Results for Sustainable Development
International Development News Round-Up (Issue 96)
November 22, 2007 The role of business in eradicating poverty and supporting sustainable development is still as important as ever. Read more >
International Development News Round-Up (Issue 95)
October 30, 2007 Awareness about corporate responsibility is on the increase worldwide with Easter European, Asian as well as Western companies addressing issues such as water and forging partnerships. Read more >
Technology news round-up (Issue 92)
March 30, 2007 Greenpeace releases a study accusing the electronic industry of contamination of rivers and wells, a study commissioned by Nokia shows the power of the mobile phone in rural India, and Vodafone join with Citigroup to offer a revolutionary money transfer system. Read more >
International development news round-up (Issue 92)
March 30, 2007 Starbucks commits funds to a three year development programme, while a report suggests engineers could do more to help developing countries through their work with oil and gas projects. Read more >
Economic empowerment through mobile
January 30, 2007 Vodafone director of corporate responsibility, Charlotte Grezo, argues that providing people in developing countries with banking services through their mobile phones is a significant driver of economic growth. Read more >
Empowering local communities
January 30, 2007 This edition of Briefing discusses how multinationals can promote socio-economic change by using their core skills. In the end, economic empowerment is the only antidote to poverty and problematic social issues. Read more >
Global accountability needs to improve
December 07, 2006 Organisations have to become more transparent and need to improve their response to complaints if they wish to build trust in the communities in which they operate. This was the conclusion of the Global Accountability Report 2006, which was launched by the One World Trust on December 4. Read more >
Managing independence
November 28, 2006 It's crucial that corporate foundations manage the links with their founding companies in order to ensure sufficient independence. Read more >
Uncovering America’s philanthropy
November 28, 2006 The Corporate Citizenship Company's US researcher, Jen Peckman, asks if UK companies are truly better at giving than their US counterparts, or are they just better at measuring it? Read more >