Results for 1996
Corporate responsibility improves reputation
October 01, 1996 Knowledge of community involvement is important to the general public in forming a view of corporate reputation, say Stephen Welch and Charlotte Hines of MORI in the first of two articles, especially so among certain key groups within the public. Read more >
Home economics on the streets
October 01, 1996 As the summer tourist season ends, new reports show the economic and social costs of Britain's hidden housing crisis. Read more >
Profile: IBM in the UK and Europe – coping with the revolution
October 01, 1996 Computer giant IBM, a world leader in today's information and telecommunications revolution, has a long record of good corporate citizenship. But revolutions have casualties, so how is IBM responding? Read more >
Financial Times: reporting or leading business responsibility?
August 01, 1996 The FT has just become an arts sponsor in its own right, teaming up with the annual ABSA awards, having long reported sponsorship and community involvement in its columns. What is its editorial policy on corporate social responsibility and how does it get involved itself in community activity? Read more >
Rights for disabled people, right service for everyone
August 01, 1996 The new National Disability Council is quietly getting to work, as more companies see benefits from meeting the needs, special or not, of all their customers. Read more >
The enterprise agenda: new ideas, continuing concern
August 01, 1996 This fourth article in a series on policy options in the run up to the general election examines enterprise and the small business sector, concentrating on how big businesses are being asked to help. Read more >
Small firms are big employers
August 01, 1996 The third competitiveness white paper promises to simplify the muddle in support for SMEs which together still employ half the workers in Britain. Large companies, often keen to help, are left wondering who created the confusion in the first place. Read more >
Social compact under global threat
August 01, 1996 It is election year in America and President Clinton is stressing corporate citizenship. Is this just an election theme or a long term concern? Read more >
Consumerism and ethics: profiting from principles
August 01, 1996 As BITC publishes a new report on cause marketing, this article examines consumer trends and asks whether ethics can really have a role in retailing. Read more >