Results for December, 1998
Preventing abuse, saving money
December 01, 1998 The effects of social breakdown are increasingly felt by companies, with the cost of crime an obvious example. But now alcohol abuse is a factor in a quarter of workplace accidents, while drug abuse affects a fifth of businesses. It is time for preventative action. Read more >
Business: agent for peace
December 01, 1998 David Grayson is just back from the annual conference of Business for Social Responsibility in the USA. Here he identifies trends in the changing responsibilities of business, including a surprising role as peacemaker in the Middle East. Read more >
Does corporate social responsibility matter to the City?
December 01, 1998 Charlotte Hines and Stewart Lewis of MORI examine the latest evidence of City attitudes to community involvement. 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 >
Railtrack: part of the community
December 01, 1998 British Rail has gone and that vital public service, the rail network, is now shared between Railtrack and the train operating companies. Here we examine how Railtrack as a new company is developing community partnerships and meeting its wider social responsibilities. Read more >
With limited budgets, companies are increasingly looking beyond cash. In last decade, the focus has been on employees, their time and the special skills they can offer, whether in paid hours or with employer encouragement in their own. Just some of the ac
December 01, 1998 David Grayson is just back from the annual conference of Business for Social Responsibility in the USA. Here he identifies trends in the changing responsibilities of business, including a surprising role as peacemaker in the Middle East. Read more >
Going beyond cash: giving in kind
December 01, 1998 Companies can make a low-cost, much appreciated contribution to the community by donating in-kind goods, equipment and facilities. Charities and some companies claim the full sales value for these gifts, but is that a fair measure of the contribution? Read more >