Results for Community
Whitbread: change and continuity
April 01, 2002 Like the company itself, Whitbread's community involvement programme has embarked on an extensive programme of change. While this ushers in a new focus for its corporate community investment team, some of the fundamentals remain the same. Read more >
Enterprise: A work in progress
April 01, 2002 Twenty years on from the start of the UK's 'enterprise movement', it's time to reinvent the concept and tap into the dynamism of the global economy. Read more >
Human rights: A global liability
April 01, 2002 Governments and campaign groups are turning up the pressure on companies to take responsibility for human rights. One answer is to extend the concept of international law and so create a level playing field. Read more >
Health is everybody’s business
February 01, 2002 "Companies must commit to the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria," reads a recent World Economic Forum report. In our first guest editorial, Robert Davies asks why businesses must see health as an integral CSR issue. In rich and poor countries affordable access to health and medicines has emerged as a high profile challenge placing unfamiliar demands on businesses Read more >
Good practice: next door to the twin towers
October 01, 2001 On September 11, Connie Higginson, vice president of the American Express philanthropic programme, was about to review draft guidelines about responding to major disasters. She worked next door to the Twin Towers. She speaks to Alison Gulliford about lessons from the past few weeks. Read more >
Partnerships: regional renaissance?
October 01, 2001 There are encouraging signs of a new vigour in companies’approach to regional issues in the UK Read more >
Disaster response: how do you plan for disasters?
October 01, 2001 September 11 prompted a tremendous response from companies and the public alike. But more attention needs to be paid to the root causes, even when it’s complex. Read more >
Health: fit for business
August 10, 2001 After the courtroom battles over AIDS funding in South Africa, health issues are rapidly rising up the list of corporate concerns. Time for UK companies to take note. Read more >
Thames Water: The international community investment manager
August 01, 2001 Alison Gulliford talks to Mike Brophy at Thames Water, about the company’s international community investment programme Read more >