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Adidas opens its supplier list to public scrutiny

Adidas has become the latest major clothing retailer to disclose the names of all its supplier factories. The German footwear […]

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February 4, 2008

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Sweatshop rules relaxed as suppliers fall short

San Francisco has had to water down a local anti-sweatshop procurement law because no company has been able to comply […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Two big UK consultancies emerge as one

Two of Britain’s biggest corporate responsibility consultancies have merged to create a new company called Corporate Citizenship. The new business […]

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February 4, 2008

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UN’s human rights chief says norms are a long way off

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights has warned that it is unrealistic to think the UN will produce […]

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February 4, 2008

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Smaller firms ‘don’t listen to big hitters’

Policymakers and business associations have been urged to avoid the use of politicians or executives from large companies to promote […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Kenyan conflict disrupts supply chain inspections

Civil and political unrest in Kenya has led to the suspension of some social auditing programmes in the country until […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Studies present business case

Examples of emerging market businesses that have gained a commercial advantage by taking account of their social and environmental impacts […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Patents released to spur social innovation

Patents owned by four multinationals have been put into the public domain as part of what the companies claim is […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Tesco bows to pressure over Uzbekistani cotton

Tesco has asked its suppliers to stop sourcing cotton from Uzbekistan over concerns about state-sponsored child labour. The supermarket chain […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

The A to Z of corporate social responsibility

W Visser, D Matten, M Pohl & N Tolhurst. Hardback. 539 pages. Wiley. £55/$110 It’s a sign of the coming […]

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February 4, 2008

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Enthusiastic delegates create alumni group

An alumni group is to be started this month for executives who have completed a new training course on how […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

‘Aggregated reporting’makes its first show

Several small Chilean companies have come together to publish a sustainability report in which each in turn outlines its social […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

India gets its own SRI index

India has become the latest emerging market to have a dedicated index of companies that demonstrate superior social and environmental […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

European banks lead pack on climate change

HSBC and ABN Amro are ahead of their peers in responding to climate change, according to a survey of 40 […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Drug firms to be ranked on access to medicines

Institutional investors are to formally assess pharmaceuticals companies on the extent to which they improve access to medicines worldwide. The […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Coca-Cola plants ‘do not cause water shortages’

Coca-Cola is claiming vindication in its battle with campaigners over its role in water scarcities near bottling plants in India. […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Global Compact removes 400 ‘free rider’ companies

The UN Global Compact has taken its toughest action yet by striking off 394 companies that have failed to provide […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

A bright future is in prospect for ethical investment indices

Another day, another ethical investment index. Last month, three big equity index providers added to their already extensive offerings. Standard […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

A disappointing debut with too many gaps

Wal-Mart has published its long-awaited first sustainability report. US-based reporting specialist Kathee Rebernak provides some thoughts on its scope and […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Chinese officials issue guidelines

State-owned businesses in China have been advised by the government to create corporate responsibility departments and policies.   Guidelines issued […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Intel leaves laptop project

One of the world’s largest information technology companies has withdrawn from an initiative to spread the use of computers in […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Regnan analyses sustainability of Australian stocks

Governance scandals and climate change are pushing social and environmental issues up the agenda for companies and investing institutions in […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Private equity may become a friend, not a bogeyman

It’s right to be suspicious of buy-out firms, but we should give them a chance, urges Danielle Cohen If the […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Sainsbury’s and BT use prince’s model

A supermarket chain and a telecoms company are to use a new social reporting framework devised by audit and accounting […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

CSR Academy stirs again as Shillito takes leading role

Signs of new life at the CSR Academy have emerged with the appointment of a former corporate responsibility consultant to […]

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February 4, 2008

Community Development

Alcan rewards poverty group

The Utthan Centre for Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation in northern India has been awarded the 2007 $1million (£503,000) Alcan […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

VicSuper is best Aussie fund

The VicSuper superannuation fund has been named Sustainable Super Fund of the Year in the Australian Sustainability Awards. The fund […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

India tries harder on child labour

Renewed attempts are about to be made by the Indian government to eliminate child labour, which is deterring some countries […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

Sri Lankan firms make move on harassment

More than 40 Sri Lankan companies have signed a code of conduct to combat sexual harassment at work. Sexual harassment […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

High commissioner speaks out on Bangladeshi CSR

Good practice in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment factories could stop much of the frequent labour unrest in the country, the British […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

Responsible Malaysian stocks outperform the benchmark

Share prices in companies that practise good CSR are reported to have outstripped the record-breaking run on the Kuala Lumpur […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

Australian government offered responsible road map

Greater concentration on sustainability reporting and better co-ordination of government corporate responsibility projects are the two areas in which Australia’s […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

Indian companies are readers' choice

Five Asian companies, all from India, have been shortlisted for the inaugural Global Reporting Initiative’s GRI Readers’ Choice Awards. They […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

Asian CSR 'will go mainstream soon'

Social innovation will bring CSR into mainstream corporate culture in Asia this year, Jude Mannion, chief executive of Robin Hood […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

China gets CSR index

Forty companies have been listed in China’s first corporate responsibility index, which focuses mainly on businesses in the environment field. […]

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February 1, 2008

Community Development

From Shaun McCarthy, chair of the Commission for a Sustainable London 2012

The news that the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Business Network will help companies across the UK compete for London 2012 business […]

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January 18, 2008

Community Development

Listening approach improves performance

Corporate community investment programmes are becoming more effective because companies are now listening to the people who are intended to […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Delay hits ISO standard

The development of an ISO social responsibility standard has fallen further behind schedule after a meeting in Austria decided that […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Now big name companies begin to fail Compact test

Prominent companies in the developed world are now falling foul of the United Nations Global Compact’s tougher demands on signatories. […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Sweden introduces state sector reporting regulation

All state-owned companies in Sweden will be required to produce annual sustainability reports from 31 March 2009. In the first […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Small agencies join forces

Nineteen British ’boutique’ consultancies have joined forces to market their corporate social responsibility services. The firms, none of which has […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Northport wins Malaysia CSR award

A Malaysian company and a businessman have been commended at the first CSR Ambassadorship Certification Programme presentation of the Ansted […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Food sector guidelines on the way

Work will start soon on specific indicators to improve the quality of information in food companies’ sustainability reports. The indicators […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Spotlight falls on emerging markets

The World Bank’s private sector arm has commissioned what it says will be the first comprehensive review of the state […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Bill paves way for banks to give to charity

A Bill has been introduced in the UK parliament that will make it easier for banks and building societies to […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Travel network attracts plenty of business interest

More than 100 companies have joined a new network that promotes sustainable travel. Members of the National Business Travel Network, […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Corporate responsibility and the Millennium Development Goals

When the countries of the world agreed ambitious targets for combating extreme poverty, hunger and disease at the UN Millennium […]

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January 4, 2008

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Private equity moves into social reporting sphere

Large unlisted companies owned by private equity firms in the UK will soon be expected to produce annual business reviews […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Dole Thailand takes CSR accolade

Dole Thailand, part of the huge Dole Food Company, the worldwide producer of fresh fruit, vegetables and cut flowers, has […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

BT's approach to reporting wins top award

BT has won the top accolade at the UK Awards for Sustainability Reporting. Among the reasons for the telecoms company’s […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

European suppliers fare no better than those in Asia

High-risk European suppliers to Ford are just as likely to violate the company’s code of practice on working conditions as […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

More retailers decide to share audit data

In a further sign that businesses are increasingly pooling their efforts on ethical supply chain monitoring, more than a dozen […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Ethical tea initiative meets in China

Health and safety in China’s tea industry were the themes of the country’s first seminar run by the Ethical Tea […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Anglo American begins Aids testing at headquarters

Anglo American, the world’s third largest mining company, has established a free HIV testing and counselling programme for its London […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Luxury goods brands are found wanting

The social and environmental performance of companies that produce luxury brands has been highlighted in a new ranking that suggests […]

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January 4, 2008

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MBA activists extend their reach to Europe

An American initiative that encourages MBA students to see themselves as protagonists for corporate social responsibility has set up a […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Africa is target of partnership building scheme

A project to develop the capacity of African governments to form partnerships with business on sustainable development has been announced […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Oil companies under fire in Pakistan

A campaign has been started in Pakistan to create an awareness of the social responsibilities of oil and gas companies […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Indonesian regulation runs into early problems

Difficulties have emerged with the drafting of background regulations for a new law in Indonesia that will require companies to […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Investors fight German plans

Institutional investors are opposing moves in Germany that would curb shareholder activism. A proposed law, being considered by the Bundestag, […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

ABN Amro in Indian reporting first

ABN Amro India has produced its first sustainability report, making it the first institution in the Indian financial sector to […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Data exchange filings fall

The number of companies filing non-financial performance data through the UK’s online Corporate Responsibility Exchange (CRE) has fallen since it […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Attracting the interest of institutional investors

A long track record of assessing companies on sustainability criteria has enabled Swiss bank ZKB to win new institutional business, […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Japanese bank rewards green customers

Preferential interest rates are being offered by a Japanese bank to customers who can show they are reducing the carbon […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Business ethics

A. Crane & D. Matten. Paperback. 566 pages. Oxford University Press. £29.99 If the first edition of this authoritative Crane […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

How to put your case in the YouTube era

With some social networking websites becoming more influential than traditional media, how can companies respond when their reputations are attacked […]

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January 4, 2008

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Wal-Mart makes debut

Wal-Mart has fulfilled one of its corporate responsibility pledges by producing its first sustainability report. However, it said it does […]

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January 4, 2008

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Chinese companies respond on human rights

Chinese companies are making an effort to respond to allegations that they are violating human rights, according to the East […]

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January 4, 2008

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Timber company sets up Borneo initiative

A wildlife conservation bank is to be set up in Malaysia’s Malua Forest Reserve by New Forests Pty, a forestry […]

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January 4, 2008

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CBI issues 'call to arms' on climate change crisis

The chief lobbying organization for large businesses in the UK has for the first time pledged itself unequivocally to playing […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Sustainable business? not without women at the top

The gender imbalance at board level is weakening corporate leadership, argues Alison Maitland A sense of crisis again surrounds business […]

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January 4, 2008

Community Development

Telstra leads pack on community donations

Telstra, the Australian telecoms company, gave A$18.8million ($16.5m, £8.4m) in 2006-07 to enable Australians to live and work in their […]

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January 4, 2008