain leads growth in sustainability reporting

The number of companies worldwide reporting on their sustainability performance has increased dramatically to a record high, the Global Reporting […]

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September 17, 2009

Community Development

Graduates take CSR to heart

UK graduate employees are showing increasing involvement in and support for their employers’ CSR initiatives, despite a general lack of […]

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September 4, 2009

Community Development

Plans unveiled for carbon index

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is to launch a series of investment indices for companies with strong carbon management strategies. […]

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September 4, 2009

Community Development

IBM expands volunteering horizons

Business computing giant IBM will expand its volunteering programme by entering into new countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. […]

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September 4, 2009

Community Development

CSR heads require nous, not technical knowledge

The ideal head of corporate responsibility must have excellent communication and networking skills, the ability to influence people, a certain […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Security sector to work on code

Three major private security industry associations have agreed to help develop an international code of conduct for private military security […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Obama moves to promote social innovation

First signs of what the US presidency of Barack Obama may mean for corporate responsibility have emerged with the creation […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Walmart unveils plan for social labels on goods

The world’s largest retailer has announced plans to develop a sustainability labelling system for all the products it sells. Walmart […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

UN shows displeasure with five PRI backsliders

Five signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) have been de-listed for not complying with its annual […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Caja Navarra opts to go down XBRL route

A Spanish bank has become the world’s first company to publish its non-financial report in a special business reporting language. […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Firm is put on ethics watch

British bridge-building company Mabey & Johnson is to be monitored by an independent auditor approved by the UK’s Serious Fraud […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

ISO2600 makes progress towards 2010 launch date

Work on the development of an ISO standard on social responsibility will move another key step forward next month with […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

MillerCoors develops inclusion plan for Hispanics

One of the largest alcoholic beverage manufacturers in the US has pledged to increase economic opportunities for Hispanics through a […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Funky titles catch on as reporters try to engage

Almost half of CSR reports no longer use the phrase ‘corporate responsibility’ in their title, new research has revealed. A […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Copenhagen 2009: what will it mean for business?

With talks December’s UN climate change conference fast approaching, EP explains what the event is all about – and what […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

First objections are raised to rights commission idea

Signs of opposition to a proposed UK commission for business and human rights have emerged in new evidence given to […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Charities are adopting SRI

More than half of large British charities now have an ethical investment policy, according to a new survey. The study […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Transparency scheme extends reach in Latin America

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has become an official supporter of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which promotes the […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Zimbabwe ban gets nearer

An international certification scheme to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds has recommended a six-month suspension on the importing and […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Business is 39 years shy of climate targets

The world’s largest companies will reach recommended levels of greenhouse gas cuts 39 years too late to avoid dangerous climate […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Tort doubts ‘need to go to highest court'

Only a Supreme Court ruling will provide real clarity on whether the US’s Alien Tort law can successfully be used […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Footwear businesses crack down on Amazon rainforest suppliers

Some of world’s largest footwear brands have demanded an immediate stop to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest from their […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Compact heals rift with ISO

A disagreement between the United Nations and the body drawing up the new ISO standard on social responsibility has been […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Media group experiments with real-time assurance

A new form of ‘rolling assurance’ for online sustainability reporting is to be used by a leading UK media group. […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Investment opportunities for a low carbon world

Will Oulton (ed). Hardback. 365 pages. GMB. £35.63 Based on the premise that much of the movement towards a low […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Banking sector reputation hits rock bottom

The banking sector is suffering the worst reputation of all industries thanks to the financial crisis, jobs cuts and its […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Huge wealth fund will press business on water

One of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds has announced that it will start pressuring companies with high water-related risks […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Good communication means both listening and learning

Business must talk to stakeholders in the forums they choose – and hear what they say, argues Ben Richards Over the […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Our new free news service

Welcome to Ethical Performance’s new free news service, offering youthe latest information on corporate responsibility and socially responsibleinvestment from our […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Getting to grips with executive pay: a litmus test for the CSR profession

Many people were caught with their pants down when the global financial crisis erupted a year ago – and CSR […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

The 25-year-old pioneer that’s still going strong

One of the catalysts for today’s socially responsible investment scene, the Stewardship Fund was launched in 1984. Mike Scott asks […]

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September 3, 2009

Community Development

Guest Column: Are sustainable products more saleable?

The jury may still be out but companies are seeking more rigorous sustainability information and more effective customer dialogue to […]

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July 29, 2009

Community Development

Nestle goes for sustainability in India

Indian coffee farms will be among Nestlé suppliers to be certified to Rainforest Alliance standards under a newly introduced sustainability […]

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July 8, 2009

Community Development

Pepsi puts CSR into new plant

PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest beverage and food companies, has opened its first overseas ‘green’ plant in China. The […]

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July 8, 2009

Community Development

Procter & Gamble cleans Pakistan water

People displaced by armed conflict in Pakistan are to receive more than 11 million litres of clean drinking water through […]

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July 8, 2009