Results for 1999
Caring for communities and costs
December 01, 1999 The cost of health and safety is rising, even though accidents at work are falling. Social factors are to blame, yet few companies address the issue in their community programmes. Read more >
A New Vision for Business: a personal view
December 01, 1999 Tom Cannon, the chair of the Committee of Enquiry which published its report, A New Vision for Business, in November, sets out the need to adapt the economic agenda as we enter the new millennium Read more >
Stephen Byers: Increasing Britain’s competitiveness
December 01, 1999 With the DTI now given responsibility for policy on the 'new vision' for business, here the secretary of state says why corporate responsibility matters. Read more >
Millennium blues: a corporate hangover in prospect
December 01, 1999 Millenium hype is going into overdrive. While some companies have resisted all the blandishments to get involved, others have committed very significant budgets. Who is doing what and will they benefit? Peter Truesdale investigates. Read more >
South African Breweries: going global, being accountable
December 01, 1999 South African Breweries entered ranks of top 100 UK-based companies when it joined the London Stock Exchange in 1999. With a strong reputation for community involvement, investing at least twice the UK norm, it sets a standard others will find hard to match, especially as it is now moving to address wider accountability issues too. Read more >
Business meets the boffins
December 01, 1999 The growing partnership between universities and companies will prove challenging for both sides of the industry/education divide. Read more >
Time to give more help to volunteers
October 01, 1999 The UK government is backing another big national push to get more people to volunteer, while the private sector tries to fund the local infrastructure which makes this possible. Read more >
Human rights: stop denying responsibility
October 01, 1999 Peter Frankental from Amnesty International UK argues that companies must overcome their state of denial on human rights, if they are to manage risk effectively and comply with principles in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read more >
Risk and rewards for good citizens
October 01, 1999 The mainstreaming of corporate responsibility gathers pace, with new Stock Exchange requirements to manage ‘social risk’ and growing evidence that getting it right pays dividends. Read more >