Results for Environment
Socially challenged: trends in social reporting
February 01, 1999Corporate social accountability and reporting are roaring up the business agenda. John Elkington and Franceska van Dijk from SustainAbility explore the trends and priorities in their latest report for the United Nations, offering six points of advice.
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Acting together for the common good
February 01, 1999 Companies are increasingly seeking not just business benefit but also competitive advantage from community and wide social engagement. Yet in tackling issues of common social concern, working together more makes good sense. Read more >
Regions come centre stage
December 01, 1998 Changes to the governance of Scotland, Wales and the English regions will affect the organisation of community involvement. Demands on companies to get involved are growing, but can the downsized community affairs departments cope? Read more >
Why not report? Lessons from the environmental front
September 29, 1998John Elkington from SustainAbility has led the way in helping companies to improve their environmental reporting. His latest study, looking at why the majority of multinational companies still do not report, offers pointers to the development of wider social accounting and reporting.
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Major award schemes for companies
February 01, 1998 Award schemes help companies achieve leadership status, while publicising best practice and encouraging more involvement. This briefing note describes the main schemes and highlights their sponsors and closing dates. Read more >
The business of a sustainable future
December 01, 1997 As the world's governments gathered in Kyoto, Japan, juggling the fate of humanity in their hands, companies continue the slow process of facing up to their environmental responsibilities Read more >
Monitoring ethics and assessing performance
June 01, 1997 Walter Raven summarises the techniques required to manage ethics and social responsibility effectively. Read more >
Rebuilding the employee compact
June 01, 1997 Firms need both flexibility and commitment from their workers. A contradiction? Apparently not, so long as they are engaged as stakeholders, according to a diverse range of new reports just published. Read more >
Greening the bottom-line
June 01, 1997 As green issues move up the corporate agenda, environmental reporting to stakeholders is increasing and evidence is growing of the business benefits from good management. Read more >