Results for 1996
Communicating a better balance
December 01, 1996 Joanna Foster, director of the BT Forum, offers a six point plan to improve communication in the workplace and so achieve a better balance for men and women between work and personal life. Read more >
Budget blow to voluntary sector
December 01, 1996 Chancellor Ken Clarke's avoidance of an overtly populist budget has not won him any votes in the voluntary sector. Read more >
Improving reputation by choosing causes
December 01, 1996 In their second article, Stephen Welch and Charlotte Hines of MORI examine the different projects companies can chose to support when trying to improve their reputations. Read more >
Selling the cause short
December 01, 1996 Two new surveys by Business in the Community put the spotlight on marketing practices. Identification with a cause can boost sales, but companies must also examine the social impact of all their advertising and so avoid charges of hypocrisy. Read more >
Camelot: making millions by earning billions
December 01, 1996 The National Lottery's operator has launched a charitable foundation, set to become one of the UK's largest corporate donors. But running a business which makes money for gamblers as well as good causes is controversial. Hoe does Camelot tackle its community affairs and social responsibility concerns? Read more >
Reporting community engagement
December 01, 1996 Drawing on the work of John Elkington, this article describes SustainAbility's five stage process to corporate environmental reporting, draws a parallel with reporting of corporate citizenship and asks how far advanced is your company? Read more >
Held to account
December 01, 1996 As the debate about stakeholding continues, two companies make dramatic moves: Britain's largest company promises to undergo social auditing, while America's most aggressive oil company is held to account by its black employees. Read more >
Saying YES to industry
October 01, 1996 An unprecedented campaign has been launched by the engineering industry to attract quality recruits and change the image of the industry. Read more >
Stressed out of work
October 01, 1996 Downsizing and delayering may be essential to bolster the bottom line, but they come at the price of ill health and lost productivity. Is good health only a matter for government and the NHS? Read more >